Shovel Gravy and Eighteen Year Romance
A father questions a son about lunching with laborers and eating meat cooked in a shovel. The boy defends the cleanliness, noting gravy was prepared in a shovel and wiped by a worker's hat. Irish statesman Daniel O’Connell is joked about with rival Tom Gould who woos an eighteen year old girl in verse and a quip on gold.
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Stephen
Daniel O’connel
Tom Gould
Tom
O'Connell
Dan
Old Gould
Humorous Social Tales and Domestic Dainties
In Louisville scenes a social leader's dinner runs short and the cook threatens locals with crab and sass, while reflections on ingratitude passion and dignity follow. A grieving Irishman and a prankster neighbor close this fragment of column humor and lore.
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Walter Savage Landor
Feared Pair Recalls Night Fright in Haunted Lane
A frightened man stumbles near a tree as a sheet-clad woman pursues him, muttering about “fun” and plans for more in moments of panic. The scene ends with the man counting on a return moment of courage and wind. An unrelated ad line references wool blankets and a pill advertised by Goodykoontz Drug Co.
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Mike
Chicken coop thefts puzzle Ohio farmer and pocketbook
In Callia county Ohio a farmer finds stolen hens and a pocketbook with the owner’s name and $250. The finder confronts a man who had been buying the birds but no money reward is offered, and negotiations have not begun. Neighbors are advised of the unfolding incident.
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Callia County
Ohio
Smith
Methods for Preserving Fresh Eggs in Cold Storage and Water Glass
Fresh eggs stored at 34 degrees Fahrenheit change little as this temperature limits bacteria. German tests years ago tried about twenty methods of air exclusion. water glass emerged as the best preservative aside from cold storage. Eggs packed cleanly, covered with a potassium or sodium silicate solution, keep for months in a cool place, though they appear less fresh and are nutritionally inferior to new laid eggs.
How to Seal Bottles and Jars and Treat Bruises
Instructions on airtight sealing for sauces and pickles using waxed corks and wax resin coatings. Also guidance on bruise care with warm compresses and salt soaks to prevent discoloration and ease pain. Includes steps for dipping corks and preparing sealing mixtures.
How to Have Lovely Hair by a Sixty Five Year Old
A sixty five year old shares hair care secrets praising constant brushing. She uses infrequent shampooing, cleans scalp with wet and dry brushing, and waters with hazes every ten to fourteen days to remove oil.
How to Freeze With Chemicals
How to freeze ice cream quickly using a chemical bath. Place the mixture in a tin bucket and immerse in a weak sulphuric acid and water solution with salt. The intense cold can solidify a bottle of wine in minutes, with minimal cost.
Christmas turkey outlook and market trends
Local grocers and producers expect no turkey shortage for Christmas with prices holding or easing. Demand shifts may push some poultry forward after Thanksgiving, while hens and big birds face slower sales yet potential price drops around the holidays. Eggs and butter show high retail prices with signals of easing as supplies adjust and a grand jury probes market activities.
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Greers and Produce Dessers
Christman
Stiff
County Seat War Erupts in Lincoln County
Lincoln County faces a county seat dispute with petitions to move the seat from Hamlin to Brown City. Support spreads along Mud River and Griffithsville oil fields while Guyan River voters favor removal by margins. A January court session will set the voting date as Hamlin crowds gather to learn about burned records and possible “higher up” involvement.
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Lincoln County
Hamlin
Brown City
Mud River
Griffithsville
Guyan River
Hart's Creek
South Carolina Supreme Court halts charter for Carolina Railway
The court declares the act granting the Carolina Clinefield and Ohio Railway a charter unconstitutional. The company may use the prior South and Western Railway charter, operating two separate entities with different officers and ticket systems to run the Broad River Bridge to Spartanburg segment, risking the 44 mile extension and $850,000 bridge cost without a new charter. The Hawley Merchandise Co offers 25 percent off infant caps. De Witts Kidney and Bladder Pills praised for urinary and back pain relief. sold by The White Pharmacy and Daily Telegraph subscription encouraged.
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Supreme Court of South Carolina
Carolina, Clinefield and Ohio Railway
South and Western Railway
Carolina, Citherfield and Ohio
Broad River Bridge
Spartanburg
S. C
Croad River
South Carolina
Pape's Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
An early 1900s style testimonial claims Pape's Diuretic cures kidney and bladder disorders. It describes back and flank pain, nervousness, headaches, and urinary symptoms improving after a fifty cent treatment, with warnings against other remedies and endorsements from authorities.
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Iho
Pape
Pape, Thompson & Pape
Cincinnati
Paype
Pepe
Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup Promoted for Cold Relief
Advertises Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup as the best remedy for colds. Claims the laxative ingredient gently moves the bowels to drive the cold from the system. Sold by The Goodykoontz Drug Co.
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The
Goodykoontz Drug Co
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Bluefield
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Bluefield Typewriter Exchange
Bluefield Brexinz Co
Duffy
Dufy Balt \Thiske, Co
Godocter, I
L. Lazarus & Co
J. L. Corvin
W F. Stinson
Cluefield
W Va
Gale
Virgina Iron, Coa, & Coke Company
Vengel
Ever Post Office
Masohume
Sige
Yooung
Bluefield Iee & Cold Storage Co
W.va
Jung Coal
J. W. Sampson
Rok Reni
REN
Reese
Reny
Saln—Hote
Coulfeld
Graham
Grahaali
Rogers Street
Bisley
P. O
Miners’ Hospital No. 1
Miners’ Hospital
Welch
Louisa
Daik Talegraph
Elks Opera House
Black Patti Musical Comedy Company
Africa
Sisseretta Jones
Black Patti
Jolly Joan Larkins
Dr. King
O'Connall
Femn
Louisville
Fayette County
Mandy
Hawley Merchandise Co
Grand Jury
Steed
Lincoln
Carolina
Clinefield
Daily Telegraph
Rock Sur
Sunn Brook
U. S
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Jefferson Co
Express
Bluefield, Wa
NU Gocos
Roley's
Randolph
Mittendore Leading Jewelers
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