Peck's Bad Boy in a Sunday Register long fragment
A fragmented OCR passage from a Sunday Register issue features the Peck's Bad Boy column. It includes garbled dialogue, scattered references to characters like Solomon and Billy, and a long, distorted stream of text about belief, infidels, and social friction. The readable portions hint at a satirical piece and audience reactions.
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Solomon
Joe
Meror
Nike
Raggan
Wwe
Fragmented musings on beliefs and revenge in a ghostly exchange
A cryptic snippet questions infidel and Christian claims about strength. The speaker imagines someone named Rood or a similar figure and the boy cries, thinking how to get even with the dean or demon. The text reads like a fragment from a moral or supernatural dialogue.
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Ieee
Ty Stuart
Christian
Children Chatting with Mamma and Guests in Parlor
A Philadelphia page features a scene of a mother entertaining and children chatting. Nellie explains star lore to her mother while Harry, the narrator, jokes with Mrs Witkisie about friends and siblings. The young speakers discuss names and visiting rules as evening winds down.
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Lida
Mr. Witkisie
Nell
Abel
Marotva
Papa
Spiffkins
Ron
The Wage Workers Section Amid Industrial Turmoil
A dense, fragmented account lists varied labor groups including iron workers coal miners and railroad men. It references wage issues and organized trade concerns with scattered names and places, conveying a sense of unrest and broad labor advocacy.
Bellaine Manufactories and Bellmen Chase Industrial Upswing
A bell chamber of Belmaine manufactories reports steady demand for coal and continued mill operations. Improvements include a new boiler, updated machinery, and extended shifts with steady paydays. Nearby works such as Lantern factory and GlassWorks note strong orders, while some firms widen facilities and hire additional staff as production rebounds.
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Belmen Chase
Wall Tagine
Uta
Jaipbell
Woalinat Fiausierty
Firatechos
Wat
Livainem le Cood
Fitna Glass
Dive Wines Feolary
Betteg
Milwaukee
Morgan’s Coal Works
Splentid
Nike
IL. Ik
Hees
Enterprise reports strong demand and booming mills
The piece notes Joseph Medill as President and reports robust orders and heavy shipments across multiple works. It cites Spence, Rages & Coe, Bettis plant near Martin's Ferry Stove Works, and Wayne iron works among others, with full departments, double shifts, and ongoing construction and expansion in several plants. Wages, labor activity, and coal and glass production are described as active, with unions and labor news included throughout.
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Laughlin
Bisch | Tiamond Tool Works
Pew
Ely
Hekere Glass Works
Corre
Martin's Ferry
Joseph Medill
Union Flint Glaas
Winabip
Spence, Rages & Coe Staundry
Bettis’ Barrel and Kee
McCord Broa
Wheeling Water Works
Lie Planing Mills
Fort Pitt
Theo
Sonia
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Brown
Yenth Street
Wilkop, Walker & 4
Sap- Wy
Felger
Cosme
Heute & Co
Jane
Hert
Aiil
Ausey, Howe & Co
Dinesburg
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Massilon
Cumberland
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New York
St Te
Wattersonville
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Frostburg
Mal
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New Port News
Newport News
Pleasburg
Chicago
Indiana
Sirextor
Hocking Valley
Walter's Mills
Oakridge
Tne Fitne
Henry Todd
Youngstown
Fast Palestine
Belmont Coal Works
Bellaire
Wmn
Read & Co
McDonald Station
Panhandle
National Mines
Noblestown
Mankedrick's
H. C. Prick Company
Brave Kate Shelley Heroine of Iowa in 1881 Rescue
A forthcoming ceremony in Iowa will honor Kate Shelley with the Legislature’s medal for heroism. The 15 year old, then 14, risked her life during a violent July flood to save an express train near Honey Creek, climbing the embankment in darkness with a lantern to warn officials and aid the passengers.
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Lowa
Misa
Kate Shelley
Sbe
Des Moines
Honey Creek
Stora
Brave girl drags across broken bridge to summon aid
In a gale at Honey Creek a young woman crawled along a high trestle over the Des Moines River to reach Moingona station and warn an approaching express after a freight train derailed in a chasm. She forsook her lantern, crossed on the dark, and helped save lives with quick action as rescuers arrived.
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Anfe
Moingona
Honey Creek
Des Moines
Olla
Metheegen
Henry Auisunng
Perv Diy
Bank Teller Confesses Widespread Stock Fraud
In a dramatic boardroom scene the teller admits using bank funds to manipulate stocks. A cashier backed the scheme, leading to a total loss as profits vanished and the bank's trust collapses amid the directors' tense confrontation.
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Flo
Yifou
Love Story at Council Bluffs Across the Globe
A rich Australian and an Englishwoman met by appointment on a transfer platform in Council Bluffs after traveling long distances with years apart. The tale notes their decade-long separation and the odd prize promotions for a local Sun Day Register news boy program with watches and waterful prizes in multiple towns.
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Sainti
Corneh Tor
Bowes Limes
Chicago
Timon
John Strathern
Council Bluffs
Globe
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