A Dressmaker's Apprentice Becomes a Rich Bride
Mattie Everett, a pretty dressmaker's apprentice, longs for wealth and glamour. When Miss Augusta Bellefont plans a wedding with Major Carlyle, Augusta flees with her lover, leaving Mattie to impersonate the bride. Major Carlyle offers Mattie the role, and she marries him, achieving wealth and status, while Miss Bellefont elopes with Harry Fisk.
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M. N
Attie Everett
Mattie Everett
Mattie
Madame Genevieve
Miss. Bellefont
Miss Bellefont
Augusta
Bellefont
Creusa Park
Major Carlyle
Augusta Bellefont
Little One
Miss Augusta
Ma Petite
Miss Everett
Mrs. Bellefont
Carlyle
Mrs. Fisk
Paris
Telegrapher’s Fake Message Furthers Strange Night
A retired telegraph operator recalls in 1876 New York how he forged a telegram claiming his aunt invited him to leave work early. A supposed message to the St Denis led him to fear exposure as the hotel’s entries proved real. He kept the prank secret.
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Buffalo Expressman
Western Union
New York
George
the St. Denis
Boston
The
St. Denis
Value of Woollen Mills Waste and Its Recovery
Waste liquids from woollen mills threatened to run on forever until science developed a recovery method. The recovered product called magma is pressed in canvas bags to yield oil. Distilled oil is a blend of cloth oil and steam, used in spinning and soap making, with candles made from the steam. A black refuse serves as fertilizer, a hard pitch lubricates iron rolling, and a light spirit oil dissolves rubber.
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Tennyson
Long head that knows no turn ing when a pretty girl passes
A humorous note describes a man with a steadfast gaze unable to divert his attention as a pretty girl walks by, capturing a social moment and character in a single line.
Woman speaks on fate and Pink Pills in Bushnell tale
Mrs. Jacob Weaver of Bushnell Illinois wife of the former city marshal testifies to recovery after years of illness attributing her renewal to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She says a box and a half cured her and she now feels vigorous again urging others to use the remedy.
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Bushnell
Jacob Weaver
Ill
Marshal Weaver
J. H. Weaven
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British Army tall conscripts reach eleven thousand strong
Report notes at least 11,000 soldiers in the British army stand five feet eleven inches or taller, reflecting a sizable cadre of taller troops.
Beauty is Blood Deep in Cascar ets Ad
An old advertising claim promotes Cascarets candy cathartic as cleansing the blood and liver to improve skin, promising pimples boils blotches backheads and bilious complexion relief. Sold by druggists with 10 25 or 50 cent sizes and a satisfaction guarantee.
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Cascarets
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Yet Prompt Action
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting remedy that cleanses the kidneys liver and bowels, dispels colds headaches fevers and habitual constipation. It claims the product is of high quality made from healthy agreeable substances and available nationwide through druggists.
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Joe
California Fig Syrup CO
Louseville
York
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