Washington Reward for Sally Perkins Spy Memoir
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts Sally Perkins delivering key Revolutionary war intelligence to General Washington in Cambridge. The tale centers on Perkins’s deception of guards, her covert boat crossing the Charles River, and Washington accepting a kiss as thanks before offering an unspecified reward.
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Washington
Cambridge
Seatoa
Aemstrurg
Reston
Sally Perkins
Cline
Eluven
Boston
Sally
Heleni
Kirchen
Joel
Avia
Unt
Tane
Mareull
Perkins
Sully
Quitien
Tlan
Owl
Cote
Caine Bridge
Charles River
Mistress Tersina
Tie
Central
Hans
Joel Armatrong
Dry Year in Marshfield Recalled Amid 1900s Reflections
A historical note recalls Marshfield’s driest years, 1886 and 1887, with crops failing and fire danger high. The Times 1886 accounts describe hot weather, protective patrols, and urban vigilance, while 1887’s drought followed a major city fire.
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Marshfield
Times
Upham
Ares
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Marshfield Testimony
Many suffer back pain and urinary trouble misattributing symptoms to muscle weakness. Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised as a cure for kidney related issues, with Mrs. Mary Klug of Marshfield testifying to relief after use. Sold by Sex ton Bros. Drugstore for 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. is sole US agent. Remember the name Doan's.
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Bright
Dean
Marshfield
Mary Klug
S. Central St
Wis
Doan
Sexton Bros. Drugstore
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo New York
United States
Beven Announces Candidacy for City Clerk Post
A. A. Beven announces candidacy for city clerk in the upcoming April 4 election. He pledges to perform duties impartially and to the best of his ability, citing concern for fair administration. Address listed as 2213.
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Pusute
A. A. Beven
Mistaken Identity in Mosinee Circus Death Case
A body found after a Ringling circus train wreck near Mosinee was buried and later exhumed. Samuel Justus of Omaha identified it as his son Sheridan Juscus, who had left home with the circus. A letter from Memphis revealed the son was alive, leaving the case of the deceased unresolved. The corpse’s identification relied on dental irregularities and a skull defect noted since birth.
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Mosinet
Samuel Justus
Omaha
Sheridan Juscus
Dustus
Memphis
Tens
Mosinee Eomains
Mc Jostos
Richfield notices mix with local ads and health cure
Richfield notices show local names and events from Otto Weigert’s sick baby to barn moves and new buildings on farms. An advertisement extols a constitutional Catarrh Cure from Toledo and a real estate sales pitch offers a seven room house with four lots on Richfield Street for 750 dollars. Ginseng seed offers push for spring and fall planting.
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Wilhans
Armory
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