Shakespeare Copy Sells for Record Price at Auction
An English bidder buys a 1628 Shakespeare edition for a record sum amid a Philadelphia store auction tied to Forrest, Fowler and library dealers. The seller Forrest planned a later sale of further items, while a 1623 edition becomes Forrest’s hoped prize if a horse show success occurs.
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Uw Forrest
Messrs
Funk & Wassiius
Rabi Forrest
Shakespeare
Philadelphia Toman
Hoffman House
Thomas & Sons
Philgea
Tor
Widlins
Feenings
Forrest
Will Yan Oe
Stecess
Tansion
North
Bromudl Street
Curiosities of Chess and Ancient War Chess Traditions
A historical sketch links chess to ancient Chinese military thought and Hindoo warfare. It notes a mandarin soothing troops with chess, describes elephants and knights in early versions, and mentions European reception from Pope Alexander VI onward.
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Hindoo
Europe
Alexander
Mayus
Meury
Puleo
John Brake
Patea
Alita
Eet Cogheror
Hata
Chess by telegraph tale from distant players
The piece shows a pair of distinguished men in Madrid and Rome played a long remote chess match. Each kept a board in his closet and moved first by courier then by telegraph, a method that would strain any mind across distances. The tale reflects on patience and the reach of modern communication.
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Tyes
Madrid
Rome
Ying
Oo Garon
Madvid Ane
Ine
x—Chambers
Hat Styles From the Blockade Era by Jennie Judson
An 1860s fashion note describes makeshift hats crafted during the blockade. A sister's Leghorn hat inspires a home made version using yellow lame and silk scraps, featuring peachblow silk and a fringed scarf. The narrator’s hat, greenish cream tones, is praised as the more attractive final choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie S. Judson
Penal code outlines penalties for medical malpractice in Chicago
The Chicago News reports a legal stance where an unskilled physician who devotes medicines or needles against established forms causing a death faces execution if death results from deliberate deception aimed at profit. If injury was unintentional, the practitioner may face accidental homicide statutes.
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Aga
Chicaze News
Diamonds Across Borders The Cuban Chinese Trader
A report details a Chinese Cuban trader who smuggles diamonds into the United States avoiding duties. The prince of contraband reportedly swallows evidence to pass customs and relies on emetics to recover stones after arrival. The piece notes his swift resale at prearranged prices.
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Cuba
Custom House
San Francisco
Ean
Chicane Herald
United States
Etchhorn Gasteid
Montini “Perntory
Amienat
Holla
Country Minister Earns 500 a Year Says Epoch
At 2500 av Year Deuce Jones to country tailistery. Some congregation members including Mr Goofman complain the minister does not speak loudly enough. The minister replies I speak as loud as I can afford at 500 a year. The Epoch.
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Deuce Jones
Goofman
Morning Walk In the City and City Streets
An old column notes why businessmen avoid walking in the morning in New York due to water thrown on by passersby and sweeping dust. It jokes on street dangers and side street walking as the only escape. It also mentions an English bankrupt book and government debt in a brief aside from the New York Sun.
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Hamekin
Plainty
New York
Tarsite
Wilk
Prt
New York Sun Pet
Death Roll and Stage Risks Highlighted in Brooklyn Review
A Brooklyn reviewer notes public interest in mortality trends and stage dangers. The piece cites diseases like Bright's disease and diabetes, praises tonic remedies, and recalls actors sustaining injuries from falls, swordplay, and gunfire in dramatic scenes.
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Hosteter
Legal Slothces. Phase of notice and estate claims in Montana
Public legal notices summarize residents and co owners in Beaverhead and Madison counties Montana. The notices include intent to hold hearings, final proof dates, and claims of mining and irrigation properties with witnesses from Dillon and Helena.
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Usxiren Sestis
Oupaet
Velen
Montants
John Cosgrose
Beas
Rheadeaunte
Tiake
Desert
Lamotte
Tees
Beaverhead County
Mobi
Dillon
Macro
Rss
Rss. Heo
Reebunation
Sat Henad
Terrence
Fiven
Willkun Ivan
Garnes Maran
Brances Flyvop
M.tezu S
W. Langhorne
Megister
Helena
Mont
II. Ag. Ss
Melton
Monte
Pleo
Henry Borel
James Selway
Robert HE. Selway
Lars Phansen
Billon
Mant
Lanedtoenn
Register
Anchor Chain Weak Link Drives Tale Of Health Warnings
A dramatic shipboard storm tale contrasts nautical danger with a health warning about weak body links. The narrator cites a doctor and testimonials praising Warner’s Safe Cure for kidney trouble, urging caution and urging readers to examine their own health links.
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Danny
Chino
Lewis
Partie
Hiws
Princksars
Warner
Citta
Desales
Aoyself
Ciliane Warndergesit
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al Duster Court
Vies James CO. Engle
Peptide Heostestuad
Ty Stee
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Eimerich
Jeremiah @ dinetteh
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Dpiries Mer
Abibi Osten
Vbeutorna
Lan Ngtiorne
Ahytir
Aotich
Shai
Montana
Eniany
Pilon
Fen. Sath
Oss
Reser Lad
Claad Proot
Nathee Tart Hewdon
Nathee For
Sai
Nate
Call
Lalo
Hoa Tate Field
Noreal
C. E. Morse
Dillon, Montana
Red Rock and
Salmon River
Oa City
Tn O'Clock
Rive
Red Rock
Utah and North
Ern BR. Rand
S Nasholds
Dillon Steam Press
M. J. McCune
Mason Work
H.C. Root
PALC
G. McLaughlin
Argentea
Mee McLeoublin
Tame Cmauver
Herpes
Finn Ae
Pere SA Petes
Nble
Geol Bate Lane
Pepe
Pascure
von Tenes
Aethieres
Ievard
He. v
Druggists
Hindercorns
Stopandi
Joyceataat
Dillon Wood Yard
Beaverhead
Quonc Lee Bakery
Chan Fan
AD Was
Tennie
Viet Ip
Obey
Peto
Leon
Mats
Langhorne
Bertes
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