A Famous Dwarf Brulwaski the Pole and His Court Life
A renowned dwarf born in 1739 and died in 1837 charmed rulers at Vienna and England. Brulwaski, presented to Empress Maria Theresa, impressed her by wit and grace. He grew to a yard three inches tall, sparking tales of his scholarly life and long service at the English court. He died near the century mark and rests beside Stephen Kemble in Dunham.
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Brulwaski
Pole
Ufe
Berulwaski
Borulwaski
Maria Theresa
Vienna
Stanislaus H
England
George Til
Dunham
Stephen Kemble
A Dark Smoke and the Psychology of Sight
A New York Press note recalls a man forced to smoke with eyes shut after eye surgery. In darkness the cigar loses zest. without the glow of the end or smoke haze, pleasure vanishes. The piece muses on the psychology of a sightless smoke and compares it to a kiss on one’s own hand.
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Red
New York Press
Thorough Mourning Then and Now
A distorted excerpt from a periodical mocks mourning customs and bereavement language while a crammed ad copy touts a diarrhoea remedy and castor oil from a druggist. The fragment names Mandy and Abe, hints at widowhood, and ends with hard to parse sales phrasing.
Dairy Doings And Microbes In Milk Farm Lore
A cobbled set of notes on dairy farming warns of milk leakage from cows and emphasizes consistent milking by the same person, clean stable conditions, ample water, and humane care. It blends jokes, anecdotes, and a TOMBSTONE STORY style piece about microbes in milk and eggs, finishing with a drugstore credit and a sales line.
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Everybody's Magazine
Etchison & Cline
W.H. Etchison
C. E. Cline
W. H. B. Etchison
the People's Fire Insurance Company of
Maryland
Trick
Col
Court and Church
Frederick, MD
Collertar
Conld
Toledo Blade
Mra Poenvish
Galveston News
Belle
Stacka
Timaetf
M. Barnus
Habs
Nate
Cheney
C. Thos. Kemp
OAL
Doll Bros
Market St
Securzg
Steve
the Ebert Hardware CO
West Patrick Street
Dow
Geena
Mercaios
F. Columbus Knott
Poe
TIE News Ofe
South Market &T
Baltimore & Ohio
Atlantic City
Gale
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
J. H. Trundle
Frederick
Geo. L. Cramer & Sons
E. Church St
Elwin Devilbiss
Amos Urner
Urner
Doll & Albaugh Bldggs
Ernest Helfenstein
Frederik, MD
Carty
Carty’s Furniture Store
Patrick Street
East
Dorothy Dodd
Lowenstein & Wertheimer
B. Rosenour & Sons
Market Street
Frederick Gas & Electric Co
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