Poisoned Husband Led to Life Term for Accessory
In Russell county Alabama Ann Patterson her lover Stepney Ford and Margaret Parker were tried for poisoning Combus Patterson the husband of Ann Patterson. The jury sentenced Ann Patterson and Stepney Ford to death by hanging while Parker received life imprisonment. Patterson claims innocence and seeks a pending confession and possible pardon.
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Margaret Parker
Russell County
Combus Patterson
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Impulsive Woman Attempts to Send Parcel in Express Mixup
An angry impulsive woman in New York seeks an express delivery in a bakery. She asks the cost to Utica and is told to go to an express office. The floury clerk jokes that the bakery is busy and the man overhears her, but she leaves to continue her search.
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New York Sun
Utica
Mavani
A Broker's Practical Telephone Joke in Chicago
A Chicago Post tale recalls a wife’s call to city meat suppliers that led to a prank by a board of trade broker. The broker pretended ignorance about her order and convinced the angry caller the meat was fine while blaming her cooking. No further meat orders followed.
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Chicago Post
Astory
Chicasgo
Board of Trade
Plan for Behring Sea settlement and seal fisheries line
Sir Julian, British minister, drafts a temporary Behring sea settlement plan with a North American seal fishery convention among Great Britain, Russia and the United States. A mixed commission of experts will study fur seal preservation within two years, then possibly an arbitration if no agreement on regulations is reached.
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Behring Sea
Juelian
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Russia
United States of America
Beliving
Sea of Ochotka
Point An'ival
Cashier Tricked Over Wax Pearls in Oyster Bargain
A hungry looking stranger offered two wax pearls claiming they were native gems found in oysters. The cashier, convinced after a quick inspection, paid 2 plus polishing costs, only to later learn from a jeweler that the supposed pearls were in fact wax.
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The
New York Herald
Women's intuition praised in common sense debate
An old man returns from the fair without his overcoat and admits his wife warned him. The piece argues women have keen observation and intuition, citing a doctor’s notes on Bright's disease and a reader letter praising Warner's Safe Cure for kidney hemorrhage.
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Alicn Bennett
Bright
Pennsylvania State Medical Society
Joe Howard
New York Press
Peasants Revolt Report Disturbs Southern Russia
The minister of the interior reports alarming peasant uprisings in Kharkov and Yekaterinoslav districts with 9000 troops and bands roaming unarmed, burning forests, pillaging estates, and destroying crops while proclaiming defiance against leadership.
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Wutelyrans
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Yekatesinoslav
Russia
Bogodochov
T River
Semara
Bakmiyotsky
Mind Reading Quips and a Remedy Ad
An archaic ad copy mocks readers while touting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for various ailments. It claims benefits for the rheumatic, the weak, the kidney impaired, and the insane satirically notes. The piece reads like a period newspaper advertisement with humorous misprints.
Original Package temperance ad from St Paul firm
An advertisement from George Benz & Sone of St Paul Minnesota promotes temperance by offering liquor supplies direct from the Original Package. The firm, with a long establishment history, guarantees safe delivery and invites price inquiries by mail.
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St. Paul
George Benz & Sone
Minn
Castoria Recall Sheds Light on Early Pediatric Use
An archival snippet recalls Castoria as a common remedy for infant illness and childhood ailments. It notes repeated use from infancy to adulthood within a single family narrative, illustrating product prevalence in past caregiving practices.
Advertisements and Jokes Theme in St. Paul Column
A clipped newspaper passage notes a column mixing small reading advertisements with jokes. It mentions Dr Frank Powell opening an office in St Paul next week and a women’s wishes section.
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America
Frank Powelll
White Beaver
St. Paul
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