The Engineer's Guatemala Romance and Return
A letter-woven memoir recounts an American engineer’s journey from New Orleans to Guatemala, where he aids Gen Mercedes' plantation, courted Isabella Wandered, faced Barrios’ jealousy, survived an attack, and vowed to return with her as his wife after establishing a business in the United States.
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Mercedes
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Castile
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Ba Tinta
Advancy
la Tinta
Arai
Joaquin Miller
Senorita Isabella
T Tom
Mr. Strong
Othey
Isabella
States
Gen. Mercedees
Barrios
Eden
Jancy
Uplands
Panzor
Now I Lay Me See Tigy me prayer from wedding day
Fragmentary poetic text recalls bedtime prayer and evening reverie. Images of children, mothers, and hymns convey dusk rituals and slow darkness. The piece names W Russell and a place, with archaic diction and garbled spellings.
Forrest and the Bully on the Nashville to New York Train
In 1868 Gen Forrest, a Memphis delegate to the Democratic National Convention, faced a violent mob in Louisville. A drunken, menacing bully threatened to drag him through the streets. Forrest restrained him with a quick throw from the train car, then calmly shared a laugh as the train moved on. The crowd cheered Forrest afterward.
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Memphis
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Louiseville
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Discretion the Better Part and Quips Across Papers
A collage of humor and snippets from various papers. Quotations poke at bravery and wit, contrasting Miss Washington with a fearless captain who jokes life preservers are merely legs. Other lines critique social pretensions and botanical knowledge.
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Washington
Kantor
Foraging Misconduct in Sturgis Brigade Bees Heist
The account recalls a 19th century army incident where soldiers in Gen. Sturgis' brigade stole nearly 100 hives of bees from a southern sympathizer. An inspection of mustaches for honey traces led to 200 suspects. punishment was promised but the men ultimately faced no further penalty after a forced march.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Yousz
Utica
Mulligan
Lexington
Sturgis
Twenty-seventh Ohio Infantry
Twenty-ninth Ohio Infantry
Eleventh Ohio Infantry
Geners
Fitzhugh Lee’s Unpaid Governor’s Hotel Honor
The former Virginia governor Fitzhugh Lee visited a Florida city for a veterans reunion and found hotel rates shocking. When he prepared to pay, the clerk refused, saying it would be an honor to host the governor and that no payment was expected.
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Fitzhugh Lee
Virginia
Florida
Richmond
Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
What did he have in his pocket in the tale
A fragment from a children's verse describes a boy's pocket items and teasing treasure. Gingerbread crumbs, a whistle, a knife, a screw and other bits are questioned as possible contents. In the end the poem hints at a hole and a child's lure to imagination.
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Marciea
Making Ghost Rings Trick From a Hat Box
An old Cincinnati Enquirer description explains a party trick using a hat box with a hole and two blotting paper pads soaked in muriatic acid and aqua ammonia to produce a thick white cloud. A ghostly ring is projected from the box to a guest, with multiple rings possible by recharging the pads and aiming at various targets.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
New Year Dates and Calendar Changes Across Ages
A historical note traces New Year origins from Rome and Britain, detailing Julian and Gregorian shifts, Scottish adoption in 1000, and English dating quirks into the 18th century. It cites Washington’s birth date discrepancy and 1752 calendar reform, plus continental customs shaping New Year’s character in the United States.
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Scotland
Rome
Ovid
Great Britain
Gregory
Kingdom of
James VI
England
George Washington
Virginia
Europe
Milwaukee Sentinel
Famous Pet Burro Jack of Colorado Springs
A historical note about Jack the burro once owned by writer Helen Hunt Jackson. The animal, aged over 42, traveled with Jackson, later roamed the Rockies, and was adopted by a Colorado Springs vendor. The tale includes Jack’s temperate nature, mountain memories, and a photo credit to Miss Jownie L. Thomas. Also recounted is a Afghan tale of an ameer, a prisoner, and a clever friend who cited the Koran to save ears from amputation.
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Jack
Rocky Mountains
Helen Hunt Jackson
Pike's Peak
Jackson
Borro
Colorado Springs
Te Jong
Ago
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Ameer
Afghanistan
Tuic
Beleame Xacred
Dandruff cures and chocolate ads in old text
A fragmented advertisement page discusses dandruff remedies including Newbro s Herpicide and a claim to cure dandruff by removing the germ. It also references Baker s chocolate and cocoa products with mentions of brand images and a mail offer from Walter Baker Co Limited Dorchester. The garbled OCR includes references to Stomach Bitters and various medical claims and product promotions.
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Staten
Anaphstica
Boston Waitrose
Newbro
Nature
Notes from Abroad Survey Global Facts and Figures
The report notes 6000 American residents in Mexico City. It compares travel times in Shetland, with the shortest voyage over hours and the longest over 18 hours. Lake Nicaragua is flagged as the only freshwater lake hosting a shark species. Australia breeds more sheep than the United States, counting 100,500,000 to 39,250,000. France with colonies covers 2,045,000 square miles, about 200,000 more than the United States.
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Mexico
Shetland
Nicaragua
Australia
United States
France
A Wonderful Cure in Symes Case at Wright City
Wright City Missouri December 30 Ten men discuss the Symes inflammatory rheumatism case. Joseph G Symes suffered severe pain and sleeplessness until Dodd’s Kidney Pills were begun. After six boxes his pain vanished and he could work by day and sleep soundly, doctors calling the recovery miraculous and complete.
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Wright City
Medten
Symes
Joseph G. Symes
Dodd
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