Various Small News Items and Odd Anecdotes from 19th Century Columns
A scattered set of brief notes reports Christmas gifts to Boston wind ow recipients funded by William H. Knight, fashion details on serge gowns with braiding, a Ontario woman suing for kissing, a petrified man found near Dayton Oregon, a headless mice tale, Salvation Army movements toward Judah, an owl frozen to a tree, owls feasting on sparrows in Columbus Indiana, a frozen fingers incident in Rib Lake Wisconsin, a grandmother at 25 in Delaware Ohio, potential U S Catholic church leadership changes in Rome, rattlesnakes at a Dallas Texas farmhouse, hotel price references in Florida, and a cheeky note on Becket bones versus oyster shells.
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Dayton
Oregon
Geneseo
Ill
Booth
Salvation Army
Bas
Holy City
Judah
David
Zululand
Galena
Columbus
Ind
John Ek
Rib Lake
Wis
Eli
Delaware, Township
Ohio
Clarissa Jackson
Baltimore Sun
Rome
United States
Williams
Boston
Faith Brandon and Victor Glendower at Brandon House
Faith Brandon, a poor governess, forms a cautious bond with Victor Glendower at Llyn Aderilyn and Brandon. As their summer days unfold, her secret ancestry and deceit threaten their growing love, ending with a tender yet unresolved goodbye at Brandon gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llyn Aderilyn
Faith Brandon
Mrs. Monmouth
Faith
Esther
Etta
Mr. Glendower
Victor Glendower
Germany
Plas Glendower
Plas Gendover
Llyn Aderliyn
Little Etta
Miss Ap Jones
Gendover
Monmouth
Miss Brandon
Mr. Monmouth
Glendower
Victor
Westmoreland
George Brandon
Brandon
Joln Brendon
Holloway
Tiandone
Sir George
George the Third
Miss Brandyn
Faithie
Mother
Victor Gilenhower
Fuaith
Aderllrn
Telling Bad Paper Money by Ear
A bank cashier explains that authenticating counterfeit bills hinges on sound and touch not sight. He demonstrates pulling a bill to hear the texture and notes a fake twenty has a slick nose like glazed paper. The method traces to a seasoned expert who gathered numerous counterfeits from government authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Beaver Falls
C. Graeme
Waterton
Wis
Europe
Good Medicine for Her
A physician prescribes care to restore appetite and sleep but the remedy backfires when the patient discovers a dozen boots to wear out. The tale pivots on misread instructions and humor.
Wealthy widows in New York hold fortunes up to 15 million
A New York correspondent notes over fifty widows with individual fortunes from 1 million to 15 million dollars. The piece highlights the financial standing of these women and hints at their influence in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express and Post Office
Fr. G. Root
M,.c
Pearl St
New York
P. O
T. A. Slocum
M. D
DR. Pierce
Pierce
Chemical Laboratory of World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
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William H. Knight
Lyons
Ont
Abe Marsh
Dallas
Texas
Thomasa
Becket
Chiphewa Falls
Sjacles
Mar
George C. Osgood
Dennis
Lowell
Mass
Lewis Dennis
Orin Abinson
St. Jacobs Oil
Miama
Gro. C. Oscoop
Charles A
Wocf FR CN
Baltimore
Hundtrede
T Vicinity
Chiesa
Neagent
Willliams
R. W. Tans. & Co
Chicago
Cerestia
iZvars Chemical Co
Ciasiasi Obio
Zark
G. H.ingraham
M.D
Amsterdam
N.Y
DR. R. Dyche
Druggisis
Trede
We. G. C. Birtses & Co
Toledo
Mary Cbhctl Hay
Brandons
Aderllyn
George
Evangeline
Crandon
Harry
Tien Faith
Bea
Tiny Lome
Adeiliya Junction
Hle
Hearn
G Eadover
Iittle
Patti
Leonie
Staples & Covell
Whitehall
John B. Barnard
Holton
Hibbard
L. G. Ripley
Montague
T. Spearman
Eng
Staples & Covell’s
Mulls
J. A. Lawrence
East Ltd St
Washington
Central
South America
China
Edith
Pacific Coast
Hall
F. J.cheney&co
Watertown
Dr. Sage
C. W. & E. Pardridge
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Lower
California
Omaha
C. W. Mount
General Land
Lower California Land Association
Barker Block
Nebraska
L. G. Spencer's
Swayne
Isaac Thompson
Hood
N. A
Staxney
Canastota
J. W. Willeford
Quincy, IL
Hoo
G. W. HuLn
Millersburg
Averago
Maxxine
Newburg
Orange County
N.B
C.I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Flood
C. I. Hood &Co
Lowel
Cower
Nona Geruin
A. J. Dows
Pisa
BENT
Wheaton
H. F. Litrig
Blown Bros
Nurcery Men
Chicage
Holly, Mion
E U
Moody& CO
Cincinnati
Jay Bronson
Detroit
Mich
Express
Dub
August Scuwanz
Thor Buran
Bryant's College
Main St
C. M.sites & Co
Atty’s
Washington,d.g
Kidder's
Asthyr Bymai Stowell & Co
Charlestown, Mass
C. D. Fonere
Asada Cies
Helene
W. Zist Bieri
Kreom
New York City
Knicurt
Ace Street
Cicago
Iil - Knight's
Steel
ESQ
Ph.d. Paul
North
Clark St
Young Idea
Grant
Whitney “Pub
Belvidere, al
Larvilams Smcces
Nanna Parsons
Dr.kline
TY Kline
Arch St
Philadelpbia
Ely
Gcatarah
ALRA
REY Gs
Tran
Druegiats
ELY Brothers
Greenwich
Meeker Medicine Co
Chicago, NL
Exchange
A. H. Dowe T
Enquirer
Edenton, N. C
Piso
Partridge’s
Valencia
Golden Rio
Mason's
Gillett
Magic Yeast
Kingsford
Eztra Fine
Japan
de Wy
Ceness
CW. & EF. Pardridge
Iit
State Street
Beat
All Fae Ee Ee
Ade Gen
Scott & Bowne
Rew
Rail Road Remedy Co
Lincoln
Neb
Richardson Drug Co
Clybourn Ave
Goulds & Austin
Laxe ST
Illinois
Erce's
Casant Oréatjive Berets
W. Hausner
Ith N. Y
Thomas J. Kusnine
Pine Street
St. Laws
Fur Ross
Bunyan P. O
Columbia Co
W.N. U. D. MY. xvi No
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