Allentown Witchcraft Tale Ends in Stoning Fear
In Allentown Pennsylvania a woman described as a witch was stoned by a crowd after moving into the home of Charles Kipps the butcher. Nearby residents Sobers and Kipps blamed her for evil spirits and wore protective charms and chalk marks to ward off the supposed spell. The woman spent forty eight hours in a jail cell before release.
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Salem
Myre
Immerman
Neatstress
New York
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Csargs Kipp
John Sobers
Hie
Sobers
Tnd Beatley
Kieps
Sobera
Fai
Kipps
Eptrus
Fortunetellers Targeted in London Witchcraft Debate
A London debate focuses on the 1728 Witchcraft Act as authorities consider action against fortune tellers and palmists in the capital. MPs argue for penalties when fraud targets the wealthy, while public concern grows over the prevalence in Piccadilly, Regent, and Oxford Streets.
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Metropolis
London
Sandwich
Briand
Picnaudilly Circus
Regent
Oxford Streets
Cathcart Wevon
Home Secretary
Mr. Wasan
Worl
Newcastle
Isle of Wight
Bangor family court ages and farm life in Maine
Charles and Mrs Dickey of Cannan Maine raise twenty two children on a remote farm maintaining a large brood. The father, fifty three, and mother, forty five, started motherhood young. the oldest son runs in California. Fourteen barrels of flour and 144 bushels of rotatees are consumed yearly to sustain the family.
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Bangor
Mr Sud
Charles Diekny
Cannan
Dickey
Dickers
Eler
Mr. Wickes
Plumber Sealed in Chimney At New Factory
A plumber named Neil Albers became trapped inside a factory chimney when workmen sealed the top with a yarn protector. Rescue efforts followed as other mechanics arrived, but details are unclear from the fragmentary report.
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Col—White
Neil Alvers
Ifemm Omie Outelde
Alberg Waz Inel
Nalde
Prisoner Breaks Free In Desperate Clamor
A restrained inmate pounded the iron until guards outside noticed. A crowd paused as a glint appears and the prisoner forced his way through an opening, slipping away from confinement.
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Cliget
Alberg
Declines pastorate for Philadelphia call at Calvary Church
Baltimore's Franklin Street Presbyterian pastor Rev Harry Kirk announced he has declined a wall to Calvary Church Philadelphia. He cited stronger belief his services are needed locally after years of consideration and discussion among church members.
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Baltimore
Harry &. Kirk
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
Calvary Church
Philadelphia
Kirk
Girl Denies Six Murders in Police Fray
La arrested and accused of murdering six persons. Leu confronted with bloodstained clothing found near the scene. Clementine Barrabet, a 2 negro girl, laughed at police and refused to admit any part. Hier brother and two others are held with Clementine as material witnesses. The Randall family, six members, were found hacked to death in bed, believed killed as they slept.
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Leu
Clementine Barrabet
Hier Brother
Wounded Wildcat Fights In Oe Dante Woods
Peter Shugro faced a violent attack as a wounded wildcat charged through dense woods. His coon dog aided by guiding a shot that felled the animal, ending the peril. Shugro was knocked down by the creature but survived the encounter with injuries and a shaken, narrow escape.
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Peter Shagro
Oedante Woods
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Tiadog
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Shug
Jando
Fratind Attack Ends In Blood As Ally Clings Behind
A figure named Shugro fights off a pursuer in a violent assault described by the witness. The assailant bites and rakes with claws, drawing blood as the fight ends with the victim falling and losing grip on his weapon.
Wildcat Fight Leaves Boy Severely Wounded
A boy recounts a brutal encounter with a wildcat during a cage fight. He fought fiercely, tore a knee, and watched the animal die after about ten minutes. His father Monty found and aided him after the incident.
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Shugro
Monty
Walking to Death in Her Sleop and Lamp Fire Tragedy
A disjointed 19th century notice describes Mrs. Mary J. Hummel dying from burns after dropping a heated lamp while walking with it in her sleop, with an unconscious state noted as flames took hold. Also included are stray anecdotes about a child swallowing a pail handle, and fragmented agricultural notes on sheep feeding, farm management, and dairy cattle practices from the Massachusetts experiment station.
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Haltimore
Mary J. Hummel
Butts Rescuer Heroic Attempt At Lake Rescue
Williams Jacoby, a retired butcher in South Haven Michigan, braved a flood in Maraling Glork Park ravine to save a drowning pet goat. The goat fled to a hummock as water rose, Jacoby reached it with a rope, but was struck by a stray bolt from the goat and fell into four feet of water. the goat remained safe.
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South Haven
Mich
Williams Jacoby
Maralng Glork Park
Tig Read
Licensed to Hunt Not Marry Causes Clergy Confusion
In a disrupted ceremony, the clergyman realized the license allowed Sigelman to hunt but did not cover marriage. Quincy Til Agron Sigelman and Mies Julia Gernstein had joined bands and were poised to be pronounced man and wife when officials noted the hunting license issued to Sigelman and absent marriage provisions.
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Quincy
Til
Agron Sigelman
Mies
Julia Gernstein
Sigelman
Pastor B B Shaw resigns amid church sleeplessness
In Brooklyn a plea from Memorial Baptist Church members cites a pastor’s duty failed and Rev Dr B B Shaw resigns after a late night confrontation and disciplinary actions. The faith community’s leadership accepts the resignation and searches for replacement.
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Brooklyn
Memorial Haptiet
B. B. Shaw
Planting a Stake Guide for Fence or Treeshow
Instructions describe a yard project using a seven foot board with notches and holes to align posts. It explains bending the board as a guide to position stakes, then swinging the board back to place trees or posts precisely where a stake stood. The tone echoes practical rustic carpentry from an old issue.
Japanese plum hardy variety shows vigor and market color
The Japanese plum, a hardy variety, thrives in warm areas and markets well with dark cherry red to light yellow fruit. It grows on most decent soils and needs modest care, producing vigorous trees though susceptible to some diseases. Ful lerton notes American trees show no disease or insect issues.
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The-Saat
Grasp on Winter Grapes by French Pronegs System
A French method enables fresh grapes to be stored through winter. Bunches are cut with stem portions and hung in water troughs so vines draw moisture. Immersed stems supply sap, keeping table grapes in excellent condition all season.
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Dnp
France
Alam
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