Chateau of Pharos and a Marseilles Ranch Visit
In Hyeres and Marseilles observations on chateaux and a distant Chateau of St Eulalie turn into a ranch discovery. The Pharos palace once Eugenie’s, now a hospital idea, contrasts with a neglected chateau approach near Costa Bella while a canal at Roquefavour reshapes Marseilles water supply.
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France
the Pharos
St. Eulalie
Marseilles
Eugenie
Hyeres
Costa Bella
Gapand
Durance
Roquefavour
Marseilles Cor
San Francisco Chronicle
Splitting Paper Tricks For Saving Both Sides
A young woman learns two methods to split a sheet of paper so as to preserve both its printed side and reading matter. One method uses soaking on glass to peel halves apart and dry separate, the other uses pasted cloth on both sides and a quick pull to separate the sheet then remove with water to soften the paste.
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New York Mail and Express
Mr. Tennyson
Lord Tennyson
Ife
Amurika
London Star
Disconcerting a Witness by Sir James Scarlett
A court scene recounts Sir James Scarlett breaking down a boastful witness in open court. The wit ness, a portly stock broker, compounds his pride with a sharp rebuke that elicits laughter and secures Scarletts point.
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James Scarlett
Scarlett
John Tomplins
Long Lost Brother Found Alive After Estate Letters Granted
Pierre B. Beaujon, once presumed dead and reported by Surrogate Rollings in New York to have died, has been located alive. Surrogate Ransom revoked the letters to his sister Marie I. Jodrey, and the estate largely managed by her is restored to the rightful heir. Born in Switzerland forty six years ago, he traveled widely before returning to Shohola Pennsylvania.
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Rollings
New York
Pierre B. Beaujon
Marie I. Jodrey
Switzerland
Shohala
Havana
Pacific Coast
Rio Janeiro
India
Australia
Europe
France
Spain
Shohola
Buffalo News
Village dedicates town hall gift from civic donors
A New England village dedicates its new town hall, thanked by a crowd of civic leaders. In a pointed moment a white haired man interrupts to remind that others have contributed as much as the named benefactors, underscoring broad community generosity.
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New England
Cheerman
Charming old lady takes carpenter for a ride
A wealthy elderly woman visits a carpenter shop and insists on waiting for a worker to accompany her home for work she says has been promised for three weeks. She brings luncheon and a book and even carriage cushions to stay seated while she gets her way.
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Boston Paper
Insurance dispute over Doc Taggerty nitro case near Pleasantville
A $5,000 life policy on Doc Taggerty, a wagon driver killed by a nitro glycerine blast near Pleasantville, is disputed as to whether his remains prove death. Insurance firms argue annihilation may not imply death, while testimony cites nitro glycerine erasing identity. The piece also notes Henry Bergh’s nephew chairs the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Doc” Taggerty
Pleasantville
Pennsylvania
Maggerty
Harper's Bazar
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Henry Bergh
Society
Bergh
New York Star
Philadelphia housing trends in 1888 with five per dwelling rule
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the city built for 7,673 families or 38,865 people in 1888. The era saw a rise in two story dwellings with modern conveniences, nearly 6,000 of these small houses added that year, reflecting the love of home and separate family homes.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ledger
Deeds Given as Wedding Presents in St Paul
The son of a St Paul real estate dealer married in the east. A deed transferring several pieces of gilt colored real estate was given by the bridegroom’s father as a wedding present and later torn up after the couple returned home. The act underscored the wealth of the family and impressed the bride’s relatives.
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St. Paul
St Paul
Holy Innocent Hoaxers and Practical Jokers in Mexico
A long feature on Holy Innocents Day in Mexico, detailing how readers and officials are duped by fake news and staged incidents. Pranks include staged bull fights, robberies, and mass panic spread by newspapers, with victims often forgiving the joke yet fearing future tricks. Also notes youth prank culture and notes on a coffee grower’s advice and a sewing room worker’s rapid handwork.
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Herod
Christ
Mexico
Spain
Llory Innocents
Massive Shark Caught In Ipswich Bay By Fishing Schooner
A Northern Eagle schooner hauled in a rare shovel nose shark in Ipswich Bay. The monster measures about twelve feet long nine feet in girth weighs roughly 1500 pounds and is notable for its size and unusual presence in northern waters.
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Northern Eagle
Ipswich Bay
Portsmouth
New Simple Remedy Claims Cure for Catarrhal Deafness and Hay Fever
A Toronto firm advertises a home treatment for catarrhal deafness hay fever and related discharges asserting permanent cure in one to three applications every two weeks. A pamphlet explaining the treatment is available for ten cents from A. T. H. Dixon & Son 804 West King Street Toronto Canada. Sufferers are urged to read the notice carefully.
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A. T H. Dixon & Son
West Kine St
Toronto
Canada
Scientific American
Leprosy Threat Spurs Warning on Immigration Policy
A column warns of a looming leprosy epidemic in British Columbia spreading to indigenous communities, urging authorities to end quarantines for yellow fever and smallpox and to curb Chinese immigration amid rising racial prejudice. The piece cites fears of widespread contagion and calls for swift action.
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Wil St St
British Columbia
Louis
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Walf
Dalf
Horace Lee
Lorace Greeley
The
Tribune
James Parton
Forum
New York Evening Sun
Holy Innocent
New York Journal
Philadelpha Press
Tennyson
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
M. J. Wallace
Cambridge
Ohio
Wm, Day
Houston
St. Jacobs Oil
B. Rhonefield
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimoro
GEO. A. Macbeth & CO
Pittsburgh
Nce
Munn & CO
Publishe
Ackitects & Builder
Munn
Patent Office
LroaApway
Erie Megical
Buffalo
Peprice’s
Mos
Penrent Moe In
United States
Dr. Price
Price Baking Powder Co
Chicago
ST. Lois
C. Vv. Parmelee
Mitchell National Bank
Mitchell
Dakota
H. J. Mohr
Attorney AT Law
Mitchell, Dak
Farm Loans
R. c. Warne
Warne’s Drug Store
Fourth St
Minneapolis & St Louis Railway
Albert Leal
Minneapolis
St. Paul Minneapolis
Des Moines
Albert Lea
Fort Dodge
Diracttinas
Watertown
Oak
ST. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Union Depot
St. Ul
Northern Pacific
Minneapolis & Mis Railway
Onts
NQAS
Perialway
Usarest
Y. Foxd
Stes
Mi Neapolia Aiinn
Lystan Treliey
Sanden
LaSalle St
Chicagq
Hibbard
Pascal Sagrada
Jackson
Qulver
Maud
Jlibbard
Rev
J. Rowents
M. E. Church
Fremont
Mich
Alwion
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Augusta
Ity
Ann Arvor
Sean
E. Laxziuxy
M.C. R. Tug
Davison
Respy
Frank Weller
Ing Suede
Eed
Joulna
Salzer
la Crosse
Wis
Suon
Comara
East Wilton
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