The Tapestry Room Ghost and a Daring Escape
In Aspen's Vale widow Honor Craci hides in the tapestry wing as a thief breaks in. A brave shout for help and a swift window escape save her from peril until the squire and his wife arrive to confront the intruder and restore safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Clifford
Aspen’s Vale
Shire
Cliffords
Honor
Gayety
Oriel
Dame Clifford
Warden
Clare Clifford
Corrido
Seventeen Bridesmaids and a Wedding Observed
A fragment from the Lowell Citizen describes a ceremonial scene with seventeen bridesmaids followed by a wedding. The verses hint at vows and a murmuring dove, conveying a romantic tableau as onlookers witness the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sta
Lowell
The Tapestry Chamber Mystery Returns to Lewes Court
Ten years after a bizarre haunting in the tapestry room at a country house, a visit to the Lewes assizes reveals Hercules Armstrong in the prisoner dock. A guest who once fled in fear recognizes him, prompting his arrest for longstanding crimes.
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House
Warner
United States
Indian Territory
Senate
Mississipi
Oregon
Dakota
Harrison
Miller
California
James Harlan
Iowa
Court of Commissioners of
Alabama Claims
Walter A. Gresham
Indiana
Seventh Judicial District
Hugh McCalloch
Secretary of the Treasury
Riddleberger
Meulloch
Treasury Department
Olona
Squire Clifford
Lewes
Mr. Clifford
Ridiculing an Inventor Through Parody and Progress
A historical note on how ridicule tests new ideas, citing George Stephenson and railway debates. Critics doubted steam speed and safety while Stephenson projected faster, sparking laughter until modern engines prove the point as sons now travel sixty miles in sixty minutes.
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Chic
Mississippi
Barksdale
House
Congress
Senate
Commerce Committee
McMillan
Dakota
West
Harrison
Union
Haemarck
Scales
North Carolina
Senting Naotin Freon
George Stephenson
Parliament
Liverpool
Manchester
Stephenson
The Best Patrons of Hotels
A London hotel manager finds English guests spend most, then Germans, French, and Americans. He notes Americans often drink at the bar before dinner, paying separately, which may inflate their perceived hotel expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
London
England
Beauregard’s Bull Run Tale of War Strategy and Valor
The narrative argues the Civil War was a conflict between two nations and credits Southern bravery and resourcefulness. It criticizes government timidity, praises generals and soldiers, and calls for bold strategic use of victories while noting logistical failures and political missteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Europe
France
Fredericks
Napoleons
Howell Cobb
Return of the Circus to Winter Quarters in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Times details O'Brien and Forepaughs circuses fixing winter quarters in Frankford and Richmond after summer tours. Forepaugh explains methods to move wild animals via a shirting box and derrick, noting feeding costs and upkeep. The owners discuss costs, cattle and horse sales, and the influence of dime museums on expenses.
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Philadelphia Times
Frankford
Lehigh Avenue
O'Brien
Richmond
Jack
Moses
Mr. Forepaugh
John O’brien
Mexico
Delights of the Winter Climate Move Southward
The Newark Advertiser surveys southern climate appeal for health and settlement. It extols sunshine from Florida to Georgia, notes milder winters, asserts southern lands offer cheaper soil and life, but warns of long summers and malaria risks. It predicts a Southern migration driven by health, opportunity, and liberty.
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Newark Advertiser
Florida
Manitoba
Georgia
Aiken
8. C
Alabama
Mississippi
South
Sam
Frank Wilson
Peabody
Mass
Hodges
Williamstown
Lyman T. Abell
C. P. Brown
Westport
Elbridge Malcolm
West Bath
C. M. Summerlin
Sun Hill
Phillip C. Ballou
M. D
Monkton
Henry Ward
N. G.S
Jersey City
N. J
The Perfect Man by Huxley A Weight and Metabolic Table
Huxley presents a detailed model of a full grown man weighing 154 pounds with distribution: muscles 68, skeleton 24, skin 103, fat 28, brain 3, thoracic viscera 34, abdominal viscera 11, blood 7. Daily intake and bodily processes are specified including diet in grains, heart rate 75, respiration 15, ventilation 800 cubic feet, and daily excretions totaling 6 pounds of water and about 4.5 pounds of other matter.
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Huxley
Health Organization Advertises Free Consultation
An illustration promotes a free consultation from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association based in Buffalo New York for delicate diseases affecting any gender, claiming rapid and permanent fatal outcomes without treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Man Recovered From Consumption By Golden Medical Discovery
A man with liver related consumption grew weak and thin and coughed blood and matter. He regained health entirely after using Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Thousands report similar benefits.
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Pierce
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Proceedings OF Congress
St. Croix
Stilliana
Francis B. van Haesen
Minnesota
Alexandria
van Haesen
St. Croix River
Cobb
Atlantic & Pacific Company
Randall
Cox
New York
Mitchell
Gen. Grant
Gibson
New Orleans
Cameron
Committee On Finance
Messrs
Ingalls and
Hull
Hovsk
Morrison
Treasury
Blair
Chicago
Joseph E. Thomas
Illinois
Daniel Johnson
Philip Josephs
W. W. Hand
Joseph M. Moore
Tennessee
Thomas T
Millbank
Aitizens Protective Association
Cal
Eb Ingersoll
Darin
Hercules Armstrong
Cassell
Southern Confederacy
General Beauregard
Jefferson Davis
Man
Eva MacKay
Prince Ferdinand de Colonna
Mackays
Mackay
Hoffman House
Eva
Ferdinand Colonna
House of Hope of
St. Paul
Breed
A. M. Sullivan
Man Hancock
Army
C. D. Wanner
H. D. Groves
Clarksville, Mo
McPherson
Secretary of the
Treasur
Bellaire
Ohio
Bob Boram
Sam Day
Boram
Reichstag
Bismarck
Winthorst
Bundetrath
Bundes
Lasalie
America
Maine
Minneapolis
Pruit
Colorado
W. E. Palor
Fruita, Cole
Peking
Munich
Wells, Richardson & Co
Barrington, Vt
Allen
J. P. Allen
St. Paul, Minn
CasweLn, Hazano & Co
Hazarp & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Charles A. Vogeler
A. Vogeler & CO
Baltimore
Tutt’s
Tutt
Express
Murray St
Potter Drug and Chemical Co
Boston
Bitterstetter’s Almanac
Costo
Colgis
Apptsons
Allens Lang Balco
J. Hi Lewis
Avene
A. J. Cam
The
Somerset
Astoria
Tris
Consik
H. C. Mooney
Laserre
R. J. Octovar
Raill H. Davis
Cincinnati
OEIO
Bloomfield, NJ
Howlee
Beappeutary- Ager
Rive
Bevery
Abilene
J.C. Hoffman
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Strow Bridge
A . Int.s. Fr
C.W. Dorr
Racine Seeder CO
Fourth ST
Des Moines
Iit
Burlington
Vermont
U.S.A
Montreal
P. Q
B. F. Booth
Lauisbury, Tenn
Braprorp
Fannie Green
Auburn, N. Y
Broomixeville
Miss
Boone
Baby Saved
Rochester, N. Y
Hardy's Eye
Ares
W. R. Pesics
St. Josep, Mo
FAM Moretine
Nopay Till
de. J. Sreruxzys
Levenon
Valentine Bros
Janesville
Payne, M. D
Marshalltown
Savpleberry Inc
HAND
Diki
le Smith
Emtec
Olliday Sok. U
Manucfact’sg CO
Hartford
Conn
A&e Sores
J. Wore
Ill
ST. Louis
Pfreeto
Sasven Bireet
New York City
Pamphet
Wabash Ave
Chicaco
Connecticut
Address Acme Card CO
Ivoryton Conn
W.r.penisks
Jess Remev
W. Kk. Pewicx
St. J Mo
R. U
Lorillard
T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
Linguist
U.S
Acme MF. CO
Iverrton
Cona
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
N.W.N. U
Capitol City
Ilustrated and Family
First Avenue
Third Street
Min. Minn
Fenmentio
A. R. Arc
Minn
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