Twiddleton Mystery Ends With Skeleton Reveal
In Twiddleton a dig in a cellar uncovered a dismembered skeleton and sparked a village frenzy. Solomon Slocum’s methodical probing links the bones to the Bowan era, exposing past crimes and clearing Slocum kin from suspicion. Allan Drewry returns as a medical student turned ghost, revealing the truth. Joe and Jessie wed in a grand village ceremony, and Solomon’s lesson echoes: mind your own concerns.
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Solomon Slocum
Twiddleton
Squire Renni
Harker
Harkers
Job Harker
Capt. Womble
Wombles
Yom
Womble
Bowans
Solomon
Joe
Jessie Bowan
Pedder
Slocum
Drewry
Capt Grasty
Allan Drewry
Capt. Grasty
John Rowan
Chris Slocum
Chris
Iocum
Old Womble
Michael Lefferty
Widdleton
Bedad
Christopher Slocum
Jessie
Eagle Hotel
Thomas Grasty
Sol
Grasty
Allen Drewry
Solomion
Patience and the First Quarrel in Matrimony
A reflective miscellany piece argues patience bears bitter fruit as virtue, then upbraids shabby domestic training in preparing meals. It links poorly cooked meals to marital strife, tracing blame to mothers and daily habits, and suggests better standards for households and Christian instruction.
Public Testimony On Cutiura Remedies Cures Skin Humor
Hon. Wm. Taylor of Boston asserts in a public testimony that he was cured by Cutiura Remedies of a severe skin humor and says he does not regret answering inquiries to help others seek cures.
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Arwers
Wm. Taylor
Boston
Sanford's Radical Cure Relief Promise
Promotional notice claims CaTarina provides relief in five minutes in every case with pratifing wholesome effect, starting from first application. Describes rapid radical and permanent cure and urges asking for Sanford's Radical Cure.
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CaTarina
Sanford
Comical Old Fable On A Wife's Truths
A jocose man claims his wife tells the truth at least three times daily. He cites morning reluctance to rise, breakfast protest about going to work, and bedtime boast of staying busy yet not accomplishing much.
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Wattles
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Funes
Saint
Hasris
Brooklyn Eagle
Cullen
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Long Island City
Downing
Queen County
George A. Mott
Ptolemy
Mr. Mott
Mr. Downing
House of Refuge
Edgar Downing Mott
Edgar
Ely's Cream Balm Endorsed by Doctors and Patients
About a year ago a gentleman from Orwell Pa. recommended Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever. P F Hyatt MD reports good cures locally and personal benefit. A Bordentown NJ dentist and others praise the remedy after trials in 1880. Price 50 cents.
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Ely Brothers
Owego
Orwell
P. F. Hyatt, M. D
Bordentown
N. J
Ely
WV. H.‘S. Hillard
Night work in New York newspapers and treasury keys
A New York Night in the Herald office reveals advertisers, clerks, and editors working through the midnight shift, illustrating the press’s relentless toil. The piece also details old Treasury keys, from Colonel Nutt’s seven inch warded behemoth to modern Sargent time locks, and the shift from keys to secure combination mechanisms.
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New York
Troy Times
The
Herald
Orange
Morrisania
Treasury
Gilfillan
United States
United States Treasury
Colonel Natt
Old Dominion
Washington
Long Bridge
Department
Nutt
Virginia
Potomac
The Clever U S Mail Detective and the Highwaymen
A feature recounts General Charles Adams and his brave mail robbery pursuit on a U S Mail stage. Adams disarmed two highwaymen with a carbine and guided passengers to safety before arresting the culprits. It also warns against nostrums and promotes Hop Bitters for robust health.
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United States Mail
Hayes
Colorado
Texas
Charles Adams
White River
Silence at table and a General Jackson anecdote
A devotional table manners poem stands beside a tale of General Jackson and his wife, followed by a special report on a brave boy saved from crime. The piece highlights Mrs Jackson’s persuasive influence and a law case where Edgar Downing Mott rescues a troubled boy, later nurturing a chaste life and schooling.
There is dust on your glasses lesson for life
A mother recalls a parable about dust on glasses to teach judgment and empathy. She notes the line There is dust on your glasses as a reminder to rub off preconceptions before judging others. The piece ends with a plug for Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a trusted remedy.
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DR. Bull
Katy
Harry
John
Public Laws Chapter 286 amends widows rights to crops
The act amends Chapter 229 Public Statutes section 26 to allow widows to bequeath crops from dower lands and to permit executors to enter and remove buildings or fences erected on dower land within six months after the widow's death. The act takes effect upon passage.
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General Assembly
Witness Fees and Costs Stipulated in Public Statutes Act
The act amends Chapter 257 to fix witness fees for the Supreme and Common Pleas courts at 1.50 per day and 0.10 per mile, 0.50 for other tribunals, 2.00 for jail commitment on recognizance default, and additional sums for out of state witnesses. It allows expert witnesses in state cases to be paid sums deemed just, subject to Supreme Court approval.
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John
Matilda
France
Supreme Court
Court of Common Pleas
Amendment of Newport Justice Court Salaries Act 1882
An act amending Chapter 256 of the Public Statutes of salaries passed March 31 1882 sets the trial justice of the Newport city justice court salary at one thousand dollars. It repeals prior inconsistent acts and takes effect April 1 1882.
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General Assembly
Justice Court
City of
Newport
Amendment to tax express companies in state revenue act
Section 11 of Chapter 27 requires every express company operating in the state to annually file a sworn return with the State Auditor detailing gross receipts from within the state on the first Monday in July and to pay a 1 percent tax to the General Treasurer by August 1, in lieu of all other taxes on personal estate used in the express business. Document signed by Secretary of State Jostva M. ADDemAN.
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General Assembly
Public Statutes
Jostva M. Addeman
Letter warns against climate and recommends Sulphur Bitters
A Hartford Courant item notes that 18 African Americans who left the U S for Liberia last year have recently returned unable to endure the climate. It advises travelers to carry Sulphur Bitters as a safeguard against disease.
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United States
Liberia
Hartford Courant
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