The Window by Barry Pain on a Train Fence Fight
Henry Barker quarrels with Augustus Sturt aboard a 10:30 train over a carriage window. The dispute escalates from petty rules to threats and a shouting guard summons as the quarrel ends with a mutual taunt about prior folly. Also mentions the Fort Augusta Jamaica burial tomb scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Shapman Barker
Middleford
Pigley
Chiddleford
Augustus Sturt
Barker
Sturt
Govwood
Nazareth
Mae
Quirky vengeance and odd courtroom skirmishes from a bygone era
A collection of past newspaper snippets recounts playful and strange legal clashes. It includes tales of a Leeds man plagued by ants deployed by a neighbor naturalist, a violinist Rowley provoked into noisy revenge against a horse dealer, and a golf painting auction pun that spirals into a buyer’s vow to avoid future bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Albert Bewdley
Leeds
Bewdley
Rowley
Brant
Chicago Tribune
Not Entirely Alone and City Car Encounter
An unnamed man boards a city car and sits beside a young woman who reveals her family ties is in nearby seats. He forgets to ask for permission, comments on her arrival, and she explains her husband, cousin, and other relatives ride the car. The moment becomes awkward as he exits. Boston Girls joke about an unwanted kiss, and an Australian native’s life expectancy is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mall
Express
Baltimore Sun
Salt Lake Herald
A Strange Lake and Its Mysteries in Australia
A late 19th century note describes a four mile from Bun gendore lake with no outlet yet fed by mountain creeks. It has varied depth from year to year with periods of drying and flooding, leaving aboriginal legends about trees sinking and water vanishing. The lake’s saline waters are fed by fresh streams, and remains suggest an ancient, larger shoreline once covered by water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mold Medical Bimca
SWIFT
Atlanta
Bungendore
Australia
Death of English monarchs Often marked by violence
The article surveys English rulers since the Norman conquest, noting about a quarter died violently. It cites William I, William II, Richard I, Richard II, Edward II, Edward V, Richard III, Charles I, and others. It also mentions cases of madness, overfeeding, and long illnesses among various kings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
William I
William II
Richard I
Chaluz
France
Richard II
Pontefract
Edward II
Berkley Castle
Edward V
Tower of London
Richard III
Bosworth
Charles I
London
Elizabeth
Essex
Mary
Calais
Edward LIII
Henry I
Henry VI
George II
Charles II
Henry VIII
Edward IV
George IV
Edward VI
Henry VII
Anne
George III
Electric Bitters credited with kidney cure for mail carrier
Mail carrier Barnett Mann of Levan na recalls years of kidney and back pain. He says six bottles of Electric Bitters cured him and left him feeling like a new man. The product is said to regulate stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels with Hartz & Ullmeyer guaranteeing satisfaction for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnett Mann
Levanna
Hartz & Ullmeyer
Little Girl Recovers From Croup Attack
Avford Michigan reports a child narrowly saved from a severe croup attack. The caregiver gave three doses of One Minute Co Care, and the ailment was mastered with a swift recovery. The account credits B. H. Bieber and Hartz Ullemeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avford
Chester
Mich
B. H. Bieber
Hartz & Ullemeyer
Also Mentioned on This Page
San Jacinto
Beaumont, Texas
The
Otley
Beaumont Field
Texas
James W. and
George A. Smith
Schlitz Brewery
America
Schlitz
Milwaukee Beeee
Rhone
Barry Pain
Fort Augusta
Jamaica
Kingston Harbor
Port Royal
Boston
Carrie
Tom Browne
Bertha
Boston Transcript
Runkel Brothers
River Street
Reet
Paridon & Son
Enteenth Street
Telephone 4753
Rock Island Savings Bank
Rock Island, II
Mower Loanep Om Pexsonal CotLaTera
Oz Rea
Directors
J. M. Buford
John Crab
P. Greenawait
Beib
Lynde
P. Greenawalt
J. M. Bufo A
Knois
Rock Island
Island
Rosetta K Bey
Samuel
Hannah C. Oswald
Wiliam C. Oswald
Rosetta Ebey
Samuel M. Ebey
Laura K. Wilson
Anna Sheeley
Circuit Court
Hanna C. Oswald
Willam C. Oswald
Rockisland
Evrge W. Gamner
E. H. Gaven
Kelley, Springfield and
Star Brand
Morgan & Wright
Omiec
Michell & Eee Ban
Rock Island Rubber Wheel Tire Co
Kingsford’s
Oswego
Ana
E. C. Dewitt &Co
Chicago
B. H. Bieber. Hartz & Ullemeyer
Insurance
Chase
Hodgson
Fire Insurance Agency
American Ins. Co
Newark
N. J
Traders Ins. Co
Chicago, Ill
Union Ins. Co
Philadelphia
Rockford Ins. Co
Rockford, Ill
Security Ins. Co
New Haven
Ofce
Buford Block
General Insurance
Danies
Estes Aslow Ag
Tom A. Marshals Telephone Co
Toingdon
Andalusia
Itona, Lexis
Oh Telephone CO
Eaereens Linge Vori Cral
Keithsburg, Org,ill
Lewiston
LeClaire
Iowa
Moline
John Volk & Co
Eighteenth Street
Bock Island
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