01 Mar 1838
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Newspaper
Alton Spectator
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1838
Page
1
A garbled OCR passage contains scattered phrases about a city, a cashier, a dog, and a person named Brady. The text shows broken sentences and missing context, offering no clear reportable event, date, or identifiable entities beyond generic terms.
A general assortment of Genthe el ot Ladioe Baddies, trunks, carpet bags, and every item in the line for cash or repair is offered at wholesale. The note thanks Alton and vicinity for past patronage and expresses intent to continue business with diligence to gain patronage in the future. March 3, 1837.
The notice advertises a removal sale featuring a wide range of cookware and hollow ware from a shop, listing items like coffee pots, plateware, and stove parts. It notes wholesale and retail sale at furnace sites and shops, with emphasis on variety and patterns, dated January 26, 1838.
John Brammall, a bricklayer, advertises availability for building and brickwork including houses and repairs. He promises experienced craft, quality results, and asks for public patronage, noting a long artisan tradition and willingness to supply skilled labor locally.
A satirical tale blends Phrenology with a Vienna love plot. Caroline Von Pichler falls for Ernst Mothain, while a pompous Professor Richter plots odd cranial experiments and a distant inheritance threat amid Aunt Madame Annette’s protests. The failed skull exam ends with a comic escape and a planned wedding.
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