John Brown birthplace frames Torringtons industrial past
The article describes Torrington Connecticut with its Naugatuck river mills and brick chimneys, noting John Brown as a local historic figure born near a farmhouse. It traces the town’s growth from early mills to the brass industry, then details church history and the 1898 brick church dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naugatuck River
Connecticut
Torrington
Forringtom
Erly
Renin
John Brown
Iising
John
Mrony
Iivell
Kansas
Ws Bindyplace
Waleotoville
Brown
Terringfonge
Vleji
Pon
Charlestown
Neuestud
Rhode Taland
Ysis
Witel
Iteslee
In New York Heir Roux Reclaims Life Annuity Sale
Charles A Roux of New York sold his late father's life annuity for 2700 dollars in 1915, though the total estate value was 20700 dollars. He challenged the deed claiming intoxication when signing. The court voided the power of attorney to the money lender and restored Roux's income, warning against evading usury laws and stressing substance over form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Roux
New York
Roux
Imperturbable German Host Reacts to Balloon Dog Tale
A German hotel keeper in an inland town shows no surprise as a drummer recounts a tale about Professor Star and a balloon ascent. The professor allegedly carried a dog and 300 rats to 500 feet, pitched the rats, and the dog reportedly killed them before landing, prompting the host to remark it was his business.
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Tie
Prug
Professor Star
Kittredge
South Dakota
Capitol
Fragmented tale of love and choice in a midcentury scene
A damaged passage portrays a young woman choosing a partner after reflection on love, generosity, and unselfishness. The text includes garbled names and phrases, mentions a fishcard gift, and vivid but unclear recollections of affectionate acts and social expectations, ending with a jumbled reference to a New York musee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pebbs Tale
Fuzzy OCR Fragment Signals Historic Event Elements
Fragmentary text shows scattered proper nouns and places with garbled phrases. It references Cape Minkwal, Martha Square, Wake gale, and various named individuals in a distorted, unreadable line of OCR. No coherent event or date emerges from the readable bits.
Le Roux Says French People Not Latinized
M Hughes Le Roux lectured at University of Pennsylvania on Les fils de France. He argued France shares origin with America but differs in character, noting French refinement and American will. He cited an Athens Olympian race where a Frenchman excelled by heart over rivals.
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M. le Roux
M. Hughes le Roux
Houston Hall
Cercle Francais
University of Pennsylvania
France
Normandy
Brittany
America
Athens
W. H. Hate
House
United States
Cushman
Not a Badge of a Policeman Tale by George Innes Jr
George Innes Jr recounts his New Jersey town service as Montclair police chief and council member. He describes patrolling, chasing nuisances, and a drunken woman challenging his authority before quipping that he should go home and cut his hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Innes, Jr
Peter Newell
New Jersey
Montclair
New York Tribune
Liverpool
Dennis
Misties
Not So Anxious to Go Uncle Sambo Feels Heaven Bound
In a cabin tale an elderly man known as Uncle Sambo prays for deliverance from earthly sorrows and fears the Angel Gabriel’s call. As neighbors knock to announce his ascent he hesitates, hiding under his bed rather than face sudden departure. His fear turns to reluctance to leave his familiar life.
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Gabel
Gabriel
Sambo
Mely
Sawho
Hove
Remarkable Welsh Lineage and Welshman’s Prolific Parental History
A London Chronicle report notes Mrs Mary Lancaster’s burial and 110 grandchildren plus 150 great grandchildren. Lord George Lyttleton’s Miscellaneous Works recount a Welshman who married three times, fathering 44 children, then 81 across generations, and he lived to ripe old age. A gathering at Berner hyperal and Canila family mentions appear in the stylized account.
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Mary Lancaster
Lancaster
England
London Chronicle
Lord George Lyttleton
Wales
Festiniog
Throw
Berner
Washington Gossip and Postoffice Patronage Tales
A crowded Washington dispatch chronicles Representative Candler of Mississippi praising the Tombigbee River as a navigable boon and the House’s rejection of funds. It also features anecdotes about Senator Kittredge and North Carolina visitors, plus humor about the post office patronage battle led by Uncle Joe Cannon and Senator William Bate’s long career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candler
Jon" Cannon
Bate
Tennessee
Congress
Joe Cannon
Illinois
Cncle
Joe
Editorial Praise Highlights Individual Hidden by Papers
The piece quotes Kov John 2B. Cyoeger praising Chictee leading papers for their editorial utterances in Sindy Sehiem. It argues editors serve society but the individual fades, as large institutions and the press machinery carry the work while many hands and minds behind the scenes keep the system running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fane
Wenteh
Chictee
John
Cyoeger
Gf Titey
Tolay
Conpormions
Exsk
Hnktown
Sinheart
Untitled fragment from a cryptic slangy column
A garbled excerpt shows a Liverpool setting with misread dialogue about hair cutting and odd phrases. The text is fragmented and hard to parse, offering only hints of names and colloquial speech without a clear event or outcome.
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Resulay
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Bellt
Elich
Bishop Andrews
John K Brown
Jost Deelston
Loese
Warner
Musee —New Fork
Tritune
St. Pieter
Omeers
Washington
National
Humoriste
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Tombighee River
Fay
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Horace Greely
Senator Pritchard
Pritchard
George Gilliland
George Rouzer
Clark
Montana
Dryden
Gilliland
Ohio
Rotzer
Gil
Rowger
ATL Pight
Canada
Tdahe
Fie
Wyoming
Atrweil
Argenaline Legation
Giiilild
George
Aime, Aitwell
Tuan S. Aitiwell
Naval
Argenting Republic
Ds UN Armenia
Uiret Xverituan
Muanian
Gmilinasy Wits Wen Sioress
Uansistor
Waehingsen
Mme
Attw Woll
Buenos Ayres
der Wishand
Nzevy
Mr. Cannon
Mr. Cushman
Tacoma
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Nashville
Koaspevelt
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