Special Notices Ad Offers Oysters and Carpets in Aston
A longural ad lists specials for oysters at 160 per walion and other seafood items, plus carpet and drapery goods at the Fred k Carper House. It promotes North Market Street shops, mentions Schley & Delaplane printers and publishers, and invites ads in the Daily News. It notes road to North Market Street and several street addresses with promotional language.
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Electric Bitters Sold For Fifty Cents In Gazette Advertisement
The passage notes a newspaper flood of patent medicine ads, praising Electric Bitters as a cure for ailments like mood disorders, liver inactivity, and general debility. It mentions a price of fifty cents per bottle from Garrote & Steele.
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Garrote & Steele
Explosions in London and Underground Tangle
Reports describe tunnel explosions and rail car damage in London with many injured. Police and detectives scour the scene near Praed Street and Charing Cross while officials test suspected projectile devices. O Donovan Rossa claims Fenian Brotherhood ties and promises more actions against Britain.
Fire destroys several Saratoga stores in early morning blaze
A fire in Saratoga New York on October 31 consumed the L. E. Buyee building and neighboring shops owned by Qdeil, Gates Tate Eastwood Peters gents furnishings store Miss Iwate Cy oier ivory store and John Wood bar. Dr M Boyce and Jnc residents above the buildings lost their home. Total loss estimated $10 000 to $12 000 covered by insurance.
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Saratwa
N. Y
L. E. Buyee
Qdeil
Gates
Tate
Eastwood & Peter's Gents
Furnds
Maryland Court of Appeals Session Reports and Briefs
Maryland Court of Appeals docket notes appearances and arguments for cases including Bala and Frederick Turn pause Com and Etchison vs Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with listed counsel for appellant and event dates. The record mentions proceedings for Peace, Assail Nos 27 and 28 and references judges and spectators.
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Maryland Court of Appeals
Wasxeapolis
Bala
Frederick
Teche McSherry
Steele
Etchison
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Albert Ritchie
NSBR
Bond
Henry B Wotton
Coal Trains Collide Near Lebanon New Jersey
A Jersey Central freight collision near Lebanon New Jersey at midnight wrecked forty coal cars and threw an engine down an embankment. Engineer John Sinclair was injured as tracks remained blocked until about six oclock this morning.
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Fastes
Jersey Central Railroad
Lebanon
N. J
John Sinclair
The Fasting Horse Thief
Easton Pa October 4 Small the horse thief this morning began the twenty fourth day of his fast in the Belvidere New Jersey jail His pulse was 84 He gets little sleep and has lost thirty pounds since incarceration Small says he intends to surpass Tanner s record by ten days
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Easton
Small
Belvidere
N. J
Tanner
Siege of Muscat Under Fire By British Naval Support
A Bombay dispatch reports Muscat besieged by the ruler’s brothers. The British gunboat Philomel shells the besiegers camp for four days. All British subjects have evacuated to the Philomel.
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Featurbances
Arabia
Losnow
Bombay
Muscat
Philomel
Sardine Factory Destroyed In Morning Fire
A blaze at Blanch ard's sardine factory yesterday morning consumed about 700 sardine cases. The loss is estimated at $10,000 with only slight insurance coverage. Local authorities investigated the cause.
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Fastport
Blanchard
Transfers of Real Estate Week Ending Oct
Transfers of real estate listed for the week ending October include Cecelia R. Simpson to David E. Stone in a 50 dollar interest, Duderar and wife to Levi Crawmer for one acre at 40 dollars, several parcels to African Methodist Episcopal Church near Knoxville, Harris to Bell for 12.5 acres at 250. Harris and Ida to Bean Hallman for 11 acres plus roads and perches at 230, Stauter and Ann to John C. Stoner for an acre at 75, McKenzie and Theresa to Peter Kline for 45 perches, Whitmore and Miller to Mary A. Hedges for 2 1/2 acres at 382.75, Hedges to Bartgis for 21 acres at 12, Rouzer to Renner for a lot in Mechanicstown at 600, Motter and Levy to Wilcoxson for lots in Frederick city at 1100, All Laugh to Sappington for 133 acres at 3541, L Williams to Besant for a lot at Point of Rocks at 195, Sidney and Margaret Sappington to Zach Fairfax for a lot in Libertown at 300, King and Margaret to Combash for a lot in Frederick city at 750, Gisaham and Hannah to Powell at 155.05, White to Markell for 53 acres and 83 perches at 2300, George Davis and others to Main for one acre at 100, Mary Plummer to Anna Plummer for 187 acres at 1 and affection, Shriner to Barker for 11 acres 1 rood 14 perches at 114.87.
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Cecelia R. Simpson
David E. Stone
Peter Duderar
Josephine
Levi Crawmer
Tisaaz N. Merchant
Chas. Phenick
Alfred Guynn
James Broks
James R. Edener
Thadeus Brown
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Knoxville
E.G. Harris
Ida J
John H. Bell
E. G. Harris
Bean Hallman
Simon W. Stauter
Ann R
John C. Stoner
Jane E. McNenzie
Theresa
Peter Kline
John M. Whitmore
Joseph G. Miller
Mary A. Hedges
Mathias E
Georgianna A. Bartgis
Daniel R. Rouzer
John A. Renner
Mechanicstown
John C. Motter
C. V
Levy
Charles J. Wilcoxon
Frederick City
John All Laugh
George KE. Sappington
Samuel L
Emma M. Williams
George M. Besant
Point of Rocks
Sidney
Margaret E. Sappington
Zachariah Fairfax
Libertown
George King
Margaret
John Tyler Combash
Archibald "Gisaham
Twannah
Emanuel Powell
John H. White
Geo. Markell
Wild Sturgeon Attack Test of Fulton Fisher at Skull Shoals
Pierce Bell, an experienced sturgeon fisher from Fulton County, recounts a near fatal night battle with a giant Oconee River sturgeon at Skull Shoals. He wrestled the monster across the water, became entangled, and nearly starved before rescue, having survived by gnawing into the fish and drinking water. The sturgeon died during the ordeal.
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Fulton County
Skull Shoals
Catlin
Pierce Bell
Bell
Oconee
Stiff whisk broom advised over curry comb for horse grooming
The article argues a stiff whisk broom more effective than a curry comb for cleaning a horse’s legs. It notes horses with thin skin are easily stressed by careless grooms, and such nervousness can lead to vicious behavior.
Winter trousers get fuller cut in newsy chatter
A miscellany of humorous notes and observations about fashion, fires in Hartford, ostrich farming in Florida, odd sayings, and literary quips. It mixes whimsical remarks on turkey abundance, sausage markets in Jacksonville, dropped oranges to Charleston, and playful lines about Life and Dickens.
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Jack Frost
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Charleston
Milan
Italy
David Copperfield
Victor Hugo
Monta
New York
Ulysses S. Grant
Fragmentary plea from a newspaper column urges readers to report notable events
The short item urges readers to proactively share news about deaths marriages thefts escapes house builds large sales injuries or other remarkable happenings by sending facts on a postal card rather than waiting for reporters. The tone imitates a small town press appeal for community-sourced information.
Value of civility in social success
Politeness shapes perception and aids careers while bluntness harms reputation. Polished manners have opened doors for many, as seen in Raleigh’s cloak episode inspiring favorable regard. The piece urges cultivation of civility as a vital character trait now and always.
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Raleigh
Elizabeth
Sugar deal ends with short weight warning
A man boasted to a grocer about a cheap ten pounds of sugar from a rival shop. When asked to weigh the package, the man found it two pounds short. The color man paused, quipped about not cheating the child much, and noted he had bought two pairs of shoes while the sugar was being weighed.
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