Easton dry goods firm touts vast dress goods stock
The firm proclaims the largest assortment of dry goods clothing carpets and notions in Easton with wide ranges of piques per cales organdies ginghams and silks. It advertises ready made suits coats jackets and tailor made pants plus a full line of hosiery corsets shirts linoleum and floor coverings and new window blinds alongside discounts and low prices to attract customers.
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Cate alogue
Easton
P. N
Cluett Coon
J.C. GODWIN COo
Washington St
Smyrna
Wilton
New DentonChoptank Hotel Opened by J F Cohke
J F Cohke announces taking charge of the Choptank Hotel in Denton Maryland inviting old customers and the public to visit. He pledges to spare no pains to please guests at 226 Americ a Proprieter.
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Queensware
JAMES H. NICHOLS
Denton Bridge
Denton
J. F. COHKE
Americ
Copely's Glasses and the Dean's Harsh Judgment
An anecdote from a London hospital recalls Copley, a medical student, and a cruel misjudgment by the dean who, aided by his spectacles, chastises him for a supposed lack of humanity. The scene centers on classroom intrigue and a prank involving a cat, walnut shells, and a shotgun.
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Thwaites
Copley
London
our hospital
Galen
materia medica
Mr. Copey
Eyeglasses Change Course for Copley at Hospital
A scandal at the London hospital pits Copley against a rival student Wixem in a tale of harassment and mistaken identity. A nurse helps unravel the prank while Copley adopts gold trimmed eyeglasses and a sober uniform, altering the dean’s view and cementing Copley’s standing.
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Copley
Wixem
Wizem
wiscreant
Mr. Wixem
museum
De Canters and De Trotter on Horse Ages
A brief note in New York Weekly jokes about determining a horse’s age. De Canters asks for a sure method, De Trotter answers with a quip that you should ask the dealer and halve the result.
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De Canters
De Trotter
New York Weekly
Remembering a Loved One Through Time and Death
A Pal Mall Gazette fragment reflects on perseverance after loss. The narrator vows to keep hope alive and to remember the departed, insisting death is not the end and the story continues beyond the final breath. The voice threads through longing, faith, and unyielding memory.
Escaping On a Steamer Priscilla Amid New York Lights
A woman aboard the steamer Priscilla slips from a troubled romance as the ship departs New York harbor. She contemplates flight, while a companion reveals a plan to marry quickly at Newport and stage an elopement, prompting distractions from nearby travelers and a tense exchange about love and commitment.
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Priscilla
New York
Liberty
Blackwell's island
Paha
Newport
Bennett
Richard
Wedding Journey Secret Revealed By Clue of Aunt
In a Springfield Republican excerpt, Elton and Miss Wentworth conceal their marriage on a secret wedding journey. Mrs. Clifford teases, noting relatives at the scene and the damp outdoor talk contrasts with delighted wedding morning. The aunt approves, calling the couple in love and uncontroversial.
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Mr. Clifford
Miss Wentworth
Folsomes
Elton
cenes
Bennett
Springfield Republican
Longevity myths of deer and a hunter tale span centuries
The piece discusses Highland folklore on deer ages and limits. It cites Captain Macdonald of Tulloch dying in 1776 at 68 and claims of deer aging beyond two centuries, while noting experts peg deer lifespans around 80 years. Similar legends exist in Europe, yet most authorities dispute longer spans.
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Macdonald
Tulloch
Loch Treig
Glengarry
Ewen Maclan Og
Europe
Beatrice of Savoy’s Tear Prompts Diadem Promise
At a French court a festive entertainment ends with Beatrice, countess of Savoy, removed from royal seating. Mortified, she weeps until Charles of Anjou consoles her promising a greater crown. He defeats Manfred and later slays Conradine, then becomes king of Naples after Charles death.
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Wender
Beatrice
Savoy
Charles of Anjou
Louis IX of
France
England
Charles
Manfred
Conradine
Frederick
Naples
Fruitful Taliout Palm Falls After Prosperous Life
The taliout palm of Celyon measures about 16 feet around the trunk and 160 feet tall. Its flowers presage death to the tree, opening from a tall spathe with a loud report and revealing a plume of blossoms. After fruiting, the tree withers rapidly and decays within a fortnight on the spot.
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Celyon
Generous Gap in a New England Church Finances
In a Baptist church a liberal old man refused to sign a subscription paper to cover a 400 debt. After a timid start with 200 pledged, a fellow member proposed doubling the subscription. The reluctant donor leaped to support the motion with notable zeal, showing a dramatic shift in his generosity as Harper's Round Table notes.
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New England
Harper's Round Table
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