Barker's American Checker-Player published in Cambridgeport
Charles F Barker announces Barker's American Checker-Player a 179 page cloth bound volume from Boston. It includes 22 openings 534 variations 35 critical positions contributed by Redgers and Lyman. Price 78 cents, order to Charles F Barker Cambridgeport Massachusetts.
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Messrs. Redgers
Lyman
Les F. Barker
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Oughton Street
Cambridgeport
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Barker's American Checker Player figures in sales and praise
Checker News notes that since Barker's book release, 3200 copies have sold and demand grows. It cites testimonials from top players in the US and Europe deeming it the best on the game, detailing strong lines on openings. A Chicago correspondent discusses challenges and Barker's defensive tactics in relation to Yates and Kirkwood rivalry.
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Barker
Europe
C. Hester
Chicago
Meee
United States
Yates and
Kirkwood
Sureel Raesh Sasnee
Wyllie Criticized For Contemptuous Remarks On Fiedler
A European correspondent defends Fiedler against Wyllie in a public dispute over chess analysis. The letter argues Wyllie’s snub harms the game and urges Barker to consider a tour of England to boost interest and finances.
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New England Chess and Checker Rooms
James Wyllie
D. Dickinson
Dickinson
Laird and
Lady
Wylne
Wyllie
Mr. Fiedler
Mr. Wyllie
Fiedler
Cincinnati
Chicago
J. W
Cc. F. Barker
England
Mark Twains Opinion on Newspaper Promises Impromptu Address
Hartford Post reports Mark Twain or Samuel Clemens reflecting on newspaper promises after a robbery at his home. He recounts a governor's banquet speech printed word for word, noting he usually writes speeches but once delivered an impromptu address that appeared identically in the papers. He calls newspaper promises unreliable.
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Hartford Post
Tolen
Olivia L. Langdon
L. Clemens
Hartford
Conn
New York Herald
Mr. Clemens
Post
Worcester
Mississippi man keeps legendary mad-stone legacy
Ben Milan of Mississippi near the Marshall county line owns a famed mad-stone with 1229 treated cases and zero failures. The stone, once called snake-stone in China, was tested by Dr. Barker in Alabama for snake and mad dog bites before passing through generations to Milan, now valued at 7500 dollars but recently refused for sale.
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Marshall County
Barker
Alabama
China
O Giarvis Milan
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H. G. Root
Pearl St
New York
Clock in window stops at 7 80 p m startling trains
In Lowell a Merrimac Street jeweller’s window clock once trusted to regulate daily life stopped at 7 80 p m causing a wave of frantic dashes to the depot as workers and two Boston clerks misread the dial. Also in Salz burg Austria miners unearthed a 2000 year old salt mine with wooden tools and mummified remains suggesting ancient floods and pre Roman occupation.
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Lowell
Merrimac Street
Boston
Salzburg
Austria
Not Much for a Frenchman
A Kennebec Journal item recounts a Frenchman who sought two rooms for a “small family” and rented a second floor unit. The next morning the owner discovered a man, wife, and nine children. The owner vowed not to rent to a Frenchman without counting the children first.
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Kennebec
Boston’s Belgravian addition rivals finest US quarters
Philadelphia American notes a transformed Boston with a new Belgravian district rivaling Paris in elegance. It cites Commonwealth Avenue as a grand urban boulevard likened to Berlin’s Unter den Linden, plus a new museum and impressive churches nearby. The report mentions two peach trees from one stone yielding yellow and white fruit this year.
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Philadelphia
Berlin
Unter-den-Linden
Washington, N. J
Dear Bitters I am here in Newport seeking relief from liver ailment
An August 11 1880 letter from Newport Rhode Island describes using IioP Bitters with sea air to ease a long standing liver disorder. The writer says the tincture produced a glorious result and reports personal relief without further struggle. Signed Osi BILLINGS.
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Newport
R. I
Osi Billings
Grist Mill puzzles and poems from East Somerville
A dense Providence era page presents The Grist Mill with puzzles and verse by Comus and contributors Cyril Deane Clio and Jennie May. It lists numbers and clues for word squares and acrostics, notices and notes from Boston and East Somerville, and appeals for communications to W H Todd.
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W.H. Todd
Lincoln Street
East Somerville
Mass
Jennie May
Upper Gloucester
Cyril Deane
Diamond and Diamond Cross Word Puzzle List
A dense listing of crossword clues labeled No 1201 Diamond and No 1202 Diamond Cross with multiple sections and grid positions. Includes various clue types such as letters, objects, plants, animals, and historical references, plus notes about wordplay formats and publication details from The Weekly Globe and related entries.
Grist Mill Letter Discusses Local Names and Requests
In a November 28 Grist Mill item readers from Lawrence Massachusetts Winnewaug Brooksville Maine and others exchange names and asks for another grist. Arthur Holt D WirluaNd is noted with a playful exchange about sending a large grist and weekly replies from readers including WinyEwanG.
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Mass
Winnewaug
Brooksville
Spenge Solutions
Artur Holt
D. Wirluand
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Mies
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