Poised Notes From The Times Of 19th Century Headlines
A collage of brief items notes Denman Thompson’s age, electric windings in France, Connecticut tax gains, Ericsson bequests, Massachusetts prohibition vote, and European baseball interest. It mentions a CascaGo writer, brain fever in Kansas cattle near Westphalia, and a Hungarian sneeze spell. Also covered are Queen Victoria’s monument plans, ex governor Dewey’s death, and a mix of curiosities from law, science, and society.
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Denman Thompson
France
Connecticut
John Ericsson
Boston
Western Baseball Association
Europe
Westphalia
Kaw
Hudson River
Joan Ericsson
Massachusetts
Atlantic
University of Berlin
Prince G.hrrne Son
Denmark
New York
Queen Victoria
Paisley Abbey
Nelson C. Dewey
Wisconsin
Cuer Justice Fuller
Cutne&se
Cat
Ericsson
Monitor
Merrimac
Enouanp
Ourpa
Harrison
Western Union Company
Bradford
Conn
Duke of Cambridge
London
New York City
Memphis
Stevenson
Ala
Halford
Tracy
Russia
Persia
Arkansas
State University
Coroénen Norn
Alfred Clark
Alhambra
Granada
Spain
Michigan
Detroit
Barto
Grand Rapids
Whih
Washington
Boston Herald
Illustrated Magazine
Thomas A. Scorrt
Philadelphia
Proved an Alibi in Wells Trial with White Caps
In Leavenworth the Wells trial ending in acquittal after his family confirms an alibi for the July 2 1887 Marengo attack. Sherman Nauser testified to the beating and a White Cap hat matched Wells, but the defense secured a not guilty verdict. Prosecution was led by Major W Funk J R Funk and others with Richard Johnson for the defense.
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Corypon
Leavenworth
Joseph Wells
Wells
John
Sherman Nauser
Marengo
John Nauser
Peckinbaugh & Weathers
Richard Johnson
Funeral for Associate Justice Stanley Matthews Held
Funeral services for Associate Justice Stanley Matthews were conducted at his family home in Washixeton. The service featured Easter lilies and roses on a cloth-covered casket, with a substantial white rose pillow from President and Mrs. Harrison. A large crowd of officials and family attended as the casket was moved to the Baltimore and Ohio Station for transport to Ohio.
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Washixeton
Stanley Matthews
Connecticut Avenue
N Street
Justice
Ohio
New German Penal Code Prohibits Public Offenses and Exiles
The code imposes up to three years for inciting public disfavor or attacking social order. A second offense can bar residence in specified areas. Newspapers twice convicted face suppression. Expelled socialists may not return for five years after adoption unless police grant special permission.
Five Sailors Rescued From Life Raft Off Cape Charles
The Mallory line steamer Colorado picked up five sailors from a life raft near Cape Charles on Saturday. The ship later sighted extensive wreckage suggesting a sizable vessel's loss. The bodies bore no identifying marks or ship names.
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New York
Mallory Line
Colorado
Cape Charles
St Louis Embraces City Light With Electric Contracts
The Municipal Assembly approved lighting contracts for electricity after council approval. The ordinance awaits mayoral signature and, once signed, will have St Louis illuminated by electricity starting January 1, 1890.
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St. Louis
St Louis
Blakely Man Arrested in Wife’s Drowning
Albert Thomas pushed his wife into Spring Creek which was a foot deep and held her under until she drowned. A passerby found the body and Thomas confessed to the crime after his arrest.
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Blakely
Albert Thomas
Spring Creek
Thomas
Straits Open Early Allow Lake Huron Passage
A high westerly wind Saturday night opened the straits above, enabling boats to enter Lake Huron via the north passage bound up. The opening comes six weeks earlier than last year.
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CuepoxyGan
Mica
Lake Huron
Colonel Fred D. Grant Becomes U S Minister to Austria
On March 26 in Washington Colonel Fred D. Grant took the oath of office as United States Minister to Austria at the State Department. He is expected to depart for Vienna only in late April.
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Washington
Fred D. Grant
Department of State
United States
Austria
Bank in a Petticoat: $1200 Hidden by Woman Robbery
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania three masked thieves robbed a woman while her husband John Morris away at a card game. The crime center on $1200 sewn into the wife’s undergarment hidden under her pillow. Neighbor William Standish is jailed on $42,000 bail amid conflicting alibi testimony.
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Wilkesbarre
John Morris
Morris
Wm. Standish
Standigh
Unruly Monster: Lancaster Gas Well Blows Clamp Free
Lancaster Ohio March 24 Saturday evening The Old Man Himself gas well was released and lit for exhibition to directors of Central Glass Company Wheeling and visiting manufacturers. This morning it blew away the shutoff clamp and the escaping fluid volume rose by at least six million cubic feet, pushing output beyond nineteen million feet. The city remains in awe as curiosity grows about potential output if drilling had continued through the gas-bearing rock.
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Lancaster
Lancaster, O
Central Glass Company
Wheeling
Ead
Fifty Miles an Hour Great Speed to New York Train
Mrs R L Stewart died in Savannah on the way to New York to die at her home. She chartered a special train at the cost of 1300, agreeing to be carried in twenty hours at fifty miles per hour. The run used special engines and crews and exceeded speed in several stretches.
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New York
Savannah
R. L Stewart
Spokane Fats Married After Fifty-Year Reunion
Thirty years ago in Punxsutawney, John R. Reed and Miss M E Thompson were engaged. Reed moved west, married another woman, and had children. Thompson married Mr Brewer and had children. After twenty five years they learned of each other, reestablished correspondence, and renewed their romance. Friday she arrived, and yesterday they wed, both over fifty.
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Spokane Fats
Punxsutawney
John R. Reed
M. E. Thompson
Reed
Fornia
Oregon
Riyeh
Here
Thompson
Brewer
Tramps Seize Freight Train Near Alliquippa Arrests Made
A large party of tramps boarded a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie freight near Alliquippa Pennsylvania last night and held the train for five hours demanding to ride. A telegram to Pittsburgh prompted a special train with officers. Twelve were arrested. many escaped and were sent to the workhouse today.
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PittspurGey
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
Alliquippa
Pittsburgh
Anarchist Cook Quip Sparks Meeting Debate in Chicago
In Chicago on March 25 an agitation meeting heard Anarchist Cook declare they have hung the Anarchists but they do not dare to hang any more. The remark drew strong support and a motion urged a reporter to give it special mention.
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Chicago
Cook
Sugar refiners raise prices in San Francisco
San Francisco March 25 The American Sugar Refinery increased all sugar grades by a quarter of a cent per pound and the California Refinery followed with an eighth cent per pound rise.
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San Francisco
California
Pope's health alarms Vatican as fainting fits worsen
March 26 Romer report notes the Pope has suffered increasing fainting episodes for some time. The bouts have grown more violent and frequent, causing concern within the Vatican household.
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Romer
Vatican
President signs Oklahoma settlement proclamation
WashineTon March 25 The President has signed the Oklahoma proclamation opening the territory to settlement thirty days hence. State Department officers say the proclamation will not be made public today.
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WashineTon
Oklahoma
State Department
Cholera Spreads in Samboanga Philippines
Cholera has broken out at Samboanga in the Philippines with 500 deaths reported so far. The outbreak alarms residents and authorities as health officials monitor the spread and mobilize aid efforts.
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London
Marc
Samboanga
Philippine Islands
Missing clerk Charlie Fow vanishes with savings
Sink Kee's trusted clerk Charlie Fow disappeared from Curiaco on March 26 taking about $1000 in savings. Rumors say he planned to travel to Canada. No further details available from authorities or witnesses.
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Curiaco
Charlie Fow
Sink Kee
Charlie
Canada
Pointed Proverbs Guide Courage and Duty
A compact collection of maxims urging action over fear and vengeance. It stresses bearing injuries, wise secrecy, usefulness to self, and the rewards of completing duties. The proverb set links personal conduct to broader family and social consequences with a tone of practical ethics.
Yellow Fever Epidemic Fears Rise in Cuba
Maprio reports March 25 that Cuban authorities have received advices indicating yellow fever is becoming epidemic in Cuba, signaling growing health concerns and potential impact on travel and commerce.
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Cuba
Maprio
Gas and oil firm to be formed in Atkin Mayn area
Natural gas has been discovered nearby and a company with 1 000 000 dollars capital is planned. Substantial land has been secured and work is expected to start once arrangements are completed.
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Atkin
Mayn
Pincer gold found in Missouri bluffs near Townsend
Helena March 25 reports a man named McGuggan discovered pincer gold in bluffs opposite Townsend on the Missouri river. Local residents in Townsend are rushing to claim pincer sites, with most settlers seeking claims in the area.
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Helena
Mont
Missouri River
Townsend
McGuggan
Justice Matthews Dies After A Year Of Illness
Justice Stanley Matthews of the United States Supreme Court died yesterday at about 10 05 am after a long illness. Interment will be at Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati Ohio with services at 1 pm Monday. Funeral train departs by B and O line, Glendale stop, for interment. The death ends a long career and draws a solemn mood from the court circle.
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Wagninc
Justice Stanley
United States
Orelock
Glendale
Grove
Tory
Jalys
Mortimer Matthews
Cleveland
Stanley Matthews
Fuller
Miss Matthews
Ray
Supreme Court
Matthews
Ame
Justice Matthews
Fuler
Tiereupon
Stolen mail pouch found. note for thousand dollars missing
In PispMont West Virginia on March 23 a robbed mail pouch was found ripped open in a culvert. Authorities believe it held a large sum of money and valuable letters including a note for a substantial amount. Checks and other mail had been reported missing prior to the discovery.
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PispMont
W. Va
Depew Offered English Mission to Court of St James
New York dispatch reports Chauncy M Depew has been offered the English mission and, after consideration, has signified willingness to accept. President Harrison favored him for the post and the nomination was not expected to be delayed beyond Monday.
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New York
Chauncy M. Depew
Court of St. James
Shepard Announces Profit Sharing At Mail and Express
New York on March 23 reports Colonel Elliott F. Shepard of the Mail and Express unveiled a plan to give every employee a share of the paper profits for the coming year in proportion to salary. A prize Bible will be awarded to the person guessing the year's profits most accurately.
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New York
Elliott F. Shepard
The
Mail and Express
Proclamation Warns On Behring Sea Seal Fishing
President Harrison issued a proclamation warning that any person illegally engaging in seal fishing in Behring Sea waters under U S jurisdiction will be arrested seized and their vessels forfeited.
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Washington
Harrison
Behring Sea
Dominion
The
United States
Russian invention spares revolver principle for Berdan rifles
Russian engineers tested a device applying the revolver principle to Berdan rifle barrels. The arrangement yields a machine gun capable of firing 480 shots per minute, reported with favorable results in St. Peter.
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St. Peter
Prominent Farmer Andrew Stroup Dies in Brush Fire
Warsaw March 23. Andrew Stroup a noted farmer near Atwood in this county died of apoplexy while burning brush. He fell into the fire and was not found for hours, his body burned. He leaves a wife and five children in comfortable circumstances.
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Warsaw
Andrew Stroup
Atwood
Olivette arrival sparks Key West parade and reception
Ten thousand people in Key West welcomed the Plant steamer Olivette from Cleveland. A militia and fire company parade followed by an evening reception marked the celebration of the ship's arrival.
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Key West
Fla
Cleveland
Stearship Olivette
Desperado’s dynamite shocks Roane County feud
In Chattanooga on March 22 Jim Cooley a noted Roane County desperado tried to kill Mack Brown after calling at his residence. Dynamite cartridges on the roof nearly demolished the house and injured Mrs Brown. Cooley was arrested swore to kill witnesses. A magistrate session followed during which the sheriff shot him in the head. he survived and fled to North Carolina after a straw bail was posted. A reward is offered for his recapture.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Jim Cooley
Deseprado
Roane
Mack Brown
Brown
Cooley
North Carolina
Favorable Yorktown report signals ready gunboat status
Washington March 22 A favorable report on the gunboat Yorktown has been issued by the board presided by Commodore Fitzhugh. The vessel is complete under contract, strong enough to bear weights, and could commission immediately once dynamos, wiring, and battery are supplied. The Amphitrite, a double-turret monitor, will soon move from Harlan Hollingsworth works in Wilmington to a navy yard after machinery completion.
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Yorktown
WashineTon
Fitzhugh
Harlan-Hollingsworth Works
Wilmington
Navy Yards
Wheat weight averages reach six-year low in spring region
Wasmindtox report of March 22 notes the Department of Agriculture survey across states finds a general average weight of 56.5 pounds, the lowest in six years, with spring wheat range from 53.5 pounds in Dakota to 55 pounds in Nebraska. The crop equates to 391 million bushels of six pounds, down about 25.9 million bushels from measured figures.
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Wasmindtox
Department of Agriculture
Dakota
Nebraska
Chicago Bride and J Mat Aubery Jr Visit Milwauke
Milwaukeer Wisconsin March 22 J Matt Aubery Jr of Chicago and his bride, daughter of Chief Justice Fuller, remain a few days in the city before sailing to Chicago then Washington. They received Chief Justice Fuller's blessing by telegram and an invitation to visit.
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Milwaukeer
Wis
J. Matt Aubery, Jr
Chicago
Fuller
Washington
Eisai Taint
Sixty Horses Burned to Death at St. Louis Stables
A fire gutted Pohlman Bros sale and livery on Broadway and Carr street killing fifty horses and destroying their stable. Manor’s stable also burned with ten horses. About fifty horses survived. Pohlmans loss is $25,000 and Manor’s $5,000, both insured. The blaze is believed incendiary.
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St. Louis
Pohlman Bros
Broadway
Carr Street
J. H. Manor
Pohlmans
Manor
Baltimore Guest Dies After Fall From Fifth Floor Window
C W Bennett of Baltimore Md, a guest at Hurst's Hotel, plunged from a fifth story window in St Louis. He had been drinking heavily and is believed to have taken his own life, after insisting on giving the porter his wife's address about an hour earlier. The room window was open.
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St. Louis
C. W. Bennett
Baltimore
Hurst
Bennett
Philadelphia murderess Whiteling granted governor's respite
Harrisburg Pa March 22 Mrs Sarah Jane Whiteling the Philadelphia murderess whose commutation request was denied by the Board of Pardons was granted a respite by the Governor this evening from Wednesday next until April 24.
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Harrisburg
Sarah Jane Whiteling
Philadelphia
Board of Pardons
Canada May Exclude Our Lara OrTrawA
In the House of Commons Hon. Mr. Foster the Minister of Finance said the Government considered excluding American land by increased duty or other means due to widespread adulteration.
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Canada
Lara
Ortrawa
Ontt
House of Commons
Mr. Foster
Jury acquits engineer in Mud Run disaster case
The jury in Engineer Major's trial, the final Lehigh Valley railroad employee case over the Mud Run disaster, found him not guilty. The verdict drew loud applause from the courtroom.
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Marcu Cuunk
Engineer Major
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Sigel son sentenced for forging pension checks
New York March 22 Robert Sigel son of General Franz Sigel pleaded guilty to forging pension checks and was sentenced by Judge Benedict in the United States Court to six years hard labor in the Erie County penitentiary. Rhode Island Republicans nominate Ladd for Governor and Littlefield for Lieutenant Governor. Taft declined renomination.
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New York
Robert Sigel
Franz Sigel
Benedict
United States
Erie County
Rhode Island
Providence
Herbert W. Ladd
Daniel
Littlefield
Taft
Barnum's Hotel to Close and Sell in April
Baltimore reports Barnum's Hotel founded 1825 and praised by Dickens as America's best hostelry will close and be sold on April 4. The historic lodging, long a city landmark, faces sale actions after nearly 120 years of operation.
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Baltimore
Dickens
America
Governor grants respite to Schuylkill County murderer
Harrisburg March 22 Governor Beaver has granted a respite to Baron ovski the Schuylkill County murderer from March 26 to May.
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Harrisburg
Beaver
Baronovski
Schuylkill County
Murderous assault and robbery shock Birmingham store
Jim Williams, colored, attacked Mrs. Lundy, wife of a Birmingham grocer, yesterday knocking her senseless and robbing the store. He was captured and jailed after a chase. Williams resisted surrender and was wounded three times by gunfire. none of the wounds are fatal.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jim Williams
Gardenshire and Emma Acuff Wed in Daytton Tenn
G W Gardenshire aged 92 and Emma Acuff aged 38 were married yesterday in Daytton Tennessee. Gardenshire a longtime prominent citizen of Daytton, and Acuff are the couple entering married life as reported in local news.
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CuatTanooGa, Tenn
G. W. Gardenshire
Dayton
Tenn
Emma Acuff
Senate Special Session Nominates and Adjourns
The Senate met in special session with a new select committee named for the April Centennial in New York. Nominations from the President were received for envoys and consuls, and several were confirmed as the session moved through March 19 to March 25, with adjournments and executive sessions noted.
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Washington
New York
Hiscock
Sherman
Hoar
Vorhees
Eustis
Senate
Whitelaw Reid
United States
France
Julius Goldschmidt
Wisconsin
Vienna
Rhode Island
Chace
Cullom
Frederick D. Grant
Austria-Hungary
John Co. New
Indiana
London
Paul Fricke
Texas
U. S
Harrison
Miles C. Moore
Walla Walla
Washington Territory
Henry N. Blane
Montana
Supreme Court of
John D. Fleming
Colorado
Distrit
Stephen.a. Philley
Troy
Ala
Carlos C. Wilson
Milledgeville
Ill
Alanson H. Reed
Flora
Wm. R. Parks
Oak
Marion
Justice Fuller
Justice Matthews
Massachusetts
Pruden
White House
James Tanner
Brooklyn
N. Y
James M. Shackelford
U. S. Court For
Indian Territory
Zachariah L. Warrend
Kansas
Thomas B. Needles
Illinois
Walter P. Corbett
Georgia
Edwin Willits
Michigan
David B. Harmony
Francis M. Ramsay
William T. Sampson
R. B., Bradford
E. H. C. Leutze
Charles M. McCartenay
Fred. Grant
Austria
Matthews
Butler
Farwell
Payne
Evarts
Morrill
Hale
Manderson
Cockrell
Call
Tragic incidents across states and a pension swindle case
News items report Ext Grost killed by a falling tree near Tiffin Ohio and Wm Ryan found dead in Beavertown lake after a month missing. Ed Burke slain by Dan Warp in Birmingham Alabama. Edward Kaiser at Chesapeake City Virginia commits self harm. John Sarsfield jailed five years in New Hampshire for wife murder. Treasury rules on wool waste duty set at sixty cents per pound. Captain W A McCoy of Paradelphia West Virginia arrested for pension swindling. A Mercer County Pennsylvania hay scam defrauds farmers of nearly five thousand dollars. Hay press manufacturers form a national organization in St Louis for mutual litigation protection. Editorial notes warn about faults of others, societal behavior, and dabbling faith. Commentary on talkativeness at dinners and criticisms of fashionable scrappie and chappies.
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Grost
Tiffin
Wm. Ryan
Beavertown
Dan Warp
Ed Burke
Birmingham
Ala
Edward Kaiser
Chesapeake City
John Sarsfield
New Hampshire
Secretary of the Treasury
W. A. McCoy
Paradelphia
W. Va
Sharon
Mercer County
Pittsburgh
United States
St. Louis
Curious Bugs in Ancient Myths and Modern Folklore
An exploration of the scarab beetle in ancient Egyptian worship and amulets, the glowworm use by warmth-loving peoples for lighting, the death watch’s ominous ticking in libraries, and the earwig’s feared but unfounded dangers. The piece notes myths, superstitions, and scientific terms, tracing beliefs across cultures.
Warner's Safe Cure and the Art of Modern Advertising
A historical note on progressive advertising emphasizes the power of printer's ink in elevating local discoveries to public fame. It highlights H. H. Warner of Rochester and his claim that Warner's Safe Cure remedies kidney disease and related ailments by addressing the root cause in the kidneys, arguing that ads educate readers while driving merit and trust.
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H. H. Warner
Rochester
N. Y
Warner
Young Buffalo Suitor Wins Wife With Father’s Consent
A Buffalo man proposed on the way home from church with a local girl who was too young and reluctant. She consented only if her father agreed. He learned next day the father had been dead for years and he moved to another city.
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Buffalo
Buffalo News
Johnson and Jackson discuss Mag and a owed debt
In a brief exchange from the Lowell Citizen Johnson claims Mag owes him fifty dollars and mentions he looked away when seen. Jackson jokes about Mag being sick and avoiding eye contact.
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Johnson
Mag
Jackson
Lowell
No air says medical contemporary will restore health
A fragment from Jeweled's Weekly hints that a wonder cure will quickly bring rosy health to a maiden's cheek as solitaire. The item reads like a promotional blurb for a cosmetic remedy, reflecting periodical language and sensational claims.
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Medical Contemporary
Solitaire
Jeweled
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