The Hangman’s Tale of a Narrow Escape and Redemption
A man recounts an encounter with Jack Larkins who admits a near gallows misfire. He spares Larkins if he leaves the neighborhood, asking how it felt to be hanged and resuscitated. Larkins describes a dreamlike ascent and a violent return, then vows to reform and becomes a prosperous farmer in a Territory. The speaker asserts the moral force of hanging as a lesson.
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J. Boyers
Texpers
Lim
Duncoun
Market Street
Main Street
Finestone
Vito
Aly
H. D Westxm
Ohio
Bonth Market Street
Wooster
KR. McDowell
Jack Larkins
Larkins
Perdition
John Gike
John Gideon
Gibson
Cyon
Campbell
The Two Beauties And A Bet Of Love
A narrator recalls asking which of two beauties is fairest while observing their blue eyes and golden hair. The tale moves through flirtation, gaze, and enchanted moments as the crowd watches, noting how love lures yet chooses unpredictably and leaves a vision of beauty unclear.
Sheriff Delivers Grim Tale On Execution Fates
A Wisconsin sheriff recounts a macabre tale of a man sentenced to hang. The story centers on the sheriff’s first trial and execution, a return visit by the supposed dead man, and reflections on methods of final punishment. The tale blends dark humor with eerie consequence.
Clay and Calhoun On Slavery Across Time
An aged Quaker visited Washington to urge a set extinction date for slavery. Clay spoke of a post-1850 limit on slavery while Calhoun doubted a fixed deadline. Both called slavery an enormity, yet their dates differed by fifty years. The 1860 Fugitive Slave Law and California’s free state admission showed the era’s sharp divisions.
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Washington
Clay
Calhoun
United States
Cape May
California
Pierre Soule
Louisiana
Washington Chronicle
Historic Early American Baking Recipes Compiled
A collection of recipe fragments detailing sweet breads custards and puddings. Includes Syow Batus Moruzi s Cooxies Lexon Piz Boltep Ixpian Poppina Plain Cuatano Pix and Prax Rice Pennix¢. Instructions cover mixing ingredients cooking times and serving suggestions with notes on texture and flavor.
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Syow Batus
Accia
Moruzi
Lexon Piz
Weeping over Jerusalem and the Holy Land Journey
Correspondence from Cleveland Harakd dated Sept 26 1967 describes a pilgrim group encamped around Jerusalem. They traverse Via Dolorosa Bethlehem Pool of Bethesda Gethsemane and Mount of Olives, observe burial grounds around Jerusalem and reflect on modern Palestine versus biblical visions. The writer notes harsh realities of Jerusalem cleanliness and politics under Turkish rule while expressing gratitude to America and anticipation of return to Joppa Alexandria.
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Mecca
Carmel
Judes
Bethel
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Naker
Joppa
Damascus
Christ
Pilate
Bethesda
The
Jordan
Braas
Dead Sea
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Mary
Martha
Absalom
Jeragatem
Jehosaphat
Church of the
Palestine
Holy Land
Irael
Walla
Rebecca
Sarah
Joseph
Benjamin
Abraham
Jacob
America
Alexandria
Myaa
Fashion’s Tyranny Over Society and Self Control
A vivid critique portrays fashion as a tyrant imposing tight shoes, laces, and neckerchiefs, dictating sleepless nights, resisted appetites, and social obligations. It claims fashion fuels vanity, harms health, and corrupts morality, yet all social groups blindly bow to its power and compete for its obedience.
New York Woman Buys Ragged Child A Cake
A New York City woman found a cold ragged child in a shop window. She led her inside, bought a cake, and provided care. The grateful girl faced her benefactor and said she was an angel.
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New York City
Piri
Ritts
Impeachment debate cools as Congress eyes finance
Special Correspondence reports Congress leans away from impeachment of President Johnson. Many Republicans fear a trial would harm national interests and doubt conviction possible. The push now centers on financial matters with voices in both houses balancing between banking faction aims and broader fiscal reform.
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Washinaroy
Congress
Johnson
Senate
Andrew Johnson
Butler
House
National Bank
Banka
Committee On Banking and Currency
McCulloch
Republican Party
Rich man Mr. Morgans Advice and John Woods Ambition
A respected town figure Mr. Morgan guides many, including Widow Partridge and Farmer Parker, shaping local plans. John Wood, a fifteen year old boy, asks how Morgan became rich and successful and Morgan recounts his youth and determination. He recalls a past choice to skip whortleberries with peers to study and work, implying later success through discipline and asking for guidance.
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Mr. Morgan
Partridge
Parker
John
Cap tain foiled in romantic attempt ends with wife
A Washington correspondent recalls a captain who, in front of a large hotel, planned to propose to a veiled woman lured by a colored guide. Blindfolded and escorted to a clergyman’s house, he faced a masked bride who proved to be not his intended, but his wife in disguise, arriving with child. Morals rise from the farcical staged wedding.
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Cupid
Slove
Remuy
Fas
Honer
W John
Gail Hamilton
Abe
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