Strange Wedding Coincidences Across Families
A historical note details unusual marriages such as Quinn and Hoffman siblings marrying on the same day in Adelong Australia with twin pairings, plus similar ties in Trail Village England between Somers and Hochsettler families. It recalls 1896 Quebec exchanges where four sons wed four daughters in Sainte Marie parish.
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Quinn- Hoffman
Adelong
Australia
Quinn
Hoffman
Quinns
Trail Village
England
John Somers
Hochsettler
Marin
Rheaume
Sainte Marie
Quebec
Marri
Virginia gold hunter hides treasure in floor trap
James P. Snyder of Luray Virginia long kept wealth from 1849 California gold fever. On his deathbed he directed housekeeper Mrs J C Southard to uncover a trap door in the floor where a half‑gallon jar of California gold money was buried, long guarded since his westward journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Snyder
Luray
California
Snyder
J. C. Bouthard
Fashion Dictum Foresees Turbaned Pictorial Tyrant Style
The piece surveys Paris fashion dicta that dress women to attract men, predicting future ensembles with Turkish turbans, Spanish boleros, Japanese sleeves, and convict stripe skirts. It notes Miss B. M. Boynton as cashier at Bay Side National Bank and mentions Mrs. Bila Dodd as a Delaware bank director and farm owner.
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Paris
Woman Nations Bank
B. M. Boynton
Bay Side
N. Y
Natorial Bank
Miss Boynton
Bila Dodd
Delaware
Lewte National Bank
Dodd
Farma
Perfume and Eggs Mix Up in Curious Drugstore Scene
An English customer warns a druggist that eggs near a perfume display can absorb odors, recounting eggs soaking in strong scents. The clerk moves the perfumes to a new counter after learning how odors transfer, recalling prior complaints of scented egg drinks.
Cling to the Red Kerchief in Champery Swiss village
In Champery high above the Rhone valley, about 800 inhabitants retain local dress. Women wear vivid scarlet kerchiefs knotted around their heads even in hotels. In winter they wear men’s trousers and jackets when tending cattle or working in deep snow.
Sixth Sense and instinct in navigating forests
John Muir discusses the idea of an instinctive sense guiding humans and Indians through dense woods. He contrasts animal scent, learned navigation, and supposed sixth sense with the possibility that Indians developed skill through hard hunting and fighting lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Muir
Sydney Smith's Aversions and Old Musical Taste
Sydney Smith shared Lord North's dislike for musical concerts calling oratorios disgusting and ridiculing 500 people fiddling like madmen in the Red Sea He disliked music in the minor key likening it to his St Paul’s recollections Yet late in life he urged a controversial stance on religion and society noted in the passage
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Sydney Smith
Lord North
Red Sea
Smith
Fragmented OCR Text Summary
fragmentary OCR reads unclear text with many typos and missing context. no coherent news event or identifiable entities, making meaningful card creation unreliable.
Foreclosure Notice on Fort Pierre Mortgage Sale
Andrew J. Wray mortgagee in Stanley County South Dakota will foreclose the mortgage made February 7 1910 by Jake Weber for 1500 dollars with 5 percent interest and 25 dollars attorney fees. The property NW quarter of section 30 township 1 north range 24 east Black Hills Meridian 160 acres more or less lies in Stanley County. Sale at public auction at Fort Pierre courthouse on June 4 1911 at 10 a.m. First publication April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Weber
Stanley
South Dakota
Andrew J. Wray
Register of Deeds
Lnw
Ward ‘Mortage
Stanley County
Fort Mierre
Black Hills
Fort Mere
Fort Pierre
Atate
Booth Dekota
Mecton Abiriy
Foreclosure Sale Notice for Stanley County Mortgage
Notice of foreclosure on a 1910 mortgage by Thaniel and Libbie Stevenson to M. E. Smith & Co. with detailed interest schedules and tax defaults. Sale set at Fort Pierre courthouse front door on June 17, 1911, describing the mortgaged land in Booth Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaniel Stevenson
Libbie Stevenson
Stanley
South Dakota
M. E. Smith & Co
Touglas County
Nebraska
Register of Deeds
Stanley County
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J. Welch
Sutivens State Bank
Jame
Wasco Tires
Stardard Tire
Fred M. Robinson
Powell Drug Company
First State Bank of Philip
McMahon
Pree
A & Anderson Amt
Grothers
Virginian
EaGs
Champery
Switzerland
Rhone Valley
Ely
Ivan
Andrew 4. Wray
Philip & Waggoner
Mortage
The
Winchester
Jos. Roberts
Hoffman's Hotel
Henry Hoffman
Prop
Ata
Philip, S. D
L. EF. Goldsmith
Fort Merre Bank
K. A.rieiski
First State Bank of
Martin Johnson
Bank of Kadoke
L.A
Pore
Qassier Belvidere Stave
Home Land & Abstract Co
M.L. Parcells
Fort Pierre, S. D
Bank OF Philip
Philip, South Dakota
James A. Quigg
U. S
District of
Pierre and Chamberlain
Philip
Benedict & Hill Loans
Philip, S. Dak
S. J. Nathan
Kauffman Bros
Opera House
John Hayes
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