Charley Parkhurst a Woman Revealed After Death
Telegrams from Watsonville tell how Charley Parkhurst, famed stage coachman and farmer, died of tongue cancer and surprised all by being a fully formed woman. The tale follows his life driving stages from Stockton to Mariposa and later on the Oakland to San Jose route, then retirement and farm work. In Fransk, Louis Volet settles a domestic dispute after a French wife runs away with Enos James, with a $150 settlement offered and accepted.
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Watsonville
California
Froid
Dare
Lank Monk
Ben Foss
Golden State
Charleyarkhurst
Parkhurst
Stockton
Mariposa
Suga Toot
Oakland
San Jose
San Juan
Santa Cruz
San Francisco
F. A Hibn
Aptos
Seven Mile House
Charley Parkhurst
Fraskii
Louis Volet
Osceola
Clearfield County
Enos James
James
Volet
Phillipsburg
Shoddy Aristocracy in Churches in Indianapolis Sunday Sentinel
A harsh critique condemns false pretenders in society calling them shoddy aristocrats. The piece argues true aristocracy blends courtesy and brains with humility while warning against flaunted wealth and hypocritical church behavior. It likens shoddy aristocracy to pirates in false colors undermining moral order.
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Indianapolis Sunday Sentinel
Paul Jones
Sithagt
Beware the husband who erodes home cheerfulness
The piece argues that a wife’s happiness relies on a husband who cultivates cheerfulness at home. It warns men rarely exert effort for their spouse’s happiness and cautions young women to avoid those who would crush joy or mismanage finances, urging them to seek partners who offer lasting happiness beyond marriage.
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Easil
Not Desirable in a Wile Boston Transcript
A Boston gentleman tests a horse with a jockey present and remarks on whether a woman should drive it. The jockey replies that he would not marry a woman who could handle the horse, noting its spirited pull and the driver’s steady rein.
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Boston Transcript
Terrible cigar shaped fish torpedo described
The London News describes a cigar shaped torpedo fish that propels via compressed air in its body, releasing at the tail to drive a high speed screw. It runs hundreds of yards at about twenty miles per hour, detonating violently when the head containing the charge strikes.
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London News
Quips and Oddities From Newspapers Afloat
A collage of aphorisms and miscellany from various papers includes remarks on rain hat practice in Japan, a pin seated man speaking to the point, and Robert Bonner paying his horse doctor twice a professor’s salary. Notes on Norway’s rainy days, Niagara Falls land prices, and health fortunes mix with recipe tips and amusing quips about shoes, gold found in a Kentucky field, and social follies.
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Robert Bonner
Norway
Loffoden Islands
Niagara
Public wants to preserve mystic art of stage
The Dramatic News laments the public’s intrusion into theater craft. It argues actors lose illusion and impact when they reveal backstage methods and makeup. It warns that close scrutiny ruins the painted face and detaches personality from art, urging artistic distance and dignity.
No Thoroughfare and Fresh Paint Motives to Read
The passage argues prohibition and curiosity drive behavior. It likens signs “No thoroughfare danger” and “Fresh paint” to how people seek forbidden topics or bad books. The text warns positive prohibition fuels misery and sin through human impulse.
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Hye
Indianapolis Live Stock Market Report and Related Notes
Market reports from Aston Stockyards show mixed activity with receipts of 2 772 head and varied shipments. Prime shipping steers command 4 50 to 4 25, while prime cows and heifers run 3 75 to 4 00. sheep receipts about 635 with prices steady. The column also notes Colorado sheep production growth, New Mexico conditions, a clergyman assault incident, a ring sharping tale in Logansport, and local ads for confections and groceries.
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Aston Stockyards
Colorado
Chicago
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Mexico
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Mott
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Roger
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Hotige
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Silas Watts
Susanna Watts
Miller & Moore
Watts
Susanna
Am Circuit Court
A. S
Greencastle
M. D. Bridges
Isha Braman
John W. Braman
Elisha Bra
Teday
Cincinnati Verniy Enquirer
Enquirer
Cincinnati Enquirer
Irene
Wieyear
Cimens
Faran & McLean
Brth Son
Slighers
Chicago Times
New York Papers
Syracuse Herald
Josh Billings
Paducah
Omnibus Comany
Paris
Serge Ch Eae
Quincy Modern
Indianapolis
Drover's Journal
Logansport
Ind
Mount Sterling Ky
A. J. Burton’s
Pubic Square
Opera House
Weysong's
George Phipps
Iealth
Guysett
Castoria
Wes de Meyer
Wei DE Meyer
Weldemeyer
Krelleven
F. J. Hastrrt
Broadway
N. Y
G. L. Brosn
Bexrower, Jr
N.Y
Euna C. Howes
Washington Square
A. Ruts
Jay St
Brooklynn
Chas. J. Jenna
New Brighton
Rev. Avex
Faens
Cairo
Parth
L. F. Newman
Brooklyn
J Swantz, Jr
Warren St
Jersey City
E. Deo
E. Ko
W. J. Woops
Wel DE Meyer
D. B. Dewey & Co
John Osborn
Julies
Greencastle Township
Joe P. Allers
Loreta McNutt
John L. Haddan
Putnam
State of Indiana
A.D
Wistar
Hope
N. B
Seaford & Park
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