David Leighan Returns to Claim Lost Heritage
In the Devon parish, David Leighan returns in ragged clothes seeking his uncle's aid and confronting accusations of land theft. Uncle Daniel Leighan insists the family past is known and refuses assistance, while David hints at hidden papers and a plan to reclaim what was lost. The tense encounter ends with unresolved questions as tensions rise.
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Leighan
Mr. David
Mrs. Exon
Mary
Mr. Leighan
David
Joseph Exon
Daniel Leighan
Joseph Sixon’s
Gallen
Challacombe
Grandfather Chewed Rag After Quitting Tobacco
A Virginia woman recalls her grandfather who habitually chewed cloth rags. When told to quit tobacco, he replaced it with rags tucked in his waistcoat. At a funeral he cannot find a rag and, during the choir, tears a rag in the sudden silence, resuming chewing.
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Virginia
Washington Post
Grandfather
First piano debut delights Mrs Nexdore family
In Philadelphia, Mrs Nexdore and Mrs Pepprey discuss last night’s piano debut by Nexdore’s daughter and their enjoyment of company while noting they did not like their callers who left early. The exchange ends with a wry remark on beauty and love.
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Nexdore
Remedy for warts and gout diet in old remedies
The piece lists aging home cures for warts using diluted nitric acid lotion. It then touts celery as a cure for rheumatism with a celery based broth and milk dish. The gout section recommends quinate of piperazine, alkalis, purgatives, and cautious morphine for pain, with mineral waters and uric acid theory referenced. It closes with a rustic poem about going to the fair and a Riley verse about rides and crowd scenes.
A Bad Bargain by W W Jacobs and Tiger Stockings
A humorous alert features W W Jacobs describing a butcher shop prank where a man is paid to kill files, then given a stick to force them out one by one. The piece also notes new striped tiger stockings that resemble their name, with bold color alternations and a jokey tone.
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James Whitcomb Riley
W. W. Jacobs
Henry
Boston Journal
A Little Lesson In Patriotism
Narrative recounts Zebulon Pike expedition to trace the Mississippi source from St Louis in 1806, his Rockies discovery Pike's Peak and capture in Spanish territory, and his later Civil War era actions. It also details John Singleton Mosby's Civil War raids, Virginia ties, Manassas aid to Johnston, re enlistment, and Mosby's stance toward Grant.
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Louisiana
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Mississippi
St. Louis
Louisiana Territory
Rockies
Rio Grande
Pike
York
Toronto
General Pike
United States
John Singleton Mosby
Mosby
University of Virginia
Virginia
Joseph Johnston
Manassas
Shenandoah
Grant
The Late J F X O'Brien Irish Leader and Fenian Figures
Obituary fragment recounts J F X O'Brien a Cork M P and Fenian figure who led 1807 southern Ireland uprising efforts, endured treason trials, was sentenced to death then life imprisonment, gained amnesty and later allied with Parnell before opposing him. The clipping also notes a paleontology professor pranks at Vassar and a Coolidge marriage of two sisters to doctors.
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M. P
J. F
County
Cork
James Stephens
O'Brien
Ireland
O’brien
England
Fenian Organization
Parnell
Land League
Mr. O’brien
Mr. Parnell
Mayo
Irish Party
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Lis Fleart
Sir Walter Besant
George Sidcote
Australia
Dan Teighan
Joseph
Grandfather Derges
William Clawpity
William
Harry Brabjohns
Misa Rollins
Marindy
Jane
van Meters
Louis Globe-Democrat
Zebulon Pike
J. F. X. O'Brien
Vassar
Portius
Philadelphia Ledger
Coolidge
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