NERVE FOR CROOKED WORK GONE HIS PLEA
James alias Merrill formerly in Manchester pleads remorse before Judge Peadlee awaiting a five year term. He admits no further crooked deeds and vows to return to honest railroading, after past burglaries in Manchester Nashua and Charlestown. Police notes reveal a dishonorable Navy discharge amid the arrest records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Janes Wi Weesesee
Som
Merrill
Atate
Peadlee
Iipérior Court
Wilson iv Rae
Boston
New England
Chatlestown
New York
Nashua
Ts Edrens
Ennee
Healy
United States Navy
Bryan's Bad Break in Lincola's Typo Tale
A June 1 typist found victim Mr. Bryan in Lincola Nebraska after a stray type wandered into an article in the Southern Christian Advocate. The Advocate reprinted a Japanese piece claiming Bryan drank heavily and caused a scene at a meeting to Togo last year. Clergymen protested the misquotes and urged clear explanation as Bryan works to respond to the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincola
Mr. Bryan
Advocate
Bryan
Togo
Meyan
Barre Daily Times item fragment with Vermont notices
Fragmentary OCR text from Barre Daily Times dated June 3 1807 mentions Vermont locations Montpelier and general notices. Content is highly garbled with partial phrases and nonstandard spellings, no clear event, person, or outcome discernible.
Talk of the Town notices and sale offers in Barre text
Fragments announce Masonic and watch shop talk at L P Austin's, stonecutters and harness business sales by W F Shepard, and inquiries about farm and estate goods. Calls for hosting child care, a Granite City lodge meeting, and local real estate promising 14 percent yields near the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Austin
Union
E. P. Austin
Mt Reners
Pridx
TB. Burr
Bare & ‘Co
North Main Street
Alex
Murray
Murray Tatreet
Barre
Firanite
Tadge
K. of C. Bell
Poo Onder
Fiquire
D. A. Perry Real Eatate Agency
Gordon Block
Unclear historic ad text claims various cures and tonics
Fragmented OCR of a late era advertisement touts cures for liver, digestion, constipation and skin conditions. Mentions trial bottles, guaranteed products, and multiple dubious remedies with nonsensical phrasing and numerous misspellings.
The Eskimo Baby Care By the Metier
An American Missionary excerpt describes Eskimo infant care with a mother wearing a dress and blouse, baby carried inside her blouse, communal living, and collective sharing of food in a frigid climate. It notes clothing practices and early weaning to blubber and meat, and emphasizes family dormancy and close community under harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erddie
Detrekin
Impressive Fee to Talkative Case Raises Itinerant Question
A Baltimore American quip notes How was itr. Kngwit got such a big fee from Talkative. The joke recalls a call to Mrs Talkative for a slight nervous trouble when he warned her of an acute attack of inflammatory verbody. He recommended absolute quiet as the sole means to avert crisis. The line ends with a punch about the unexpected outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kngwit
Haltimore
An Accomplished Youth Read With One Eye
An odd exchange shows Freddie claiming he can read words with his left eye while a companion teases him about reading by this time. The brief dialogue captures a playful moment highlighting a young boy’s unusual reading gag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preddie
Freddie
Feddie
Memorial Day Notes and Local Happenings in Strafford
Strafford and nearby towns report Memorial Day observances and school activities as well as weather and planting updates. Notable items include visits from residents to friends, church conferences at Post Mills, shifts in teaching staff due to illness, and local effort towards Vermont Bible sections. The piece documents community life, local movements, and demographic data from town records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ht. A. Stickney
Saxton J. Arnell
Hubbandston
Masa
Mra
A. J. Bastman
Pease
Golden Rule C.K. Union
Chelsea
Ae ‘the Martz & Burnell Vaudleitte Vom
Pane
Hell
Lovening
Raymond Moargill
Sboxton
Amos Morrill
W. BR. Bennett
South Btralford
Mt Sharon
Secol
James Wright
Frank Preston
Charley Hart
Sharon
Strat‘ford
North Rand
Congregational Church
Vermont Bible Rockets
Ich
L. W. El-iott
Waterbury
Aj, Kastan
Lote Ada
Orange County
Post Mills
Wil Hazelton
Burlington Tx
Frei Hexelton
Jotustown
TriState
Mary Grave Waterman
Sientie Shorte
Pred Hazelton
Ig UL
Alvin Carpenter
South Roystten
Chicago
Cabot Notes On Visiting Friends And Local Events
Cabot residents and visitors are noted for calling on relatives in Marshfield Montpelier and Barre. People attended Memorial Day events, a piano recital and births are reported. Local names include Mrs Rosetta Wile Mrs Grace Morse Mr and Mrs George Harvey and Dean W Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tawra Lyford
Kimball
Packigeport
Counla
Rosetta Wile
Marshfield
Howard Pike
Lyndon Ac
Lewer Cabot
Frante-Crose
Montpelier
Fonds
Jeet Wilcom
Ella
Marsidely
Mra
Alvira
Adama
Muarvhfield
Dre
Amy Harveys
Low
Frank Clifford
Heaton Hospital
Nettie Moulton
Barre
Gavshaf
F. M Marah
Cora Lance
Wehion I
Willlassatown
George Boyles
P. Boyles
Thoreday
Nowa
Dean W. Fishers
Rutland
George Harvey
Philadelphia
Mian
Grace Morse
Gonpremansl
Fortune Built From Missed Opportunity Story
A tale from the New York Sun recounts a man who declined a $2.50 job and a half dollar loan, delaying success. Years later the man who borrowed rose to head a major Midwest retail firm worth about a million and a half, while the benefactor stayed poor.
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Trayjelor
Wee
Permahip
Rac City
Wbliaied
Mucoens
Middle West
Navy
Ae Deek
Ters
New York
Moon volcanism and the origin of lunar craters
The article discusses theories of Moon volcanism and crater formation, arguing craters arose from lava breakout as the crust fractured and cooled, with later collapses forming maria. It cites Professor Pickering and contrasts lunar scales with Hawaii, then notes the first American oil well found accidentally in 1845.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickering
Hawaii
Btia
Hiawali
Gum Chewing Through Time in Vedax Then and Now
A brief note contrasts ancient Vedax era chewing habits with later views, claiming Hindoo maidens chewed gum in historic times while labeling them uncivilized by later standards.
Uncertain Names Tie to Biddle Portrait in St Louis
A mock exchange recounts Nicholay Biddle once leading the United States Bank facing a brusque inquiry from a laboring man. The dialogue features a reply revealing nicknames such as Harry Old Harry and Old Nick, with a brash hint about the devil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Nick
Nicholay Biddle
United States Bank
Biddle
Ole Harry
Old Harry
St. Louis Republic
Stripped in Dickens Bleak Elonne Chancery Woes
An excerpt notes Dickens description of chancery court delays and penalties, with two suitors forced into costly feuds until English judicial reform. The painterly vignette depicts them clasping hands while one wears a shirt, illustrating the era’s hard lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
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Ana
F. Cutler
Barte, Vermont
City Bakery
Emis & Caron
Wwe
Ceamy Say
Farwell Sc LL
Bolster
Main Street
Lal and Wood
James Wilson
ER & Rig Harbson
Tel Depot Square
Beranton
Dea
MORS
Blackwall
DAL
Fionhuistal
D. L
Cal
Lehigh Coal
Jackson
Rotkafeller
Edson Brothers
Maton Cesta
Ipeenetin
H. P. Baldwin
Pickard
China
F. E. Burr & Co
W. Averill Block
Japan
Mr. Bryran
Mar. Bey
the Barre Daily Times
Vermont
Dalla
Talk OF
The
TOWN
Best Friend
Alexander Benton
Ing
Iagn
Grose Pharainey
Alex Sel
Baby
Willie
Mama
Strafford
White River
Vermont Bible 1
Mumber
CABOT
Fred Corlis
Waterford
Aine
Krankliffered
Ant Im Wavison
Prachman
Peatein Labree
Weah
Hifta
Gingerville
NATIONAL + BISCUIT
Marons Aurelie
Bobby
New Orleans Times
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company
R. G. Robinson
Wood Block
A. W. Badger & GO
Seminary
Worcester Kemp
A. W. Allen
Sunnyside Farm
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