Bradley Nickerson and the Orham journey home
In a Cape Cod station scene, Bradley Nickerson learns he is bound for Orham to live with Prissy and Tempy Allen. Captain Titcomb, a seasoned seaman, shares tales and cautions, while the station crew jaws about the boy’s kin and the mystery of his guardians. The coach ride promises adjustment as Bradley meets his new guardians and a world of old maids and family secrets.
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Clark
Cape Cod
Harniss
Wellmouth
Mr. Clark
Mr.iath
Hegan
Eimma
Bodkin
Barney Snull
Uwello
Ova
Barney
Mr. Ark
Prisey
Tempy
Mr. Bodkin
Sartin
Orham
Prissy
Mr. Small
Ad Capp D'rius Allen
Sophia
Cap
Ben Nickerson
Ben
Bradley
Waa
Solon
Nickergon
Rouurster
Nickerson
Wellmorth
Sonny
Kindler
Sandwich
East Boston
Lon
Ike
Cap'n Ez
Brad
Dan
Titcomb
Wellpyouth
Mre
Bradley Nickerson
Captain Titcomb
Bradley Nikerson
Pristilla Allen
Ter
Bhuther
Thomas Doane
Camptown
Mr. Smarl
Dandruff Germ and Herpicide Promised Cure
A feature promoting Newbro's Herpicide claims to destroy the dandruff germ to stop hair loss and baldness, with pricing and agent details. The excerpt ends with a serialized scene in which a character awakens on a coach and is told of a new boarder named Miss Prissy.
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Newbro
Chemical Laboratory
Sendie
Herpicle Co
Detroit Mich
Frost
The Staple Bowlers Fight Six to Eight Hour Bowling Marathon
The Staple Bowlers argue that bowling fifty games demands far more physical strain than a single football game. Fifty games equates to about 500 frames with an estimated 160 strikes, totaling 840 ball deliveries weighing seven tons. Over seven hours, bowlers move roughly five miles, covering nearly 17,000 feet along the runway and associated routes.
Reminiscences of Mark Twain on Nevada City Journalism
At a New York dinner Mark Twain recalled early Nevada City journalism days. He described paying outside contributors with noncash perquisites such as bacon, corn whisky, a corset, and a shotgun with ammunition, noting receipt acknowledgments.
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Mark Twain
New York
Nevada City
Jones
Col. Crabbie
Tompkins
Deaf and Blind in the United States A Census Summary
The census report by S N D North cites 1900 totals: 35 645 totally blind and 29 118 partially blind, with higher blindness among foreign born whites. It lists causes as cataracts, old age, injuries, and nervous diseases, notes 37 426 tally deaf and 51 561 able to hear loudly, and 24 369 deaf and dumb. Nearly half of the deaf over 20 are employed.
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S. N. D North
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce and Labor
New England
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
London Marie Corelli Attacks Women Pictorials
London Marie Corelli denounces modern women’s pictorials as swindling and degrading. She argues men see women as fools and that the publications promote painted, powdered, padded figures while urging the female sex to beware the shameless adverts and erode confidence in female suffrage.
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London
Marie Corelli
Windsor Hotel Ad Promotes Modern Accommodations
Windsor Hotel at 4217 1229 Filbert Street Philadelphia markets modern accommodations at moderate rates. Located one square from two main railroad stations, it sits in the heart of the shopping and theatre district. American plan priced $2 to $3.50 per day. European plan listed at $1 to $2.50 per day.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Advertises Cure
An old advertisement claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea strengthens vitality and cures disease. It promotes Tea or Tablets priced at 35 cents under A. E. Frost. The copy emphasizes life producing properties not found in other remedies.
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Hollister
A. E
Your Office Stationery Promises Individuality and Prompt Attention
A promotional piece urges offices to choose distinctive stationery that commands respect. It argues that quality, not being merely up to date, earns faster responses and higher regard in business, asserting 1% already do so.
Markets Report Prices for Dairy Meat and Produce
Market prices list butter, cheese, eggs, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, smoked meats, pork, lard, sausage, lard, beef, wheat corn oats, and wool. Includes state, western, car lot and on track figures with varied per unit and per hundred weight quotes. Strong entities include Butter-Creamery, Eggs State and western, Turkeys, California Tomatoes, Jersey potatoes, and Wool prices.
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State
Western
Virginia
California
Californi
Ligher State
Ysdorp
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Barnes
Boston
Provincetown
Fiello
Gay Head
Thera
Offee Jac
K LE WA
Ata Corel
Windsor Hotel
Filbert St
Philadelphia
Ness
Central
Rawson
Jet In
the Reporter Printing Co
Peterson
Peterson Bros
Buffalo
Rsd of the
Sone
Eldred
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