Slab town fires drive residents from homes near New London
Smoke and brush fires sweeped Slab town near New London driving inhabitants to safety as rain ends blaze. Thousands of dollars’ worth of timber burn. In East Bangor funeral interrupted by tragic accident as William Leroach, 20, is struck and killed by a passenger train while sitting on railroad ties.
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Shenandoah
Slabtown
New London
Easton
William Leroach
East Cangor
Leroach
Bangor and Portland
Ghost den found after nocturnal rambles in Betrymere
Detectives Hutchinson and partner uncover a hidden chamber filled with brimstone a stove herbs masks dresses and two skulls in a shrubbery den linked to the eight foot ghost reports. Authorities plan reinforcements to capture the alleged miscreant in his lair.
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Betrymere
N. J
Edward Hutchinson
Hutchinson
The Rise of Stephen A. Douglas From Humble Beginnings
A Youth's Companion account traces Stephen A. Douglas from poverty to influence. He apprenticed as a cabinet-maker, studied law while poor, clerked at an auction, taught school, and built a legal career culminating in Supreme Court service, Congress, Senate leadership, and a presidential bid. The narrative emphasizes using circumstance as a stepping-stone.
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West
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Lil
Winchester
Douglas
Jackson
United States Bank
Illinois
Justice’s Court
Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Democratic Party
Reform Efforts Fail for Old Servant in New York Tale
A Southern family in New York courts reform for their loyal servant George Washington Jefferson who succumbs to drink. Despite the young lady's patience and charity, persisting intemperance leads her to abandon efforts as the Tribune notes no one protests his drunken bouts.
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New York
George Washington Jefferson
George
N. Y. Tribune
Feathered Mimic From Guiana Described By M D Orbigny
In Guiana a traveler awakens to cries he believes a murder in the wood until a guide explains the sounds come from the tion tion a South American mocking bird. The bird imitates human speech and natural sounds with remarkable fidelity and decorates natives hats with its colorful plumage.
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M. D’orbigny
Guiana
South America
Woman Picking Grapes Featured in Speer's Wine Column
John asks about a woman seen lately and another column mentions her picking grapes for Speer's Wine. The passage notes wines are chemically pure and match world standards and that the Board of Wealth in large cities and leading hospitals have adopted their use where wines are needed.
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John
Speer
Board of Wealth
How Stoves Are Put Up In The Parlor
A humorous American Artisan excerpt describes the chaotic season of stove installation. An old ragged coat wearer schemes with his wife and hired girl to drag a stove from the woodshed to the parlor while misplacing legs and bending pipes. A series of accidents ensues including a shoe on a cat, a fall from a chair, and nails hammered into the ceiling before the final triumphant declaration the job is finished.
Very Queer Law Supreme Court Decision on River Boundaries
The Connecticut Supreme Court rules rivers are natural boundaries and changing course does not erase that status. A fronting landholder may lose land to accretion or relocation as the river shifts, with the remoter owner potentially gaining title if erosion and reformation occur.
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Supreme Court of Connecticut
Scientific American
A Strong Man on Carson River Claims World-Strong Title
An Italian 28 year old man near Dayton Nevada claims to be the strongest in the world. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 198 pounds, and possesses unusually wide bones and joints. He has lifted a 200 pound man with the middle finger of his right hand. The feat occurred with one foot on the floor and arms outstretched.
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Carson River
Dayton
Nevada
Remarkable Strengths Defend Rival in Street Altercation
A narrative describes Cordella lifting a man with two others onlookers balancing him, then maneuvering the third finger under the foot and raising the man to four feet. It also recounts Cordella grabbing two assailants, forcing them together with such force that their lives were nearly extinguished.
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Cordella
Cordelia
Hio
Bald minister joke and catarrh cure advertisement
A humorous bishop quote about not judging a successor ends with a bald minister drawing laughter from a church. The passage shifts to a medical pitch claiming deafness stems from catarrh, promising a cure with Catarrh Cure from F J Cuenety & Co of Toledo, offered by druggists for 75 cents with a free circular.
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F. J. Cuenety & Co
Toledo
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Moore CO
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