Two Brass Kettles and the Dorchester Tale
An elderly Dorchester storyteller recalls the legend of The Two Brass Kettles. A maid hides two children under kettles during a 1675 Philip’s War raid. a gun misfires, the kettles move, and the Indian attacker is driven away, with the children saved as the house’s legends endure.
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of Minor
Dorchester
Mass
Phillp
Zebedee
Foy
Aodin
Cression
Jenny
Zebelee
Grace
Minet
Theponset
Ile
Ospregg
New England
Dorchester People. the Dinner, the Uncle Zebedee
Uncle Zebedee
Dearle
Philip
Old Colony
Plimp
Experience
Trele Zebedee
Cade Zebedee
Ondt
Nunt
Golden Medical Discovery hailed for stomach cure
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, named for Golden Seal, is described as a cure for weak stomach indigestion and biliousness. It claims to extract medicinal properties from native herbs using glycerine and heat, with endorsements from R V Pierce and medical books. The ad urges timely use to prevent consumption and notes it cannot cure advanced disease.
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Pierce
Prin
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
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Rail route links Philadelphia to Atlantic City resorts
The bulletin extols Pennsylvania Railroad express service from Philadelphia to Atlantic City area resorts and beach towns including Cape May and Wildwood. It notes travel times from Market Street and Broad Street stations, mentions the all-rail Delaware River Bridge route, and states excursion tickets with liberal return limits are available to these destinations.
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Delaware River Bridge
Cape May and
Wildwood
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Denton Journal
Rendward Melvin
Jonson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Sea of Okhotsk
Cicero
Gratidius
Jadie
Geneva
England
Tord North
Loston Post
PEW
Baltimore
Howard and
Lexington Streets
Faberics
Lexington Sts
Tuckahoe Neck
Caroline County
Maryland
Justina Y. King
Catharine Royer
Clement Drake
Court House
Denton
Joshua Y
King
Thawley
Griffin
Emanuel King
William D. Berkey
Howard Wright
Wesley Taylor
Denton National Bank Savings Department
Bacau Ufo Aepenfmapeufaefen
Denton National Bank
Anawim
George A. Wright
Lear
T. Posy Fisher
F. P. Covey
Board of Directors
Harvey L. Cooper
Nisi
Willian A. Parker
Orphans’ Court
John T. Parker
William A. Parker
John F. Dawson, Jr
Clan Clark, WM
HL Deen
Robt, J. Jump
Register of Wills
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bulletin
Neptune
New Jersey
Gay Atlantic City
Witching Wildwood
New Cape May
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
Asbury Park
Long Branch
Pennsyl
Vania
New York
Delaware
The
Fine Service of
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Market Street Wharf
Broad Street
Broad Street Station
Pennsylvania Rail
Elberon
Allenhurst
Ocean Grove
Spring Lake
Sea Girt
Beach Haven
Oceanside
Vesper Balto
Eastern Shore Transportation Co
Baltimor
Hughes Avenuey
Choptank
Cambridge
Clark's
Kingston
Turkey Creek
Gilpin's Point
Todd's
Downes
Towers
Williston
Lyford
Ridgely
Passapae's
Greensboro
Tia. m
Frieght
C.D. Bennett
BR. Towers
P Eident
Standard Oil Co
Charles T
Ceneral— Commission
Prat and Manover Sis
Commercial and Farnery’ National Bank of Baltimore
Cithens Central National Pik of
Ki J
Jonathan Evitts
Washington College
Chestertown
Begios
Jas. W. Cain
LL. D
Hunt's Fomen
Douglass Drug Store
Todd and Pepper Road
Williston-Fowling Creek
Bureau-Laurel Grove
I. L. Dukes
South Charles Street
General Commission and Supply House
Jas. W.ichardson
W. C. Brooke
Talbot Savings Bank
Halton
F. Baynard
Near
Benton, Maryland
Journal Office
Windsor Hotel
Filbert ST
Rt. T. Carter
T. C. Moseley
East 23Rd Street
New York City
T. Cc. Moseley
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