Staged Crowd Trick Ends With Drunken Figure
In the annexed district near Third Avenue a group of about a dozen street urchins hid as a man lay apparently dead or drunk in the gutter. A police officer investigated, found a sand bag under the man, and muttered about the "pesky kids" as the youths fled amid street Arab taunts.
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New York
Fifth
Third Avenue
Guardian of the Picot
Forum
Dennis
Rip van Winkle
Star
New York Tribune
Marrying Gough and a Justice’s Clever Doings
A story about Ohio judge Benjamin F. Wade noted for perseverance and blunt methods. A young couple is married by a justice who forgets the ritual and improvises, declaring them husband and wife amid laughter and disbelief. The bride laments a failed loaf while the couple imagines a future home and a cyclone as a daisy.
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Gough
Benjamin F. Wade
Ohio
Lar
Suz
Sbe
Test of Affection in a Fragmented Dialogue
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a woman questions a lover about smoking. He admits to smoking and the pair debate love and marriage. A later line hints at an election or ambition, with confusion and misprints signaling a torn page.
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Ethelbert Flrblow
Cragin & Co
Philada
U.S
Canada
Whim Co
Curtis
Superficial survey finds odd notes in daily water report
A jumble of trivia from a newspaper clipping mentions dirt in water supply, alcohol consumption in Germany and Holland, Camphor and typhoid, Paris fashions, moth redlog, Welsh miners versus Hungarian labor, and various curious items. It notes Mrs Manning, widow of the late secretary of the treasury, living mainly in Washington and reports on lunar fashion and a Roswell town datum.
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Chancellor von Caprivi
Krupps
Germany
Idaho
Manning
Paris
Ubia
Wales
Ethel Sprague
Kate Sprague
Roswell
Lincoln County
N. M
United States
California
Peggy Barnes
John A. Login
Harriet Ho Oason
Philadelphia
Harriet
Kentu Cy
Waiterson
Lia Heers
Delaware
Phiadelphia
Hostetter’s Bitters touted as malaria defense and tonic
An 19th century ad style piece extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a reliable guard against malaria by correcting biliary irregularities before the season. It claims the remedy prevents and cures fevers when quinine fails, and also eases dyspepsia, constipation, rheumatism, kidney and bladder issues, with a closing quip about Russian students singing for the czar.
Adolphie Newe Report on Lottery Win and Cashing Claim
Mr William H Shape, a Louisiana State Lottery Company investor for twenty five months, received a 15000 prize drawn by Ticket No 21303 which held one twentieth share. The draft was sent via Adams boxpress to Careleville and cashed by the Second National Bank. He praised the company for prompt shipping and transportation.
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Adelphi
Ohio
William H. Shape
Louisian State Lottery Company
Shave
Adams Boxpress
Careleville
Second National Bank
Shupe
Lottery
Romney
Louisiana State Lottery Company
Castoria Reference Spreads Across Generations
A nostalgic fragment notes Castoria as a remedy from infancy to childhood milestones, mentioning a Miss and even care for children. The garbled second line includes stray phrases and non sequiturs, offering limited coherent facts beyond the repeated Castoria reference.
Morse's Shoes Proclaim Comfort in Omaha Factory Line
An Omaha shoe maker touts Morse's School Shoes as longer wearing and better fitting, boasting wide widths and 150 women and children styles plus 150 men’s styles. Advertises Mor se & Co. Omaha as origin and promotes Wales Goodyear Rubbers. Includes varied 19th century product claims and endorsements.
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Morse
Omaha
Nebraska
W. W. Morse & Co., Shoe Manufacturers
Omaha, Neb
Wales
Goodyear Rubbers
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Cook Remedy Co
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Renin Tom & Beating Co
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Frankfort
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