Doctor and three husbands clash in London drama
Dr Halliday faces a jealous trio of husbands Chickiove Guokin and Daisop in a suburban London row over his professional visits to their wives and daughter. After heated confrontations, deception, and threats, Halliday contemplates personal risk and vows to quit private practice if elected coroner as the men redirect public pressure away from him.
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Mr. Chickiove
Jack
Mr. Chickrove
Mr. Chickjove
Dr. Halliday
Wen
Wallidey
Whsans
Guekin
Halliday
Mr. Guckin
Palmer
Rugeley
Smethurst
Castaign
Lapommeraie
Mr. Guokin
Jack ‘Halliday
London
Helliday
Daisop
Miss Equity
Mrs. Daisop
Jane
Mré. Daizop
Beauty
Emily
Mr. Daisop
Jack Halliday
Mia
Chickrove
Guokin
Mr. Daigop
Guekio
Jock Halliday
Mr. Guekin
Mr. Chiskrove
Ohio
Porters at Salisbury Gate Keeper 104 Years
Francis Atkins served as palace gate porter at Salisbury from Bishop Burnet’s era to his death in 1761 at age 104. He wound the clock every night and prayed at a fixed spot on the stairs. He remained active, walking upright and exercising vigorously to near the end.
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Francis Atkins
Salisbury
Bishop Burnet
Grain in Orchards and Fowls in Orchards
A reader recounts experiments with sowing oats in an orchard and finding poor results, advising against grain crops in old or young trees and suggesting corn or potatoes instead. It also covers fowls in an orchard, noting improved tree growth and fruit quality when birds control worms, with a three-section paddock and movable fencing. Plus household hints on cleanliness and preserving irons.
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Weiter
Gil
Poultry World
Be Brave Tomorrow Another Day Harpers Weekly
The poem speaks of weary hands and feet yet finds faith in God sustaining the worker. It notes a turning point where resolve returns, calling to continue tasks and face tomorrow with a brave heart. The voice acknowledges darkness but affirms endurance and hopeful progression.
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Harpers Weekly
Oddities And Inquiries From A Century Ago
A collection of humorous and curious notes on farming, animals, medicines, and travel. Ridiculous claims about patent medicines and crows, remarks on Pompeii’s anniversary, seaweed as animal feed, a Marseilles’ chlorate scheme, winter and summer aphorisms, and a sheep fence anecdote ending with a question about animal language.
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Pg Vigel
Pompeii
Vesuville
Scotland
Marseilles
Dead Sea
London
Iowa State Register
A Rancher's Life in Colorado
A Colorado correspondent recalls meeting a young man from a Northern New York family who came west for health. He joined two Scottish shepherds to run a seventy five mile from Cole Creek Springs ranch, tending four to six hundred sheep daily with dogs and a Scotch collie valued up to 150 dollars.
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Colorado
Denver
New York
Colere Springs
Dunrise
Rocky Mountains
A Cool Customer Ham Defends Real Estate Swindle
J R Ham, jailed for sending forged deeds to Blanco County Texas, writing to the Free Press to dispute coverage. He claims enormous land theft, cites 168000 acres worth about $800000, mocks Texas penitentiaries, and signs as J B Ham from Austin with sarcasm about titles and justice.
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Detroit Free Press
J. R. Ham
Blanco County
Texas
Free Press Office
Atealing
Anzions
Austin
Liberty
Jim Fisk
Jay Gould
J. B. Ham
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Song of
the Uplands
Coort
Teta An Ham
Chicago Times
Ty Gridley
Taylor
Gridley
Edward Mancher
Mancher
Pitts
Zak
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