Mrs. Goochs Tongue Unravels Town Secret Murder
Mrs. Gooch known for a talkative nature spills a wedding day secret about her husband and a neighbor. The disclosure triggers accusations of murder as the couple spirals through a town-wide frenzy until the truth surfaces in a comic twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilly Smee
Tilly
Mr. Gooch
Sir Gooch
M. Gooch
Gooch
Mrs. Gooch
Chubb
Mr.Gooch
Tilly Gooch
Smoking Ladies in Europe and America
A column contrasts smoking habits of women between Europe and America, citing European royals and artists who smoke and recounts a Paris pension tale. It details a Boston student who smokes heavily and is watched by four female teachers who secretly drink beer and smoke in her room at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
America
Europe
Emily
Lake Michigan
Duchess of Edinburgh
Princess of Wales
Mme
Ratazzi
Italy
Elizabeth Thompson
England
Duc d’Orleans
Mercedes
Spain
Don Carlos
France
Paris
Pension Des Demoiselles
Mlle. N
Boston
Mile N
M. le Professeur
Madame
Miss N
J. M. Ayers
Dearborn Street
Ain ‘Bt
Charles Street
St. Louis
10Wa Printing CO
Des Moline Movies
Light and laughter among hidden faces in a cloister
The speaker recalls a dimly lit scene where five flushed faces laugh, likened to Bacchantes, as voices urge not to betray them and claim their life is sad and monotonous in a nun like setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruben
Pension Des Demoiselles
France
Wonderful underground fountain near Sarnia shocks onlookers
A crowd witnessed a remarkable natural fountain at Peter Taylor's southwest yard near Sarnia Ontario. After drilling reached 150 feet the muddy water shot skyward, carrying a bore pipe and stones as large as eight pounds, spraying the roof and street, then gradually weakened and ceased around 5 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarnia
Ont
Peter Taylor
Corporation
Mr. Taylor
William Taylor
Taylor
How the Gypsies Honored their Queen
London Truth recounts a Gypsy tribe in Worces tershire that buried a child queen Paradise Buckler within Belbroughton churchyard. The tribe borrowed white pocket handkerchiefs for the funeral and returned them washed. A stone tomb was erected and maintained, with the inscription still legible decades later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paradise Buckler
Bell Heath
Worcestershire
Belbroughton
Meum
Tuum
Shoeing Horses Warns Against Harsh Nail Driving
The Rev W H H Murray urges gentleness in shoeing horses noting nails should be small and driven slowly not like spikes in oak. Avoid striking nail heads hard or rasping the hoof outer enamel to prevent hoof damage. abuses in shoeing are common due to smiths’ lack of knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
W. H. H. Murray
Sun darkenings in history not from eclipses
A compact review traces centuries of sun darkenings claimed in 536 567 626 733 934 1091 1191 1106 1206 1241 and 1847. It notes events include total and annular eclipses meteoric impacts and comets with commentary by Schnurrer Erman and Kepler and finds no evidence for a recurring darkness prediction.
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J. B. Hind
Schnurrer
Pyrenees
Tours
Humboldt
Europe
Holland
Crimea
Cumberland
Yorkshire
Erman
Matthew Paris
Matthew
Westminster
China
Leigneitz
Schiaparelli
Kepler
Gemma
Arkansas Romance Told By Little Rock Gazette
H L Riley reports from Scott county of a romantic pursuit between Lulu and an educated young Indian named Wambo. The couple eloped with a ladder escape but were pursued by Lulu’s father. the girl was recaptured and remains at home while the suitor may renew efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little
Lulu
Wambo
Fair exchange proverb misread in church fairs joke
The note argues that the saying fair exchange is no robbery was not about church fairs but a general proverb. It clarifies usage and dispels a confounding misinterpretation of the phrase in religious market contexts.
Mrs Langtry Sways Society With Grace And Beauty
The Philadelphia Times lauds Mrs Langtry as a social queen whose beauty minds heart and charm win universal admiration. It praises her generosity and sincerity, noting her poised theater of life from Glasgow to London, and her lasting Jersey Lily persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
United States
England
Glasgow
Adonis
Electric locomotive using isolated middle rail in Berlin ring
A Berlin electric locomotive on a three hundred meter ring track uses an isolated middle rail with two outer rails. The machine generates current itself and powers the wheels, with the locomotive able to reach full power regardless of speed. Its isolation and rail conductivity affect performance, and theories to extend range involve periodic primary dynamo machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galignant
Berlin
Advan
Siemens
Old bachelor wishes newly married couple luck with medicine
An old bachelor offers a playful blessing to a newly married couple hoping their troubles be small and that they always have Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup on hand.
Voices in the Sierra Night by Joaquin Miller
A writer recalls a night on the southern sierras with a doctor companion. Amid wolves, a bear, an owl, and a luminous moon, they catalog a large bug and listen to the myriad nocturnal sounds that compose nature’s poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Miller
The
Independent
Southen
Sierras
Ploughing Water Talk Highlights Hose Use in Irrigation
It notes a debate on farming methods with emphasis on the practice of using hoses to supply water alongside traditional ploughing ideas. The remark reflects rural resourcefulness and evolving agricultural techniques.
Kidney-Wort Promoted For Kidney Liver Disease Relief
An advertising notice urges sufferers of liver or kidney diseases and constipation to use Kidney-Wort. It claims the dry compound is easy to prepare like coffee and provides more medicine per package than six dollar bottles of competing products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
C. Gilbert
Wells, Richardson & Co
Carter
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Maria
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Justice Spruce
Mr. Spruce
Smee
Mr. Cooch
Arkansas
Buch
Arnica
Twin Brothers
Billings, Clapp & Co
Manly Chemists
Mass
Peru
Nichols & CO
TAKEO
Pat
LAW
Wood&co
Kansas City
Sherman
Childre
I. C
Hop Bitters Mfg. Co
Rochester, N
BAKER
DR. Baker
F. Baker & Son
Keoxal
Taber Organ CO
Worcester
Rice
Des Moines
Lowa
Montgomery _Ward & Co
Wabash Avenue
Illinois
Academy of the Visitation
Julien Ave
Dubuque
Nuns of the Visitation
Win Sr
Third Street
Julien Avenue
Cancer Street
Visitation Convent
Iowa
Cay Cs
A. C. Jennings
Sid
Sporting Goods
Great Western
Chapman & Co
Madison
Ind
Pittsburgh
Uekeman & Co
Marsall, Mich
Mendlessohn Piano Co
E. 1
Street
Grant
Wrld
Bryan
4Th St
Saint Louis
Wells Tea Company
Fulton St
N. Y
Bray & Baker
South Canal
Standard Am. Watch Co
Pittsburgha
Regis
Pharmacists
John Carle & Sons
New York
Carters
Carter Medicine Co
Erie
Eagle Iron Works
DES Nw.cines, Iicwa
Hose & Construction Go
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