All sorts and stray notes from the era
A collage of brief items and quips from various topics. References include John Bright on funerals Canada’s wealth and heirs amid Ward trust disputes betting on a horse trot in Frisco Bessie Turner’s photo prefaced book and Wisconsin returns. Mentions of post offices ex-governors Vermont Prohibitionists and notable local curiosities.
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