Curious Maine tale of a rare Dunton book
A Boston Advertiser letter recounts how A R Dunton of Belfast wrote an ardent early 19th century work, An Innocent Man In a Felon's Cell. The book, said to be widely destroyed by parties fearing slander, centers on a murder in Knox County and a logbook tying a man to the crime. Dunton exposed alleged conspiracies, faced attempts to ruin him, and saw volumes burned to keep the truth from surfacing.
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A. R. Dunton
Belfast
Maine
State Library
Dunton
Knox County
A. R. Dunxton
Nathan Hicks
Hicks
Waldo County
Lewiston
Boston Advertiser
Science in Building Bridges Shows Old Art, New Methods
A London Mail excerpt notes that bridge building combines ancient engineering with modern practice. It cites the earliest metal truss around 1840, a 320 foot Ohio River span in 1863, and current limits of 1710 feet with many designs reaching nearly 3000 feet. The piece also mentions the Baltimore Sun anecdote about twins Arthur and Reese Murray at dinner, one joking he has the dropsy.
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Stridge
Ohio River
London Mail
Arthur
Reese Murray
Baltimore Sun
Silently at Work Quote From Dr Furness
A late remark by Dr. Furness reflects on endurance and faith saying the devil makes noise but God is silently at work in the world he created, moving quietly while people overlook his influence. The note accompanies a farewell to a troubled friend amid tumultuous times.
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Dr. Furness
Beating on Avalanche On Higer Glacier Adventure
Mr Tuckett and two companions escaped a glacier avalanche on the Higer Glacier during a high ascent with a guide. A rushing wall of snow and ice swept toward them, forcing a frantic sprint to rocks as the monstrous slide passed, leaving a tragic scene below.
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Tuckett
Higer
Mr. Tuckett
Fee
Outspoken tales of envy and a glass repair trick
A BC man recalls a Wallace dinner feud between Haas Buck and Cheney, where Cheney exposed their rivalries with blunt words. The essay includes a second vignette about a tinker who repays a glazier by smashing a schoolhouse window, revealing the glazier’s sly leverage.
Quips and Curious Bits From An Old Paper
A collection of sharp wits and odd notes pulls from a bygone issue. Humorous exchanges about worry over a dress and a comic missing invitation show social quirks. Also a satirical note on Eskimos using teeth for work, with a punch line about mistaken address and a car departure.
Private Door Gilding Tale Sparks Wife Laughs
A New York picture dealer recalls an experiment: mark a gallery door with Private and note how women leave catalogs after signing. One untouched catalog becomes the joke when his future wife reveals she knew the gilding rubbed off and she had caught gloves. Also includes various ads and a humorous initiation tale from Youth's Companion.
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New York
Stops the Cough Works Off the Cold
Baltimore American notes the claim that a cough remedy cures a cold with guarantees. It mentions a laxative product and a dubious “Dreadful Dream” insomnia story about Bobbs Old Tidewadd fearing sleep and burglars, interweaving ad style and rumor.
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Bobbs
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British Columbia
Idaho
Haas
Buck
Cheney
Wallace
Judge Buck
New York Tribune
Scott
London
New York Weekly
Millwood
Anderson
P.a
James Anderson
Indiana
Frances Campbell
W. S. Daugherty
Order of
Funn & Co
Scientific American
Munn & Co
Wishineton
D.C
J. Telford Jelford & Stewart
Attorneys-At
J Wood Clare
New Attiorney-At-Lak
Farmers’ Bank
Ernest
Fice
L-stEwart
Donte
M., Watson
Frank Beaner
Atson & Keener
Deposit Bank
Alli
D E. Tom
Farmers' Bank
Trante
Indiana, Pa
Joe
Elen
Kikin Building
Philadelphia Street
Oun H
Jour N. Banks
Eldee Peelor
Peelor & Feit
Sutton Building
Philadel
Samuel Cunningham
John S. Fisher
Cunningham & Fisher
ATLAW
Ijandd
LAN Aham
Fa J.ttorney
Asnecihans
Farmers Bank Building
Serte Abel Aan
Farmers Bank
Aitbahinoar Prom
Joen L. Getty
Dad Blayr
Indiana, Ps
Hotels
Wwe
Indiana Hoube
John Houk
American
N .D
Clawson House
W.H. Cawcox
B. Buterbaug
Indiana, Pa H
Mandsurgeon
N. F. Ehrenfeld
South Sixth Street
A. Crossman
Endiang
Pa J
Court House
Pos H. St.clatr
Etreinary
Suroron
Nota
Edward P. Grove
Phila’ St., Opp
AUL Granites
Rowe
J. C. Moore
Saltsburg
Penn
People's National Family Newspaper
York
Dail Tribune
Tribune
United States
THE
Indiana Progress
Myo
Para
Lockard
Indiana County
Buildig
PENNA
Vogel Brothers
Indiana Tailors
Sixth Street
Pennsylvania
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