Sister Jones Condolence and Odd Notices
A fragment notes Sister Jones and her daughter offering moral counsel to a troubled speaker in a local vignette from a September National Magazine. Separate items mention Ora Whitman of Putney Vermont discovering his warden truck thieves stealing his traps, and a centuries old apple tree near West Dresden Maine yielding large harvests with an immense girth and height.
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Sister Jones
Jones
Miss Jones
Daugher
Delia
National
Ora EB. Whitman
Putney
Dresden
Ham
Bear Dies by Own Action After Trap Incident Near Benton
Leander Collins discovers a bear hanging head downward from a tree in the woods near Benton New Hampshire. The animal was trapped and dragged the trap about forty rods before climbing the tree. It is believed the bear killed itself to end its misery.
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Leander Collins
Benton
N. H
Alarm on fire system to alert Hartford police
In Hartford Connecticut a proposal calls for sounding an alarm on the fire system immediately after every murder to mobilize officers citywide at once. The plan aims to quickly apprehand suspicious characters on the shortest notice.
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Hartford
Conn
Palace to Be Built of Paper
In the rebuilding of the king of Korea a palace will be constructed from papier mache. A staff of 1,000 Coreans with strong teeth has been engaged to chew up paper for the project.
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Corea
Shot One Legged Partridge In Saco Tale
A Saco gunner returned from the city with a partridge that had only one leg. He speculated it was trapped or shot off by another hunter, yet the bird remained in fine condition despite the crippled state. A white squirrel was also brought to Dixon by W A Winstead of Vandersburg county, pink eyes and pure white fur noted.
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W. A. Winstead
Vandersburg County
Dixon
Odd Death Superstition and Bees News
A village custom warns that reporting a death to bees and signaling the lifting of the corpse prevents bad luck. A cat trapped in a cotton bale led to its discovery in Passaic New Jersey after crates carried it from Worcester Massachusetts. China exports oil trees now grown in California. US water power totals about 1.3 million horsepower from 60 000 wheels, with New England mills using quarter to a third.
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Passaic
N. J
Worcester
Mass
China
California
United States
New England
Bullfrogs pictured as voracious feeders in pond tale
A Forest and Stream writer recalls bullfrogs swallowing a swallow at a salt marsh and later causing pintail ducklings to vanish. A resident kept five large bullfrogs to protect wild fowl, three were killed, but the remaining two killed pintails and their young. The author muses that nothing living may be safe from a bullfrog.
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New England
Flushing, L. 1
Harvest custom in England ends in harvest dinner practice
In Devonshire reapers formed a circle and shouted Wee een to signify they finished harvest, then one bore the ring to the house and could kiss the first maid met. The custom has passed, but the harvest dinner remains with the squire sharing ale with his hands in the same jug.
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Devonshire
Everybody’s Magazine
Deafness cure claims and various advertisements
An old advertisement style notice warns deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Mall's Catarrh Cure with a money back offer. It lists other ads for McCane's Detective Agency in Houston, Defiance Cold Water Starch, and mentions naval gun sights with night electrical sights.
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Mall
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement claim and testimonial
Ask Your Druggist for Allen's Foot-Ease with a testimonial from Mrs. W. J. Walker of Camden New Jersey praising its relief from burning itching and coins. Sold by all Druggists for 25 cents. A wry joke notes a neighbor who talks about others as a woman's personal devil.
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Allen
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Defiance Starch Claim Sparks Differing Process Promise
An advertisement extols Defiance Starch as superior due to a unique production method claiming quality and one-third more product for 10 cents. The line suggests longer marriages reduce domestic conflict as a wife hurls objects, implying a humorous or sensational tone.
Man carries mortgage when unable to lift it
A compact wry remark notes that holding a mortgage often signals inability to manage or remove the debt. The statement frames financial burden as a burden best avoided by those who lack the means to lift it.
Woman’s love of ribbons linked to origin in rib claim
A whimsical claim suggests a woman’s fondness for ribbons stems from being created from a rib. A French proposal to curb careless driving proposes banning masks and goggles to prevent motorists from scorching.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children advertised cure
The ad touts Mother Gray a nurse at the Children’s Home in New York as the cure for constipation feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and bowel regulation. It claims over 30 000 testimonials and lists 25 cents at druggists with a free sample and provides A S Olmsted LeRoy N Y as address. A Syracuse woman who wrote verses feared she was going insane and took poison. Is writing verses a sure sign?
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Mother Gray
New York
A. S.olmsted
LeRoy
Syracuse
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Peruna
Peruna Drug Co
Columbus
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Schley
Cervera
Sush Og
Admiral
Sense
Tiso
N. W. Samuga
Ocean Grove
David Kennedy
Bright
Mianer
Burghili
Vottle
E. Myers Lye Co
St. Louis, Mo
St. Jacobs Oil Keownue Soonerer
M. Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
SK Ateg
Burnas
Hte
Mape Arbuckle-Goode Commission CO
Olive Street
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