Crime, Passion, and a Poisoned Wife in Middlebury Tale
Dr. Spencer dies after suspected poisoning of his wife Alice Herdon Spencer. Mrs. Hurd reveals motive linking Spencer to Miss Melrose and financial control. The narrator, Dr. Lockwood, uncovers the plot, Mrs. Spencer survives, Melrose is ruined, and Alice recalls the past as she finds a new life with the narrator.
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Taos
Middlebury
Mint
Sue Lockwood
Miss Melrose
Clifton House
Alice Herdon
James Spencer
Dr. Spencer
Lucille Melrose
Intead
Tob
Turkey
Miss Herdon
Spencer
Miss Malrose
Dr. Lockwood
Bar Hasband
Mita Melrose
Spancer
Miss Melrosa
Wolstrema I Cama
Mr. Lockwood
Maurice
Jialian
Mre. Hurd
Mrs. Spencer
Mrs Hurd
Alice
James
Herbert
The Form That Sells Cloaks The New York Fashion Gaffe
A New York Times piece details cloak trade practices using a live dress model or form. Cloak merchants assemble a fashionable woman to showcase garments to buyers, claiming moving displays outperform rigid dummies. The article notes pay of 30 dollars weekly plus summer vacation and wardrobe expenses.
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New York Times
Ond
Fair Proprietors
India
Jess
Newark
American Forestry Congress Meets in Boston Discusses Forest Policy
The American Forestry Congress will hold its annual meeting in Boston Massachusetts. It urges conservation of forests valued at about 700 million dollars and calls for wiser government policy on forest lands totaling 85 million acres. Topics include climate and water roles of forests, state duties, fire prevention, forestry education, and practical practices.
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American Forestry Congress
Boston
Macs
Betting Mania At Brighton Track Prompts Hard Luck Tale
An anxious seedy man at Brighton track laments his fall from a NY design job earning 2500 a year to a life funded only by gambling profits. He had a wife and four children and lost his home while crowds bet and cash flows back and forth near the racing boxes, as runners and bettors swirl around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia. Hurd
Spencer
Dr. Spencer
Clifton House
Aliss Melrose
Mrs. Hurd
Aliea
Mra. Hurd
Brighton
Aquirar
New York City
Ant
Promi
Brooklyn
Arsa
Paddy Ryan
Joe Coburn
Barney Aaron
Andy Sheshan
Jack Casey
Jon Gorman
Red Leary
Crowe
Gambling and fashion mingle in late 19th century scene
A Brooklyn scene shows youths betting amid a gambling club atmosphere with ex pugilists and swells involved while fashion notes record lace mantles twine colors and embroidery trends. Prof Leslie notes romance fading from science yet progress through science improves society and public life.
A Green September and a Humid Early Autumn
A journey from New York toward the Mississippi suggests no anxiety about drought for crops this year as rainfall in eight months of 1885 trails 1884 but exceeds 1883 and 1882. The land appears unusually fresh and green for September, with indications pointing to wet rather than dry conditions.
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New York Mall
Expresa
New York
Mississippi
Warner's Safe Cure spotlighted in 19th century ad tale
A Rochester correspondent narrates a tale about the claimed success of Warner's safe cure. The interview highlights evidence as the key to public belief, cites testimonials from high status readers, and claims wide newspaper uptake. The piece mentions Plymouth Pa as an example of waterborne illness and kidney liver disease linked to this remedy.
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HH. Warner
Dirly
Boston
New York
Chicago
St Louis
Philadelphia
Warner
Plymouth
H.H Warner &Co
Rochester
Pry Fort
Notes on etiquette and social conduct in late era
The article offers moral guidance on dining, dress, conversation, and behavior at gatherings. It warns against ostentation, advises soft napkins, plain speech, appropriate topics, and restrained adornment. It also notes social boundaries and hints at evolving norms through anecdotes and a court divorce reference.
Calarth Headache and Army Recollections Promoted
An odd clipping notes a man cured by Btys Cream Baluz after ten years of nose trouble and a employer promptly hiring him. It also promotes Old Soldiers meeting in Chicago with a leper paper for wives and children and highlights Army Recollections by veterans. Subscription priced at $1.50 per year.
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Calarth
S. McMillan
Jackson
London
Ely
Mast
Ely Broa
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Jose
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Pierca
miaTiMou
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Maineria
Nureop
Fazally Medicina
Detroit
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Ayaa
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Eae
Ana Lorillard
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Supreme Court
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France
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America
Spain
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Montgomery Ward & Co
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RUGS
Assieracaeti
Sond Secontanes
Witcus
M.D. Surore
Callene Rockford
ATEN
Mish Bray
Neuting
Callerira
Fromm
To & Marlin Fire Arms CO
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