Boggs Family Glass Window Stunt Ends With Accident
A Bohemian style ragged tale describes Hugo Boggs crawling through a kitchen window to prove a pane’s width, a failed grip on the cellar door sending him crashing two stories to earth, Willie Boggs timing the stunt at two minutes thirty-two seconds, and the family’s humorous yet chaotic home scene.
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Little Willy
Bogygu
Bogiza
Willy
Little Willie
Willie
Mrs. Boggs
Mr. Bogus
Hugo
Mra. Boga
New York World
Advert for tonics and salves from a historic patent medicine ad
An old newspaper ad promotes The Bitters and a stomach tonic claiming to invigorate nerves and stomach function. It targets the weak and debilitated, promises cures for consumption and decay, and invites readers to read a book by a noted socialist while offering Dr Parker’s medical notices. Also touts Buckien's Arabic Salve for skin and piles with a 25 cent price and a local drugstore sale. There are scattered political mentions and unrelated notes.
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Tate
Parker
Nati Ttle
North Spruce St
Nahvitle
Tenn
Lighthorse Keepers at Sand Beach and a Daughters Cure
A Sand Beach Michigan couple, Loren Trescntt and Howse, care for a young daughter who suffered measles and a dangerous fever. After ineffective treatments, Dr King s New Discovery cured her in two and a half bottles, praised as invaluable and offered free at Mc Farland Co Drugstore. A New Orleans reporter notes Louisiana politics shift to lottery tone amid campaigns. Dr Lytle s Glixir for Diarrhea urged for home use at all times.
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Loren Trescntt
Gov. Lighthorse
Sand Beach
Mich
Dee
Detroit
Dr King
Dr. King
McFarland & Co
Bristol Furnace Plans Stir Debate on Ore Sources
Morris and Darley hold contracts for several thousand feet of rock work at Bristol furnace nearing readiness. The key question is ore supply as the Bristol Elizabethon North Carolina railroad nears completion. If demand rises, ore may come from Embyeeville. coal and limestone needs are also noted. A new electric miner lamp and a machine for cooking coal are mentioned amid broader notes on industry.
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Mostra
Morris & Darley
Bristol Furnace
Bristol
Elizabethton
North Carolina
Doe Mountain
Embyeeville
Bristol Courier
Pranks at Phillips Exeter ignite school year end revels
The article recalls the spring term at Phillips Exeter Academy with student demonstrations on the town hall tower and a ritual bonfire on the last Monday of the school year. It notes clashes with police in 1885, arrests, and rare vandalism while highlighting spirited rivalry and festive pageantry. A separate item discusses vegetable greening in France with copper sulphate, warnings from Glasgow health authorities, and UK reactions.
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Philips Mxeter
Phillips
Actiool
Robinson Memale Seminary
Academy
Tomny
Exeter
N. H
Col
Boston Globe
France
Glasgow Health Committee
T’rench
Glasgow
Newcastle
England
Wishes That Come True from Moon and Hay
Detroit Free Press notes playful superstitions about wishes. Schoolgirls and children attribute truth to wishes seen at new moons, through trees, or with hay and thistle down, while a humorous exchange about clothing in New York adds light local wit.
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Santa Claus
Detroit Free Press
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Sally Ae
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Pop
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Buckien
M.A. McFarland
Howse
New Orleans
Louisiana
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Pierink
Greil
Miss Caburet
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Clovtier
Purnisher
SyaurFigg
Pista
Gragg
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
Aye
A. P. Henderson & CO
Ell
Sapolio
United States
Newell's
Watauga Lumber CO
Johnson City
Johnson City Furniture CO
OMB
Terry FG CO
Nashville, Tenn
Tomar Curled
Gkariuy
Nout Ko
Ma Kim Exept
Cincinnath
Drogguta
Wier Bros
Southern Female University
e-Ank
Terry M'F'g CO
Nashville
Richau
Righaus Golden ‘Am
Watt
Dia Aus
Ran Ee Se
Greuars
Wb A. Ert
Alacoumite
D. B. Richands
Varle Street
Hity Die Store
Saayrn & StMmEns
Apparatna
Vanderbilt University
Wally Rey
Ge W. Price
D. Bus
Leics
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R.C. Cor & Co. Contractors & Builders
J. M. Carr & Sons
Tennessee
Soal and Timber Lands
East Carnegie
Carnegie Addition
Arnegie
6Th
16Th Avenue
6Th Avenue
Bsoo
Hoo
Wilder
2D Avenue
Block
Goa
Jesse Beam
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