The Spectral Bride of the Breslau Inn Mystery
A 1567 All Saints Eve tale follows Margaret a servant girl and her lover Franz as a haunted churchyard test and a ring token reveal a hidden lineage. A physician longing to reclaim his daughter discovers Margaret is his lost child and the couple wed with his blessing.
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Schweidness
Margaret
Franz
Casper
Martha
Marret
Vin
Sexton
Hallerbach
Breslau
Gathirs
Italy
Germany
Remembering rights and peace in daily life advice
Miscellany advises peace over triumph and humane treatment of all, citing Dr J H Haraford on not overly cold sleeping rooms and the harms of scolding. It urges calm, kindness, and self restraint, warning that harshness harms family and church life.
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Ws. H. Coarman
M. E. Church
Georgetown, D. C
Dr. Bull
A Judge and a Father Figure Save Mary from Despair
A judge brings seven ragged orphans to the Little Wanderer's Home and selects Mr. T to care for them all. He adopts Mary, offers love and small kindnesses, and slowly heals her broken spirit by showing sustained affection. Her radiant smile returns as she feels truly loved again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Mr. T
Poverty and Suffering Ended by Hop Bitters Advice
A Workingman testifies that chronic debt, poverty, and sickness were erased after following a pastor’s advice to use Hop Bitters. He claims within one month all family members recovered and has not seen a sick day since. He urges other poor men to try it, noting costs less than a single doctor visit.
Rhode Island Fisheries Law of 1879 and penalties
The act amends Chapter 184 to establish a May to August weekly close time for fishing in a defined Narragansett region, banning weirs traps and obstructions. It charges Inland Fisheries Commissioners with oversight, enables regulations and annual reporting, and sets fines up to one hundred dollars or three months imprisonment for violations. The piece also includes a short anecdote about a Detroit lawyer and a witty reply on confidence and brains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Narragansett Lower
Narragansett Bay
Src
Commissioners of Inland Fisheries
Joseph
Sanford
Maine
Californias
Act to Pay Providence Reform School Costs for Committed Children
The act amends statute Sec 51 to require the General Treasurer to reimburse the city of Providence for actual costs of supporting children committed for recognizance issues or convicted before state courts and sent to the Providence Reform School, excluding salaries of staff. The measure takes effect upon passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
City of
Providence
Providence Reform School
Amending Statute on Fish Protection by Town Council Filter
Chapter 753 amends Section 1 of Chapter 188 to require filtration of fish waste before deposit into public tide waters, subject to town council rules. It prohibits dumping deleterious substances from copper smelting or other sources that harm or drive fish away, with a $100 forfeiture. Joshua M. Addeman certifies as Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Joshua M. Addeman
South’s Best Section for Dogs Roams the Front Row
A fragment hints that tramps avoid the South as a roaming ground because it is the best section of earth for dogs with eighteen in the front row, suggesting a local joke or sports imagery. The line pairs regional pride with a playful stance on dogs and row terms.
The Niceties of French Law in a Midnight Duel
A Paris journal recounts a gentleman stopped by a thief at midnight who forces him to walk to the station with a pistol. The officer asks for arms permission, the man lacks it, and the conversation reveals the police ordinance and a pistol with a non lethal hammer. The thief regrets the lack of knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
The Value of Time and Remedies for Catarrh
A historical ad-style piece promoting Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy for catarrh and throat infections, claiming 25 years of standard efficacy and urging use with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Promotes People's Common Sense Medical Adviser and provides a Buffalo, N Y address for contact.
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Brent
Dr. Sage
Pierce
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
Price
Anther
V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
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Bristol
Cc. A. Greens
Pheenix Building
Hope Street
New England
Flint& Ico
Brussels
The
General House Furnishing
Ariso
Flint & CO
Broad Street
J. H. Haraford
Zion's Herald
Rhode Island
Iowa Agricultural College
Detroit
DR. Flint
Dr. H. S. Flint & Co
Cortlandt Street
Broadway
New York
Hotchkiss & Pond, Proprietors
Catarr
Weers & Potter
Ives
D. W. Gray
N. D
D. W. Gray & Ben
Muscatine
Jaws
Muscatore
Iowa
Dr. Banford
United States
Collins
KinastTon
Minn
Tconsider CoLtine
Voltaia
Hoar
Jer
Gove
Kutza Janu Duffield
Tako
L. McGill
Asa Grove
C. Moon
Voltaig
Inc
Canadas
Weebs & Potter, Proprietors
Boston
Bisss
Hiram
Silver Spring Dining
Eddy and
Fulton Streets
R. I. Apas
IAS
Silver Spring
Hiram D. Maxfield
J. Rosenbush
Optical Institute
Main Street
City Hall
Altri
Jr, Mass
J. B. Munro’s
Bradford St
Downer
John B. Munro
Bradford St. Ne
MO. B. Munro
J. B. Mounro
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