Forty-Two Wives Case Shocks Chicago Court
Walter I Farnsworth, accused of bigamy, is detained in Chicago County Jail as police list forty two spouses across Utah Chicago Indiana Europe and Asia. Wives named include Carrie Pippinger Louise Kiefer Sarah Mears and Charlotte Ayer with a memorandum book listing funds and assets. Farnsworth claims only four wives living and blames past relationships while denying current conspiracy.
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Walter I. Farnsworth
Chicago
Armory
Tat City
Farneworth
Globe
Boston
Farnsworth
Sys
Massacusetta
Charles Bradford
L. Thomas
Bradshaw
A. J. Hutget
Lieut. Perry
Utah
Little Rock
Ark
Elkhart
Ind
Laporte
Europe
China
Peru
England
Germany
Carrie Pippinger
Bradford
Napanee
Louise Kiefer
Peoria
Sarah Mears
Wile
Charlotte Ayer
Thomas
Galesburg
Drake
Washington Street
Chicagoland
Pipninger
Ukenmar
Klefor
Mrs. Mears
The Turbulent Union of Jacob Terhune and Wife
A Baltimore Sun fragment recounts Jacob Terhune and his wife, once estranged over religion and silent punishment, forgiving after his typhoid illness. Their troubled marriage spanned disputes, late reconciliation, and a key event when she cared for him until his death.
Simply Mr Spencer and the fashion plate critique
The passage laments Mr Spencer's unadorned status amid honors, contrasts him with Darwin and Tennyson, and discusses fashion plates shaping women's dress. It also notes a stray anecdote about a woman killed after a fall and transfer of her body to South Bend, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbern Spencers
South Africa
Mr. Spencer
Darwin
Carlyle and Ruskin
Tennyson
Max Muller
Baron Bunsen
Spencer
Soverelens
Six-Toe Higgins Family From Kierkle County Texas
A visitor to New Orleans reports a Kierkle County Texas family named Higgins with six toes on each foot. The line of kin includes a 90 plus grandfather, four middle aged sons, and 25 to 30 grandchildren, many with six or seven toes. The trait runs through generations with notable intelligence and farming on a small scale noted by locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kierkle County
Texas
Lone Star State
New Orleans
Mextown Bul
Alameo
Tai
Felana
Muggins and Buggins Exchange Wordplay in Wry Debate
A humorous dialogue unfolds as Muggins and Buggins trade quips about memory and language. Mrs. Philadelphia Record’s resident wordsmiths spar gently, noting how certain terms linger in daily speech and how memory can be both a blessing and a burden.
The Tranay and Transit Tales of Old Cart and Bath
The article sketches a historic stage coach team drawn by horses and mules, compares it with modern travel, and notes Japanese bathhouse customs with bamboo privacy fences. It reflects on merit based on deeds, not titles, and touches on public admiration and personal reverence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mern
Japan
Birth of a fashion plate and the old artist retainer
A column on women's taste contrasts past and present fashion design. It recalls how Italian noblewomen hired renowned artists like Da Vinci or Bramante to create ceremonial costume designs, while noting the shift to cheaper drawing skills today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
da Vinci
Bramante
Real Life Drama of a Chicago Servant and a Broken Heart
Mary Keasey died at Polyclinic Hospital her friends claim a broken heart rather than hysteria as doctors diagnosed She married in 1880 divorced in 1890 her husband remarried next year For eight years she supported herself as a servant then returned last August to her former husband living with his second wife and her children witnessing past affections given to another without protest The New York Press reports she was on her way to something when death occurred.
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Jacob Terhune
Hia
Grose
Mia
Terline
Terhune
Reformed Church
Atria Aa
Mary Keasey
Hopital
Chicago
East Lynne
The Fipanosa Nate. Whales, tea, and a tricky joke
A fragmented passage humorously considers whales and tea, noting their pleasure in drinking tea and bathing. It suggests a playful idea that an American trick could teach the whales to swallow tea, while their true trouble is enjoying both pleasures at once.
Amiability and Dowdiness in a Kindly Image
A Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt pondered how generosity and kindness often appear with austere dress. It contrasts a thin subdued figure in a dull black gown with a cheerful woman in a stylish outfit and curly hair, asking why goodness is tied to outward plainness and implying attire can reflect care and attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Inquirer
Flying machine kills its inventor in London
BH Pilcher, an enthusiastic amateur of gliding machines, died in London while testing a large gliding craft at Stanford Hall near Market Harborough. The craft, described as a gliding machine, relied on wind and a rope start. a rain-saturated tackle failed, sending the apparatus to the ground and breaking Pilcher’s legs. He died the next day from shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BH. L. Pilcher
Mr. Pilcher
London
Stanford Hall
Market Harborough
Aeronautical Society
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Parnsworth
Walter IL
Arak
Brasil
Philippines
San Francisco
United
Randy Peddter
Rost Hackemark
N. Js
Terhane
Hin
Aic
Cipitous
Ifa
Neh
Baltimore Sun
Simply Mr. Spencer
South Bend
Higginses
Philadelphia
Jae
Lynne
Lord Braye's Park
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