A Night's Work on the Jersey Coast
A detailed account from 1880 recalls life saving crews on the New Jersey coast fighting a brutal storm. Keeper Valentine and his crew brave freezing cold and wrecks to rescue five mariners from the brig Augustina and later tackle the wreck of the schooner Tau Lane, with stations 11 and 12 bearing heavy risks to save mariners amid surf, sand and powerful waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Life Saving Service
Washington
Jersey
Department
Coast Patrol
Atlantic
Jersey Shore
Wea
Persan
Reeper
Charles
Pep Pont Gabo
Yao
Elation
Valentine
Perron
Feedine
Égel
Une
Babcock
Augis
Havena
Che Othuen
Pavers
Gee Agoman
Peung
Thaprd
Surfevan
Wickenone
Morus
White
van Brunt
Surimun
Lockwood
Wien
Stepien
Harding
Kate Newman
Newman
George Veulane
Navesink
Anton Fourd
Osnoe
Khersebi da Distresa
Schoomner
High Sea
Shi
Station No. 12
Chadwick
Station 12
Bedi
Sustion
Per
Netio
Starion 12
Strange
Terrile
Ufe
Fred
Essen
Bedam
Mackey
Ieash
Old Gypsy Customs on Marriage and Burial Traditions
The article describes historic Gypsy practices including broom jumping in weddings, early marriages, and few formal ceremonies. It notes harsh punishments for immorality, corpse handling at funerals, and mass destruction of a deceased person’s belongings to avert ghostly haunting.
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Wales
Choessy
Themelves
Cme
Patient recounts stone passage after kidney aid
A man recalls failing in surgery for a bladder stone and gravel forming, then using Dean's Kidney Plus. After one box, he passed a half inch stone and continued to eject forty stones, recovering fully. The testimonial promotes Doan's Pills from FosterMilburn Co.
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Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Homato
Bonus Offered for Teeth in Greenfield Weekly Ad
A Greenfield weekly advert promises rewards for old false teeth sent in. The campaign claims old teeth have sparked widespread activity among Franklin county residents and hamlets postmasters hope receipts rise to boost salaries. Tales of teeth revived from attics and wells circulate with humorous howls about a mock scarecrow and a local youth’s rebuke. A baseball pool dominates chatter as bets rise on collecting the most usable artificial teeth.
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Greenfeld
Mass
Franttin Coun
Books issued by American Bible Society exceed three million
The American Bible Society issued its ninety sixth annual report showing 3 691 201 volumes issued that year. The total includes 430 098 Bibles 670 728 Testaments and 2 590 375 portions of the Bible. Since its start the society has issued over 94 060 600 volumes across many translations.
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New York
American Bible Society
Beiry a Baseball Star and the Birth of Fame
A long garbled reflections piece contrasts a star’s fame with the physical and mental demands of performance. It mentions individuals like Edward Lael Sey Wong and a solid stage youth, but the fragmented text leaves key names and events unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas
Edward Lael
Sey Wong
Tavaise Mey Onan Embraces Virtues In Quiet Pride
A fragmented note highlights Tavaise Mey Onan’s declared pride in virtuous living. The text emphasizes personal integrity and communal example amid unclear surrounding details.
Cuticura Ointment Aids Bad Sore and Skin Irritation
Mrs. M. FE. Fairchild of Wisconsin describes using Cuticura Ointment to stop burning and promote healing of a severe leg sore and a skin irritation. She also praises Cuticura Soap for cleansing without smarting and notes that samples are available from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
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Romie Steeus
Loezan
Tallech Ag
Kira Sorantis
M. FE. Fairchild
Lafayette St
May
Crocetts
Cuticara
Dept
L. Buston
Paxton Toilet Co Ad touts Antiseptic and Ball Blue
Fragmentary ad copy claims Paxtino Antiseptic for clean mouths and breath at 25 cents a box with postpaid offer. Mentions Red Cross Ball Blue for whiter clothes and Garfield Tes as a humorous reference. Ends with vague notes on health and politeness.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Beaton, Masa
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Breoom
London
Massachusetts
Beiry
Grester
Batt
Bor
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Garfield Tes
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