Bettina Ordway Grandias A Social Storm of Wealth and Scandal
Bettina Ordway Grand, daughter of the late General Ordway, rises from European society to stir Washington and New York society. Her life features an early convent schooling, a brilliant society entrance, a dramatic slipper incident at a White Sulphur dinner, European travels, a remarriage, and a later union with Francis Witter in Chicago after a stormy public career.
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Freerts
Bettins Girard
Cen
New York
Ordway
Columbia
Fareta Bettios
Elizabeth
Georgetown
Gen
Mia Ordway
White Sulptar
Virginia
Adinser
Wllache
Bettina Ojrand
Biles
Bettina
Eat
Europe
Rhine
Alpe
Beach
Bettins
Schuyler
London
America
Gea Ordway
Miss Mudelford
Bettina Ogiran
Betherue Hospital
Mra Ordway
Hofman House
Washington
Chicago
Francis Witter
Apos 4
Army rations curb drunkenness in British forces
A 19th century note claims army rum rations are tightly controlled and portioned to limit intoxication. It argues the small daily allotment, sourced from Jamaica, reduces excess drinking, while deprivation increases craving and illicit use, reflecting views on temperance and discipline in military provisioning.
The Queen and the Little Stocking Request
A tale recounts a girl who told Queen Marger Ma she could knit stockings in exchange for a bargain. The queen asks the child to make a pair of stockings for the palace and a rose colored gift follows. The card concludes with the girl thanking the queen but noting her father, brother, and mother misused the money and stockings.
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Elymora
Signora
Marger- Ma
Bigsora
Patti anecdote in an isolated Yorkshire village
In a winter vignette Patti visits a remote English village in Yorkshire for a charity concert. Few performers appear yet she entertains the audience with three ballads in her distinctive style before the chairman thanks her for a notably entertaining if imperfect performance.
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Yorkshire
Euity
Patt
Patt) (Incognite, of Course) Offered To Odline
Mim
Arrrek
Jagger
Coeld
Dublin man vows death bed vow over family farm ending life in bed
An elderly Dublin resident recalled thirty six years ago swearing to lie in bed if the family farm was sold. The farm sale followed, and he kept his vow, growing pale and frail as his sister cared for him through many long years.
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Sagette
Dublin
Anthrax dangers to cattle and control measures detailed
The article explains anthrax in cattle, its spread from carcasses to streams and pastures, and the need to destroy or bury infected bodies. It outlines disease forms, risks to humans, and emphasizes keeping stock away from stagnant water. It also offers pasture management tips featuring sorghum, rape, turnips, millet, wheat, and clover to reduce exposure and maintain feed quality.
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Man
Kansas
Crops Outlook Varies Across Counties for Tree Fruits
Reports from Michigan to Missouri show mixed fruit prospects. Some counties expect light or poor apple and peach crops due to drought and drought related stress, while others foresee fair yields or limited supplies for home use. several regions note fruit drop, dieback, and blight from dry weather and wind.
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Scott Remington
Lenawey County
Michigan
MK Kelsay
Miller County
Indiana
Plume L
Heskinn
Cuyahoga County
Ghia
Appice
M. Joheson
Fulton County
LG. Hobberd
Champaign County
Range conditions improve across Utah and New Mexico plains
Weather and crop reports indicate protracted drought in New Mexico broke last week in July. Ranges show great improvement with plentiful irrigation water expected across districts. Heavy rain has formed large washes on the plains, boosting prospects for late crepe and stock. Idaho notes higher mountain ranges are more abundant than usual while low ranges remain sparse.
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New Mexico
Wealler
Idaho
Weather signs in coffee bubbles and uncertain times in New York
A fragmentary notice cites uncertain dates around Shakespeare and Sir Water Besant. It notes a magazine口ers claim about Heathen and a carpet bag dodger in New York streets, then pivots to a coffee cup weather omen. Bubbles rising indicate fair weather if they vanish in the center, forming a ring signals changeable weather, and floating separate bubbles foreshadow shifts for Picnickers.
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Realm
Old Style Glazed Pattern Reappears For Furniture Coverings
The noted old style glaze returns as a durable furniture fabric with chalk white backgrounds and old-fashioned flower motifs. The piece promises easy reglazing after years of use to look new again for wall and furniture covering. St Jacobs Oil is praised for backache relief and muscle soothing briefly in ad style copy.
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Mary
Elimay
Erick
St. Jacob's Ol
St Jacobs
Striking Mixed News From Unnamed Sources
A collection of scattered items reports graduates in Vermont, legal actions against a British band leader, an author, and a publisher, plus political tariff negotiations between France and Russia. It mentions Pacheco in Leyte, a claim about naval restraint, and a medicinal advertisement for Allen’s Foot-Kase with trial offer.
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Tan Godfrey
Jp. & Sovel
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Greg Cet
Drews
Gelford
ARMY
Geveramerot
Jamaica
Fintlll
Utah
Louisiana
Puteres
Sid
Sir Water Besant
Heute
Mindeot
Vermont
Himnesl
Prao
Om Sewah Core
Minewepedis
Kemencl
France
Roasse
Pacheco
Mexico
Leyte
Bes
Atienza
Allen
Addre Allen
Robert Tarrast
Mire Wiestens
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