Explosion near famed artist Alma-Tadema in London wrecks house
The 1874 Regent's Park canalboat gunpowder blast shattered Alma-Tadema's house and a bridge the blast crater opened the canal and left the artist missing memory of retreat unclear. Peter Knox, bridge watcher, narrowly escaped with family planned a trip to Bushey Park and vanished into the night.
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Regent’s Park Canal
London
Laurence Alma-Tadeima
Alma-Tadema
Peter Knox
Bushey Park
Thames
Peter
Chicago Record-Herald
His Quietus
In quiet moonlight Tom contemplates a dreadful accident that could claim his bride. The bride pleads that she would not endure mourning in black, her pallor and shiver underscored by the tense dialogue between husband and wife.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
City youth brag meets rustic humor over Swiss labels
A city youth boasts of high society abroad and trunks labeled Switzerland while his rural uncle mockingly counters that even a box of cheese bears the same labels. The exchange, cited by the Chicago News, highlights class contrast with a wry, humorous tone.
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Switzerland
Chicago News
Life Insurance Agent Proposes as Book Canvasser Pivots
Tom reassures Tess he is calm about asking his father for her hand. He notes his past work selling life insurance and canvassing books as preparation for the bold move.
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Tom
Tess
How Syrian Peasants Grow Crops With Subsoil Moisture
A Chicago Tribune study describes Syrian farming practices after April with virtually no rainfall. Farmers plant seeds on damp subsoil to exploit underground moisture, keep the top six inches loose to prevent evaporation, and plow shallowly to preserve moisture until autumn rains return.
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Syria
Palestine
Chicago Tribune
In Venice with a Dongola Ride
In Venice Mrs Malaprop Partington recalls a charming trip remarking there are no cabs since streets flood and one must hire a chandelier to be rowed about in a dongola. The playful image captures a humorous travel moment.
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Venice
Recalled Words and Household Quips Across Papers
A Detroit Free Press quotation recalls a husband asking Mrs Peddicord if she ever regretted words spoken. She replies she once said yes and has regretted it since. The Atchison Globe contrasts domestic chores, noting a home task called a wash and a downtown version called the laundry.
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Atchison Globe
Road Tax Notice Clarifies Fall Levy Purpose
A notice explains the commutation tax of 2.00 per person to be collected this Fall for the current year. It states the policy to collect road tax only in Fall thereafter, so no road tax is collected next Spring. Road overseers are authorized to receipt for 1908 only.
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I. W. Newman
B.D. Joiner
Macon
H. P. Schnider
Third St
Bank Warnehs
Joss
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Tennille
Change Road 93rd District by County Road Board
Notice from Office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues Washington County dated September 8 1908 warns that unless good cause is shown by October 8 1908 a road change will be made. A new route from a Sycamore tree landmark between N L Adams and Dr Win Rawlings will replace the old road bed by the swamp and provide a more direct connection between the landmark and ford through lands of N L Adams. B D Jomver chair and I W Newman secretary.
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Office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
Washington County
N.L Adams
Dr. Win. Rawlings
Swamy
Ford
Washington county paper seeks weekly correspondents
The newspaper calls for a good correspondent from every section of Washington county. It offers stamps and stationery and promises the paper free for those who send in the weekly news.
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Washington County
A Patient's Recoveries Through Stuart's Buchu and Juniper
A letter from Warrenton North Carolina recounts a six month battle with kidney affection. The writer Nearly died but claims salvation after three bottles of Stuart's Buchu and Juniper. The ad urges backache and kidney trouble sufferers to try the remedy and request a free sample.
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Warrenton
N. C
Stuart
H.T. Macon
Buchu
Juniper
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Johnston & Murphy
Slater & Aud A
T. D. Barry
Marcy Bros. Co
Smaltz, Goodwin & Co
Lindner’s
Hoge & Walden
Sherwood Shoe Co
Lester-Clark Shoe CO
Cherry St
Macon, GA
North Carolina
Stuart Drug Manufacturing Co
Atlanta, GA
Herald and Tribune
E. J. &&P. D. Willingham
Macon, Georgia
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