Book agent mishap ends with Watson swooning in street
A fiction filled scene unfolds as Mr Watson chases a book agent, buys a copy of Early Christian Martyrs for two dollars, and faints when the agent departs on a departing train. A neighbor's quick ride helps, but the incident reveals dangers of attempting to retrieve papers and books from moving trains.
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James Watson
A .Tich
New York
Watao
Mr. Watson
Mrs. Watson
Dra
Humphries
Cotton
Mr. Stevens
Watson
Abe
Stevens
Arly
Fragmentary Boston Matrimonial Quip Catches Lament
A garbled OCR fragment from a Boston newspaper captures a quarrel between a wife and husband. The readable bits show a woman declaring she will return to her father and telling her husband off. The rest is too distorted to extract clear details or names.
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Boston
Jen
King Prussia visits needle factory to view tiny eyework
A report chronicles the King of Prussia touring a needle manufactory to see how the bores in superfine needles are made. The scene shows the bore worker prompting the king to test the machine, threading a single needle to demonstrate precision. The piece also notes a court case in Cartersville and a curious menagerie rumor about a white elephant voyage.
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Prussia
Barnum
England
Singapore
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