Wrecked seaside episode tests family patience at resort
A chaotic scene unfolds at a midsummer seaside retreat where widowed Mrs Thardin and her daughter Betty, guests with relations to Frank Archer, contend with a disruptive visit by a male intruder. Tension rises as a burglary attempt targets jewelry and a mother contends with a son’s interference amid a tense family crisis.
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Tlardin
Teather
Betty
Austat Atom Seashore
Thardin
Frank Archer
Halbin
Wace Wong
Renin
Swainsboro der
Rive Howe
Pavely
Reilly
Raffles and a dramatic night at the mansion
A tangled sequence unfolds as a theft and mistaken identity sweep through a country house. The robber turns out to be Raffles in disguise, the sister Betty and brother Will aid in the rescue, jewelled plunder is restored, and the mother awakens to a surprising morning.
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Catcher
Anil Exphua
Archer
Vie
Ife
Wil Tardin
Tars
Betty
Ratnes
Atute
RaWes
Lin
Miss Letty
Fortis
Raffles
Will
Milk Quality Complaint Recounts Cows Weary of Grass
A customer argues with a milk seller over quality and the milks tears as the man laments cows lacking grass feed. The worker concedes the issue while promising better future care, noting the cows’ sorrow and the impact on customers’ trust.
A Haughty Reply About Pitt and Dukedoms
A recalled line depicts Willam Pitt as mediocre yet deserving of honors. The reply, resonant with period wit, dismisses earldoms and boldly proclaims dukedoms for the statesman. The quip reflects aristocratic pretensions and sharp satire from St. James Gazette.
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Willam Pitt
St. James
Remark on violinist skill from Philadelphia Press
A brief quip questions if a violinist is truly skilled, noting the performer is "an exceedingly remarkable one" yet casting doubt on the instrument as a "genuine Stradivarius." The exchange frames a debate over merit versus instrument quality.
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Phiadelphia Press
Farm and Garden Celery brings mortgage payoff and schooling gains
Miss Tielen L Hailey details her celery farming journey in upstate New York. She describes starting with under $100, mortgage on her home, and using celery income to pay the mortgage, save, and educate relatives. Her average crop totals 50,000 heads at about 46 cents per dozen.
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Tielen L. Hailey
New York
Ali
Celery Growing and Harvesting in a Home Patch
A detailed guide on growing celery from seed in boxes and greenhouses through forcing, pruning, and field work. It covers seed timing, warmth and moisture management, weed control, transplanting, blanching with boards, and shipping the final stalks, noting timing from January planting to June harvest and the profits from market prices in New York.
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New York City
Ll Iave
Vebrusry
L Word
Timoe
Shade Tree Pests The Despoilers of Our Shade Trees
The article warns about fall webworm nests on elm, hickory, ash and other shade trees. It describes the brown pupal stage, white moths, and two broods each year, with nests that can reach three feet in diameter. It advises manual removal or torch, pruning, and chemical sprays using arsenate of lead or time and other mixtures to control the caterpillars.
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Imlehing
Celery Grower’s Profitable Patch on a Small Farm
A farmer describes harvesting celery in neat dozen bunches packed in water and shipped in crates. Prices range from 20 cents to $1 per dozen, with New York market rates at 40 to 60 cents per dozen. After costs, the grower nets about $1,000 annually from the small plot.
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New York
Family mix of four wives buried in mixed graves
An old New England tale from the Philadelphia Ledger recounts Mr Church who lost four wives in one family tragedy. During relocation to a new cemetery he mixed their remains and replaced headstones with inscriptions hinting at uncertain identities.
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New England
Church
Chaureh
Nere
Lannah Church
Emily
Emily Church
Matilda
Thesa Ines
Emily Churel
Mary
Hannah
Definition of a Dachshund Through a Boy’s Odd Poem
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt features a boy’s playful, misspelled canine ode. The piece uses comical spelling to describe a dachshund’s body and behavior, including its short legs and wagging tail, mingled with quirky observations and inventive phrasing. The tone is whimsical and lightly satirical.
An Ideal Guest in a Parlor Exchange
An elderly hostess, described as an accommodating old lady, responds to a guest asking for sugar with a plain rule. If the sugar is there leave it. if it is not, leave it out. The remark implies indifference to the sugar availability and reflects a simple social moment from the scene.
Psychasthenia and the dangers of overtaxed minds
Dr Clarence Dughes notes in the Alienist and Neurologist that panic in Wall Street stems from morbid financial fears of overtaxed brains. He describes psychasthenia leading to insomnia, self blame, suicidal thoughts, and erratic actions before potential real insanity or self-harm.
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Wall Street
Pauscs
Clarence Dughes
Grandfather Behind on News Sparks Family Debate
In a Bohemian Magazine piece an elderly man admits he is a little behind reading the news as his grandchildren debate Caesar and Marie Antoinette. The children quiz him on historical deaths while a sister asserts Mary, queen of Scots, was electrocuted in France and the grandfather concedes he has not kept up. An American tip dispute follows in a separate late 19th century vignette about tipping waiters and cabbies in London and New York, illustrating cultural friction with a witty tone.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grantpa
Caesar
Cassius
Brutus
Marie Antoinette
France
Mary
Queen of Scots
War Miry
Bohemian Magazine
America
London
Shewalter
Hils Guest
Solright
Lippincott
The Rat and Its Vast Damages Seen
A London Spectator depiction notes the rat as ubiquitous and prolific causing extensive yearly damage to crops stores granaries dairies and outbuildings. It details the rodent’s cleverness in escaping, its ability to feed on almost any food, and its presence in fields hedges yards cellars sewers docks and ships.
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London Spectator
Artist chides dealer over paint quality in sharp exchange
The Retort Direct reports a heated exchange as an artist complains about bought paints. The dealer retorts asking if the artist ever uses imagination in painting, underscoring a clash over materials.
Hopeless Madiun May Seek Aid in Influencing Husband
The Toustan Post quotes a fragmentary exchange about appealing to a husband for public food aid. A line notes that John could never find a keyhole, implying a puzzled or ironic tone in the published snippet.
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Madiun
John
Toustan
Be You Thinks For Yourself Questioned By Pretense Of Medicine
A reader is urged to think for herself and avoid blindly accepting offered remedies. The ad promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s weakness and nervous debility, claiming it contains endorsed ingredients and no harmful drugs. It promises a free booklet of ingredients by sending name and address to Dr. R. V. Pierce in Buffalo, N Y.
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Pr. Pierce
Avery
Pierce
Ayer
RB. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Hochschild, Koln & Co
Han
Ladies’ Home Journal
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Liiel
Jounsom Melvin & Joenson
Urteks
Chicago Tribune
Philadelphia Ledger
Psychasthenia
Baltimore
Howard and
Lexington Streets
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
Lexington Sts
Nutile Hardware CompAny
Denton, MD
Jindrie
Ontario
J. B. Colgain
Concord Bargain House
Imavilin
Considiar
TERE
W. W. Dukes
P.C. Hobbs
Mia Concoxn
T. H. Evans & Company, Fruit and Produce Commission Merchants
Light St
Baltimore, Wid
Greensboro
R. R. Shull
Greensboro, Md
Denton Bridge
F. I. Nuttle
Denton
Atd
Trustel's Sale
Known
The
Circuit Court For
Caroline County
M. Elin Anthony
Lult Colbourn
Court House
Maryland
Parcel
Anthony
Jesse P. Warren
Gell
Hartsville Road
Flatshouse Road
J. Ih. Ellwanger
FP. Corry
J. E. Ellwanger
Law Building
Washington College
Chestertown
WW. Cain
LL. D
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Company
Scurpeie Errretive
Denuton
Rehobotese
INA Pstman Am
West Nounn
Aqas AM
Rehoboth, Pruton
Hallmore
Sonny
Gauy
T. Murdocis
IH. Jones
Tnvision Pass
Willard Thomson
Geo
C. Skirven
Carter Block
Charles H. Whitby
Plymouth
Brockway
West
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