Hetty Marvin Helps Gov Griswold Escape Pursuing British
In May, Gov. Griswold fled to Lyme after an oracle on his head, aided by Hetty Marvin. She refused to lie to pursuers, directing them away while concealing him under a cloth and linen. A smooth officer pressed for truth, but Hetty stood firm until the boatmen signaled twilight and rescued the governor.
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New London
Connecticut
Grinwold
Lyme
Martin
Connecticut River
Long Island Sound
Hetty Marvin
Gov. Griswold
Hetty
Tam
History Guide
Tory
Odd News From Across The Nation And Washington
A batch of curious items spans desertion executions during the Civil War, a Washington male population balance, a Buffalo youth giving up strawberries for Lent, and low onion prices in Cochranetown. Other notes include a Maine sneezing party, sugar on snuff, India bound glass furniture, an Iowa clergyman who married three couples and conducted two funerals in one day, a Long Island waiter returning $6,800 with a 25 cent reward, ridged Buena Vista eggs, a Canadian named Kiel rescued from Lake Ontario, a Middletown Del school house run by a farmer for his own children, a tailless yellow cat named Dan in the White House, and a yellow dog once loyal to Garfield.
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Washington
Cochranetown
Maine
India
Iowa
Long Island
Buena Vista
Alexander Kiel
Lake Ontario
Samuel Jones
Middletown
Del
White House
Dan
Ren. Garfield
PURLLE FEVER INSPIRES NEW BRIDGEPORT PUZZLE DEVICE
A Bridgeport inventor creates a new amusement puzzle with a railroad switch, engine reversal, and cars in place. It demands coolness and greater calculation than pigs in clover. Rival devices like five little pigs and cows in the corn emerged, but hens in the coop remains the toughest to fit in.
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Bridgeport
Parrots in Philadelphia Learn Swears From Each Other
Two parrots near Philadelphia mirrored each other’s habits. one trained to sing hymns and the other fond of swearing, with the owner hoping correction would occur but both parrots ended up swearing alike. In Athens Georgia a novel fight at the Chronicle office featured Hugush sparrowe versus a common field sparrow. the lone victor dominated for about two minutes, eight sparrows fled, and the victor pursued them.
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Philadelphia
Athens
Chronicle
Advice to Mothers with Soothing Syrup Claim
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winstow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It promises to soothe the child, soften gums, relieve pain, cure wind colic, and aid diarrhea. Sold for 25 cents a bottle.
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Indianapolis
Ind
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Chicago
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Virginia Ave
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Washington St
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Business University
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Victor
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