Ear of Dionysius and Other Oddities From London Mall
A survey of curiosities includes the Ear of Dionysius in Syracuse, a prison chamber famed for a hidden acoustic design that let the tyrant hear whispers. Also noted is the Radiant Boy ghost in a House of Commons tale with a pale, electric gaze and a London rumor of ancient Roman walls built to repel invaders.
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Dionysius
Syracuse
Italy
House of Commons
Lewis
Muystery
London Mall
Desperate cripple fires twice in Manonyahntaya home
A disabled man at Mrs. Mary Poten’s home in Manonyahntaya shoots two women, mortally wounds one, and is pursued toward a river. He escapes in a boat, is captured, and the crowd withdraws. Both women suffer painful injuries but are expected to recover.
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Mes Oira
JUMPS INTO ENGINE Allentown Man Narrowly Escapes Death
An Allentown resident narrowly escaped being crushed to death in a dangerous engine-room incident aboard Kiel Funk. Henry Grim, a prominent stock broker and ventural owner, entered the machinery area as the HM power engine malfunctioned. The scene involved a halted engine and dazed bystanders, with authorities reporting the danger had subsided after quick action.
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Allentown
Henry Grim
Inte
Abra S. Cin
Jotorlay
Kiel
Funk
Cho
Calamity Labels Loss At Lie Speed
A fragment from the Lewisville Courier notes a chaotic incident with labels coming off a suit case and items getting lost. The brief item hints at a rapid, disorderly event described with uncertain wording and damaged text.
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Europe
Lewisville
Dourual
Children’s Dresses and Coats Sale Highlights
A compact sale notice lists children’s dresses and coats with notable prices. Items include coats priced at $45.00, $10.50, and $18.00, with other prices shown as $40.00 and $510.00. The garbled text mentions several misread items and stray numbers.
Shirt Waists Sale Attracts Bargain Shoppers
Readable sale notice offers Hingle Messaline shirt waists at six dollars for 409 units and White Messaline waists at six dollars, plus slight stock reductions to two dollars and fifty cents. One lot of waists valued at 1.25 to 1.50 offered at 98 cents.
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Hingle Messaline
Table Linen Bed Spreads And Towels Sale Items
Sale notes show table linen bed spreads towels offered at various per yard and per piece prices. Items include bleached toweling and ginghams with reduced prices for season styles and magnolia gingham fabrics. Numerous price reductions list specific amounts for spreads towels and suits.
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Iber
Underwear sale list with varied ribbed garments
Readable parts show prices for ladies undergarments including ribbed union suits and gauze vests. Items listed include feminine wear with unit prices stated in cents, indicating an early 20th century department or general store catalog note.
Domestic Textiles and Yardage at Kite ya and Tepor
Listing of fabrics including Calicos at Kite ya and Lancaster Apron Gingham priced at 7e per yard. Goni heavy unbleached muslin at Tepor is priced at yl. Hill's Bleached muslin 9¢ per yard. 4 Lockwood Bleached 300 yards and 4 Lockwood Unbleached 280 yards.
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Kite
Lancaster
Hill
Silk line sale at 21c a yard with green stamps
An advertisement touts a new line of genuine Seco Silk in all colors offered at 21 cents per yard during the sale, with customers also receiving 2 green trading stamps as part of the promotion.
Embroider items priced for edge trims and flouncings
Embroider products offered with prices noted. Flourincings at 1.25 dollars and flouncings at 1.50 dollars. Edge measures 24 by 10 inches.
Hosiery Prices and Ladies’ Silk Hose on Sale
Fragmentary ad copy notes hosiery pricing including silk hose at four dollars and other ladies wear items. Mentions quantities or color codes in a disjointed way, with scattered references to prices per pair and sale reductions.
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Tanilley
Tadies
Allie
Wil
Unclear Garment Prices From Local Advert Page
Fragmentary listing of ladies undergarments and garments with assorted prices. Mentions muslin drawers skirts shirts gowns and trims with values ranging from one to several dollars listed in a period newspaper ad.
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Fing Nuinsack
Ince
Also Mentioned on This Page
Britain
Tien
Tyne
Sulway Firth
Firth of Forth
Firth of Clyde
Caeir
Severis
Fis
Scott Toe
Pierce
Held Ae
Ingersoll
Trenton
J. R. Graves
West Main St
Beecham’s
Willa
Coats
American and Simpson
Tepor
Cohen’s Dept. Store
Niris, R. & G
Rengo
Crown
Renge
Kimonas
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