Widow Izora Kingery's Sixth Ill Fated Marriage Tale
Mrs Izora Kingery of Rockey Ford Colorado, visiting Hagertown Indiana, has married five times to men all gravely infirm. Her latest husband James Kingery of Rocky Ford was killed by lightning. She has endured and embraced hardship, awaiting destiny if a sixth husband is needed.
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Abram Houser
Hagerstown
Himes
Oscar Pierson
New Jersey
Pierson
Indiana
Roher
James Kingery
Rocky Ford
Colo
Kingery
A Test of Ale From Old England Leather Breeches Test
An old Detroit News item recounts a quirky English method to test ale by sugar content. An official tester wearing leather breeches would sit in a puddle after pouring ale on a seat for thirty minutes. If the ale was impure due to sugar, the breeches stuck to the seat, revealing impurity. If free of sugar, he could rise and pass the test.
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England
Detroit News
Notable births and events in early American history
A compiled list chronicles notable births and events from 1789 to 1886 including leaders such as Benjamin Fitzpatrick and William Wheeler, artists Lewis Hallock and Edward Burgess, and events like Frazer's Farm battle and a new comet discovery. It marks religious, civic, and scientific milestones across decades.
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Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Alabama
Lewis Hallock
New York
Pea
Reform at the Post Office When Fraud Is Systemic
The Kansas City World argues the post office department suffers chronic fraud through rail mail contracts and inflated weights. It says reforms must start at the top, tackling party influence and mismanagement rather than targeting isolated thieves alone.
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Post Office Department
Tramp forgives as brutal youth drives him to death
An editorial recalls Ellis Jacobs a New Yorker who died in Hammond Indiana after a tramp endured hunger and abuse. He swallowed strychnine tablets and left a note blaming a cruel passerby. Jacobs forgave all, while the assailant remains unnamed and unpunished in this stark reflection.
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Mone
Ellis Jacobs
Chicago
Hammond
New York
Christ
St. Louis Chronicle
Jews Occupations Across Eras and Continents
The article rebuts the caste view of Jewish labor, noting Jews excel in many fields beyond lending and trade. It cites 1893 Russia with 395,942 Jewish artisans, 1902 Romania with 18,915 artisans, 1839 Algiers with 4,082 artisans, and records Jewish farmers and colonies in Russia, Palestine, and Argentina.
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Russia
Roumania
Algiers
Paestine
Argentine Republic
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