J. O. Godwin Co Offers Dream Goods and Bargains
The retailer advertises a department store selection including skirts and jacket suits in Black Dress Goods, silks, linings, and youths and children’s wear. It promotes men’s clothing, tailor-made pants, a new tailor-made department, mats, carpets, oil cloths, and window shades, inviting customers to compare prices at 86 N. Washington St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kasten
GODWIN CO
Nev
Washington St
SJULIUS HINES & SON
Baltimore
OChoptank Hotel Denton announces new proprietor
A notice to former customers and the public states that the OChoptank Hotel in Denton Maryland is under new management. The proprietor invites all visitors to stop by and promises to spare no pains to please guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
COHER
Kalamazoo Legend of Kahla and Mihzoo on the River
The Kalamazoo Telegraph recalls a mournful legend of Kahla the dusky lover and Mihzoo the maiden. They wander beside the river as she weaves, hearing his light birch bark canoe approach and the river echoes carry their names along Kalamazoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kahlal
Kahla
Mihzoo
Kalamnazoo
Kalamazoo
Nonrefillable bottle puzzle debunked by New Orleans grocer
A New Orleans grocer dismisses the alleged ten thousand dollar reward for a practical nonrefillable bottle. He notes the claim originated from a long-ago circular by northern distillers and explains repeated patents failed to meet all conditions. The yarn persists though no working bottle exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Evils of Flirtation and Its Effects
A verbose moral essay likens flirtation to gambling in hearts, warning that it spoils steadfast love and corrupts conscience. It argues flirtation seeds vanity, secrecy, and unscrupulous behavior, harming both men and women and eroding humane feeling over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirt
Frances Evans
Ladies’ Home Journal
Wildcat Smith and the Comanche card game rescue
The St Louis Globe Demoncrat recounts old hunter and pioneer “Wildcat” Smith, a Texas veteran from 1836, who faced a Comanche band led by Big Laugh. Captured with a white captive girl, Smith challenged them to a game of seven up for her freedom, won, then wagered his life again to secure the girl’s liberty. The girl testified to the incident. Smith later lived quietly, roaming for game while recalling his wartime exploits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Laugh
Smith
Houston
the
republic
Cuba
Devil river
dea
queen of hearts
Brazos
Sam Jones
Shiloh
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Superstition and the Humpback Mascot in a Gambler Tale
A retired gambler recounts a European gambling spree driven by superstition. He befriends a humpbacked mascot, travels from London to Nice betting in Monte Carlo, and loses his fortune after a dramatic run of luck, ending with an ironic twist about the mascot’s fake hump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Monte Carlo
London
Nice
New York Press
Lincoln as a Lawyer in Patent Right Cases
The account recalls Abraham Lincoln defending a patent infringement suit in Springfield. He partnered with a skilled architect, financed the best mechanical works, and held weekly instruction sessions. Lincoln’s cross examination impressed court, jury, and bar, and his witnesses answered promptly, making him dominant in patent cases across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Springfield
Lincoln
hhs
Chicago
New York
akilifns
Abs Lincoln
Washington
St. Louis
Iowa
Ohio
Kentucky
Michigan
Thomas Lewis
Leslie
Desert Welsh colony of Patagonia triumphs over tyranny
A Welsh migrant group fled persecution in 1865 to settle across South America’s deserts. Against hostile tribes and harsh conditions they built fertile towns, a railway, and large crops while adopting Spanish, transforming into a prosperous 3,000-strong community spanning settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patagonia
South America
Wales
Doctor’s exam ends with joking fee line
A Boston Commercial Bulletin excerpt mocks medical tests as the patient jokes a heart disease would have killed him at the fee. The text then describes cultural kissing types as predatory signals, comparing Mongolian European kisses to animal instincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Modern Elopement and Dust Cloud Chase Ends
A tale describes Algernon and a fearful girl eloping pursued by a furious father. They escape as Algernon explains a near-empty battery will fail soon and the car will stop. A blend of fiction and scattered historical notes follows about Congleton, Cr iak manuscripts, and Oxford printing rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algernon
pap
Curious Process of Salmon Fry Rearing in Hatcheries
The article explains two methods to propagate fish namely fry transplantation and egg stripping. It details careful handling to avoid damaging fish, describes how eggs are collected from a ripe female and fertilized with milt from a male, and notes the 90 day incubation for grand landlocked salmon. It chronicles the transformation from egg to emerging fry and the vigilant care in hatcheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
fish commissions
New York
Medieval doctors gave ground oyster shells to rickets sufferers
Historical notes claim medieval physicians supplied ground oyster shells to children with rickets and scrofula. They cite lime and minerals such as nitrogen iron sulphur manganese magnesia bromide phosphoric acid flour and iodine as beneficial for feeble children and teeth improving when included in food.
Countess Blumpff Divorce Spared Court Attendance
The Philadelphia North American notes Countess Blumpff did not appear at court as her lawyer secured a divorce from a "worthless fellow" without her presence. It contrasts social classes claiming miners marry earlier than others, with artisans, laborers, clerks, shopkeepers, and farmers following. A mother guides a churchgoing Robbie and he asks how bad he must act to avoid church. Marina's remark adds a playful tone to the exchange.
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Blumpff
Philadelphia
Bobby
Marina
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H. M. THOMPSON
Hillsboro, Md
BICYCLE DEPARTMENT
J. N. RICKARDS
Ripcety
W.H. GOLT
P. H. DENNY
8. N. SMITH, JR
W. F. PENNINGTON
HUGENE LYNCH
W.H. ANDERSON
H. C. HOBBS, W. R. PETERS
M. L. BLANCHARD
LORD
J. CULVER
CUSTIS BURTON, EB. W. INGRAM
Wee
Hobba
Greenwood, Ellendale, Milton
Lewes
Queenstown
WILLIAM M. CONN
QUEENSTOWN, MD
WM. HOPPS & CO
BALTIMORE, MD
EASTON
PEERLESS TRACTION ENGINES
M. WINCARD
MARYLAND
JoS
FRED. R. OWENS
PRISIpENT
GEO
WALLACE, CASINLA
PETAT
DENTON, MARYLAND
JOS. H. BERNARD
Greensboro
THOS F,. DAY
Ridgely
ROBT
JARRELL
Goldsboro
GEO. C. MOOR
Queen Anne
PAUL HOLSINGER
W. KE
TORS
ALBERT W. SILK
Preston
F.A PORTER
Burtsville
J. G. GODWIN
peires
Nation Department
Call
eee
NOME FINE SHOES
HARRY B. MASON
i. nee Denton
Wilmintons
BLACK VICI
CONGRESS & SAGE
VICI AND
JAMES H. NICHOLS
Denton, Md
G.A. SNOW & CO
WASHINGTON, D.C
sweet Mahzoo
WILDCAT" SMITH
Ells
Hix
Abe
Congleton
England
Macclesfield
Oxford press
Dinah Muloch Craik
John Halifax
Gentle
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