Farmers and a Horse Trade Trade Leads to Laughing Losses
A Pennsylvania lumber region horse trader Mr Coombes brokers a swap between two farmers at a county fair. Each man trades a fine off horse for a speedy one and adds ten dollars. On the road the new purchase proves mismatched as both discover the swap was a mistake and reflect on the forty miles and ten dollars lost to Coombes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coombes
Pennsylvania
Mr. Coombes
N. Y. Tribune
J.P. Bell
Ossawatomie
Kan
The
Graphic
Miami County
Dr. Miles
Mrs Gouger’s Reception Sparks Opinion In Indiana Suffrage Debate
A fragment from a Sherman House reception describes Mrs Helen Gouger amid mixed views on female suffrage. An observer critiques her appearance while noting Gouger’s activist role, husband present as a preacher, and the crowd’s reaction. Separate items discuss “critical days” in planetary theory, rail travel tips, and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen M. Gouger
Sherman House
Tippecanoe County
Indiana
Lanirk
New Year Furniture Sale Promises Lowest Prices Yet
A dealer proclaims a New Year sale with the largest and best stock of furniture. They promise to meet any competition and offer low prices on beds, mattresses, cots, and bedroom suites, asserting customer satisfaction in every sale. Prices range from $1.50 for a bed to $15 for a bedroom set.
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Carlton Cornwell
the Gazette
Middleton
N. J
Chamberlain
Wm. Hogan
Chicago
Lanark
Orange Judd
Specia
United States
THE
NEW Home Sewing Machine CO
Orange
Mass
Union Square
N.Y
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cal
Atlanta
Lima
Shannon
J. Scott Suively
First National Bank
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Art and Letters
Francisque Sarcey
Frederick Spielhagen
Agnes Repplier
Andrew Lang
JL. Zangwill
Napoleon Ney
Margherita
James Anthony Froude
Edmund Gosse
Cosmopolitan
Lanark Gazette
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Pittsburgh Chronicle
West Side
Winifred
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Gonger
Scott
Napa Veritas
Rudolph Falk
Leipsic
Germany
Falb
Moon
Earth
Burlington
W. J.C. Kenyon
St. Paul
Minn
Fred Miller
Irving, NL
Wim. Hogan
W. H
Wm, Whisler
J. K. Harris
Srci
Irae Orange
Judd Arme
Orly
Progressive
Pontiac Building
Orange Judd Co
Cshohicaagsee, Ill
Lanark GarRion
Bwrk
Chadwick
Eldred
Eldredge Manufacturing GY
Belvidere,ll
Joanne
Fom
John Peters
Lanark, Ill
H. 8S
Paterbaugh
J. B. Trump
WM. Walton
Burton Harrison
Spencer Trask
Rudyari
Dean Howells
Albion W. Tourgee
James Whitcomb Riley
Edmund Clarence Stedham
Sir Edwin Arnold
Remington, Toche
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Turner
Inter Ocean
Times
Alleghany Mountains
Eas
West
Washington
F. I. Whitney
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GN. Ry
St. Paul, Minn
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