Village mystery ends with a broken door and a chicken blood
Smithville awakens to a murder scare as Miss Perkins vanishes leaving a broken window and chairs overturned. A mass investigation follows with 46% of locals arrested, 550 newspaper columns, and a $20,000 impact on the town. Sarah Ann Perkins is later revealed not dead but having fled, aided by a wary innkeeper husband, seeking marriage since homeliness kept them apart.
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Abe
Forte
Siifthyite
Aishinster
Smithville
Ajee
Theody
Sarah Ann
Sarah Ann Terkins
Defining a Newspaper Duty Debate in Pearsons Weekly
The piece traces the historic wartime press duty in England, noting how a narrow war focus defined newspapers and prompted a flood of special editions. It explains government ambiguity, price impacts, and the eventual abolition of the stamp duty that taxed newspapers to fund public knowledge during the Crimean War era.
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England
Tutth
Hal Ually
Army and Navy Dispatch
Strange
War Times
War Colograph
Uise
Pearson
The Foolscap Paper Mark Origin Told by Cromwell
London Chronicle notes that foolscap paper size stems from Cromwell choosing a fool's cap over a crown. The emblem, rejected for a crown during the Commonwealth, persisted into later restoration era. The tale explains why thirteen by sixteen inch sheets carry the name foolscap.
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Cromwell
England
London Chronicle
Migratory Town Gartok Moves Seasonally in Tibet
A description from Argonaut explains Gartok, a Tibetan town, migrates every year. For three months it sits at a map-designated site, then for nine months relocates about forty miles south to a lower altitude as heat intensifies. Traders from India arrive with the move.
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Gartok
Tibet
India
Still Untasted and Thucydides in a Parlor Exchange
Mrs Oldcastle questions the classics aloud while Mrs Gottalotte adjusts a $600 Persian rig and laments scarce fresh Thucydides. Josiah insists fresh is essential, and their grocer only stocks canned selections.
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Mrs. Oldcastle
Mrs.Gottalotte
Josiah
Matron Requests Encouraging Sermon on Wife's Lot
An overworked discouraged matron quips that it is easy for the minister to preach from the text Remember Lot’s Wife but wishes he would offer an encouraging sermon on the wife’s lot. The remark reflects fatigue and longing for uplifting guidance. The comment captures a moment of weary humor within a religious community.
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Lot
A Race With a Blind Man
Donald Chamberlin recounts Delano an American who bets to cross the St Gothard pass against a blind local guide. Delano meets the host at a mountain inn and loses after a wager ends with the blind man guiding himself along cliff paths to Devil's Bridge. The tale ends with the conclusive reveal and a remark on the guide’s life.
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Gothia
Switzerland
Mont Blanc
Lucerne
St. Gourd Pass
Laverne
Aline
Deland
Langlord
Teesime
Asa
Delino
St. Gothard
the Windain
Delano
Devil's Bridge
France
Delnng
Curions
Stone Wind
Tyes
Leon
Flannels Washed and Repaired at Sisseton Hand Laundry
The Sisseton Hand Laundry in the Matthews building at 29th promotes washing flannels. They claim to shrink and then enlarge fabrics back to original size using XXXX hydro double-distilled water and woolen-specific supplies, with a skilled washman ensuring a strong blend.
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Sisseton Hand
Matthews Building
Hornless phonographs found 1000 records at Racket store
A brief note reports that hornless phonographs were found at the Racket store on the 28th, accounting for about 1000 records. The item list suggests a stock or inventory discovery, with no further details on owners or disposition.
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Hornless
Seed corn orders for R Roberts Co. grower tested supply
Rehindler Bros report daily orders for seed corn to R Roberts Co. grown and tested seed stock. The brief item notes strong demand and steady shipments, reflecting robust agricultural commerce in the region.
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Rehindler Bros
R Roberts Co
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Wilson Bros
WY. D. Wilson
Sullivan Lumber Co
Qealer
Sissetor
South Dakota
Stoughton
Webber
Hoover
Rickert-Ophiem Co
Butterick Publishing Company
Butterick Building
New York City
Eck’s
DRAY
Ben Eck
Sisseton
Ss. de
Astacio Tut Eni
Vales
Saath
By Donald Chamberlin
Orange, Mies
Cinesk Agony
Boca
Papa
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