Three Bell daughters and a long lost brother end in arrest
In a New York City home a New Year’s visit by Mrs Bell’s daughters leads to a dramatic encounter when a handsome suitor is revealed as a fugitive from justice. Jack Trapper of London captures the man and a police chief confirms a murder charge as the family learns the dangers of social fashion.
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Calle
Josie
Josefine
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Christina
Morris
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Santeee
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Eng
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Poppet
Bell
Paris
Jack
Jack Trapper
London
Carter
Mr. Trapp
Saratoga
Ayso
St Gothard Railway Triumphs Amid Alpine Challenge
Consul Byers of Zurich praises the St Gothard Railway as a monumental Alpine effort. The project spans 113 miles from Immensee to Chiasso with 56 tunnels totaling 23 miles, a great main tunnel nine miles long, and heavy viaducts. Construction costs rose to about 40 million dollars, with labor debates and safety concerns noted.
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St. Gothard
Alps
Consul Byers
Zurich
Europe
New York Times
Byers
Baden
Immensee
Switzerland
Chiasso
Italy
Reuss
Young Cynic Urges Return To Singled Life
In a juvenile scene a young man of about eighteen stands apart from companions as a house lady invites him to dance and select a wife. He replies with doubt and mocks the idea, saying he has no desire to marry and fears the burdens that may follow.
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Papa
Seaton Promised More Sugar Than All Prodnte
Fragmentary line suggests a claim that Laatth told Seaton they contained more sugar than all production. Unclear. No further context or names confirmed in readable text.
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Laatth
Seaton
Secret of Making Mummies Patent Application
Two Pennsylvanians seek a patent for a discovered process to preserve dead bodies. Using antiseptic compounds and electricity, they claim flesh becomes cartilaginous or horn like with no odor. A infant trial showed rubbery, pliant flesh ten weeks after exposure. long term stability remains uncertain.
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Patent Office
Washington Post
Thought Himself a Woman Sally Binns in Philadelphia Almshouse
An elderly resident of a Philadelphia almshouse died after twenty eight years of delusions that he was a beautiful young woman. John Talboy Binns, nicknamed Sally Binns for his illness, formerly acted female roles in a drama society and enjoyed feminine arts. He earned money making lace and slippers for asylum visitors.
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Philadelphia
John Talboy Binns
Sally Binns
Denwrest
Roots as cow feed shown to aid milk and health
American Dairyman notes roots best for milk production and cow vigor, especially post calving. It warns labor costs and weed pressure limit root farming, suggesting nearby urban labor pools and use of substandard root crops. Turnips and potatoes offer alternatives, but crop costs and land prep affect viability.
Keeping Butter Flavor in Fresh Butter and Its Limits
A farmer discusses fresh churn butter with a delicate creamy flavor tying to vernal grass and clover. He notes such butter must be sold within four to five days and, despite salt, will not keep in a foul town market with strong odors.
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Texas
Germantown
Weekly Tribune
Sweden
New Dairymen’s Association
Fountain Head
United States
Zurich
Consul Byers
Chicago
Jbune
Bean-Ideal of a Dutch Cow Establishes Ideal Form
A detailed description outlines the ideal Dutch cow with a moulded head, large nostrils, clear eye, red lachrymal, blue nose, broad hind parts, straight back, slender tail, developed belly, and four dark teats. It emphasizes a broad drooping udder, vigorous veins, and roomy milk-entry rings for optimal production.
Californian Pays John Smiths To Change Names
A wealthy California resident paid seventeen men named John Smith $300 each to alter their legal names. The case centers on the forger being detained for writing a wrong, with authorities pursuing the underlying fraudulent scheme.
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John Smith
Oil Market Gamble Sparks New Exchange Rivalry
A surge in oil speculation prompts a split from the old exchange as a new rival forms with 500 shares of $100 par value. Brokers vow to wage lively competition while a wide range of investors, from clerks to laborers, join the rush amid warnings from oilmen about unreliable reserves and volatile prices.
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Old Exchange
New Exchange
Ki Faro
Pennsylvania Petroleum
United Pipelines
Brad Pa
Wever Petnis
Philadelphia Chronicle
Five Years Since Railroad First Trains Ran
On a slow train a remark wonders how long the railroad has existed. The reply notes it is about five years since the first train ran over it, sparking the humorous exchange about meeting it coming back, as reported by the Philadelphia News.
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Philadelphia News
Real orator sought to lead crowd in country
The article notes at least thirty men in the country called the real orator and calls for a Sodig with a gold tongue to emerge and win the attention of the crowd.
General Leib Endorses St Jacobs Oil for Rheumatism
A Chicago Times column quotes Gen. Leib of the Chicago Democrat praising St Jacobs Oil as a definitive remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia. He states his personal use confirms the product’s claimed benefits and urges sufferers to learn of the facts.
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Chicago Times
Gen. Leib
The
Chicago Democrat
St. Jacobs
Pool of hotel proprietors Hoae and Hominy in Miss
A Detroit Free Press note jokes about pooling the issues of Hoae a Sengga Miss and Hominy advocating St Jacobs Oil as a remedy. It references a Charleston shell kept by a merchant, a London artisan and an arabi shell in a silver frame and a hospital injury linking to the Prince of Wales.
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Sengga Miss
Hominy
Gilmore
Charleston
8& C
Charelston
London
Englisholonel
Arabi
Prince of Wales
Detroit Free Press
Yellow Dock and Sereaturiua Praise and Bank Parasol Tale
A reader endorses Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sereaturiua for stomach and kidney woes. In a separate anecdote a Broadway bank teller ignores a parasol tapping woman until the next window, prompting a terse reply about not taking payments here.
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Lapi
Broadway
Mel
Y. Com
Adv
Get Rich From Hop Bitters Health Claim
An old high claim markets hop bitters promising wealth from farming hops and health gains. It asserts returning the same hop yield value despite price shifts, urging raising hops to get rich in both wealth and health.
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Earth
Kidney Wort Cures Wide Range of Ailments
An 19th century advertisement extols Kidney Wort as a universal remedy. It claims to cleanse the house, treat internal disease, and cure headaches bilious attacks constipation and kidney disorders in dry or liquid form. The fragment closes with a quotation attributed to Arabi.
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Mesers
Mia
Lydia E Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Phildeiphia
LM. D
Small Comfort Remedies and Humorous Bits in Print
A jumble of ad copy and quips references remedies from Tromas Eclectric On to Dr. Pierce cures and a parade of humorous lines. It mentions Mrs A M Rawers of Indianapolis praising Favorite Prescription and includes assorted jokes about horses, worms, dyes, and a child using an umbrella.
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Dra. R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
A. M. Rawers
Bates Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Frazer Axle Grease Endorsed By Marathon Ind
Advertisement praises Frazer Axle Grease as the best in the world promising twice the wear of competitors. It urges buyers to ask their dealer and avoid substitutes. A note from the Marathon Independent signals strong endorsement of a grease product and a skeptical view of telephone mouthpieces.
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Hiram Holt
East Wilton
Hale's Horehound and Tar Cure Pneumonia Grip Ward
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar claims to ward off pneumonia while Pike's toothache drops promise a one minute cure. The brief notes a medical tonic and a dental remedy with rapid effects.
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Hale
Pike
Shortcuts to Life and Remedies Featured in Local Notices
A rough collage announces medical tonics and cures from Abernethy to Dr Hart, praising Wis. axle grease and Brown's Troches. It notes the New Academy of St Clara’s in Grant County, Wisconsin is complete and ready for pupils, alongside ads for Lyon’s Patent Heel Stiffeners.
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Ws. Hart
Academy of
St. Clara’s
Sinsinawa Mound
Grant County
Wis
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