Witty Trade and Witch Tree Tales From Old London
A fragmentary 19th century item recounts a quip about spectacles sold for five shillings, case and all, with a relayed remark about elder trees said to ward off witches. It touches on local superstitions and a note on elder influence and superstition from period magazines. It closes with a quirky detail about Attorney Howell using multiple pipes daily without reusing them.
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Steve
Indy
London Math
Faru
Evelyn
Mestus
Selburne’s
Trolley Collision Kills Motorman in Fog at Gardner Ave Crossing
Arthur M. Hayes, a motorman, is dead after a freight train strikes a street car on Gardner avenue in Cattle, Pa. The conductor and a passenger are injured. Dense fog contributed to the accident.
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New. Cattle
Arthur M. Hayes
Pittepurg
Lake Erie
Gardner Avenue
Why We Are Stronger Through Food Power
A campaign style ad extols Quaker Oats as the finest food for strength and muscle. It claims athletes and workers gain power from oats, praising purity with no husks or specks and urging farm families to feed hands well for better results and economy.
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Priestley
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Maeraroay
Acs
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Corretie Rre
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Red Cross
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OF Furature
OF Car
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