Torture relics auctioned at Covent Garden in dull sale
An auction at Stevens Covent Garden offered torture relics including hangman’s rope remnants, a drunkard’s cloak, a whipping post with shackles, and an iron boot. Prices ranged low with a shy bidding crowd, while other items like an ancient chair and an iron torture collar fetched modest sums. The sale drew little competition and reflected morbid curiosity from the crowd.
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London News
Northern Vermont fair set for August dates in 20th century notice
State notice reports Bess Ballard of Pitta warns of a drought plant near Allen's pasture. A 150 pound dead body found. police mystery tied to a shooting. Walter Mooney of Burlington injured when his horse kicked him during harness work. hired man and another man escaped injury. A bridal party fled Monday morning with lavishly decorated baggage, hoping to skip stations, but baggage was left behind and caught up in misadventure.
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Charles Shells
Mortiswilla
Greensboro
Lavey Davrys
Tryde Burk News
Small Town Vigilance and City Comparisons
A fragment from Lonleville Herald discusses town life and neighborly scrutiny. It contrasts vigilant rural oversight with urban anonymity, noting how a single misdeed by a shopkeeper would be widely broadcast and damage business repeatedly.
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Stull
Tieme
Borin
Bimaa
Smith
Green
Jolnean
David
Earh
Lonleville Herald
The New Candidate Te's Aching Rise and Fallout
A fragmented report recounts Te as a rising political figure in the reform era and the Women's party scene. It notes her decisive acceptance speech provoking backlash among astute politicians. The piece describes press scrutiny at a Saturday notification meeting and Sunday papers publishing her alleged rhetoric with no news left out. The Brooklyn Life excerpt portrays a sharp social blow to the party and tensions inside the couple, with reactions from bystanders and a barber's quip on attire.
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Breakfast at the cattle camp learns real cowboys
Outdoor Life describes a chuck wagon breakfast amid cattlemen. Cowboys in varied attire, ropers and riders prepare a camp meal while ponies are saddled and roped, with cook inviting guests to eat as the morning roundup unfolds. A romantic aside touches a young woman’s fate and parental duty.
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Remington
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Catalog of charms advertised for sale in period piece
An advertisement entry touts beauty charms with phrases about bright eyes flowing cheeks red lips smooth skin and perfect health. Selling Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for 35 cents by D. F. Davis and E. A. Drown.
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E. A. Drown
Unclear OCR Fragment Plans Daylight Transit Schedule
Fragmentary notice appears to describe a timetable or schedule with times around 4 00 a. m. and midnight. Mentions cities Boston New York and weekdays only for Wittlants, but essential details are garbled.
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Cleanly Woman and the Dandruff Cure Myth
A reader debunks daily scalp scrubbing as a cure for dandruff and promotes Newbro's Herpicide as the only way to kill the dandruff germ. The ad-style notice urges readers to send a sample request and buy the product from druggists, noting Detroit Michigan origins.
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Up to Snuff Rivalry Among Railroads Over Oil Pinch
Chicago evidence shows every time Standard Oil took a pinch of supply railroads clashed, trying to outdo each other in weathering the budget pressures. The Kansas City Times reports persistent tensions as pipelines and spurs spring into action to secure scarce resources.
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Cheap home at 87 Franklin St Barre Vermont
Real estate notice offers a two tenement house in first class repair for sale with easy terms and low monthly payments. Owner promises no immediate cash payment for eight to ten years and invites inquiries at 87 Franklin St Barre Vermont telephone 223-18.
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