Gilbert Stanton and the missing confession drama
Gilbert Stanton faces a murder charge after a quarrel with Raymond Wild ends in a fatal shot. A crucial written confession vanished amid chaos, prompting Edith and Mrs. Morton to uncover its whereabouts. They trace the document to a candle flame and mice to a hidden corner, where it is finally recovered from a wall crack and plaster.
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Edith
Illert
Albert Stanton
Yasmond Wild
Stanton
Chambers
White
Jy and
Wis
Wild
Col Roce
Stone Brake
Gebert Staunton
Raymond
Gilbert
Newiface
Gilbert Stanton
Tir
Tipty
Junket
Kayond Wild
Srntia
Willian Carey
Deford
Pacific
Mra. Morton
Matt
Dows
Kitty
Isself
Mrs. Morton
A Leaf From the Devil's Jestbook
A fragment from California Illustrated presents a stark verse scene at a sewing table chained and bent. It contrasts tyrannous pride against a wedding gown and a shroud while reflecting on Time, wealth, and fading creeds as Youth departs and adverse fate shadows a life.
Uncle Peter The Captain and the Millionaire Uncle
Captain Cogolin clings to tall tales of Uncle Peter in America. A shipboard pursuit of Americans leads to a money-for-embassy ruse. A restaurant scene settles the mysterious inheritance, with the captain sailing home rich yet puzzled by Uncle Peter’s fate.
Experience of an Ex champion walker insight
An ex champion walker shares experiences from routine indoor exercises and discusses health issues linked to ordinary activity. Henry 5, at 324 East 19th Street New York, in April 1826, notes using various plasters and advocates a porous plaster as superior. He claims personal trials and recommendations based on his own results.
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New York
AB C
Cogolin
Paris
Ernest
Henry 5
West Port
Miss
Pieba
Emall
West
W. Walker
Henry T. McGee
Walker
Ji Gee
Michigan Miracle Between Life and Death
A Detroit man Thomas Hagen aged 36, long the molder's apprentice and stove trooper, narrates a remarkable recovery from rheumatism after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. After years of pain and failed treatments, he credits the pills bought in Windsor and Detroit for restoring health and enabling return to work. The article notes the pills are a scientific preparation by Dr Williams Medicine Company and sold at 50 cents a box, six for two dollars, with cautions against substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Thomas Hegen
Russell Steet
Hagen
Stovehotder’s Union
Detroit
Hamilton
Ont
Dr. Illiams
Windsor
Christopher
Brown & Co
Woodward
Congress
Michell’s
Basset & L’hommedieu
Woodward Avenue
Laxaire
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectsd
N. Y
Brockville
Burglars Break Into Scottsville Store. Cash Stolen
Burglars entered the Anete Brothers' store in Scottville, Kentucky, ransacked the premises and opened the safe, taking about $10,000 in cash. Ham Brothers reportedly kept money there after the Bank of Scottsville. Authorities investigate the break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Anete Brothers
Scottsville
Ham Brothers
Bank of
Scottshere
Yellow fever outlook in Brunswick improves with two deaths
Report from Atlanta Aug 26 states Brunswick shows brighter prospects with only two fatalities and no suspicious cases. The last victim, a child of Mrs Cox, moved to the countryside and is reported well. Wilmington, NC has quarantined against Atlanta and Columbus. Montgomery and Selma have quarantined against Brunswick. Government to aid Brunswick with a federal relief fund.
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Atlanta
Brunswick
Cox
Wilmington
N. C
Columbus
Montgomery
Selma
In Memoriam of Maggie King and a rural memory of King mansion
Obituary tribute recalling Maggie King daughter of Gen. Edwin D. King and wife praising her life of charity and Christian service in Alabama before dying July 28. It notes her education at Judson Institute, marriage to J. T. Lumpkin, and later residence in Selma with her children Juddie and a son. Also mentions brother Judge Porter King and familial losses, with a closing public notice about Ameys Basses agent and subscription settlements in Danielsville.
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Marion
Als
Edwin D. King
King
Margaret
Maggie King
Judson Institute
J. T. Lumpkin
Lumpkin
Georgia
Alabama
Athens
Porter King
Selma
Juddie
Building Athens Fast Through Local Industries
A Banner editorial urges Athens to establish mal industries and small factories to spur growth. Citing Atlanta as a model, it argues that widespread manufacturing attracts thrift and prosperity, expanding trade, jobs, and wealth. The piece calls for the Board of Trade to promote diverse factories to attract capital, skilled workers, and steady labor, even amid panic.
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Athens
Atlanta
Eastern
Middle States
Amally
Board of Trade
Throwing Rocks Across Racial Lines In Street disturbance
A town report describes frequent rock throwing by both Black and white youths near Thomas and Dougherty streets. A boy named Emory Patat was knocked down by a rock from a mixed group returning from Blue Mountain Joe's show, prompting calls for stricter enforcement and safer conduct by all youths.
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Mr. Hulme
Thomas and
Dougherty Streets
B. Wingfield
Emory Patat
Upper Bridge
Mr. Wingfield
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C. E. Markham
California
Peter
Uncle Peter
Marseilles
United States
America
Cogolins
Captain Cogolin
Peter Cogolin
Havre
ABC
Brittany
Pot
Mil
Michigan
Washington
Judge Turner
Wyman
Reapine
Seward
Avupurx
William Henry Seward, Jr
Lincoln
Anna Dennis Myers
Gorton W. Allen
Denver
Colorado
Szu
Ameys Basses
Danielsville
MAL Industries
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