COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE AND LOCAL EVENTS
County notes from Washington to McGevar, Clemsonville, and surrounding areas recount visits by Mr Exment and family, Mrs Scheerlog and Robbie, and Mr George H. Johnson. Election at Yellow Springs passed quietly, with other brief items including hunts, accidents, church services, and local visits.
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Exment
Caighter
Mars
Peters
Tan
David Shaax
Sesok
Yellow Springs
Jobe D. Shankle
Thia Place
Kone
Durbees Viet
Howare County
Thia
A Soldier’s Fly Blower incident from Virginia tents
A veteran recalls a Virginia episode with Sibley tents full of flies. He describes officers pouring powder into a tent and detonating it, producing a colossal cloud of flies seemingly blown up by the blast. The tale ends with the awe of the storm of insects and a vivid memory from army life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Banner
Caid
New York Sun
Goose Feather Tale From a Tangled Mumble
Fragmentary text appears to describe a scene with birds and a bow, unclear dialogue, and stray names. It reads like a garbled OCR fragment from a rural or historical page, providing few coherent facts or proper nouns to anchor a standard news item.
The Narrow Escape From a Postal Mail Van
In Strand Magazine a narrator recalls a chaotic night when a newspaper encounter triggers a desperate rescue plot. He chases a killer’s alibi by chasing a postal train, then becomes a key witness after boarding a mail van and interrupting an execution with a police reprieve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramcuencl
Fenthorse
Ducky
Birkminster
Coures
Mness
Bir
Fenthurst
Hame
Charles Fentharst Aza
Maila Strand
Thiering Bank Officers Faced Massive Bank Losses
The New Orleans Picayune reports banks in the United States lose substantial sums yearly due to dishonesty by trusted officials and agents. Robberies increasingly target smaller banks while insiders execute undetected raids, only revealed when banks are forced to report losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Stats
New Orleans Picayune
Severe Cold Treated With Chamberlains Cough Remedy
A reader describes a severe cold likened to the grippe and reports rapid relief after trying Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The ad cites local sellers A L Pearre Frederick and W R Rude Mr Airy as distributors and promotes the medicine as effective for coughs colds and throat and lung issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ia Grippe
Chamberlain
Banner of Liberty
Libertytown
Maryland
A. L. Pearre
Frederick
W. R. Rude
Mr. Airy
Do Paris and the Duty
New York importers plan a petition to Secretary Carlisle seeking a loosening of rules on transatlantic travelers bringing in kid gloves duty free as personal effects. They argue large quantities flow under this clause, harming business, with no standard enforcement or limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Carlisle
Varig
New York Times
Old billiard balls and their curious afterlife
In a Philadelphia Record piece, the author explains how ivory billiard balls wear out after about a year, becoming eroded or shaped oddly. Once discarded, they’re reused by ivory workers to create items like electric bell pastes and other crafts, sparking a reflection on the ball’s odd journey from ballroom to workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Os Raxlosaros
Justice Shop
Chicago
Pers
God Ryan
Usai
Andy
Harthty Ware
Phiadelpia
A Deadly Occupation and a California Tale from the Sea
California Letter describes a brutal borax wagon train where horses suffer under harsh labor, a rifle ends their misery, and their carcasses feed vultures. Then Sandy Hook turns to an island after a big storm, as Highland Beach resor t and Highland lights shape the new shore and an inlet widens, threatening rail links and harbor routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ders
Gavin
Soares
California
Sandy Hook
Sands Hook
New Jersey
Shrewsbury
New York
Hook
Dow Inlet
Imajor
New York Sun
Engineering device for boiler furnace gas analysis described
A Detroit Tribune article describes Walter Field and En gineering detailing a shaple device in Dresden labs to gauge combustion gases via a jet fed with air, using a glass standpipe and water column to measure carbonic acid and oxygen proportions, with an auxiliary air supply regulated by adjustable shutters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Walter Fiel
Sudireeth
Conisi
The Torture of Dropping Water. a gruesome public ordeal
A detailed, troubled account describes a torture scene where a man endures a brutal water ordeal. The victim sits under mounting pain as the process worsens, his pale face signaling extreme distress. Authorities record the suffering with restrained, somber tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wien
Bosch
Laresh
Wade Charg
Lows Republic
Violinist Maralick Sends City Into Tempest of Sound
A San Francisco report describes violinist Moraick performing a solo over the telephone for Da Moron Godchaux and the Call editorial room. The melodious strains from the instrument, transmitted four miles away, astonished listeners and impressed the reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etranger
Moses Solo
Ian Tian
M. Marslek
Violloise
Virsinosa
Gnu
Damorn Godchaux
Board of Health
Godehaux
Morsaick
Asa Bor
Moraick
Central
San Francisco
Cali
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Endorsed by James Hadteld
An excellent remedy for cough cold and hoarseness is Dr Bull's Cough Syrup verified by James Hadteld of 350 West Street New York City. He calls it a most excellent remedy and recommends it to all who need a household medicine. Dr Bull's Cough Syrup sells everywhere for 25 cents.
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M. P
Kingdom of God
Kb. A. Montgomery
Montgomery
Edward Grove
Clarence Molineaux
Br. Grove
Riddlemoser
Gesceea
Lee Hines
Sondsy
Abraham Lohr
Charles Troxell
Frederice Mort
Anna Lohr
William Lohr
Hegerstown
Harry Lohr
Friend
Hagerstown
Owen Dorasy
Bettie Dorsey
Emmitsburg
Edna Martin
Walkersville
Mik de Lohr
Andrew Schrom
Carro) Smith
Clemsonville
Estella Lindsay
Baltimore
Lindsay
Carrie
Frank C Pearre
Bonday
James B. Clemeon
Frederick Satascay
Bnalesa
Florence Bottion
Ptezasot Atil
Frank Repp
Randolph
Pyoon
Tack Lake
Tuack
Cuca
Elise
Centos
Welusca
Ateeci
Mike Cerkof
London
Owas
Borel
Clinfalid
James Renfrew
Charles Fenthurst
Charles
South Africa
Fenthorst
Clinford
Renfrew
Silkminster
C. F
Omr
Iran
Asi Boizra
Sig
Cis
Aldean
Sidiahinam
Miles
A L. Pearre
Detrots Tribune
Vidia Kid
Loy & Perry
Rosebuds
Teller
Fai
Orosant
Testimgolus
Wood Borg, Lld
Steiner Bros. Frederick
Rale
Priderch
Steiner Bros. Druggists
North Market Street
Lever Bros
Lol
Hodes
Harrison Ste
di. J. Wilson & Son
Excelsior Stove House
J. Wilson
America
Footer's Dye Works
Cumberland, MD
LB. Adams
Wren
Sterling Remedy Co
Albert L. Pearre
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