Suitors Split as Wedding Plans Go Awry
A chaotic sequence unfolds as Abel Sexton jilted by Clarinda and alternately courted by Clarinda’s sister, with both Clarinda and Egar Hizhly eloping to Ohio with Sexton’s rival. Sexton’s insistence to wed either sister ends in rejection and a return home unmarried, per the New York World.
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Bexton
Spence Alaterg
Hes
Allen Spence
Moorea
Sexton
Biwil
Ainerie
Tit
Eégar Hizhly
Sulfor
Ohlo
Doen
Scense
Spence
New York World
Lesson From First Day In School Tale Impresses Newport Audience
State Superintendent W W Stetson recalled his early schooling at Newport telling of his and his brother’s first day. A young teacher asked him if he liked her as she touched his shoulder, prompting his lesson about mistakes and learning.
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Len. W. W. Stetson
Publc
Newport
Isle
Wrongly heard question in school prompts rote reply
A pupil recalls a moment in class when a teacher asked for a word, and the speaker, fearing punishment, answered with a respectful but rote “Yes, ma'am.” The brother echoes the same. The narrator notes a school term ending with pudding on the mind.
Bristol man sues over boot pulling accident
Andrew J. Curtiss of Bristol, a commercial traveler, sues AIK Gurting for injuries after a boot pulling mishap in Granby. Curtiss claims a broken leg crippled him for over a year, unable to work or attend to business, with ongoing pain and confinement.
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Andrew J. Curtiss
Bristol
Curtis
Hartford
Fragmentary text from a historical piece on Muzaled Women
The readable fragments describe Muzaled women of Muncat with limited facial features and eye access. Mentions Cleopatra in Miscat and a comparison to eye and nose aesthetics. References to facial features and cultural notes in a distorted, archaic vernacular.
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Muncat
Allahabad
Mice Make Home Inside Danbury Potatoes
A Danbury Connecticut druggist kept a potato in his back shop and found that a family of young mice had gnawed into the interior, dwelling within the shell. The incident highlights small pests nesting in stored produce.
Death near from Brights Disease cured by kidney pills
Chicago woman credits Donn's Kidney Pills with saving her from Bright's Disease and related ailments in 1903. Mrs Gould of 614 W Lake Street says the remedy cured eye trouble back ache and frequent urination and has kept her well since. Sold by all dealers 10 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Earache relief for children suggested with hot water therapy and a mustard plaster behind the ear for short duration.
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Chicago
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Catch Frogs for Market in Clyde Pa
Reported activity by several young men near Clyde Pennsylvania catching and shipping frogs to Philadelphia for sale. Workers earn six to two dollars daily with daily frog legs yields of sixty to one hundred eighty pounds at about fifteen cents per pound.
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Clyde
Philadelphia
Chinese Soldiers and British Officers in China War Tale
Mary Porter Gamewell recounts how Chinese troops led by British officers fought valiantly in coastal operations near WeblHat Wei and Thenein, storming and holding against imperial forces. A later claim of cowardice was rebutted by a Chinese unit leader praising brave conduct under fire.
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Great Britain
WeblHat Wei
China
Mary Porter Gamewell
Wei
Thenein
Peking
An Alteer
Hai
True Friends Visit in Adversity Without Invitation
A concise proverb-like note cites Theo phrastus on friendship, contrasting invitations in prosperity with unsolicited presence in hard times, highlighting loyalty beyond ease.
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Theophrastus
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