Deacon Hardwicke Robbed by Highwayman Near Boomopolis
In Southern California near Boomopolis the deacon Hardwicke, famed for baths and estate dealings, fights to recover his wallet after a highwayman robs him at grade crossing. The staged escape ends with the suspect fleeing into canyon brush as the mail stage arrives.
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Boomopolis
California
Deacon Hardwicke
Deacon
Boomoyollis
Mverry
Miso
Volos
Fay
Tie
Hurness
Guerg
Deacon and detective pursue outlaw to Boomopolis
In a California raid style pursuit, the deacon and I trail a robber from the Sagebrush town to Boomopolis. After a tense card room robbery, the outlaw is fatally wounded. the deacon consoles him and arranges burial, then muses on mortality as we rest at the Hot Springs.
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Boomopolis
Waterbury
Dublin
Arizona
Magnolia Club
Marek
Joe
Deacon
Pard
Dangerous sewer veteran Grubb may lose Birmingham’s famed officer
A Birmingham correspondent profiles Grubb, a veteran sewer inspector nearing old age after nearly fifty years of underground work. He describes daily treks of six to seven miles and a total of about 10 000 miles, facing rats and dangerous floods while maintaining health and dedication. He recalls storms beneath the parade during the queen’s visit, a perilous scramble to escape rising water, and the routine method used to drive rats from the tunnels.
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Birmingham
Grubb
Omdurman
Titminghan
Ogi
No Other Nation Like This United States Debt Record
A historical piece extols the U.S. debt position, noting a total debt of 1.946 billion on December 1, with debt per capita under $15. It contrasts U.S. declining indebtedness and rising resources with European tax regimes and treasury revenue, highlighting lack of direct taxation and absence of government monopolies.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Portugal
England
Austria
Greece
Treasury
Customs
Internal Revenue
Rescue After Powerful Surge in Barriel Incident
Eyewitness reports describe a violent surge of water that lifted a person, leading to a rescue. The force filled the barrier with water, forcing an individual named La Way upward and flooding manholes and surrounding areas.
Beating Jules Vernes' Hero
A New York Sun report discusses Russian minister Khilkoff's claim that a railway and sea route could traverse the world in 33 days, with rival estimates aiming for 28 days. Proposals include using fastest ships and high train speeds, calculating leg times from London to Moscow and Vladivostok to New York, totaling about 605.2 hours or 27 days 17 hours.
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Prince Khilkoff
Bremen
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
San Francisco
New York
Ruezsian
Atlantic Passage
Pacific Passage
London
Moscow
Houwe
Plymouth
New York Sun
The Bishop and the Banbury Bun Tale
A humorous Banbury anecdote centers on the bishop of Worcester who, passing through Banbury, buys cakes and jokes with a vendor. He asks about price and pays with threepences, then tells a boy to keep one cake for himself. The boy returns with Banbury wit and a small miscommunication amuses the crowd.
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Banbury
Worcester
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Claimed to Prevent Pneumonia
An old notice asserts that pneumonia from grippe never follows a cold when Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is used. It advertises the remedy as the best for bad colds and grippe, sold wholesale by druggists.
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Chamberlain
Matthewr
Book sensation of the Year cloth bound volumes sale
The book sensation of the Year offers cloth bound books at 35 cents and a second lot of about 500 twelve month size volumes stamped in gold priced at 50 cents. Included authors are Eliot Verne Cooper Doyle Scott Dickens Barrie Dumas among others. While they last.
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Scott, Ruskin
Dumas
Goldsmith
Jerome
Dickens
Doyle
Barre
Irving
Hope
Marlitt
Eliot
Verne
Cooper
Scott
Barrie
Underwear Sale Showcases Finest Muslin Lingerie
Biggest sale ever on muslin underwear features ladies cambric corset covers with lace and embroidery, maslin gowns and mother Hubbard styles with insertion, tucks and yokes offered at special prices. Names and prices reflect a period style catalog tone.
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Mother Hubbard
Dtulbard
S.eyane
Hubbard
Untitled Anomalous Textile Listing From Local Advert
A fragmented ad describes towels with quantities and prices in an unclear garbled order. It mentions sets of towels and quantities such as twenty five dozen and a premium rate, with imperfect wording and no clear seller or date.
Dress goods sale offers deep cuts and color variety
The notice describes a dress goods sale with price cuts from 10 to 20 percent and claims larger discounts than on the first day. It lists items such as All Wool down fold 18c Flannels, genuine Astrakhan Cloaking, and All Wool Dress Goods in one lot, highlighting varied colors and patterns and tempting per yard prices.
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As & S
Pemeneureoe
Astrakhan
Fencon
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London Mall
Jules Vernes
Hero
Scranton
Wyoming Ave
Bohemian Glass
Mali
Viala Cambric
Emiwaldery
Empire
Eeeear
Ares
Cumbria
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