Ghostly visitation leads to revelation and charity
In a stormy night library scene a widow encounters the ghost of Nancy Black who reveals the hidden crime of murder for money. The widow discovers two skeletal remains in Nancy's old house, moves to bury the dead with a clergyman's aid, donates the jewels to the poor, and transforms the house into a refuge for destitute women while praying for forgiveness.
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Nancy Black
Lucy
Nancy
Jeannette
Sarah
Man Narrowly Survives Fall Into 30 Foot Cistern
Ed Huston of Sparta Kentucky fell into an old cistern 30 feet deep and four feet of water while returning from a dance. He was found only after daylight and emerged cold and damp from the perilous accident.
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Ed Huston
Sparta
As to Pavements and Hollow Promises
The exchange contrasts good intentions with hollow promises as they debate paving issues and the need to tear up paved plans when new commitments arise.
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Harkins
Tophet
Dawson
Why they don’t throw lucky horseshoes at the bride
A playful exchange questions wedding superstitions. She remarks on horseshoes as lucky and wonders why the bride isn’t targeted with such a charm, inviting humorous reflection on wedding customs.
Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker That Saves Food at Winter
The Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker sells for 12.50 with 50 gallon capacity. Feeding poultry and stock with cooked food in winter saves at least a third of the food and keeps stock healthy. It helps prevent hog cholera and keeps hens laying, paying for itself within a week. Catalogs from Empire Manufacturing Co. 615 H Street Quincy Illinois. Sizes vary.
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Empire Manufacturing Co
H Street
Quincy
Ill
Inventors Invited to Exhibit at Trans Miss Exposition
The U S Patent Office will spend 20000 dollars to display models at the Trans Miss and International Exposition in Omaha from June to November 1898. Edison pledges to exhibit a new invention. Send inquiries to Sues & Co Omaha for free information. The Iron Brigade memorial to General John Gibbon nears completion at Arlington Cemetery with a grandfathered bas relief.
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United States Patent Office
Omaha
Thomas A. Edison
Sues & Co
Iron Brigade
General John Gibbon
Arlington Cemetery
Potomac
National Capital
General Gibbon
Talking as Healthful Habit Appeals to Doctors
Doctors say talking is a healthful activity beneficial for heart disease and can substitute for some physical exercise. The claim highlights conversation as a safe, low effort form of mental and social activity for improving well being.
Do You Dance To Night Shake into Your Shoes
Allen's Foot-Ease powder promises quick relief for tight new shoes and feet. It claims to ease corns bunions chilblains and sweaty feet and offers free samples by mail to A Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
A. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Man Is Creation Masterpiece Says Man
A bold assertion declares humanity as the crown of creation with the speaker defining man as the ultimate achievement and standard of value. The remark emphasizes human significance and creative potential.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes 20 for 5 Cents Sale
An ad notes Smoke Sledge Cigarettes offered at 20 for 5 cents. The item appears amid other text claiming Greenland potatoes never grow larger than marbles, reflecting a curious contrast in the page.
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Greenland
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Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker
Hood
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