Baby Fritz Yorst Found After Kidnap Drama in Pennsylvania
Special report from Gordon Heights Pa details the kidnapping of Fritz Yorst, 3, by a jilted lover, his escape into a rocky cleft, encounter with a bear and cub, and eventual return to his parents. Doctors report the child’s behavior changes as he resumes his former self under care.
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Leprosy Across the World and a Canadian Colony Tale
A Paris street leper pickup leads to St. Louis hospital with six already present amid a global rise in leprosy. The piece notes thousands affected in Europe Asia and the Americas, with Norway Sweden Spain Turkey Crete India China and more. It cites Tracadie New Brunswick as North America’s oldest leper colony where a missionary priest buried a patient after a peculiar illness and a physician sought parallels in Europe.
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Paris
St. Louis Hoapital
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Norway
Europe
Sweden
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Yonlan Islands
Crete
India
China
Japan
Hayti
Trinidad
Guiana
Venezuela
Brazil
Paraguay
Tonguin
Indo- China
Tracadie
New Brunswick
Canada
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Jeprney
Rowhan
Fragmentary account of a dramatic domestic scene and trial
The readable text depicts a chaotic confrontation involving a wife named York, a husband Parisusty, and a mounting fear as neighbors hear cries and see a struggle. It mentions a nursemaid, a perilous flight, and a later reference to alleged murder or serious injury, with scattered details about bystanders and a hunt for the culprit.
Silver and Gold Coinage Debate Sparks Niagara Address
In Niagara N Y Geo B Sinan of Oswego argues against money creation by any agency citing British silver policy and 1893 India coinage limits. He cites an 1844 Bank of England act and measures fixing gold value to question silver price effects and debt implications.
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Niagara
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Geo. B. Sinan
Oswego
Bank of England
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Haat Bisibes
Congress
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India
New York
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Silver standard pricing debate confuses wheat and cotton markets
A Chicago Record correspondent critiques Gov. Altgeld's statements on silver and its impact on prices. The piece argues silver drives down wheat and cotton costs differently from corn, hops, beef, hay, and other staples, noting coffee control by a small group and shifts in beef quality. It links silver standard influence to European markets, silver-denominated trade, and agricultural supply dynamics with scattered references to markets and figures.
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Chicago Record
Altgeld
Cottee
Siavalard
Leon
Guru
Wilver Elandard
Cowellies
Powell
Effert
Babe Fiferd
Rlee
Faeegercy Canes Medical Advice Fragment
A fragmented medical notice discusses treating wounds with bleeding control and plaster. It mentions applying pressure, cleaning the area, soaking, and seeking a doctor if bleeding fails to stop, with references to a traveler and medical guidance.
Unclear snippet on fighters and weights
Fragmentary text mentions fighters, cork, and a weight near 196 pounds but lacks coherent details or identifiable names and context.
Monstrous tale of drunken ducks by Lochy bridge
A bizarre account described by Andrew Lang in the New York Journal recalls ducks near the Ben Nevis distillery becoming drunk from distillery refuse. The birds stagger, dive, and later sleep off their intoxication as villagers witness the farcical scene and its moral lesson.
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Andrew Lang
New York Journal
Lochy
Ben Nevis Long John
Fresh celery seeds and quick prep foods in wartime kitchen
Readers learn about practical kitchen staples for scarce goods including celery seeds rice and quick breads. The piece notes easy would be meals and spreads with canned meats and potted chicken for sandwiches. It closes by mentioning a wartime kitchen aid group meeting in Barton with a long history of work among the community.
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