Norton Daily Press to Launch as Consolidated Folio
Plans call for a five column folio starting Thursday or next week as the Norton Daily Press debuts non political. The new outfit buys the Norton Free Press and will bear the Norton Daily Press name with W E B King of Burlington Wisconsin as editor and proprietor. H C Miller retires from the Free Press to pursue other business interests.
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Free Press
Brantford Hosts Ontario Historical Society Meet
Brantford welcomes the Ontario Historical Society for its annual three day meeting beginning June 1. Local officials plan tours and exhibits highlighting Brantford history through the event.
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the Ontario Historical Society
Music of the Drum and its grand chorus in memory
The article notes that drums are thoroughly musical when used properly and that many drummers outdoors create fine music. It cites Berlioz, who observed that small sounds like muskets or butt thuds become brilliant when performed by a thousand men together.
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Berlioz
Rheumatoid Deformity or Deaf Man in Scotch Talk
A crumpled figure with twisted fingers is described as a rheumatism victim, but a friend clarifies he is deaf and trying to speak in a Scotch dialect on his airer. The remark frames a humorous misinterpretation of speech and disability observed in Life.
Would Have to Move
Two youths quarrel over a playground incident. John the janitor's son claims he was whipped by Jimmy, and Jimmy replies that such conduct is not a calamity.
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Jimmy
Fate of the Dauphin Mystery Captivates London Audience
A London lecture by Marc Latour recounts the fate of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette’s nine year old son. Theories split between judicial murder and escape, with tales of a substitution by Simon and his wife, a burial under a false name, and alleged later sightings by dozens of pretenders including Naundore and the Duc de Richemont.
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Marc
Louise Latour
London
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Versailles
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America
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Duc de Richemont
Naundore
Louis Seize
Pursuit of happiness joked by strolling philosopher
A rural constable jokes about chasing eloping couples while the strolling philosopher asks about happiness in a fragment from the Chicago News. The exchange highlights local humor and frontier attitudes.
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Chicago News
First of the Season Seedy Visitor
Seedy visitor asks about wrecks as the boatman notes few have appeared this season at Louden Telegraph.
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Boatman
Louden
Tennyson Quotation Note on Truth and Lies
A fragmentary quotation from Alfred Lord Tennyson suggests a lie that includes truth is a difficult matter to handle. The line reflects on the complexity of deception and honesty in language.
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Tennyson
Famous jockey's daughter Nellie Archer wedding in London
London June 1. Miss Nellie Archer, only daughter of the famous jockey Frederick Archer, married a French shipping magnate. The ceremony and celebrations drew notable society and international guests, marking a high profile union in the racing and shipping worlds.
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Miss Archer
London
Nellie Archer
Frederick Archer
Jocky
Marriage of Heiress and French Shipping Magnate
The bride wed M. Alexandre Tosetti, a wealthy French shipping magnate. Her father was once the world’s most famous jockey and built a considerable fortune on horse racing.
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M. Alexandre Tosetti
Writ of Error Granted by Supreme Court
Charleston W Va June 1 Special The supreme court of appeals has granted a writ of error to Chas Lanham against Eva J Meadows The Braxton county case involved a contract for illicit relations in which Lanham paid sums totaling $2000 The contract is alleged illegal due to its nature and the lower court ruling is under review by the high court.
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W. Va
Supreme Court of Appeals
Chas. Lanham
Eva J. Meadows
Braxton County
Meadows
Lanham
Lianham
Tuberculosis Sanitarium Sites To Be Inspected
Charleston WV June 1 A joint meeting of the state board of control and state board of control decided a committee will visit sites offered for a state tuberculosis sanitarium Dr Godbey of Charleston and Dr Brock of Morgantown named by the health board while the state board of control selects two members later They will tour the sites Governor Glasscock plans to attend a blue ribbon reunion in Philadelphia and the funeral of Dr Augustus J Lyon Wes ton later today may affect travel plans.
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W. Va
State Board of Control
Health Board
Godbey
Brock
Morganatown
Glasscock
Philadelphia
Parkersburg
Augustus J. Lyon
Second
Weston
Diaz Sails For France on Hamburg-America Steamer
The Hamburg American steamer Ypiranga with ex President Porfirio Diaz aboard departed this morning for Davre France via Vera Cruz Mexico.
No Public Celebration For Popes Seventy-Sixth Birthday
Rome reports the pope's fragile health will cancel a public observance planned for his seventy sixth birthday tomorrow. The decision comes as health concerns prompt a low key commemoration rather than a ceremony.
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Rome
Thirty One Injured in Syracuse Train Collision
Thirty one people were injured last night in a collision involving a local passenger train in Syracuse New York. Investigators surveyed the scene and emergency crews transported victims to nearby hospitals for treatment.
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Syracuse
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Nye Found Not Guilty in Bribe Case
The jury in Columbus, Ohio, found Representative George B. Nye not guilty on the bribe solicitation charge of 500 dollars from State Printer Crawford on June 1. The case arose on the Syracuse Lake Shore and Northern railroad. Representative Payne acquitted.
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Payne
Columbus
Ohio
George B. Nye
Crawford
From Tropical America to the United States Peanuts History
The peanut likely originated in tropical America and was introduced during colonial chaos. Though related to beans and peas, its fruit develops underground. Labeled a pea botanically, the peanut earned the name nut due to its nutty flavor and is known as goober, pindar, groundpea, and groundnut locally.
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America
United States
The Mad Miller's Daughter staged by local talent
A village bandy man appeals to the small audience to stay for the final set of The Mad Miller's Daughter a pastoral drama by the hamlet's noted author with home talent players promising the villain's deserved end and urging witnesses.
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E Company
Puck
Wurst Advertisement Signals Brooklyn Delicatessen Patience
A Brookly n delicatessen hangs an English pun in its window saying The best you can do is to buy our wurst. The quip reflects a playful tone noted by a New York Sun writer about the German proprietor.
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Brooklyn
New York Sun
Borrower Dinguss Identified as Solicitor for Small Loans
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, Shadbolt confirms Dinguss has an occupation. He is described as a solicitor. The discussion notes his focus on small and unsecured loans.
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Dinguss
Ruggles
Shadbolt
Chicago Tribune
Surprised Poet Notes Penny Price for Paper
A London Tit-Bits gag notes the poet being surprised that his poem is published while the paper is sold for a penny as if nothing unusual occurred. The humor hinges on the triviality of the penny price despite the news.
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London
Tickled With a Feather Bargain Sparked Laughs
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet recalls a humorous exchange about a wife who became unusually tickled by a cheap ostrich feather bought at a bargain sale. The quip highlights lighthearted domestic wit.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Local residents depart for travels and visits
Keystone resident J. K. F. Steele was in the city yesterday. Huntington’s A. H. Land, in the city for days, returned home last night. Roanoke’s Mrs. Ed Billmeyer, visiting friends here, went home yesterday. P. J. Kelly left for Philadelphia to bring back his daughter from school there. V. P. I. students Jordon Felts and George McCullough returned home for summer vacation. Capt. and Mrs. J. Harve Johnston and Miss Maude Johnston left for Princeton to visit then Athens for commencement. H. H. Barnes departed for Pulaski Alum Springs to rest before taking charge of the New Altamont hotel leased by Hutchison and himself.
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A. H. Land
Huntington
Ed Billmeyer
Roanoke
Jordon Felts
George McCulloch
The
H. H. Barnes
Pulaski Alum Springs
Altamont Hotel
Thomas Hutchison
Fight Over Location of National Elks Home
The forty seventh annual Grand Lodge convention in Atlantic City will consider a plan to fund a new national home for the Elks with two per capita assessments of twenty five cents each, totaling about 200000 dollars, with Bedford City as a potential site and opposition from sentimentalists.
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Grand Lodge
Atlantic City
August Herrmann
Board of Grand Trustees
Thomas F. McNulty
Baltimore
Atlantic Ciy
Bluefield
Ledford City
Detroit
Belford City
Bedford City
Order
Grand Trustees
Classified Wants Ad Invitation
If you have anything to sell or exchange and seek secure position or competent help this classified column invites your notice. The notice implies readers will see your offer and others may respond.
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