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Newspaper

Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1884

Page

7

The Woman of Wax Continues a Drowned Ada Case

Detective Dow and Chief Kelly press the Gobson murder inquiry as Ada Ricard's wax head draws crowds at Bellevue Hospital. Gobson, the accused, remains cool while legal maneuvers and witness accounts probe his guilt. A dramatic morgue arrest follows, with Dow disarming Gobson and a trial looming.

Toby Nin Davis Robertson Ada Ricard New York Thomas Cornhill James Gobson Buffalo Gbson Howard Jefferson William Dow Captain Young Gobson Wiliam Dow Ada Miss Ada Ricard Dow Albert Moor Mr. Keily Museum of Curiosities Bellevue Ospital Mohick Big Kelly Kelly St. Louis Rocky Mountains Jame Gobsous Mr. Kelly Corti Adar James Gubson Willian Dow America James Gorson Mr. Mortimer Thomson Keener Tom Katters Miss. Ada Ricard Macready United States James Douglas Mortimer Young O’brien Te State James Gebson Yorkville Jaimnes Gobson Central Police Jeffersop James Gobsen

The Ada Ricard Redemption at the Tombs

Ada Ricard, proclaimed misidentified, arrives alive after a near execution of James Gobson. Captain Young and Mortimer arrange access to Gobson, and Ada reveals her identity as Gobson’s former wife. Coroner Davis and Chief Kelly confront the scandal as Ada funds release and a pardon are arranged.

William Dow Ada Ricard Kelly Lere Warns Davis Miss Ada Mc. Davis Miss Ann Don St. Louis Mr. Kelly Rocky Mountains James Gobson Aten Missouri Gorson Mary Mr. Davis Gobson Ada Miss Adi George Keily Lis William Young Saunders Eentones Michel Mortimer Meyer Mr. Gobson Micher Mr. Midler Twenty-third Street Wishire Law Ld Hobhappy Woan Miss Ana Playton Lombs Captain Young Oun Peters Mr. Young Petra Central Office James Gubson Sg Vo Mr. Medler O'Nealin Nis Martin Janus Drew Martiner Havana Mr. Mortimer Kenny Mr. Sen Poletian Ary Lim

Little Dolly Fretz Reunited After Disappearance

Chicago notices report four year old Dolly Fretz going missing after leaving to buy soap with mother at 8 am. A frantic search by police and neighbors ends when Dolly emerges from under a bed at 11:30 am, safe with her mother at 104 West Monroe Street. Dolly wore a blue hat and blue eyes.

Little Dolly Chicago News Little Dolly Fretz Dolly West Monroe Street Dolly Fretz Monroe Dambee

Plants Crownie in the Dark

A Masonville Mail paragraph describes a vine invading homes by climbing walls and creeping through plaster cracks until it reaches rooms. Training aided its growth, thriving during the season of the sear and yellow leaf before light and season checked its progress. A second case traces a tub plant growing through a bed, entering a conductor’s spout and flourishing in the eaves, its hidden parts resembling bleached celery with small leaves.

Crowell Mail Woodbines Die Sid

Remarkable Vitalizing Treatment Promoted by Starkey and Palen

Unified claims describe thirteen years of earnest effort by Drs Starkey and Palen at 1109 Giant Street Philadelphia to treat chronic ailments with a Vitalizing Treatment. They promise universal effectiveness, urge sufferers to write for documents and reports to verify cures and relief under their regimen.

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