Ghost in the forest unsettles Languedoc estate
Felicie and Jeannot report seeing a dark figure with a spade near the forest. The countess suspects a stranger and orders M Pierre to investigate while reaffirming control over peasantry against interference. The overseer resists, but Felicie hints the truth lies with him.
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Jeannot
Felicie
Jeannnot
Paris
M. Pierre
Velleie
Mediterranean
Felicre
le Diable
Pierre
Memon
Bathrooms A La Mode Luxuries Atop New York Journal
The New York Journal praises Milady style bathrooms with ornate tub designs and optional spray devices. Skylights and stained glass light scenes of water nymphs accompany frescoes and sculptures, with lavish spending by Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Mrs. George Gould highlighted as examples of extreme luxury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milady
New York Journal
Sitz
John Jacob Astor
George Gould
House of Mystery and the Bell Mansion Scandals
The San Francisco Bell Mansion on Octavia Street, linked to Senator Sharon and heiress Sarah Althea Hill, unfolds a saga of Mammy Pleasant and the Bell family. Trials, bribes, and a fatal encounter unfold from the 19th century wealth, with Judge Terry, David Field, and the US Supreme Court figure in a web of intrigue surrounding the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Fliat
Sarah A. Hill
Millionaire Bell
Judge Terry
West
Pacific Coast
Mammy Pleasant
California
William Sharon
Comstocks
Sharon
James G. Fair
Thomas Bell
House of Mystery
Sarah Althea Hill
Tony
Sarah
Althea Hill
Bell
Octavia Street
Supreme
David 5
Terry
United States
David
Nevada
Supreme Justice of
United States Court
Stephen J. Field
Cali
Fred Bell
Fred Be
Superior Cour
Sarah Althea Hill Terry
Fresno
San Francisco
The Clock Miser and His Silent World
About ten years ago a man in New York City died known as the clock miser. He lived in a shabby house with about 400 clocks, shunning people to tend his timepieces. He began with a Swiss clock by his bed and, after buying more, grew obsessed, treating the clocks as companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
O Mercantile
Lye
Mystery Visitor Haunts the Little Forest in Delayed Return
In the tale the digger haunting the Little Forest unsettles the household at the chateau. M. Pierre declares any visitor would be supernatural. The countess and servants fear sunset proximity, while the count awaits news with mixed doubt and curiosity as no courier arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Pierre
Felicie
Mamma
Jeannot
Languedoc
Frejus
Victoire
Nol
Georgia man seeks divorce over public whipping by wife
A Georgia man applied for divorce on grounds his wife whipped him in public. The jury granted the divorce and concluded the wife committed a grave offense by whipping the plaintiff publicly, suggesting private spaces for such acts and noting whipping should be in private when necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Dearest Wish Prompted Ring Upgrade Request
In a Cleveland Leader column the newlyweds discuss a dearest wish. She asks her husband to have the fiancé ring returned so he can buy one with a diamond at least half again as large. The exchange reveals a light, domestic moment centered on marriage and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Leader
Not a Git Neighborly Exchange in Flat Mystery
An odd dialogue hints at neighborly tensions in a domestic setting. The speaker recalls extreme disagreement with neighbors who hung washing where it blocked their view, suggesting a strained living arrangement. The snippet implies a humorous or ironic clash over shared space.
Mammy Pleasant’s care amid scandal at the Bell house
A two week tale recalls Mammy Pleasant sheltering a wild woman once under Judge Terry’s circle. She nursed the patient at the Bell house while guardians shifted from Porter Ashe to Tom Williams amid turf rivalries and rumors of wasted estate. The Bell house hosts linger in infamy as hidden stories remain untold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell House
Mammy Pleasant
Mrs. Terry
Mammy
Terry
Porter Ashe
Tom" Williams
Ashe
Williams
Deserted Wife Pursues Her Husband Across States
Mrs. Ahlers chased John H. Ahlers who eloped with Mrs. Annie Koster from Baltimore. She tracked them to a Chicago flat where she found them with a baby. She summoned the police, and in a fit of fury drew a revolver after witnessing the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Ahlers
Baltimore
Annie Koster
Chicago
Bank Looter Convicted in Louisville Bank Fraud Case
Louis Gallot was found guilty on about sixty counts for pilfering about $300,000 from Union National Bank in Louisville with Bookkeeper Louis Colomb. The frauds led to the bank's closure and Colomb attempted suicide before arrest.
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Louisville
Louis Gallot
Louis Colomb
Union National Bank
Gallot
Colomb
Murderer Caught In a Lumber Camp
Scranton police report the arrest of George Van Horn for the August murder of Mrs. Josephine Westcott at a lumber camp in Illinois named Wadena. He had lived with her, was rejected, and killed her with a razor after entering via an outside cellar door.
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Scranton
George van Horn
Josephine Westcott
Illinois
Wadena
van Horn
Tragedy at Swedish Baptist Church in Cairo
Mrs. Tengdlin, mother of Charles Tengdlin the Illinois penitentiary chief engineer at Cairo, committed suicide by hanging herself with a clothesline after gaining entry to the church during the night. Authorities suspect religious insanity as the cause.
The Hing of Forgers Arrest of Noted Forgers Leader
Daniel D. Noble once led a renowned and dangerous ring of forgers and burglars. He was arrested in New York after a career that forged thousands of counterfeit notes and spanned Germany Belgium and Switzerland in 1880. He headed the Lord bond robbery in 1866 with accomplices and faced a long prison history including Milbank and Auburn prisons.
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Daniel D. Noble
New York
Noble
Germany
Belgium
Switzerland
Frank” Knapp
James Griffin
Leonard Jerome
Mr. Jerome
Milbank
Auburn
Dr Kay's Renovator touted to prevent fevers and indigestion
An advertorial warning about seasonal stomach and digestive ills urges use of Dr Kay's Renovator to regulate the stomach bowels and liver. It claims the remedy prevents fevers and cures indigestion constipation and chronic diseases with pleasant easy dosing. The ad offers 25 cents to 1 price and a 68 page home treatment book from Dr B J Kay Medical Co Omaha Neb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kay
B. J. Kay Medical Co
Omaha, Neb
Barrington Girl Becomes Agency Head Shining Shoes
Miss Daisy Hurdle of Barrington Illinois has taken the general agency of an eastern shoe polishing company. She tours towns with a polishing outfit shining shoes of society on the streets, a striking sight as a stylish woman presides over a boot blacking business.
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Daisy Hurdle
Barrington
Ill
Allen's Foot-Ease promotes comfortable feet nationwide
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves painful swollen feet and bunion sting and makes tight shoes feel easy. It cures sweating callous and hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. Mail 25c stamps. Trial package free Allen S. Olmstead Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmstead
le Roy
N. Y
Magle on Merchant's Eyes in New York Bet
Dr Guelph Norman an English physician travels to New York to attempt curing the blindness of Charles Roadway Rouss a New York merchant who offers 1 000 000 dollars for a cure The doctor is said to hold India magic secrets in this sensational tale
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Magle
Guelph Norman
India
New York
Charles Roadway Rouss
Norman
610 60 to Buffalo and Return via Michigan Central
Train vacation sale from Chicago to Buffalo August 21 23 offers round trip priced at 10 50. Travel on the Niagara Falls Route promises first class service with sleeping car accommodations reserved by writing L D Heusner General Western Passenger Agent 119 Adams Street Chicago.
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Buffalo
Michigan Central
Niagara Falls
Chicago
L. D. Heusner
Gen
L Western Pass
R Ag’t
Adams Street
Oneonta Case Settled After Lengthy Litigation
The Barbara Yagle case from Oneonta New York ended at a special term in the supreme court. The dispute involved 800 dollars, with trial costs totaling about 75 thousand dollars after years of litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Yagle
Oneonta
N. Y
Supreme Court
No Fly Insurance for 40 Inch Widow Screens
A Cleveland hardware firm markets woven wire screens said to fit and weather widow windows up to forty inches wide. The ad’s boast contrasts with a local view that no widow in Ohio is truly free of flies, poking fun at the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Cause to Be Glad Dr Pellet
A conversation shows Mrs Oftwed expressing relief that her husband will recover and she then states she can proceed with her divorce. The exchange implies a domestic dispute scenario with medical reassurance precedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pellet
No To-Bac promise from Sterling Remedy Co ad
An old advertisement touts No-To-Bac for quitting tobacco with a promise of ease and lifetime vigor. It claims cures and guarantees and offers a free booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co with Chicago and New York addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Going to the Dogs in Chicago Saloons Drop
Chicago reports 650 fewer saloons than a year ago sparking talk that the city is going to the dogs. Meanwhile a health ad urges Cascarets as a remedy for constipation with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Death of Isaac Badel Found by Roadside in Hickory Corners
Isaac Badel a respected resident of Hickory Corners Pa was found dead at the roadside near Stone Valley church A post mortem found death caused by heart failure The passing removes a notable local citizen from the community with a quiet life and steady involvement.
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Issac Badel
Hickory Corners
Stone Valley Church
Explosion at St. Clair powder mill dries house
A fire at the drying house of the St. Clair powder mill at Wetherell Junction exploded several days ago. The blaze began outside the building and no injuries were reported. The cause remains unknown.
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St. Clair
Wetherell Junction
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Talen
Senator
Fornia Court
National
Millonaire
Judge Field
Field
David Nagle
Nagle
Mars
Dan” Noble
Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Powe
Delsarte
Rist
Henry Soper
Prin
Steinway Hall
van Buren Bt
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Hall
A. Morrissey
ST. Clara's Academy
Sinsinawa
Wits
Sisters of
Se Dowinie
Euperior
Great
Canadian Northwest
Canadian Pacific Railway
J. Francis Lee
Clark
Pike Building
Cincinnat
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