Gypsy Queen to Crown in Topeka May Twenty Second
Molly Stackovitch known as Queen Molly will be crowned in a Topeka woodland on May 22 as the Romany band crowns its new queen. The event follows the death of Sofia Fryer the long-time head of the Austria based tribe and brings gypsies from across the United States and abroad to witness a ceremonial shipment of the crown from Sofia.
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Topeka
United States
Molly Stanley
Molly Stackovitch
Sofia Fryer
Austria
Sofia
Belah Metrovitch
Chicago
Minnie Youngs
Molly
Gustav Stanley of
Stackovitch
Belvidere
Justice in the Klondike Trial Ends in Hanging
In Alaska and the Klondike the famed Judge Lynch sentences murderers. Doc Tanner first victim killed two men at Valdez bay on January 2 and was hanged after confession. Ed Fay, bartender at Skaguay, killed Marshal Rowan and Edward McGrath and was later executed by a jury in Valdez bay.
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Lynch
Alaska
Klondike
Doc” Tanner
Valdez Bay
Tanner
Carl
Lee
McGrath
Fay
Marshal Rowan
Rowan
Moore
Maj
J. A. Strong
Capt. Tanner
Mr. Willis
H. C. Gray
Ira Coslet
M. Beebe
Col. Fisher
A. T. Brown
Peter Annence
Priest Returns the Money From Long Lost War Loot
John Corder of Independence Missouri received 900 dollars from Father Hoag of the Roman Catholic church. The money had vanished thirty two years ago after soldiers occupied Corder’s Lafayette county barn during the Civil War. A finder later passed part of it to another man who confessed after years of conscience relief. The priest will not reveal the names.
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John Corder
Independence
Father Hoag
Corder
Lafayette County
Father Hoog
Word to the wicked echoes in moral exhortation
A terse proverb notes that when a woman starts missionary work on a man she loses most of her influence. The remark adds that a warning to the wicked suffices if the target is labeled a Mar.
The Cheerful Idiot Debates a Century’s Mystery
A quirky exchange features a prosy boarder claiming the century’s greatest mystery, then a cheerful idiot interrupts to question the cyclometer’s veracity in a vignette cited from the Indianapolis Journal.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hall's Catarrh Cure Featured In Sensational Ad Pitch
An era of medical elixirs is pitched with claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures constitution diseases by internal action on mucous surfaces. The ad promises $1000 for any case not cured and features testimonials and notices about other products while referencing a life tale of ancestry and a quip about a Boston romance.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toleday
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes 26 for 5 Cents Ad
An old advertisement features Smoke Sledge Cigarettes offering 26 for five cents. The snippet includes fragmented dialogue about being with someone and gossip, plus a line about constipation cures and cathartics. The misspelled and incomplete text suggests a damaged page with assorted ad copy and voice lines.
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Justice
Hostetter
Boston
Zoe
Clara
Worm
Pinkham
Maes
Jaxx Breer
Youngdak
St. Jacobs
Oning
Denver Directory
Harness
Iy Ai
Denver
STATE
Teest
SiLa& Elaptic
Viank
J. Trerten
Pergieel
Curt
James Seals
Kodaks
Fale Corse & CO
la Seventeenth St
Cuba
Frances E. Willard
W. c
E. BE. Burlingane’s
Colorado
Lawrence #1
C.hubinger Bros
Keokuk
Owa
New Haven
Conn
Columbia
Hartford
Pope Mfg. CO
Denver, Colo
Ameras
Standard Fire Brick CO
Seventeenth Street
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