Bath Tragedy at Bath ends in deadly despair
The Bath tragedy tells of Miss Braddock a charming girl who lost fortune and love. Her lover Maggard was jailed for debt and deserted her. In London Henry Nash helped her, she moved to Bath tried to forget with work at Mr Woods in Queen Street. She fell into feverish gambling, wrote a suicide note and hanged herself on September 5 1721. An inquest deemed her insane, she lies beside her father General Braddock in the Abbey Church at Bath as a warning on the dangers of cards.
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Batt
Miss Braddock
Beau Lesh
Yasny Praddock
Compee
Maggard
Miss Vice
Nash
London
Bath
Braddoni
Ane
Sy Furtier
John Wood
Jiss Braddock
le Woods
Queen S Tyme
Jay Braddock
Har Bettroan
Thaide
Braddocs
Dall
Convicts as Inventors in Prison History
Various prisoners including Calla P Graves Wells Wainwright and others are noted for inventing devices while incarcerated. Examples include a sewing machine bobbin eliminator, a marine propeller, a burglar proof window fastener, violin bow hair fixes, and a novel clocking device. Some inventions earned profits for their executors or inventors while imprisoned.
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Calla P. Graves
Pricon
Wells
Monte Carlo
Portland
Wainwright
Whitechapel
Lerer
Rial
Holloway
Dartmoor
Jimmie Coffee
London
Thurst
Donaldson
Chetham
It Might Have Been A Moral From It Might Have Been
Kate Thorn critiques the refrain It might have been in New York Weekly noting how a young wife wed for money and faced life after her husband’s long illness and estate troubles. The piece argues no man has a right to complain of destiny, urging gratitude for blessings over imagined misfortunes.
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Kate Thorn
New York Weekly
From Farm To City Boss Of A Construction Gang
A country boy comes to the big city to work for a contractor as a helper. He guides a heavy load up and down streets, wins respect with cheerful honesty, and becomes an effective boss without formal training. His kindness, reliability, and charm win over workers, children, and officials alike as he leads a crew.
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Daseal
Dent
Job
Bac
Fort
Cent
Why Beans Know Up From Down in Plant Behavior
A discussion of how bean plants orient themselves when uprooted or grown in unusual conditions. Researchers note that stems grow toward light while roots seek gravity, and that beans can respond to inverted soil and air, revealing surprising plant awareness in directional growth.
How Hair Grows and Beard Growth Rates
The article notes hair can stretch to one third its length and return to normal. Dr Pincus measured scalp growth by cutting 1/2 inch circles and comparing patches to the rest, finding growth slows after cutting and never speeds up. Ordinary hair length ranges from 2.2 to 4.5 inches. beard growth is about 1.5 inches per week, totaling 64 inches per year. An eighty year old who shaved since maturity would have shed over 27 feet of beard.
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Pincus
The Woman He Wanted
A country lecturer recounted a tale of a widow with a mortgaged farm who pays off the debt in one wheat harvest. A middle aged man challenged the anecdote asking who the widow was, replying Juul the Ki Youk ime, and the speaker admitted uncertainty.
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Tsay
Wrater
How Much Will Chick Gain From Feeding Early Life
A historical note explains chick growth, noting that newly hatched chicks weigh about one and a quarter ounces and rapidly gain height and weight over the first eleven weeks. It describes yolk absorption providing nourishment for 24 to 36 hours and outlines approximate weights at weekly intervals, emphasizing rapid early growth.
Loans Arranged on Mortgage at Low Rates for Farms
Financing options advertised for farm and pastoral properties offer low mortgage rates and liberal terms. Banks invite buyers to explore loans on farms and pastoral land with flexible repayment and favorable conditions.
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Ourne
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Carrier Street
Benalla
Reiter Rau
N. D. Harper
Henry Vallender
Draper, Nunnst
Benawla
Henry V
Walliender
Nunnst
Benalla Standard
Kennedy & Wilkins
Boots
Prioas Navar
Collins
Woman He
Victoria
Mendelssohn Phi
Groes
Mendelssohn
Agpetatenset
T.rh
The
Prince Ani Incess of
Wales
Swanston ST
Melbourne
Hearnes
Tritiajan
Geelong
W. Q. Hearne & Co., Ltd
St James Bulches
Spriggs
Porter
Ol Benalla
Roy
St. James and District
ST. James
Win
Spencer
Hope
Spriggs & Porter
Butchers
Benalla Ton Fonday
Roge
R J. Hooper
Nunn Street
WOOL
NEW Zealand Loan & Mercantile
Agency Company Limited
Riverina
Queenduuil
Cooper
Insurance Doy
Collins Street
Dalcety & Company Limited
Arn
Newmarket
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Kemps Pales
WORMO
SH Nobels
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Hanlon
Alliance Fire Tisuruen Uo
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District
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Mesa
DI Davin
Ind Tas
Benjamin Sessins
Mlean Asnt Mveiteson
Choy
Bill Srytheay
Verantasinie
Hanl OY SM
Vusewall
Gibson
Victor Svy
Venilirer WG Hearne & Co. Ltd
Gevlong Tietoria
Pet Torm and Smith
Collins St
M. Q M‘namara
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Honalta
Avan Duffy
King & King Solicitors
Bridge Street
National Trustees
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Trust
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Next Nationa Bank
Current Largo
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England
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Meth
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Tungamah
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Royal Mail
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Marseilles
Adelaide
Fremantle
Colom Port Said
Gibraltar
Plymouth
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Tiskota
Europe
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H. Francis & Co
Chemiat
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Benallaw
Glen
W. G. Abbott
Bridgettrot West
Ye New Management
Brokes River
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Psiuelschener
Chapel Street
Pranran
Errol ST
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