Bald Headed Baby on a Streetcar Recalled in Jest
A narrator recalls a winter streetcar scene where a bald headed baby provokes comments and a stranger’s unusual blessing. An old man questions the child’s name, offering comical cautions about Washington Webster and Henry, while the mother deflects. The tale shifts to maritime peril and ocean shark hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bascomb
George Washington
Washington
Daniel Webster
Mr. Webster
Patrick Henry
Ites
Jackson
New Orleans
General Lafayette
Duty and romance clash as fortune shifts
In a Detroit Free Press tale a young man, eager to fulfill his duty, informs a fiancée of his ailing father’s failure. She reacts with surprise and humor as he voices concern. She reveals curiosity about a clumsy moral test and jokes about life insurance policies.
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Arabella
George
Detroit Free Press
Dreaming wife and mine blast claim yields tragic head injury
In Nevada City the Last Chance Mine incident ends with Foote killed by a flying rock when 4 blast is fired. Scott, who had retreated behind a tree after a premonition, narrowly survives and believes fate spared him due to his wife’s dream.
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Nevada
Nevada City
Scott
Last Chance
Foote
Mr.Scott
Week Planner Dictates Calm Start to Week
The excerpt outlines a weekly rhythm with each day urging caution and action, from avoiding hasty starts on Monday to seeking brilliant progress on Tuesday and vigorous tomorrow on Wednesday. It notes bees may travel about thirty miles an hour beside a railroad, and mentions an English revivalist sliding down pulpit banisters to illustrate backsliding.
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Murray
Court of Common Pleas
Muskingum County
Ohio
E. Davies
Dover Township
Athens County
Parker Carpenter
W.A. Root
H. F. Achaner
Centaur Liniments Advertised With Claims of Pain Relief
An advertisement promotes Centaur Liniment claiming to cure rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sciatica and many other ailments. It offers free trial bottles to skeptics and cites several testimonials from Ada Hardin County Ohio Zanesville Newark and other towns. The notice notes rapid sales growth and warns it cannot cure cancer or restore lost bones.
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Henry Black
Ada
Hardin Co
Ohio
James Hurd
Zanesville
Alfred Tush
Newark
Express
W. BP. Hopkins
Piqua, O
Centaur
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Terieveral Jackson
San Juan River
Marrater
Massa; Neber
Massa
Colon
Tyne
Jack
Yelverton
PH. Hiley & Son
Jefferson, Mo
St. Louis
A.J. M’carty
J. B. Rose & Bro
Dey St
New York
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Mass
J. B. Rose & Co
Dey Street
BANKS
KE. H. Moore
T. H. Sheldon
James Ballard
First National Bank
Athens, Ohio
THE
Athens
State Bank of Ohio
United States
Europe
Saddlery
Cyrus Rose
Court Street
G. H. Carpenter, M. D
Congress
L. Gorslene, M. D
Umio
Washington Street
City Hall
Brown House
Isto-Nai-Yi
T W. Sparrow
Silvus Oldstand
B. Frame, M. D
Norton's
K" Mett Tompkins
Welch
Chas. Townsend
E. J. Jones
Attorneys AT Law
Reed Golden
Co J. Davison
State Lit
Carpenter
Hotels
Elmer Golden
W. H. McMonigal
Court St
Columbus
L.steenrod
Board of Examiners
M B. Port
Deteutive
Orrickk
W. B. Brooks
Robert J. Culverwell
M. D
Py Rtas & Son
York
Post Ofice
Ieobis
Elliott & Armstead
W. Armer
Sorta Hien Sterer
W. H. Hatch
Nelsonville
Carver Force
Pum
Carver
W.M. Henry
KR. Blastone
T. A. Beaton
T. J. Herford
F. P. Graham
New Lexington
A. L. Roach &Son
Main Street
Simon Dolan
Garand
Abbott
Illustrated Christian Weekly
Nassau Street
Messenger
Bride & Co
Broadway
Peter Wollett
Jewelry & Clocks
D. C. Cornwell
Perkins Drug Store
Will G. Cooley
Pomere
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