Rainy Camp Meeting Ends in Tragedy at Beulah
Mud and floods plague Beulah camp meeting as families abandon tents. Elder Jenkins clashes with Sister Hawkins over prophecies of rain while Hennie, longing for Jennie Jenkins, drowns trying to reach a river bridge. The preacher rescues Miss Jenkins from a fallen tree but a deeper peril is implied as danger lingers.
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Beulah
Elder
Elder Jenkins
Board of Trustees
Hank Hawkins
Bark
Hawkins
Hick
Sister Hawking
Church
Hank
Jenkins
Hennie
Jennie
Jen Jenkins
Jennie Jenkins
Jesus Christ
Hennle
Jon
Bugsy
Miss Jenkins
Skeleton in a Studio sparks Chopin Funeral March tale
Paris artist Zeim recalls Chopin’s Funeral March born from a prank with a skeleton at Paul Chevandier de Valdrome’s studio on Rue de la Tour d Auvergne. Guests include Prince Edmond de Polignac and Comte de Ludre. the eerie performance ends with a frightful, moving piano homage. In a separate South Dakota vignette, an agent fleeing on a bicycle spooks a herd of cattle, narrowly saved by cowboys.
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Chopin
Zeim
Hallowe'en
Ziem
Hue Lepic
Rue de la Tour
D’ Auvergne
Paul Chevandler de Valdrome
France
Prince Edmond de Polignac
Comte de Ludre
Paul
Prince de Polignac
George Sand
Paul Chevandler
Paul Chevandier de Valdrome
Ricard
Rue de la Tour d’ Auvergne
Flooded shore rescue and grieving mother scene
A boy is saved from the flood by being drawn ashore and laid on the grass. Mias Jenkins reflects on their shared school days with the sickly boy, noting his strangeness and the impact on his mother, who is described as a plain, common woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mias Jenkins
Eame
Justifiable Revenge Piece in a Counterfeit Case
A Washington Star excerpt recounts a man confessing to giving a counterfeit fifty cent piece to a restaurant cashier to pay for a meal. He and his wife discuss remorse and motives, noting frequent visits and suspect quality in the food. He claims the act was deliberate and driven by a sense of justice despite violating law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Marla
United States
Bicycle Trip Through Dakota Ends With Cattle Fears
A book agent touring South Dakota last summer on a bicycle faced unexpected trouble as two inquisitive Northwest steers challenged his journey. The author recounts a tense encounter amid untamed range cattle, promising a tale worth telling future generations.
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The
Northwest Magazine
South Dakota
Weighing an Engine at West Albany Shops
The Albany Express reports a New York Central engine 870 overhaul where every part was weighed before and after operation. Mechanics tracked wear by weighing components on shop scales and a pharmacist's scales. Master Buchanan supervised reassembly and later a reweighing to measure wear, with costs in the hundreds of dollars. Exact figures remain undisclosed but are expected to interest engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Railroad
West Albany
Watervilet Avenue
Buchanan
New York Central
Court in Jones County Denounces Bribery Attempt
In a humorous sketching of local justice, Judge Balkeom rejects a groom’s plea for divorce and bribe, citing limits of a justice court and the Constitution. The improvised dialogue features a dismayed husband, a bribery attempt, and a $6.50 payment accepted as fines totaling $6.50.
Roman motherhood and protection through history
A prose passage extols maternal instinct to shield offspring from harm and asserts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a scientific medicine to bolster health for expectant mothers and their babies, claiming safer, easier childbirth and stronger children. It includes unrelated legal notices and property sales details in the latter section.
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Carns
Keyapaha Co
Tara
Sheriff Sales Notices from Lackawanna County Penn Aucts
The document lists multiple failed bids and judicial sales across Scranton and Dalton. Properties include a two story frame dwelling with outbuildings in Dalton and several urban lots in Scranton along Wyoming Avenue West Malin Street and Park Hill areas. Debts range from 86.70 to 6,400.78 with various judgments and fi fas dated 1897.
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Ann Morgan
Ann Davia
Ann Reynolds
Beranton
Ann Davis
Peter Weber
Bethel
Salt of Cambria Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Scranton
Ann Morris
Anin Davis
Taylor & Lewis
Attys
Charles Katzinger
Lackawanna County
State of
Pennsylvania
A. B. Silkman
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Third Street
James H. Master
Jeane Shuster
T . Vauehn
Emma
Watkins
Hydeark
City of Scranton
County of Lackawanna
State of Pennsylvania
Lafayette Street
Washington Street
Price & Pancoast
Hyde Park
Margaret Richards
W. Vaughn
P. Hornbaker
Moosic
Pittston
Lackawanna River
William M. Wescott
Wescott
Taylorville Bullding and Loan Association
Hornbaker
Allas Fi
Harris, Atty
Ee Tuttle
Carbondale
Lackawanna
Bennsylivania
G. P. Rogers
Lodema Tuttle
Archbald
Park Streets
George Alexwider
Salt of Safety Investment and
Comany Ve
Dalton
Borough of
County of Lackawan
Abington Valley Baptist Church
Waverly Borough
Waderrees
Abington Vally Baptist Church
Janda
H. J. Colvin
Waverly
Barton Smith
Elizabeth Edwards
William M. Hurd
Fifa
Edward Miles
Joseph Rudewick
Wyoming Avenue
Fold Alley
Pee Falsity Avenue
William
Joseph P. Townsend
Jessup & Jessup, Attys
Omas J. Dunn
Block Street
Loom Avenue
Bloom Avenue
John Wells
Patrick Langen
Thomas Smith
Jacob R. Bloom
Thomas J. Dunn
William J. Campbell
Mary A. Campbell
Lackawinna County
Bridget Maxwell
Anastasia Dunn
Stember
A. W. Bertholf
Atty
Richard J. Richards
David Coghlan
Spring Street
Firet
Samuel C. Gelbert
Gwen Richards
Rees
Salt of Gilmore & Duffy
Vend
Tinkham, Alty
Richard le Murry
Alfred Hand
Park Hill
Salt of Pennsylvania Savings Fund and Loan Association
Evan R. Hopkins
City of
Augusta
Genet
J. J. Lawrence
Augusta G. Genet
Evan Hopkina
Evan R. Hopkina
W. Co. Cowles
Evan R. Hopking
George D. Taylor
Abby
Legrand Marcy
Church Street
Rancs Pastor
Thomas J. Skinner
Hannah R. Peters
Elizabeth Roberts
Henekiah Peters
Morgan T. Lewis
Thomas D. Roberts
Price and Pancoant
Adams Avenue
Price Street
West Side Bank
Hezekiah Petera
Thomas Dpd
Roberts
Emilis Sardanello
Emilis Sardanell
EB. O. Bardanelli
Old Forge Township
County of
Franklin and
Spring Streets
Austin Heights
Eald Spring Street
J. Frank Smith
George H. Foster
Eb.o
Sardanile
B. Partridge
Emille Sardani
George H. Fellows
Benjamin Young
Pennsylvenia
Fellows & Loomis
Kelser Avenue
John H. Fellows
Benjamin F. Young
Federal style of Moscow area sheriff sale described in detail
The notice details a sheriff sale involving David Allen in Moscow Pennsylvania near the Turnpike and railroad. It describes plots in Wayne County, Carbondale, Hyde Park and Old Forge with multiple defendants, parcels, and debts ranging from 50 to 1000 dollars, plus various improvements and boundaries and pending fi fa actions.
Terms of Sale at Auction Include Immediate Cash Payment
Fifty dollars cash when property is struck off and balance in cash immediately after sale. When sold for costs, costs must be paid when struck off. All properties on which above terms have not been complied with will be resold before adjournment.
Sheriff Frank H. Clemons Recall Notice Scranton Pa
Sheriff Frank H. Clemons and Scranton county officials issue a notice dated August 1 calling for public attention to an upcoming sheriff's office matter in Scranton Pennsylvania. The fragment signals an administrative notice concerning ongoing local law enforcement duties.
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Sheriff's Office
Scranton
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Hannah Estel Biesecker
Roaring Brook
Elmhurst Borough
Luckwanna
LU. G. Echoonmaker
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Union Tannery Company
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Moscow County
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J. W. Browning
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