Hobo Seeks Share of Brother’s Fortune After Global Wanderings
corbett, a long time hobo, claims a share of the fortune left by his brother wieobett, a junk dealer. he recounts thirty years of travel across continents, from north america to europe, from paris to rome and a stop in hartford, with varied work and a note of local history linked to fire brigade pride. a tattooed five on his wrist ties him to old fire extinguisher No. 5 amid toronto’s firefighting lore. canadian tobacco claims higher quality from virgin canadian soil compared to american leaf, citing provincial growing conditions and rising consumption.
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Boston
Corbett
Wieobett
South Amelon
Nes
Bill
United States
Northwestern Mounted Police
Ignace
Sault Ste. Marie
London
Paris
Mounted Police
England
Nottingham
Yorkshire
Brighton
Prince of Wales
Grand Central Hotel
Italy
Rome
Vatican
New England
Hartford
Conn
Mr. Corbett
William Corbett
Tiger No. 7
Essex Street
Canadian Tobacco Superior
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada
Montreal
Ontario
Canada
Thrilling encounters of an officer in India life
Washington recounts harsh adventures of a British army officer in India. He describes a dangerous boar hunt near Bhuj using a spear and horse, a mad dog attack in Sholapur during a railway cricket match, and witnessing hydrophobia death at Poona.
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Washington
Bhuj
Cutch
Sholapur
Great Indian Pacific Railway
Forty-ninth Infantry
Poona
Eye tattooed to restore sight in blind girl in England
Doctor L Webster Fox leads a rare clinic procedure before Medico-Chirurgical College students. He tattooed a lifelike iris on a blind girl’s eyeball using India ink and a vegetable dye, with no anesthetic, to create the illusion of a working eye.
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Philadelphia
Medico-Chirurgical College
L. Webster Fox
India
Fox
He Fears Death for Wife After Threatening Photo
A photo showing a red cross on Mrs. Alex Quernheim’s forehead and a wire nail in the center was sent by her husband to Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Falkenhainer. The note, delivered Christmas Eve by a black messenger, alarmed Mr. Quernheim who recalls his mother’s murder by George Bergman, now serving life in prison, and fears for his wife’s safety.
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St. Louis
Alex Quernheim
East Fair Avenue
Falkenhainer
New Jersey Orders Railroads to Clear Tracks to Prevent Fires
The state directs rail lines crossing pine forests to clear ground 50 feet on each side and plow up and gravel 10 foot strips to halt brush growth and reduce fire risk across the pine regions.
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New Jersey
Advertised Letters List at Sullivan Post Office
Unclaimed letters as of March 16 1910 in Sullivan Indiana include ladies Hazel Brown Nancy Green Elize Suhike Pauline and Mrs B Butler. gents Simon Bridrick Bruce Garbet Lamb 2 Charney Pigg John Walls Fred and others. Callers should say advertised. two week deadline before sending to dead letter office.
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Sullivan, Ind
Deag
Butler
B. Brown
Hazel
Green
Nancy
Hardisy
Elize
Suhike
Pauline
Siehose
Lazy
Bridrick
Simon
Garbet
Bruce
Lamb
Thomas
Care J. Dunbar
Moore
Charney
Pigg
About Men and Critics Mortgage Exemption Blanks for Sale
A compact reflection on how men’s critical habits affect friendships and a note that mortgage exemption blanks are available for purchase at the office.
French Cynicism in Love and The Lovers
Quote attributed to La Rochefoucauld on gender and affection notes that women in their first passion love their lovers, while elsewhere they love the idea of love. The aphorism reflects cynical views on romance and attachment.
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la Rochefoucauld
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Hobo
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Wanderer
America
Tung
Annie Hubbard
Maidstone
St. George’s Blind School
Southwark
Miss Hubbard
Royal Kent
Fanny Menace
Maxwell-Cowles Shoe Company
Fitters
Gsiridren Gry For
Fletchker’s
Castoria
Kansas City Journal
JOE K. Smock & Son
Special
Sullivan Union
Terre Haute Daily Star
Indianapolis Daily News
Globe Democrat
THE
NEW York Tribune Farmer
Terre Haute Daily Tribune
Beef Trust
D. R. Rich Furniture CO
McKinley & McBride
Sullivan, Indiana
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