Parson Bradley Trial Ends in Tragedy at Little Church
The parishioners gathered at the hill church to hear charges of gross immorality against Parson Bradley. Deacon Lovewell presented testimony from Hezekiah Squinteye accusing Bradley of a kiss with a young woman, while Bradley defended himself and explained a harmless family moment with his daughter. As he spoke of his long service and love for his flock, Bradley collapsed and died, leaving the church without a pastor.
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Parson Bradley
Green
Mrs. Steadfast
Mrs. Hearall
Hezekiah Squinteye
Deacon Lovewell
Brother Squinteye
Green’s
Brother Bradley
Bradley
Lovewell
Green’s Pasture
Hattie
Squinteye
Parson
Frugal Royal Travel and Christmas Card Decline
The piece notes Queen Victoria travels quietly with little crowd reaction, wearing black since Prince Albert’s death, while Christmas souvenir cards are fading. It mentions Mrs. Caton, sister of the president, recovering from a carriage accident in Indiana prior to Gen. Harrison’s California trip, and contrasts royal modesty with ceremonial pageantry.
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Jane “Bang
Hagland
Caton
Indiana
Gen. Harrison
California
White House
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Last Request Before a Barrel Execution
A Detroit Free Press excerpt describes a crowd rounding on a man tied to a barrel with a rope. He makes a final speech asking to be electrocuted in New York, then the barrel is kicked and the device delivers the fatal shock as a horse watches.
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Phanks
Old
Commonwealth
New York State
Detroit Free Press
Scalloped Apple Bread Pudding And Scotch Eggs
Sections describe a dessert dish with alternate layers of bread crumbs apples sugar butter and spice baked until brown. Also a Scotch egg recipe using ham milk crumbs mustard cayenne and egg then fried to serve hot or cold. A dental notice appears as a brief listing at the end.
Meadville Oil Well Roars Through Sleepless Nights
A Meadville Pennsylvania oil well emits a roar so loud it keeps residents awake at night. A physician notes that bragging about breaking ice to bathe daily correlates with early death. A humorous collage of trivia and quips follows including a Fort Worth land joke and a corn shucking mix up.
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Meadville
Fort Worth
Texas
Gen. Hayes
South Carolina
Charleston
Polk
Tennessee
Atlanta Constitution
Mothers! Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad
Advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething relief and diarrhoea cure, claiming it soothes the child and calms gums. Includes price of 25 cents per bottle and lists A B Hever & Co of 460 N Mi set as sellers.
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New England
George Richards
Eugene Canfield
Indianapolis
New York
Chab
Moy
Company of
Artistic Players
Mer
Tim Murphy
Flora Walsh
Ioyt
Ouin
Hon
Maverick Brande
OPERA
Matinee
Dorcum
Harry More
Jed
Lower
Towa
Red
S. W. Foss
Yankee Blade
Royal Conservatoire
Madrid
Womaaan
Brown’e
Puck
Jephson
Hobbs
Somerville Journal
Koster & Bial’s
London
Paris
Berlin
Atiners
Comedy Company
Peck
Barry & Bannon
Quartette Y
Eahy
English’s Opera House
Wm. J. Gilmore
New Devil’s
Grand Transatlantique Ballet Troupe
Geo. H. Adams
Louise Dempsey
Victoria Walters
Grand Opera House
Percial
Wm. H
Tomlinson Hall
Wm. Zampfe
A. B Hever & Co
N. Misest
Bee
Confectioner
North-st
Saleprone
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