Coffin of William Penn Found Near Penn Church Floor
Article notes the Penn family founder’s oak coffin, buried by 1718 in Penn parish Buckinghamshire, England, found within two feet of the floor during removal of an old pew. It was left unopened, protected by cement, and later replaced. mentions ongoing British pensions to Penn heirs.
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Williand Penn
Penn
Buckinghamshire
England
William Penn
Pennsylvania
N. Y
Class of Natural History Lessons Ends With A Joke
The Boston Transcript recalls a teacher guiding a boys natural history class on butterflies and chrysalides. After detailing cocoons he asks which butterfly the cocoon belongs to. A boy replies solemnly that all cocoons look alike to his father.
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Pepa
Boston Transcript
Mothers urged to spot worm symptoms in children
Advises mothers to watch for early signs of intestinal worms in children and treat with White's Cream Vermifuge priced at 25 cents. Jilm
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Jilm
Dry versus damp cellars debated in real estate talk
A Real Estate Dealer argues a dry cellar is rare while the House Hunter insists dampness can be healthy. The dealer notes another street house with a dry cellar, while the first home is always waterlogged. The exchange appears in the Boston Transcript.
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House Hunter
Boston Transcript
Blood Poison Cured by B. B. B. Venture
Obscure 30 year tested tonic claims to cure deep seated blood poisons with B B B Tanic Blood Balm. Ad highlights mucous patches sore throat eruptions bone pains and skin ulcers and offers a free trial bottle then sells at 1 per bottle with six bottle full treatment. Free advice from Blood Balm Co. Atlanta Ga.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Engagement Ring Dilemma Placeholder
Clara declines to resize a ring, insisting an engagement ring remains worn, even if it must be worn around the neck. The fragment notes a reader testimonial touting DeWitt's Little Early Risers for constipation liver and bowel troubles from Butternut Michigan.
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George
Clara
M. B. Smith
Butternut, Mich
DeWitt
DeWitts Little Early Risers Advertised By Goshen Resident
Lewis Ackerman of Goshen Indiana endorses DeWitts Little Early Risers as a remedy for headache relief and abdominal cleansing. The advertisement claims the pills invigorate the bowels and liver without gripe.
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Lewis Ackerman
Goshen, Ind
DeWitts
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness via inflamed Eustachian tube from catarrh can be cured with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It offers one hundred dollars for a cure not achieved, includes a mail circular offer, and notes Toledo, Ohio as the source with pills also sold by druggists at 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Chenney & CO
Toledo
Lady Cake and Barrel Organ Chronicle
The snippet reports on a butter sugar cream method for a cake, lemon juice and milk added, baked in paper finés cups. It notes a sobriety joke between Tom and Jack. It also mentions a six stop barrel organ found in a Rochester church capable of 60 tunes, including Old 11th.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Rochester
England
Job
N. Y
Southern Railway announces semicentennial Y M C A conference tickets
Southern Railway offers round trip fare from all lines to Asheville North Carolina for the Southern Students Conference of the Y M C A at Asheville June 15 to 25 1900. Tickets sold June 13 to 16 return by June 18 contact any Southern Railway agent for details.
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Southern Students
Young Women’s Christian Association
Asheville
N. C
Southern Railway
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