Gillette at Last Pays the Penalty
The article recounts the 1906 Grace Brown murder case in which Chester E. Gillette was executed in Auburn prison for the death of his sweetheart Grace Brown near Big Moose in the Adirondacks. It details the sensational trial, Brown’s letters, the alibi shifts, and the couple’s trip to Big Moose before her death. additional content discusses sugar health effects and study timing, citing various authorities and medical opinions.
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Auburn
N. Y
Chester E. Gillette
Auburn Prison
Grace Brown
Big Moose
Adirondacks
Gillette
Billy’ Brown
Jake
Rover
Cortland
South Otselle
Chester
Tupper Lake
Charles George and
Charles Crahm
Albany
Arrowhead
Eagle Bay
Carema
Grace
When Doctors Disagree On Health Views
The New York Christian Advocate reports a symposium of physicians whose statements in various papers show a deadly parallel of contradictions on exercise and diet. Promoters favor views they personally like, suggesting what harms none should be considered good for all.
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New York
London
Council Tree Felled in Perry Landmark Oak Kings a Century Old
Walter Edgerly on his Perry area farm cuts a giant oak, 6½ feet in butt diameter, yielding 61 cords with one limb adding 5½ cords. The tree, a historic North Perry landmark, is believed to be over 400 years old based on visible rings and was known as the Council Tree where Gene see chiefs held powwows.
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Council
Warsaw
Rochester Herald
Walter Edgerly
Perry
North Perry
Goose and Hen Banter Beside Turnpike Crossing
A playful exchange unfolds as a goose questions why a hen crosses a road near a turnpike. The hen replies she has a nest at the bottom of a well and jokes about laying low. The tale ends with the goose flapping away, leaving the humor hanging.
New Montana Governor Inaugurated After Toole Resigns
Helena Mont April 2 Edwin Nordis lieutenant governor was sworn in as Montana's new chief executive effective yesterday after Governor Toole resigned. Nordis assumed the governorship and continuity of state leadership.
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Toole
Edwin Nordis
Fire destroys Portage area creamery near De Forest
A fire levelled the North Windsor creamery located east of De Forest, Portage area, causing total destruction. No injuries reported as crews battled flames and cooler remains. Investigations to determine cause are pending.
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North Windsor
de Forest
Garibaldi Romance Revealed By Close Friend
An English widow Mrs Collins, wife of a Caprera resident, is said to have formed a platonic yet passionate friendship with Giuseppe Garibaldi after her husband's death. Frazzari claims she wrote devotion-filled letters from 1860 onward. the ending remains a secret per the interview source.
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Achille Fazzari
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Tribuna
Rome
Collins
Caprera
la Maddalena
Mrs. Collins
Shedis
Frazzari
Garibaldi
Italy
Price Charged For Zulu Bird
A nineteenth century traveler recounts Zululand life with details on marriage by price, population, chiefs, religion, dress, and customs. He notes polygyny among prosperous men, lack of formal laws, and ritual killing practices tied to tribal authority. He recalls interactions with Zulus and a tense encounter with violence.
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Zululand
Victor BE. Nelson
Nelson
California
Life saved by Englishman amid armed assailants
A Baltimore Post account describes a dramatic rescue where a man finds and defends an English youth from nine assailants armed with assegais. He wounds the chief, bears a forehead scar, and helps drive off the attackers before guiding the injured man to his parents at a distant clearing.
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Englshman
All Work and No Play Says Life Should Have Fun
The text argues time spent in amusement is essential for health and happiness. It critiques a strenuous, unfun life and promotes play as a powerful restoration for mind and spirit. It emphasizes variety and fresh experiences to avoid mental rut and notes laughter as crucial to well being.
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Welsbach
Evyer
O. S. Marden
Success Magazine
Mind Reader Identifies Audience Member in Comic Exchange
A mind reader in a Youth's Companion tale names a person in the room, describing general traits and quirks. One man remains seated, later revealed to be deaf but prepared to respond if spoken louder.
Chips from Cup'd's Workshop and Marriage Jokes
Dialog snippets show Mrs A noting Mrs Giltrox's divorce sparked by a new cook who disliked her husband. Gebhart contemplates marriage, warned by peers about youth and love. A quip defines affinity as a woman who cooks your goose. Another line jokes about gentility and kissing.
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Cup
Neckwear and Bells in Ribbon Work This Season
Ribbon work remains stylish for decorative use with new twists each season. Neck bows from one and a half inch ribbon feature mitered ends and small rose and forget-me-not motifs with embroidered leaves. Belts gain heft with thread or gilt cord, while black velvet neck ribbons display festoons of pink roses and leaves.
Woman's brain weight declines after age thirty
A report states that a woman's brain begins to lose weight from age thirty onward. The finding highlights early brain aging as a potential health consideration for middle age and beyond.
Boston Mirror and the Crystal Gazing Craze
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts houses a famed large crystal ball with oriental settings, loaned to inspire crystal gazing as a fashionable psychical pursuit. The piece ties to a broader interest in psychical research, with figures like Professor Hyslop and Mrs Verrall cited for visions seen under dim light, linking art objects to mind mysteries and supernormal perception.
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Boston
Museum of Fine
Ames
Ethel Barrymore
Toéo
James ‘H. Hyslop
New American Society For Psychical Research
India
Hyslop
Brooklyn
Verrall
Newham College
Cambridge
England
Pausanias
Mrs. Verrall
Countess of
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Crystal gazing traced through ages in occult lore
The article surveys metapsychic records of crystal gazing and subliminal visions. It cites Sir Oliver Lodge, Professor Hyslop, and historic uses from Greece, Assyria, Rome, China, India, Japan, and Polynesia, noting no firm conclusions yet on communications from the unseen. It mentions Apaches using crystals to locate stolen property and tribal water-scrying practices for healing guidance.
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Oliver Lodge
Hyslop
Assyria
Greece
Rome
China
Japan
India
South Sea Islands
Western Plains
Polynesia
The Schoolboy Brain Delights in Exam Jests
A Harpers Weekly specimen collection reveals humorous student misunderstandings. Examples include blood with corkscrews red and white, buttress as a butter maker, primate as a Prime Minister’s wife, gravity attributed to Isaac Walton, and a quip on limited monarchy linking bankrupt king to limited liability companies.
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Harper's Weekly
Isaac Walton
Wisconsin women form suffrage club at university meeting
At a meeting of the girls of the University of Wisconsin a woman's suffrage club was formed with officers: President Janette Van Hise Madison, vice president Marion G. Peabody Madison, secretary May Crumpton Superior, treasurer Ethel Thomas Superior.
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The
University of Wisconsin
Woman's Suffrage Club
Janette van Hise
Madison
Marion G. Peabody
May Crumpton
Superior
Ethel ‘Thomas
Maude Feely to star in Kansas City stock company this summer
Maude Feely will be the lead ingénue in a Kansas City stock company this summer. The production lineup and venue details are expected to be announced shortly.
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Maude Feely
Kansas City
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