Local merchants advertise clothing and hardware offerings
The fragment lists diverse downtown trades including Colas en ra, Lelling Lodge and W V Co Fashionable Tailors at East Main Cross, Gentlemens furnishing goods, ready made clothing, neckties and collars. J R Orgas photographs at No 20 West Main Cross, Fred Haes City Drug Store No 45 Main Cross, D P & Co Grocery No 129 West Main Cross, G P Memes Queensware at No 12 East Main Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
En Ra
W. V2 & CO
East Slain ‘Cross
Eile
Wear Main Cross Street
Orgas
J. R
West Main Cross St
John H
West Main
West Main Cross
E. B. Cox
Weber
G. P
East Main Cross Street
Heiress and Artist Entangle in Wayte Household
Alice Hawkes receives the safe, if reluctant, charge of Alexander Adolphus Wayte after Mrs Whyte Wayte leaves him in her care. A young artist, Gerald Wayte, arrives believing he is to paint Glenfield Hall, and the two form an uneasy alliance as they navigate guardianship, relatives, and the looming guardianship of a boy with a stubborn streak.
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Oear
Semiramis
Zenobia
Mineyer
Kate Jennings
Kate
Alice
Cheruh
Miss Hawkes
Alexander Adolphus
Hannah
Croup
Alice Hawkes
Katharine Jennings
Ralph
Mise Hawkes
Wayte
Hanna
Mene
Miss Jennings
Jacob Slades
Rose
Alexander Adolphus Wayte
Hawken
Glenfield
Glenfield Hall
Alexander Adelf
Mr. Wayte
Jennings
Parker and Count Strive for Broom Bargains
In a comical scene a shopkeeper Mr Parker resists two Italian count contenders selling Eliza bethan ruff whisk-brooms at high prices. They haggle, threaten, and finally depart, devising a scheme to ply other victims with similar offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr.Parker
Parker
Mr. Parker
von Tief
Sir Walter Scorr and the Scottish blacksmith doctor
In a small English town Sir Walter Scorr seeks a doctor for a sick servant. A veteran blacksmith-turned-veterinary doctor named John Lundie arrives, claiming two simples named laudamy and calam y as his only cures, prompting Sir Walter’s wary humor.
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Walker Scorr
Sir Walter
Sn Watter
Johia Lundie
Trath Aksig
Letus
John
Customs of Samoan Society and Marital Practices Observed
The narrative describes visiting foreigners arriving in a village and being hosted with feasts and social etiquette. It details how food is shared, the role of Fale tele women, and how chiefs’ marriages function with concubinage. The piece notes burial rites for a mixed American-Samoan family and how children adopt native customs.
Indian Attack Creates Night of Fear and Escape
A hunter reports a close encounter with an Indian hunter who trailed him, prompting a tense stand as he advanced and the Indian fled. Others in the party recall similar peril with a red skinned foe, leading to suspicions of deception and a camp scare.
American flag hoisted at King's House amid harbor tension
Report describes the flag raising at the King's house on west side harbor and a 21 gun salute from across the harbor. The Menshehoff lay at Apia and an American man of war is expected. A feast drew whites, with Timonthy and the English Consul Lierdet present. natives refused to haul down the flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sideia
Menshehoff
Apia
Thakombau
Fiji
Lierdet
Timothy
Jeff
Griffin
Washington
Islands
Man’s Inhumanity at Natches Court Over Ox Killing
In a Natches Mississippi court, a defendant quizzed about killing an ox surfaces, with dialogue about fondness for beef and whisky. The judge, puzzled by a memory cue, recalls a man named Gabriel who once borrowed $5, speculating on motive and whether such a man could commit the crime again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Gabriel
Trajan's Bridge and Wall Described from Danube to Black Sea
The article details Trajan's bridge over the Danube with 70 arches spanning 4770 Roman feet, standing 80 feet high and guarding river approaches. It also describes Trajan's wall and ramparts from Rassova to the Black Sea, plus the South Wall fortifications and associated earthworks and lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danube
Hadrian
Trajan
Rassova
Black Sea
Kara-Su
War Wurrman Family Ties and Noted Youthful Horsewoman
The article traces War Wurrman’s lineage with his mother from an old Knickerbocker line and describes her daring youth as a horsewoman. It notes his quiet father, a long fisherman, and mentions a sketch titled Death in the School Room about a child’s death under a brutal teacher, as published in the Democratic Review.
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War Wurrman
Thackeray’s Old Friend Dish Obsession Story
London Truth recalls Thackeray’s fondness for plain foods like beans and bacon. A midnight coffee room scene shows him dining alone at 4:30 PM to avoid a dinner party after spotting tripe on the menu, saying he met an old friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Thackeray
Athenium
Old Civil War Soldier Survives Pittsburgh Assault
An elderly veteran skilled in battles from Antietam to Gettysburg was struck by a coal pump and later hit by a brickbat and gunfire in Pittsburgh. He laughed through the wounds and cried out that the episode did a man’s soul good as he joined the fray, urging someone to shoot him in the bowels.
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Oil City
Antietam
Pea Ridge
Lookout Mountain
Gettysburg
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Revival Hymns Calm New Zealand Theater Panic
The Otago Guardian reports at the Queen's Theater a panic due to a false fire alarm was quelled by a powerful choir singing Sankey and Moody hymns. The chorus’s vigorous singing restored calm as patrons filled the seats rather than fleeing.
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Otago Guardian
Queen’s Theater
Sankey and Moody
Iron bar crashes through carriage killing woman on train
Mr Crorr traveling with wife and child toward Market Harbore England July 3 changes seats near Crewe to avoid a draft. A bar of iron from a passing luggage train tore into the carriage, severing the wife’s head and ripping the carriage apart. Mr Croft and five others narrowly escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crorr
Market Harbore
England
Northwestern Railway
Crewe
Croft
Auctioneer's Final Whisper Echoes Through The Hall
In a fading moment at the sale, Lurline leans over the dying auctioneer and calls out Eurline, pleading softly as Alonzo answers. The room holds its breath as the breath fades and the bid ends.
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Lurline
Eurline
Alonzo
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Charles A. Korbly
Attorney AT Law
United States
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Jalyl
Seantf
Vincent Kirke
Main Cross
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Ind
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Falyl
Madison, Ind
J. M
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Columbus
N. Mail
ST. Louis
West
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Hare
Indianapolis
Anderson
Horace 800Tt
W. A. Quiesey
Western Hotel
Henry Niesse
West and
Ohio Streets
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Main Street
Court House
John Armstrong
Vevay
Indiana
Wm. Tell House
John Mayer
Prop’r
Cor. Mulberry and
Ohio Sts
Breamboat Landing
Maynly Prue & CO
Augusta
Maine
Fagalua Bay
Johnny
Frank
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Oy Dutchman
the -Dunage
Morrison
Davis
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Natches (Miss
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Globe
London Truth
Sankey
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