The Lynch Mob Close to Hanging Willey Killer
A mob gathers after Frank Willey is shot, demanding swift lynching of the alleged killer Dimblebat. Sheriff Dan holds the jail door against a thousands-strong crowd, declaring the suspect will be tried despite threats. Annie and Dan guard the jail as chants rise to hang the man tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Willey
Clark
Willey
Tie
Dan
Annie
Joe
Dimblebat
Jim
Coura
Moe
Goldenrod Verses in a Turbulent Corner
A fragmented, archaic poem fragment extols Goldenrod in alternating praise and complaint. The text glides between reverent lines about earth’s treasure and somber notes of sorrow, hinting at mortality and loss through disjointed imagery and misread phrases.
Health Hints and Rules of Hygiene
Practical guidance on mourning wear and grief recovery, home cleanliness, mouth hygiene with plain soap, eye care from Popular Science Monthly, and daily water intake. Advises seclusion, rest, fresh air, and sun after bereavement, ventilating closets, airing clothes, and avoiding dampness. Includes tips on soap as a germicide, eye strain prevention, and general hygiene routines.
Remedies for health issues from old newspaper tips
A condensed health column offers home remedies and warnings. It notes nasal saline treatments, ingrowing toenail care with cotton and iodine, effects of body position on heart comfort, and advice on bunions from the Philadelphia Record including wearing longer stockings and foot positioning to prevent further development.
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Philadelphia Record
Tariff Reforms Hurt Farm Trade and Cuba Markets
The Boston Commercial Bulletin warns farmers that tariff reformers closed a market for 800,000 barrels of American flour annually and raised duties on flour and corn in Cuba and the West Indies. It notes retaliatory moves by Spain, reduced Cuba trade to U.S. traders, and Brazil ending reciprocity, shifting vast exports to Argentina while U.S. sugar faces new levies.
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Boston Commercial Bulletin
Spain
Cuba
United States
Tabi
Porto Rico
Havilie
Brazil
Harrien
Cleaning Stains with Home Remedies and Substitutes
The article lists methods to remove various stains. Javelle water mixed with water treats long standing coffee tea and wine stains on white fabrics. Ink stains respond to blotting paper, milk soak, or lemon treatment. Oil tar and grass stains require solvents like turpentine or alcohol and thorough washing.
Points for Voters on Wages and Protection Debates
A clipped Canada ad item discusses tariff and wage policy amid labor concerns. It notes wage trends in woods work, shifts in national debt under political control, and employer reports of fewer workers and higher wage payments. The piece cites C. Blackett Robinson in the Canadian Presbyterian column.
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Creas
Joanas
Canada
Presbyterian
C. Blackett Robinson
Burdock
Novel Kitchen Economics for the Busy Housekeeper
A long reader column offers kitchen hacks and homemaking tips. It covers bread steaming and crisping, creamed potatoes with white sauce, wardrobe storage ideas, croquettes from oysters, decanting tricks, cleaning methods for sewing machines and irons, and careful guidance on preserving leather and cleaning glassware.
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Tribune
Goldenrod
Inviah
Italia
Pittsburg
New York Tribune
M. Camescasse
Popular Science Monthly
Navy
Amttayh
Misa Lotrre Camanx
Buvahac
Mich
Muynley
Hetzel
E. M. Hetzel
Lacka
Ave
Scranton
Waverly
Hergier & Engle
Filbert Sts
Phila
N.fr
Pennsylvania
Broad Street Station
Twelfth and
Muriet Street Station
T. J. Victory
Bank OF Scranton
MTS
Countly
H. Catlin
William H. Peck
William Connell
George J. Catlin
Alfred Hand
James Archbald
Henry Belinger
William T. Smith
Luther Keller
Samuel Hines
W. W. Watson
A. B. Williams
Cashler
James M. Eyerhart
Troy Ing A. Finch
Mlorce H. Finley
Joseph J. Jermyn
M.S. Kemerer
Charles P. Maththews
John Porter
Thin Bank
Business
Firme Generaly
Lloyd
A.W. Jurisch
Spruce ST
Victor, Gendron
Belipus
Lovell, Diamond
Shaw Emerson
J. Lawrence Stelle
Stelle & Seeley
Xomnonve Shaw Pianos
Emerson Pianos
Mercereau & Connell
Lackawanna Avenue
Bittenbender & CO
Scranton, Pa
Pacific Coast
Victor
Michigan
Norway
Bill Timber
North Carolina
Obya County
Sullivan County
Trora County
Elk County
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