The Veiled Lady and the Clairvoyant Millionaire Romance
Freddie Lawrence, a once skeptic, seeks clairvoyance to save his marriage and wealth. A fat, jovial Veiled Lady prescribes using his wife’s psychic first name Mildred then Flossie, triggering a dramatic turnaround. Freddie calls his wife Flossie, rekindling love and yielding a costly lesson in belief and fate.
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Freddie
Mildred
Flossie
Ted
Freddie Lawrence
Birdie
Cay
S.Y. Sun
Johnny History Lesson Mixed With Odd Ball Verse
A schoolboy recites a playful history lesson stitching major dates and figures into a rambling verse. References include Columbus, Lexington and Concord, Pocahontas, John Smith, Daniel Boone, Ben Franklin, and Washington with a repeated refrain about fourteen ninety-two. The piece blends fact with humorous exaggeration and nursery rhymecadence.
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Columbus
Delaware
Concord
Lexington
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Ben
Franklin
Washington
Hixon
Weatermany
Pony in Courtroom Scene Through Kentucky Judge Ride
A Kentucky anecdote tells how Judge T B Monroe, absorbed in a legal point, rode his saddle pony to the courthouse steps. The pony, nearly lifting the judge, followed him into the courtroom, drawing roars of laughter and turning Frankfort’s day into a circus.
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Judge Monroe
Frankfort
Capitol Square
Ciocin
Ati Commercial Tribune
Young Edwin Gould of New York Starts Pin Business
Eight year old Edwin Gould Jr begins in retail pins at one cent for 200, seeking pennies from found pins. He collects scattered pins at dress shops, saving them for profit as heredity and commercial instinct shape his venture. The Gouldesque tale ties to Jay Gould’s rise from 50 cents to millions.
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Freddie Lawrence
Freddie
Enioy
Preddie
Hades A
Hight
Esk
Gould
Edwin Gould, Jr
Edwin Jr
Edwin
Gould Pin
How to See the Wind
On a windy day observe a polished metal surface held at right angles to the wind. Tilt the metal about 45 degrees to the horizon and look along the back edge to glimpse the air flow described as a pouring over like a waterfall.
Apple jack Carousal in Civil War Memoir
A Civil War veteran recalls apple jack drinking among Union troops in 1862. Six privates a corporal and a sergeant guarded the intoxicated men while others staged a wild spree. The eight sober guards restrained the frenzied group with hickory switches as drunken men, led by delusions, stumbled through a night of fire walking and punishment, ending in exhaustion and quiet marches at dawn.
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Chicago
Wild Cat Mountain
Nashville
First Shot at Sumter Tried by Virginia man Pryor
A London writer cites Roger Pryor as a fierce Virginia youth who helped push Fort Sumter surrender. The interview recalls the fateful day, the cordial meeting, and the later burden on the unnamed man who fired the first shot, his fate marked by tragedy and public scorn.
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America
London
Roger Pryor
New York
Virginia
Fort Sumter
Height of Hoosier Soldiers in Civil War
Indiana soldiers recorded in a Civil War height study show 118254 men with 15017 at 5 ft 10 in, 8706 at 5 ft 11, 6679 at 5 ft, 2614 at 6 ft 1 in, 1357 at 6 ft 2 in, 406 at 6 ft 3 in, and 336 taller than 6 ft 7 in. Dr Gould of the United States Sanitary Commission notes Indiana as the tallest native group among civilized nations.
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Indiana
Gould
United States Sanitary Commission
United States
Indianapolis Journal
Cedar tree at Bull Run hides unknown soldier remains
At Bull Run field a guide leads visitors to a cedar tree noted for rapid growth. Investigation reveals the tree grew over the remains of an unknown soldier not moved to Arlington with others, as reported by the San Francisco Argonaut.
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Bull Run
Arlington
San Francisco
Argonaut
Determination Guides Effort Beyond Temptations to Quit
A concise reflection on staying steadfast amid pressure to abandon effort. It emphasizes that resisting the urge to give up is essential to reach a pre set goal, aligning with the idea that success requires persistent determination.
Generous Aunt Hannah in Londons Tit Bits remark
Aunt Hannah notes she doubts Mary would commit a mean act and recalls common talk of Mary being generous to a fault. Uncle George counters that the fault lies with her and cites Londons Tit Bits as the source.
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Genernms
Hannah
Mery
George
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