Ghosts On the May Road and a Tale of Lady Betty
An unnamed narrator recalls a roadside coach journey to a small town with a romantic reef of danger and hears the tale of Lady Betty Hope a runaway match from a century ago. The driver Anthony recounts how Lady Betty and a secretary perished in a cliffside night while supporters swore the ghostly rider would ride with Lady Betty ever since.
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London
Black Jane
Bhiar
Tey
Betty
Blackdene
Anthony
Betty Hope
Thorses
Wheels and carriages through history from boyhood
The narrator reflects on how wheels evolved from simple rollers to modern carriages. He recalls the large old coaches seen in Philadelphia and contrasts them with today’s lighter designs. He notes Rome's roads and declines in road quality influenced wheeled transport, then improves with better roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Philadelphia
United States
Europe
Rome
Gazette of the United States relic 1792 noted by reader
An Argus reader finds a December 8 1792 Gazette of the United States issue. The four page sheet, started by John Fenno in New York 1789, moved to Philadelphia in 1790. It was the Hamilton Treasury circle organ, Fenno died 1798, his son ran the press, and Mary Fitz Fenno linked to Julian C. Verplanck through marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argus
Gazette of the
United States
Dane
John Fenno
Gazette
Fane
New York
Traveler Refuses Teal at Prescott Hotel Over Duck Query
A traveler in Prescott asks about teal for supper. The landlord explains teal is a duck that can fly. The traveler, irked, says he wants nothing that can fly or comes from an accursed country.
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Prescott
Arizona
Woman Arrested Over Fake Death Notices In Abington
A young woman in Nahant was arrested for publishing notices of her own death to ruin a rival’s reputation. The notices claimed Ida M. Eddy died in Abington on August 26, 1878 and June 4, 1879, with letters detailing supposed last illness. The editor was confronted when Eddy proclaimed she was alive. Police traced the scheme to Miss Jennie Bessom, linked to a forged letter bundle.
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Miss Bessom
Miss Eddy
New York Tribune
Nahant
Abington
Deacon Gilmore
Samuel Lee
Ida M. Eddy
Land of the Living
Jennie Bessom
Woodend
Bessom
Judge Curtis Among Local Gossip at Galt House
The Kentucky Post reports Judge Curtis, the New York lawyer who defended Colonel Ord, dined at the Galt House. Two Louisville women debated his identity, speculating he is a great banker or a leading gambler as hotel chatter spreads of the visiting legal star.
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Judge Curtis
Colonel Buford
Elliott
Post
New York
Colonel Ord
Kentucky
Galt House
Louisville
Missis
Curtis
Sioskian
Nepotism in Fall River Corporations Sparks Duty to Stockholders
The Boston Journal argues that family ties dominate Fall River company leadership. Officiers and directors are described as brothers and cousins, with speculation and governance failures blamed on these entanglements. The piece warns such patterns threaten accountability and sound oversight.
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The
Boston Journal
Fall River
Paine
Jefferson
George B. Durfee
Chace
Hathaway
Stickney
Enak
Bank mouse robs First National in old vault nest
Mystery of a robbery at the First National Bank is revived as workers uncover a nest in the old vault filled with small pieces of one and two dollar bills. A dead mouse sits atop the nest, leading officials to believe the missing 15 to 20 dollars were stashed there. Farnsworth, the cashier, had removed the box of small bills. The incident is presented as a curious case of the world’s smallest bank robber.
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Council
First National
Broadway
Main Streets
Humorous Fragment and 1878 South Australia Wheat Figures
A comic fragment contrasts a husband and wife and social expectations. The article also cites 1878 79 agricultural statistics for South Australia showing a wheat area increase of 142 205 acres and a large export surplus, with scattered notes on alcohol and cattle.
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South Australia
He. Price
Double shooting at Metropolitan Temple shocks city
Charles De Young shot Adolph Kalloch twice at the Metropolitan Temple after a bitter clash over a newspaper attack. Kalloch lay wounded as a mob beat De Young and police kept order, raising fears of renewed violence and public unrest.
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Mike
Charles de Young
Vna
Metropolitan Temple
Kalloch
de Young
Cured of iny Inspires Hop Bitters Reforms Drinking
A young friend was cured of insatiable liquor thirst by Hop Bitters. It quelled the craving, steadied the nerves, and left him sober for over two years with no urge to drink again. Others report similar cures.
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R. R. Omcial
Chicago
Perfected Butter and Carboline Deodorizer Promotion
The notice extols the Perfected Butter of Wells Richardson Co Burlin Vermont as the best in the world, pure, odorless, and spoilage resistant, liquid and ready to use at low cost with uniform strength. It also advertises Carboline a deodorized petroleum extract claimed to treat bald heads and dandruff without staining fabrics and with a pleasant scent.
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Fegetten
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlin
Studebaker
R Town
Studebaker Bros.’ Manufacturing Co
Omece
South Bend
Ind
Billings, Clapp & Co
Manly Chemists
Boston
Mass
All Druggista
Favor for a Sick Friend Health Tonic and Insurance Ads
An ad urges sending Kidney-Wort to sufferers promising relief and cure. It promotes Potey insurance as a dollar's worth policy and touts samples from an insurance company. The text also mentions New coheed Meme and extracts of Smartweed as remedies for cold and irregular options.
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Tre Cepar Rapros Insurance Company
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On Wheels
San Francisco
Rev. I. S Kallech
the Chronicle
State of California
Fifth
Market Streets
Baldwin House
Rilks
Chronicle
de Youngs
Kansas
B. F. Naphtaly
Sun
Naphtaly
Kearney
Valle
Wharfere
J. C. Allan
Pertertes
Wen
Allan
Centennial Mutual Life Association
Burlington
Iowa
Northwest
Dubuque
Wepwnespay
Eubaday
Yappy
Dubue
Chetariington
V. J. J. Williams
DR. Whittier
Ittier
Stockton & Co
Palmer House
Ee Pacine
City Railway Co
Parmelee
Whitties
Comparrt & Stark
Cornice
Perkins
Walnut St
Sinker,Davis & Go
Pennsylvania Street
Orsas
Yharmers
H. P. Mounted
Ogee
H. P. Eureka
RALES
Baylies
Ylies
Sagtionning
School For
Jactice
Cepiemen
Ic. Baylies
Busveusr
Mutual Life Association OF
McArthur
I. C
Hop Bitters Miz. Co
Rochester
Rere Alnat
Palm Bess
Cato Ovi
Clark St
Shiloh
Lis. Leroy
Morrinson
Ummer & Co
Cheaga
Pribyl Bros
State Street
Chi
Cago
Hulbert Bros
Marsalltown
Pitteharg Pa
Marshalltown
Lowa
W. Giles
Chiteneo
Davenport
Aientine
Lows
Laree Commission
Suzaman
Marsall
Hawkeye
Marshall Town
Rie
Sporting Ostahomaee
Sahatie eLiraryr
Waerenx Gu “Works
Fittaburgh
Robert Wells
Vesey Street
N. Y
P.O. Pew
Dr. Henderson
Jon
Rockwell
Evans
Loomis & NY Nyman
Tiffin
Thompson
Jone I
Tray
Epore
Loehrer
Vbaon
Gil Draggiola
Ruge
Rample
Ledger
Port House & Construction
Adidreas
Ayers
Dearborn Street
Iowa College
Gringel Towa
Chivaga
Spemaley
Beat 5 Hospital
Bk Pitix
de Motion Getter
Dr. A
OLEN
Clark
Eic
Butte
Prof
Harris
Owara
Thes Harris Remedy CO
Nee Leto
Seas Eee
Harriet
Remedy CO
Coer
ST. Louis
Esso
Parker
Joan J
Bousquet &O
Amon
Tes Moines
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