Ghost Returns on New Year in Nantucket Like Tale
A village tale in two acts unfolds at a store gathering on New Year Eve as John Norton’s ghost visits. Elsie, the Squire, and townsfolk confront a past love and a scheming rival Tom Rollins while a mysterious apparition tests belief in the supernatural. John reveals he survived the wreck and seeks justice, while Elsie and the Squire weigh forgiveness and fate for a hopeful dawn.
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John Norton
Norton Place
Moses
Boston
John
Baramouth
Luke Higgins
Starlin
Elsie
Mrs. Bragg
Mary Jane
Lemuel
Squires’s
Nateral
Squire
Mary Jane Bragg
Port Nortons
Tom Rollins
Tom
Lemuel Blagg
Hiram Pratt
Job Johnson
Dredful Nateral
Norton
Captain Riley
Graves
Thompson
Australia
Elsie Newell
Jomfollins
Melbourne
Ballou’s Magazine
Hunt's Remedy as Seal and State Pride
A satirical note praises Hunt's Remedy for its multilingual claim to fight kidney and urinary diseases. It mocks Massachusetts seals and suggests the medicine as a briefer emblem of public health. It mentions a Boston writer Miss Rowe creating a seven-girl play with a four-act structure and a curtain-falling finale.
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Massachusetts
Hunt
Miss Rowke
Boston
Phila. News
New Advertisements and Tribune Vision for 1884
The New-York Tribune pledges broad coverage and rapid telegraph news from Washington. It proclaims independence from party factions, a commitment to Republican governance, and a pledge to continue reform efforts within the party in 1884.
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Hen Times
Trinvek
Tribune
America
Washington
The
the Tribune
Honest and Liberal Hop Bitters Pricing
Analyzed bottle pricing shows H in each Hop Bitters bottle costs more than competing medicines, yet quality remains constant. The note argues it is honest to price fairly and warns against fake imitators undercutting with cheaper but inferior substitutes.
Unclear Fragments Hint at Poetic Mood and Characters
Fragmentary lines hint at a man with worn boots and a ventilator living with a girl who shares a heart with him. The surreal imagery includes green velvet, pink chenille, and a smoking cap, evoking a dreamlike scene without clear events or context.
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Puck
Rough on Rats Druggist Ad Promotes Pest Remedy
An old advertisement touts "Rough on Rats" as a pest killer for rats mice roaches and other pests. It urges readers to ask druggists for the remedy and notes 15 cent boxes. The copy reflects typical early 20th century retail promotions.
Lawyer’s plea ends in courtroom appeal to jury
A city court proceeding featured a fervent defense as the attorney proclaimed his client innocent and asserted personal certainty, calling the jury to deliver justice in a dramatic argument captured by press coverage.
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Mall Express
Guysville
Athens County
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New York
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Weekly Tribune
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Humar
Hostetter
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Pheonix
Athens
Ohio
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United States
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Library of Universal Knowledge
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Young
England
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Daily Tribune
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