Draughts News and Contests From Eastern Michigan Meet
The item covers draughts news from Boston. It includes handicap scales for seven divisions, a Michigan state tournament in Grand Rapids starting May 7 with a $60 purse, and lists players from Detroit Traverse City Flint Ypsilanti and Jackson. It recounts recent matches, scores, and contributor notes from various cities.
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Ught
Agame
Sloth
Eastern Michigan
Stove
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Frederick Elder
Detroit
O. H. Richmond
Aoe
Perry
Traverse City
Page
Flint
Ypsitants
Cook
Magoo
Giddey
Wattie
Western Michigan
Hatch
Jackson
George W. Kersey
Munkegon
Kane
Messrs
Davie
Schaefer
John Crowell
Bain
Symonson
Hughson
Crowell
Garrabrant
Newark
DL. Moore
Rainbow, Conn
Windsor Locks
Pomsroy
Marther
F. B. Harding
Asherville
Kay
Moore
Pomroy
Harding
Knot in the Tail of a Thread Teaches Youth Plain Sewing
A reader recalls a failed sewing effort where a knot formed and a needle stuck in the eye of a button. The man applies force, the needle pierces his hip, provoking many unprintable remarks. The piece ends urging that boys be taught plain sewing.
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New York
Trumphb
Knights of the Maccabees Promote Economical Death Benefit Plan
The Knights of the Maccabees formed in London Ontario in 1878 extend to nearby cities. The order offers cheap insurance with a ten cent death assessment to fund a $1000 endowment for widows and children, with a $1 admission fee and low meeting rents. Cambridge and Boston tents show early success as 120 tents and about 7000 members exist nationally. William P. Ussher and George F. Crook lead Middlesex district organizing efforts.
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Knights of the Maccabees of the World
London
Ont
Marcashias
Cambridge
New England
Boston
William P. Ussher
George F. Crook
Chess correspondence and live game notes from Curran
Address all chess correspondence to W. W. Curran at 21 Exchange place. J. C. S. of Proctorville, Vermont, will buy a desired chess set. The latest issue reports a drawn game and corrects a past error from New York. The feature showcases a highly brilliant game, praising style over pure score, with plans to publish master games periodically.
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Boston
W. W. Curran
Exchange Place
J.C.S
Proctoraville
New York
Stowe
Mount Mansfield
W Stowe
Vermont
Waitea Ktiver
Mansfield Hotel
Mansfield
New England
Monreal
Lake Champlain
Burlington
White Mountains
Lamolle Valley
Champain
Canada
Kk. C. Bailey
Stowe, Vt
Kieseritzky Defense to the Bishop's Gambit
The article describes the Kieseritzky defense to the Bishop's Gambit with a long sequence of moves and variations. It discusses strategic ideas like sacrificing a pawn to blunt White's bishop attack and outlines tactical continuations and mate threats, including specific lines and potential refutations.
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Herr Anderssen
M. Kieseritzky
Kieseritzky
Bishov
Anonymous Letter Warned on Queen Victoria Tour
An undisclosed letter to the British consul in Turin claimed London Internationalists planned to attack Queen Victoria during her Italian trip. Italian authorities doubled guards and patrols, but the queen completed her journey safely with no incident detected.
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Turin
London
Queen Victoria
Italy
Sulphur Bitters Theme Prompts Widespread Inquiries
A fragment notes that after publishing Mrs Barton testimonial there was a flood of inquiry letters. The item highlights public response and ongoing questions about the remedy without giving further details. The tone mirrors a 19th century health cure publicity press.
Mrs Barton Appeals for Stamps in Inquiries
The letter expresses that future correspondents should include a stamp as most of Mrs Barton’s letters lacked one. Mrs Barton, noted for generosity, is willing to help but cannot provide stamps in response to inquiries.
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Maine
Bangor
Bath
Boston
Welldrea Sen
Anrew Hetherston & CO
Broad
Express
Iota
Jess Andrew Tethernan & CO
Broad St
Mewytt
Wenster
Worcester
J. E. Edmunds
Webster
Mass
Slater
John Cor
Webster Times
H. I. Joslin
Joslin House
Chas
GLOBE
Notio Us
Harper’s Magazine
Bazar Wookie
Scribner’s Monthly
St. Nicholas
Appleton’s Journal
Popular Science Monthly
New York Medical Journal
Godey's Ladies’ Book
Lippincott’s Magazine
Peterson’s National Magazine
Demorest’s Monthly
Arthur's Home Magazine
American Agriculturist
Ballou’s
the Nursery
Hall's Journal of Health
Dexter Smith
Ditson & Co
Sical Monthly
Dwicht’s Journal of Music
Youth’s Companion
the Medical Times
the Christian Union
Prairie Farmer
the Poultry World
Sulphur Bitters Revelation From Mrs Barton
Lawrence Mass July 26 1878 Mrs Barton a dedicated temperance activist reports lasting relief from dyspepsia and sick headache after using three bottles of Sulphur Bitters claiming ability to eat any food without discomfort and urges others to try the remedy. She notes her husband John Barton a Pacific Mills supervisor.
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Senate
John Barton
Lawrence
Barton
Lawrence, Mass
Joan Barton
Methuen Street
Benjamin Franklin
American Christian Review
G. Fritz
Raymiller Street
Cincinnati
P.O
Paria
Pape Dobyns & Tchell
North Middletown
Bourbon Co
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