My Singular Encounter With a Double in New Orleans
Edward Payson Hall recounts a theater mishap in New Orleans where his lookalike doppelganger caused a mistaken engagement, a staged reveal with a photo gallery, and a dinner table spectacle. He reflects on resisting further temptation as crowds whispered about the pair and shares a humorous alteration of events in a crowded hotel setting.
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Edward Payson Hall
Mole
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Neagspaper
Mentica
Adily Rae
Japy King
Speer
Pavense
St. Charles
Billy
Rosmin
Billy Blank
Madam
Hall
Hal
Canal Street
Adieus
St Charles Hotel
Congressional Notes on Silver Controversy and Pensions
Washington dispatch reports a busy Congress with ongoing silver dispute debates led by Senator Vance and scrutiny of pension allocations. The piece notes tensions over veteran pensions, inquiries into war claims, and warnings of influxes of pension requests while highlighting committee activity and political maneuvering.
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Matson
Mr. O'Hara
Black
Wilson
Winston Sentinel praised as bold 12 page holiday issue
The Western Sentinel Winston N C December 17 triple sheet twelve pages ninety six columns illustrated showcases Winston Salem manufacturing progress and the twin cities growth. Editors Edward A Oldham praised for enterprise with trade notices from New York Philadelphia Chicago and Norfolk outlets.
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Western Tobacco Journal
Cincinnati
Winston
N. C
Twin Cities
Winston and Salem
Edward A. Oldham
Sentinel
North Carolina
Oldham
New York Mechanical News
The
Winston-Salem
Carolina
Frank Leake
Western Sentinel
South
Twin City
Edward A Oldham
Frank Leslie
Old North
New York Daily Tribune
N.C
Baltimore Manufacturers’ Record
Winston, N. C
Knob Noster
Missouri
Philadelphia
Germantown
Phila
Independent
New South
Father and Son Reunite After Two Decades in Clinton
In Clinton, North Carolina, a Civil War reunion occurs after twenty years. Rev. Nf. & Spivey learned his son John G. Spivey, once with the Army of the Southwest and prisoner at Johnson's Island, survived. A mislaid 1872 letter led to the discovery, prompting a family visit by John and his daughter Nettie to the elder Spivey.
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Rev. Nf. & Spivey
John G. Spivey
Goldsboro
South
Army of the Southwest
Vicksburg
Corinth
Arkansas
Dardanell
Johnson's Island
Shreveport
Northwest
Salina
Kansas
Col. Sulvey
Miss Nettie
The Sentinel’s Circulation at Winston and Shelby Notes
The Winston Sentinel enters its thirtieth volume with an average weekly circulation of 2902 copies over the last three months. Editor Edward A. Oldham is praised as energetic and enterprising in North Carolina journalism. A Mississippi note mentions a five lot of turnips from Gloster City, and a playful line about boiled turnips and hog jowl.
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Charlotte Observer
Wisyuits
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Sentnel
New York Morning Journal
Winston
N. C
Sentinel
Latger
Edward A. Oldham
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Bellefontaine Examiner
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Norfolk
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England
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Winston Sentinel
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Gloster City
Miss
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