Territorial Dry Goods Ad Promises Value and Variety
James H. Nichols advertises a broad Dry Goods and Clothing lineup at Denton Bridge, touting large stock, low prices, and wide selections from percal es to silks. The notice highlights ready made suits, custom clothing, shoes, hosiery, corsets, and a full home goods department including carpets, mattings, linoleum, and window coverings. It promotes customer satisfaction and urges readers to visit while stock is full.
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ealen
J.C. GODWIN Co
Washington St
Queensware
JAMES H. NICHOLS
Denton Bridge
JULIUS HINES & SON
Baltimore
Choptank Hotel Open for Guests in Denton Maryland
Proprietor JF Conee announces charge of the Choptank Hotel in Denton Maryland. He invites old customers and the public to stop by, promising to please guests and provide cordial service.
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Denton
CONEE
The Man in the Tree and War’s Dark Landscape
A vivid wartime scene shows a man in a tree watching armed squads advance along a sunlit hillside toward a blockhouse. The narrative shifts from vineyard memories to deadly engagement, ending with a fatal shot and the quiet grief of two women at home.
Observations of a Ranchwoman and Pencil Trade Facts
The text describes a ranchwoman disputing a pay bill over four workers versus two, with majordomo explanations. It then notes 20 pencil works in Bavaria, mainly Nuremberg, employing 8,000 to 10,000 workers and producing 4.8 million lead and colored pencils weekly. It ends by condemning dining table reading by L Hygiène Moderne while breakfast reading is deemed harmless.
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Luciano
Pedro
Matilde
Jesus
senora
Matilda
Bavaria
Nuremberg
L’Hygiene Moderne
Corn feed sparks farmer joke in ChicagoNews style
An exchange between an old farmer and an amateur features a pun about feeding pigs, with the amateur proudly replying that corn is fed to pigs in the ear, not the mouth, reflecting light humor from Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Woman shelters broken glass to shield children's feet
A ragged woman in a city park is stopped by a burly policeman who demands what she carries in her apron. She reveals a handful of broken glass and explains she intended to remove it from the children’s path, preserving their safety.
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Detroit Free Press
Brethren Cast Out Man For Claim Of Ice In August
A Knoxville visitor admits drinking but denies ice in August. He confesses sin and requests forgiveness, yet a church elder demands truth about ice. The congregation votes to expel him for lying, humorously noting ice in August seems unlikely. This Sweetwater Tennessee notice records a church rebuke over honesty.
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Knoxville
Brethren
Sweetwater
Tenn
Her Age at Monte Carlo Curious Vanity Odd Gambling Tale
In Monte Carlo a woman loses a large sum to vanity as a former friend wins big. A prince bets gold Louis on the number of her years, the lady places it on 27, a 36 red win triggers her fainting as 36 equals her age.
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Monte Carlo
hera
louis
Inexpensive Heretic Burning in 1535 Records
Canterbury municipal records summarized by Windsor Magazine list costs for burning a heretic in 1535 during Henry VIII's reign. Items include wood, gunpowder, a stake and staple, with a tiny total noted in old currency, illustrating the method as an “amusement” of the era.
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Canterbury
Windsor Magazine
Henry VIII
German Tourist Describes Chinamen as Phlegmatic and Calm
A German tourist claims the key difference between Chinamen and Westerners is their utter freedom from nervousness. He notes they remain phlegmatic under stress, can sleep anywhere in any position, and tolerate any amount of noise.
Palanquin avoided and edifying tales
A printed exchange labels Palanquin as a man to avoid while a creditor mentions needing repayment. The piece notes Hereford cathedral housing about 2,000 chained books, 1,500 of which are chained with swivels. A forgotten chained-book collection is found in Brieaford Lincolnshire vestry. Tuscan boys enjoy kites but are forbidden during Lent, or their kites would be torn up.
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Carajo
Hereford cathedral
Brieaford
Lincolnshire
Hotel Fire, a Traveler’s Odd Rescue Plan Delayed
A Washington Star account recalls a hotel Baldwin blaze in San Francisco where a traveler imagined his heroic exit. He planned to rescue money and samples, provide a two-armed lift for maidens, then stroll out coolly, but woke amid flames and chaos. He stumbled, dropped gear, and fled with only the will to escape.
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Baldwin
San Francisco
Thad
north
heaven
Washington Star
Agricultural Brevities and Plow Advice Across Regions
Notes from the field report mixed results and plans. Spurry fails to germinate well at New Hampshire station, while a Vermont Maple Sugar Makers association forms a trade bureau with distributing agencies in Springfield Providence Waterbury Hartford New York and Brooklyn. Louisiana growers see potential for cigar tobacco. Early plowing may harm wet ground. Farm Journal cites 14 year German seed tests showing larger seeds germinate better. A cheap scab prevention for potatoes involves rolling seed in sulfur.
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west
New Hampshire station
New England Homestead
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ association
Springfield
Providence
Waterbury
Hartford
New York
Brooklyn
Farm Journal
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H. M. THOMPSON
Hillsboro
PATAPSCO GUANO CO
BALTIMORE, MD
UALER & HUGHES
G. STEVENS
Williston
W. H. DEEN
Fowling Creek
W.H. GOLT, P. H. DENNY
N. SMITH, JR
W.F. PENNINGTON
M.L. BLANCHARD
W.S. LORD
J. CULVER
CUSTIS BURTON, BE. W. INGRAM
Wye
Ellendale
Milton
Lewes
Queenstown
WILLIAM M. CONN
QUEENSTOWN, MD
WH. HOPPS & CO
THE
GLOBE
Crystal Globe
BALTIMORE STREET
CHARLES
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Easton
Nation Department
P. N
Cluett Coon
Euston
Smyrna
Wilton
HENRY RK. LEWIS
Denton, Md
Colonel Bogg
ruth
Pall Mall Gazette
St. Jose
Dave
eame
Sewell Ford
O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell
O’Connell
Chained Books
R Pees
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