The Rock Mystery Ends In Lynde Graham's Redemption
Governor Fulton pardons Lynde Graham after a witness clears him of murder in a Rock death case. Helen flares with triumph as Agnes reveals the real culprit, Mrs. Imogene Trenholme, and Lynde's fate shifts toward freedom and a somber reunion with Ralph's family.
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Fulton
the Rock
Helen
Lota
Imogene Trenholme
Agnes
Tye
Lynde
Ralph
Agnes Ant
Fila
Imogene Trenholme Seized After Frenzied Outburst
Authorities moved to take Imogene Trenholme into custody after she violently attacked a sheriff and constable in a secluded apartment. Ralph, aged and grave, led the officers in. Imogene raved of power and empire, clawed at assailants, and convulsively claimed royal authority before the law intervened.
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Imogene Trenholme
Rudolph
Ralph
Imogene
Marina
Stone
Trenholme
Jay
Fragmentary note on a chaotic incident and escape
A fragment describes a scene where people lacked authority to detain a violent individual. They left a woman behind and moved away, uncertain how to proceed, hinting at a struggle or distress during the event.
Returned Just In Time Man Supposed to Have Been Murdered
Washington Star recounts a Comanche county Nebraska sheriff story about a vigilance committee hangings. A jail with three rooms hosts a case where a man accused of murdering his partner is spared after a chance parole, a misidentified corpse, and a late night card game reveal. The two men vanish, leaving the corpse unidentified.
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Washington Star
Hx-Sher-if Blakeslee
Comanche County
Nebraska
Bill
Jim
Tins
Bicycle Built for Three An Early German Treadmotor Boat
In Paris inventors pursue rapid land travel while Germans race to maximize speed on water with a treadmotor boat. One to three riders power a rear screw, achieving higher speed with more riders. The craft can also be rowed or sailed and uses a 200 pound counterweight to maintain balance.
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Paris
Germany
Spreewalil
Memorial to Girard Honored After Yellow Fever Epidemic
The 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever plague claimed 4031 lives. Atoplen Girard served as overseer at Bush Elm hospital and visited the sick during his life. A marble tablet was unveiled in Girard college chapel to his memory. Alumni plan a statue at Philadelphia City Hall on the 146th birth anniversary in 1897, seeking $10,000.
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Girard
Philadelphia
Atoplen Girard
Bush el
Girard College
Man Arrested For Stealing Gilt Chair From Mrs High Tone’s Residence
Timothy McShane faced arraignment after being accused of taking a costly gilt chair from Mrs High Tone’s home. In a muddled reply he claimed to act on business for Mrs Holghtona, saying a servant admitted him and he was told to fetch a chair from the parlor, while the judge urged him to proceed.
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Timothy McShane
The Foot and Its Beauty According to Rexman
A reflective piece on foot aesthetics seeks a perfect foot with high instep and slender heel. It discusses Greek and Roman ideals, the curve of toes, and the importance of proportional elegance, ending with a note on remedies for digestive discomfort.
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Fiexman
Split tool sparks idea for making bens of metal
Sixty years ago in Birmingham England John Gilett, a jeweler, broke a fine steel tool and, with a receipt needed, used a split tool substitute. The incident inspired him to conceive a method for bending metal into bens, marking an early breakthrough in metalwork.
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John Gilett
Birmingham
England
Californ ia Fig Syrup Company Ad Claim
An old advertisement extols the Modern Beauty thriving on good food and sunshine with exercise. It praises health and bloom and notes using a laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs, made by the California Fig Syrup Company for cleansing the system.
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California Fig Syrup Company
New Bellow Belt Bag For Women Bicyclists
A new bicycle belt feature for women combines a small leather bag with a canteen like appearance. The bag hangs at the belt side, enabling easy access to coins tickets watch and small items while riding. It aims to replace pockets and reduce pocket fumbling during a wheel. A separate note advertises a summer resort book from Wabash Railroad with details on the Missouri region.
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Burmer
Crane
Wabash Railroad
Louis
Wabash
Gay Bicycle Stockings and Farm Lands Notice
A fragmented blurb discusses wool bicycle stockings with tartan colors and suede gloves for cycling, followed by a note about The Corn Belt monthly newspaper from Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, offering a prepaid subscription. A hotel opening quote mentions sending a telegram about sea view from the piazza.
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Ht RT
Adams St
Chicago
Gold Ay Cripple Chen Route to Cripple Creek
An ad touts Cripple Creek Colorado as a rich gold district drawing crowds. It promotes the Santa Fe Route as the direct path with through Pullman sleepers and carriages to the camp, and urges readers to contact G T Nicholson, Chicago, for tickets. The piece also contains household tips about cleaning bottles and a testimonial about Dr. Kay's Renovator from Mrs C Ayer.
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Santa Fe
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Rinb
G. T. Nicholson
Monadnock Block
Chicago
Fragmented 1695 Advice Column Snippet Reflections
A damaged OCR style snippet offers fragments of advice and quips on life, wit, secrecy, and the idea that politeness hides flaws. It references a doctor urging excitement and a note about a medical remedy. Names and dates appear in a scattered historical context.
Fragmented Kansan City notes on rail lines and symbols
A garbled OCR fragment mentions travel by the Wabash line to St Louis, references to a short fast line, and a Cripple Creek trip with a ticket back to Ohio. It discusses hyacinth symbolizing jealousy and cedar as an emblem of immortality, with distorted names and stray letters throughout.
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Kansan City
St. Louia
Wabash Rail
Acacia emblem of secret love and money saving it
An old eastern belief links the acacia to concealed love. A proverb compares saving money to a snowball rolling downhill, growing larger the longer it travels.
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East
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de. B.J. Ray Medien Co
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John A. Miller
Giichigen
Ohio
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Bane
Ayer
Hires Rootbeer
Chase M Miron Co
Plug
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
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Hartford Bicycles
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Hartford
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Pope Mfg
Conn
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