Widow Armstrong Surprised by Ghost and Six Suitors
In a Brunswick village tale, Mrs. Armstrong, newly free of mourning, attracts six suitors including a piano tuner and a carpenter. A ghost warns her against marrying the men, but she shoots the salted ghost and discovers the carpenter, Mr. Phillips, is her true love, inviting him to propose again.
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George Armstrong
Brunswick
Armstrong
Cleveland
Liverpool
Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Walt
Mr. Ghost
Deacon Robinson
Washington women voters form defense committee
In Seattle a suffrage club coalition organized a defense committee to counter misrepresentations about women voters. The group will have one representative from each club and respond to false claims about women controlling votes for any candidate or party.
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Women Voters
Washington State
Seattle
Taft Dances Four Hours at White House Party
President Taft enjoyed a lengthy dance in the East Room during a White House party hosted by Mrs. Taft for Helen and Robert. He kept up with the pace for four hours despite his age, while Mrs. Taft limited dancing due to health. The event began late and continued until after midnight, with supper served and dancing resuming until 2 a.m.
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Taft
White House
Helen
Robert
Old Fort George Fort George Castine Maine A historic site
In Castine Maine also called Penobscot Penobscot Bay Fort George built by the British in 1779 sits on high ground with four bastions. It housed a magazine and served as the place of Gen Peleg Wadsworth’s 1780 escape. After British departure in 1815 Americans repaired and garrisoned the fort.
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Augusta
Pentagoet
Castine
Penobscot Bay
Maine
Fort George
George III
Peleg. Wadsworth
Thomaston
Ball
Elliott
Campbell
Peleg Wadsworth
St. George River
Stockton
Wadsworth
Massachusetts
Benjamin Burton
Belfast
Northport
Rockland
Petrified Woman Exhumed After 18 Years In Ohio
In Bellefontaine Ohio the body of Mrs J W Overly was exhumed from Roundhead cemetery after 18 years. The petrification is described as perfect with weight near 900 pounds for the coffin and body, though the burial weight was under 200 pounds.
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Bellefontaine, O
J. W. Overly
Roundhead
She Took the Commission From the Authorities
The famous detective Mrs. Herlock Shomes refuses a 10000 reward for the capture of a criminal. A committee then offers 39999.99 for Monday only. On the next Monday Mrs. Shomes returns the fugitive to the lockup, ending the chase.
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Herlock Shomes
Bossy Bonnet Bonanza Keeps Humorist Working
A bustling humorist defends his tenacious draft of spring bonnet jokes. He explains he must produce ten more to fund the bonnet his wife desires, while curbing her criticism. The exchange centers on ambition, money, and domestic humor.
They say Thinkitt Makes Money With Mail-Order School
The Winner quotes a man with misfit ears and another with uncertain whiskers praising Thinkitt for a unique correspondence school idea. Thinkitt allegedly advertises Learn by Mail How to Run the Best Paying Business in the Country with Ten Easy Lessons Fully Instruct You How to Conduct a Correspondence School of Any Kind.
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Thinkitt
Kind Offer from Two Men Over Sway Backed Overcoats
Two men discuss a sway backed overcoat with waistline and flared skirt design. One man claims his wife approves and offers to trade his own coat in a brief, informal exchange.
Noted Man Considerate Yet Careful of Appearance
The exchange paints a portrait of a man praised as considerate and careful. One speaker notes his constant thought for others, while another counters that his behavior is driven by concern for how he appears to others.
Cure That Sore Throat Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic claims to prevent and cure sore throat by cleansing and germ killing. A gargle with water is said to quickly relieve soreness and strengthen throat membranes. Sold in drug stores for 25 or 60 cents a box from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston Massachusetts. Free samples offered.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Grand Voyage to the Pole for Mothers to Try
Mother Gmy's Sweet Powders for Children claim relief for feverishness headache upset stomach teething disorders regulate bowels destroy worms and break up colds in 24 hours. Pleasant taste children like them bold by all druggists 25c sample mailed free Allen Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Gmy
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Reckless Purchases Prompt Strong Reactions
A heated exchange questions Pipps's credit buying habits and implies a fatalistic view of his life. A character states he may view each day as his last, reflecting underlying tension and concern over choices and consequences.
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Pipps
Try This for Colds Prescription from 19th Century Ad
A home remedy urged by a Globe advertisement mixes glycerine pine compound and whisky to treat coughs and colds. The plan calls for two ounces glycerine, half an ounce pine compound, half a pint whisky, and dosages after meals and at night.
Fragmented 19th Century Ad and Folk Wisdom Snippet
A ragged collage recounts a proverb about turkey dinners and sun worship in Nola Chucky, notes on consumption from neglected colds, and shows vintage remedies like Hamlins Wizard Oil and Garfield Tea. It comments on truth in speech and striving, with broadsides from a drugstore era.
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Associated Literary Press
Old Fort George
England
Old Magazine
Wilbur D Nesbit
Franklin
Simeon Ford
Nola Chucky
Chesterfield
Wu Geo
Cascarets
Chas. H. Halepern
E. 7Th St
New York
Agricultural Experiment Station
Wadson River
Pleasant,Kennes
Gento
California Fig Syrup CO
California
New York City
Hudson River
Miss Bangs
Miss Whiton
Riverdale Ave
252D St
West
Spohn Medi
L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
WUHUE
Wal Ways
BPOHN
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