Will directs killing of horses and dogs in Bridgeport
Francis Ives of Bridgeport leaves all but a small sum to his sister and names George Hayes as executor. The eighteenth clause of his will orders the chloroform death of all his horses and dogs owned at his death in June to prevent them from falling into unkind hands. Ives was famed as a humane, shy of society bachelor with trotting horses, kennels, and a hunting passion.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Francis Ives
New York World
Ives
Fairfield County
Julia Jones
Henry Jones
Noah Webster
Miss Jones
Thomas
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Ives
Through the Air Shaft Voices and the Night Clock Tales
A New York flat dweller recalls hot nights with air shaft windows open and voices heard from nearby flats. In deep quiet, clocks strike in varied styles and intervals, from quick shrill to cathedral gongs, each telling its own tale of time before a final distant boom ends the soundscape.
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New York
Melrose Mabbey
The League of American Wheelmen Pushes Road Improvement
The League of American Wheelmen 1880 movement focuses on better roads, arguing bad roads waste farm value and harm mobility. It cites Moorstown NJ and Illinois data showing improved counties gain land value and faster transport, with estimates of national farm losses from poor roads and potential gains from gravel roads.
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League of American Wheelmen
Moorstown
N. J
League
Illinois
WANTED TO BORROW HIM Philadelphian and the pass ruse
A Philadelphia man recalls a cheeky trolley stunt where two women on a train pass asked him to substitute for the absent husband of the pair. He chose the younger woman as escort, a tale amid Philadelphia’s long life record. Obituaries show many aged residents, including a claimed 130 year old man whose age was later estimated at 117.
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Reading
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia
the Ledger
John Gibson
Wide wagon tires improved road surface and reduced costs
Experiments across New York Utah and Indiana tested narrow versus broad wagon tires. Wide tires on rear wheels and narrower front tires created a roller effect that packed stone chips into a hard surface. A five mile road to a quarry carried 8 000 to 10 000 pound loads with a 20 percent lower hauling cost.
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New York
Utah
Studebaker Wagon Company
Indiana
The Value of Good Roads Across Regions
A Northern New Jersey county notes land values rise by 206 dollars per acre due to improved roads. A Virginia engineer estimates bad roads cost 4 275 463 001 dollars yearly, funding macadam road expansion. A Ada Langworthy Collier essay reviews Roman road planning and enduring engineering.
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Chicago Tribune
Union County
N. J
Virginia
N. Y
Rome
Ada Langworthy Collier
Dubuque, la
Prominent Remedy Ad Claims Cure for Womb Ailments
A distressed woman describes severe pelvic and systemic symptoms and accuses doctors of inaction. An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as quickly alleviating inflammation and restoring normal womb function, noting druggists sell it. Mrs E Bishop of Brooklyn cites personal healing and invites letters for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Bishop
Halsey Street
Brooklyn
N.Y
Train schedule notice for Athens rail arrivals May 19
On and after Sunday May 19th Kan awha and Michigan trains will arrive and depart from Athens as follows No. 10 No. 2 No. 12 No. 1 and except Sunc lumbus and vnarieston North bound.
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Athens
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
L. H. Reutinger
Asnens O
Gene Pass
Kanawha and
Michigan
Sunclumbus
Vnarieston
Ohio Central Lines mileage book promotes travel value
The notice outlines train connections from Athens to Marion and Chicago with 11 hours 20 minutes between Athens and Chicago. It promotes the Ohio Central Lines Thousand Mile Tickets covering multiple systems and the 500 mile book valid a year from sale at $10, with agents in Athens. It also touts the Buckeye Mileage good on many lines including B&O and the Big Four and urges checking line lists before purchase.
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Atlanta
Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo
Ohio
Athens
Marion
Chicago
Ohio Central Lines
Big Four
Ohio Central
Travelers
Toledo
Gauley Bridge
W. Va
F. H. Hyseun
Buckeye
United States
Canada
Pullman
Columbus
W. H. Fisugx
Columbua Ohio
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Physicians and Surgeons
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Athens Ohio
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