Draft of Col Shepard's controversial literary venture
The piece discusses Col Elliott F. Shepard and his plan to publish a gentlemen and ladies paper featuring extracts from sacred texts. It notes opposition from critics who fear religious content will be treated as mere news and mentions reactions from the Mail and Express and various church figures. It also describes Shepard's public meetings, the focus on moral and religious themes, and plans for a new church project and building in New York.
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Shepard
Orr
Heyran
Matthew Arnold
Lille
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Shepant
Assyemion Hall
New York
Mn Shepard
Shayard Cpethwidl
Saad Pasevian
Wala Gradtatet
Idratoe
Cuba
Boston Transcript
Moving Day in a Brownstone: A May Relocation Tale
The narrator recounts hunting for a new home in New York during April and May, detailing the Plummer and Pangburn houses, stair carpet mishaps, and the chaotic move on moving day. It captures a chaotic urban relocation with vivid, period language and mentions Croton water and old neighborhood habits.
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New York
Bouss
Gnally
Primmer
Croton
Olds Howe
Ste Cidaer
Pangborn
Btrwarten
Ist Schwarzs
Pangburns
Minkves
Plummers
Plummer Place
Plummer
Lincoln
Eninasipation
Porcher Ofaeumolseur
Everstling
Lecew
Tre Deed Pont
Ellen Wolles
Pitts
Drioa
Roy
Fourteenth Street
Parone Ranch
Gramdene
York World
Fragmented Caricature and a Damaged Niagara Hotel Incident
A garbled paste of dialogues and snippets references a Dickens comment, a waiter incident at the Niagara hotel, and scattered asides about a coat, a resolver, and a telephone call. Several names and quotes appear, but readable context is limited, leaving a mosaic of Victorian era talk and misaligned speech.
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Niagara
Toro
Tela Wolf
Annomeine
Beeson Courier
The Fury of Cape Codynisth and a Train Wreck Tale
A sprawling collection of excerpts recounts a dramatic railroad accident with a brakeman’s funeral in Colfax and engine clashes. Eyewitness recollections describe derailed cars, flying merchandise, and the crash’s aftermath set against Cape Cod and Boston anecdotes, stitched with stray humor and urban lore.
Caveat on a strange talk in a dusty market scene
A long clipped dialogue narrates a bustling street scene with a family or group bargaining over a wealth of worms for bait. The tale mentions a water bucket, digging, and a museum visit, with characters including Mr. Dering, Japenu, and Bertaccinne weighing a bargain amid rustic chatter and social teasing.
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Bertraccinne
Fragment from a Crime Scene Narrative in Old City Tales
A rough street scene unfolds in a crowded urban setting with pockets of items spilled and searched. Officers question suspects and bystanders as one victim is found robbed and possibly killed, while a recorder recounts names and actions in a tense exchange. The dialogue hints at a broader crime network and moral judgments by locals.
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