A Fortunate Turn for a Destitute Woman
A tale unfolds of a penniless girl found begging in the streets who is aided by a mysterious benefactor. She later becomes a widow and, through a twist of fate, discovers the hand that once saved her was that of a nobleman she hoped to meet. The narrative shifts between hardship and romance with a revelation tied to a single coin and a veiled encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame
Frederic
Lady Melton
M. de la Tour
Young &In
File
England
Abey
James Melton
James
Eric
Seic de la Tour
Baturi
Fairy Talisman Brings Joy To Newlywed Couple
A young husband expresses deep gratitude to his wife who calls herself a fairy. She jokes that if she is a fairy then he is the talisman who has made all this possible. The pair share a lighthearted, affectionate moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic
The Sunbeam and the Wood Lily Tell a Tale
In a sunlit forest a sunbeam recalls two bright children playing at a cottage and their later change to harsh words and anger. The wood lily and other forest friends listen as the sunbeam warns children to guard their happiness and kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subbeam
Brghtea
Mloss
Wood Lily
Bible's Verbal Criticism Survives Tests of Time
The North British Review lauds scripture's preservation amid verbal criticism. Infidels' fears of extinction failed as the Bible emerges undiluted, with witnesses from Nineveh to Rome confirming its integrity and enduring healing power.
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Ninevah
Valley of the Nile
Babylon
Rome
Jesus
Gallilean
Paul
Peter
Ife
God
Lincoln's Grave at Oak Ridge Cemetery Captivates Visitor
A Springfield visitor recounts touring Oak Ridge Cemetery and the Lincoln tomb. The site sits on a knoll with brick front, marble urns, and a marble slab bearing Lincoln's name, set among streams, shrines, and carefully kept grounds.
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Springfield
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Lincoln
Healthful sunlight urged for vitality and cures
A Harper's Bazaar writer extols sun exposure as essential for vigor and health. The article warns that depriving beings of light causes paleness and weakness from plants to people, praising sun therapy in French hospitals and urging mothers to favor sunlight for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Bazaar
Visit to a centenarian recalls Battle of Bunker Hill
A Boston Highlands correspondent notes Davidakepeate of Norton Massachusetts is 100, near the depot, still alert and cheerful. He recalls Revolutionary War events, voted in every presidential election from Washington to Lincoln, and expects to vote for Grant and Colfax if spared to next November.
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Boston Traveller
Boston Highlands
Banker Hill
Davideakepeate
Norton
Mass
West Point
Bunker Hill
General Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Does It Pay to Smoke A Peculiar Point of View
An essay argues smoking costs the world money and harms health and relationships. It cites national land loss to tobacco, cites figures on U S acreage, and contrasts great non smoking figures like Washington Franklin and Jefferson. It asserts tobacco weakens vitality and even favors male same sex companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mr. Parton
Washington
Franklin
Jefferson
Washington Irving
von Twillera
Geethe
How to Go to Sleep in Blinn’s 1842 Guide
A London 1842 text Blinns Anatomy of Sleep prescribes fixating on breathing to induce sleep. A newspaper writer endorses it as a cure for sleeplessness, noting it works for those without guilt or debts.
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Rence
Poli
James Melton
Madame de la Tour
Frederic de la Tour
Honore
Sieur
Monsieur
M. de la Tou
Blinn
London
Fragmented cradle sorrow obituary fragment
An untitled lament describes removing pillows from a cradle and laying out a dead infant. It urges parents to endure grief after a long night of mourning, noting the child cannot be left alone and mothers may not need to soothe further.
Reminiscences of Grant by a Civil War Chaplain
Rev. J. J. Crane recalls General Grant as a resolute, cheerful leader of modest dress and iron discipline. The account highlights prompt orders, strict camp rules against intoxication, and Grant's plain, decisive approach during campaigns and daily life. Crane notes Grant’s openness to religion and his habit of asking for blessings at meals.
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J. J. Crane
Grant
David
Saul
Mexico
Missouri
Washburne
Galena
Methodist Episcopal Church
Twenty-first Regiment
Recipe snippet for raspberry preparation and sugar boil timing
A fragment describes gently braising raspberries with a wooden ayroon back, adding sugar after combining six pounds of fruit, then boiling briefly to enrich the mixture. The text references rough powdering and quick boiling within minutes.
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Perry
Monotony of Life Across Human and Animal Existence
A meditation on life’s repetitive rhythms from waking to sleeping and meals. The piece notes daily routines recur year after year, with comfort found in contrasts such as warmth and firelight, health and weakness, youth and poverty shaping endurance and the inevitability of death.
Death by stroke described as easier than expected
The account from Gen Sir Napier reports a sun stroke attack in Seinde with a thermometer for a lobster, noting a sleepy transition and a pleasant drowsiness before death. He compares heat and cold extremes to freezing survival, describing death as an odd ease.
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Sir Napier
Seinde
Drunk man and ruin of manhood in warning admonition
A vivid moral appeal warns of the harm of drunkenness. It describes a husband leaning against a wall awaiting doom, the wife crying, and children suffering as the drinker spends money and wrecks reputation, ending with a somber note on a grave.
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Crewe
Orrin
Ohio
Business Directory
Tralee
Fata
Chicago
Pitaburgh
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Kypara
Kepaeog
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Lin
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Bandonky
Torest
Lins
Fort Wayne
Columbia
Rvee
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Taras
Saran
Tiss van Wert
Lima
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Sndeft
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Balen
Frederickaburgh I Crewn
Aarti Staai
Guta Eure Quaveland
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Frederickaburgh Sted Saceel
Holmmenville
John McSweeny
BEW
Jacobs
Bione Diock
Wooster
A. & McClure
Ebmpo- Riom
Dack Pay, Pensions, &c
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Notary Public
Peppard
Ait‘baney
Frederiksborg
Wayne
Adjulaing
Gloroe Eee
Orif, Jones, Rex & Jones
Attorneys AT Law
West Liberty Street
Wooster Exchange
Ghorge Braunheck
Atorney
Perace
East Liberty Street
Buckeye
Washington House
Zyl
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H. Carr
Bonerwitz & Carr
LAW and General Collectons
Liberty Street
Wartin Welker
H. Downing
Jo$lam
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Downing & Given
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Chio
J N. Downing
Willum Sample
John P. Jeypaire
Sample & Jeffries
Olly
WILL
Holmes
Ashland
Meding
Stark
Public Square
A. Wiley, Richeson & Wiley
Bounty
Witl
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Henry Lehman
J. W. Guthri
M. D
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Value Square
Opatakre
J. Ghorghyt
Pufeician
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Burubon
J. B Bennett
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Rhodes & Mims
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U Mustoxs
Tramely
J. Clark
Rees
Reise
Oslo
Wilmila
Paowni Wy Raat
Best Koi
New York
Lloyd, Semmes & CO
Neon Birect
Room
Marti Ringe
Balla
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W. Welling
Broadway
New York City
Warner & CO
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Omaha
Rocky Mountains
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Union Pacific Railroad
Coustry
Pacific Railroad
Montana
Denver and Central Resources
Uniox Opacific Railroad Company
Neseau Street
Etrogg
Cean
Ayant
Terday
Banisha
Sud
Wiwes
France
Res
Hoofland's
Hoofland
B. Jackson
Philsdelphia
Germany
Momach
Chas Timibas
Dion
Hoofland’s
Bitters
Geo. W. Woodward
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Honsland
W. Woodward
James Thompson
PatcapyLrats
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Thompson
Joseph
The
Tenth Baptist
Jacxson
Capes
Mr. Jacks
Counce
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Chas. M. Evans
C. M. Jackson
Draggists
Lael
Fars
Weolens
Flesa
Yor Banlons, Wi
N.Y
Piecade
Moeneens
Vooster
Olio
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Gherab
Toya
Te Wooster Republican
Weil
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