Squan Creek lies and the stranger hoax ends in shame
In Squan Creek a supposed dying stranger was coached by Abner Green and others to hear cheerful lies about whales sharks and seals. The ruse drew crowds, then collapsed when the stranger proved a thief and liar, exposing a town-wide fraud as the ghost and lies unravel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squan Creek
Widder Hatch
Abner Green
Joe
Tirth
Moses Green
Abner
hée-Chin
Squaw Creek
Abners
Philetus Springwell
Philetus Springwells
Philetus
Vin
Stim
Jasob
Fur Cat Island
Sumeday
Spooner
Bizness
Prompting a Wholesale Liquor Dealer Ad Parody
The fragment reads as a satirical or mocking advertisement about a wholesale liquor dealer selling quarters of drink and evoking murder, theft, and foreign deaths. It mentions casks and dyes, with tangled brains and empty pockets implied, but the text is fragmented and unclear.
Regulating a rattlesnake and liquor saloon talk
A crafty tale compares warnings about a dangerous rattlesnake to public caution and a plan to curb liquor saloons. It recounts a village council proposing strict rules and an authority figure to oversee the snake keeper. It also cites an India water-drink mishap and argues for removing the word saloon from common usage in favor of liquor store terminology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somme
Sibib
India
National Advocate
Wine slump hits Ura French market with cheap pints
In Ura French the wine market shows a slump as vendors slash prices to lure buyers and sell wine by the pint. The shift signals growing demand weakness and aggressive discounting to clear stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ura
The 2 1 2 Ounces Alcohol Habit Claims
A historical note argues that two and a half ounces of absolute alcohol daily, or the equivalent in whisky or wine, can create a powerful alcohol habit. It cites physicians who used whisky to aid sleep, one of whom died, while another remains a heavy drinker. Analyses of wines show varying quantities of alcohol per pint. The piece references temperance movements, local action in Michigan, and a Boston liquor dealer’s view on saloon trends.
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Tam
Derunkard
California
Dr. Greene
Noah
Ram's Horn
Adkan
Miesk
Herrely
Europe
Sweden
Denmark
Jogo
Minkind
Cherry Meau
Paris
Ammenrarend
New York
Lord Shaftesbury
Jtasiaon
Vielenes
Simas
Hingarp
Prohibition
Experiment in Mind Control Hyena Sees Rainbow Eyes
Fragmented account describes a New York event where a man tests a gaze trance on a hyena at Central Park. The hyena reportedly displays shifting eye colors and a brief hypnotic effect before the session ends and police are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie
New York
Tone
Tve
Long Island Hunt Ends Dramatically In Horsefall
Mrs. J I Kernoechan of New York was thrown from her horse during a cross country hunt on Long Island after a stirrup snagged. She regained footing, remounted, and kept pace for two miles with the leaders, clearing ten rail fences along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
J. I. Kernoechan
New York
Wing
White Fruit House Offers Prosperous New Year Goods Sale
The White Fruit House reports a prosperous year and anticipates better sales. They claim to have stocked an extraordinary assortment at low cash prices, including coffees, teas, canned fruits, dried goods, and household items, with emphasis on home roasted coffee and broad, catalog-like selection.
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Paderbcok
Limre
M Cough
Empress of
Austria
Italinus
Durham Bull
Greenwood County
Ang Durham
Hoo Wen
Riedelly
Polly
Dunoxhriters
Thebrintes
Marie RashkirtseMs
Salles
Charlotte Bronte
London
Boston
Chicago
Buffalo
Satany Hiwis
Goyhrod
Issale
White Fruit House
Cottee Bogner
Signy
Corflee
Java
Ronsted
China
Lalli
Cititoriia
Old Price
Marty Cine
Sirti
Iit
Hegre
Halland
Darrian
Georgia
Hank
Sammuer
New Orleans
Orly
Ie der Hallow
I. de Gn
Northey
Kelley
Galifornia
Sher Cerne
Fallon
Kuenmmel
Batihes
Cuba
Vkin Ark
Hae de Bow
Artistic Cig
Sener Hox
Tan Cigars
Coldun
Minato
Peppermint Gagenges
Ward
Rouse
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Ly's Cream Balin
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AEP
NeRedta Elites Poanne
Omil
Ayn Rey
Diz. Balbon
Eve
Gar
Telaphous
Venosylvania Station
Froder
Wang Ny
Mipatriad
Pittebur Danahant
Crostini
Congo
Philadelphia
Pitemhrars
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Ines
Edoet Jungard
Sdb
Fred
Pera Accor
Daly Acre
Toledo Accom
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Landy Limited
Haome-Bel
osTam
Fort Wayne
Depare
Matt
Fly Prasn
RUE Oon
Ned Kouldon
Mark Speeis
Pets
Ant
van Buren Street
Galen
Cheveland
Erie
Battale
New Yor
Chicana
Torchitin Dintig Bt
Oppo
Wayng
Dod
Ake Shore & Michigan Leathers Lu Railway
Fort Waynes Branch
Adrive
Exprana
Matto
Bates
Dade Lhroagh
It & Mall
Darratt
Ind
Mt Daraagr
Hes
Macon
Sanday
Dodd
Indianapolis
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