The Lighthouse Keeper and the Fog Shrouded Rescue
Phoebe Randlett braves a deadly fog to sail from Mouse Island to Plum Pudding Rock. She reaches the lighthouse, wakes her drunken father, and blasts the horn to warn the Advance steamship. The fog thins at dawn and Captain Saul vows to stay sober, keeping the light for good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saul Randlett
Phoebe
Plum Pudding
Saul
Plum Pudding Rock
Phebe
Huldah Maria
Mouse Island
Jim Bowling
Pendunguit Harbor
Pheete
Captain Saul
Marie Cordilly
Jed Collins
Pendunquit
Pondunquit Harbor
David Judkin
David Judkins
David Jenkins
Pendunquit Harbor
Augustus Algernon
Leander Judkins
Lost By A Letter The Omission That Made a Fortune
A Leadville tale tells how a single missing letter changed a fortune. A Baltimore trip, a telegram misread as I will meet you here, and a sale to another buyer left the narrator poor while the other man became wealthy. Small errors ripple into lasting life changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Michigan
Saginaw
Leadville
William H. Vanderbilt
Humorous Ingratitude Queued in a City Tale
A collection of humorous vignettes from Austin and nearby characters. Dialogues include a girl pleading for a silk dress, a chaplain and thief, a street beggar with witty retorts, a barber and wife dispute, and a dog trainer and mule-fancier trading tall tales about a super smart dog. The piece closes with a subscription plea for the JOURNAL.
Courtroom prank ends in laughter as witness faints
An Albany court scene recalls a cross examination that turned comic when a lawyer pressed a fading witness. The plan to mislead the jury backfired, as a later witness revealed a case of fainting without pallor in a Black party in the city, sparking laughter and the opposing counsel losing the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Lyman Tremaine
Henry Smith
Mr. Smith
Senator Edmunds Private Law Practice Worth 75000 Per Year
The article states that Senator Edmunds runs a private legal practice valued at $75,000 annually, indicating a substantial side income alongside public duties. It notes the income derives from his law work and reflects on potential conflicts of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmunds
Neighborly gossip over fence reveals family secrets
Mrs. Singleton overhears a neighbor judging a new family moving into the empty house across the way. She notes the furniture, carpets, and alleged behavior, suspecting the parents’ habits as the mother is revealed to be the aunt, while the father is the local Methodist Sunday school superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy
A historical advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims quick relief from crying and pain, cures dysentery and diarrhea, regulates the stomach and bowels, eases wind colic, softens gums, reduces inflammation, and strengthens the system. The syrup is presented as pleasant tasting, with a price of 25 cents per bottle and available from all druggists worldwide.
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R. A. Bumiller
A Harter
Millhe
John F. Harter
Methodist Church
MmLuEm
Gil
D. H. Mingle
Main Street
Millheim, PA
J. Springer
Millheim Banking House
GEO
Frank
Robersburg, Pa
Hastings
W. F. Reeder
Astings & Reeder
Attorneys-at-Law
Bellefonte, PA
Allegheny Street
Yocum
T. Alexander
M. Bower
Alexander & Bower
Garman's
D. Geo. L. Lee
Madisonburg, PA
WW . Bence
Centre County
J.A. Beaver
J. W. Gephart
Gephart
Alleghany Street
High Street
Peer House
Allegheny ST
McMillen
Ummins
Bishop Street
Bellefont, PA
Emanuel Brown
Main and
Jay Streets
Lock Haven
CIT. Elmo Hotel
Arch ST
Philadelphia
Os, Eger
Autem’ Hotel
6Th St
Chestnut
Walnut St
Palne, M. D
A “T
New York
Australia
Tulane
Dixfield, Me
Ohio
Lowell, Mass
Canada
France
Cirencester
Hampton
St. John’s
Chicago
Phenix, Mich
Lake Superior
United States
India
Massachusetts
Boston
Boston’s Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Georgia
Simeon
Hatcher
Cook
Zishun
Pillings
Old Simeon
Arkansaw Traveler
Austin
Esmeralda
Journal
Scotland
Olishers Ae
Seca Formine
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