Albino huckleberries reported near Norwich with rare fruit
A Bozraly, Connecticut man sold five quarts of albino huckleberries as the first white sample seen in Norwich. The berries are described as large, firm, and unusually white. sightings are rare in Connecticut with a few patches in Salem Hartford and Windham counties.
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Norwich
Telegraim
Parmer
B. Crandall
Bozraly
Lown
Crandall
Mr. Crandall
Connecticut
Salem
Borrah
Hartford County
Windham County
Longfellow's Quaint Home at Atlanta Exposition
Massachusetts plans a faithful replica of the Cragie House in Cambridge as a key exhibit at the Cotton States and International Exposition. The Atlanta building will mirror the original size, be painted white and yellow, and feature a plain interior with upper and lower halls. It recalls George Washington’s headquarters and Longfellow’s residence.
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Massachusetts
Atlanta
Boston
Massachusetts Exhibit at Atlanta Show Focuses on Progress
Massachusetts plans a state exhibit in a fireproof structure separate from the Longfellow house display. The $6,000 Longfellow mansion car accompanies the state display, which emphasizes public institutions and administrative methods, including education and prison systems. New York will fund a $25,000 Atlanta building described as a clubhouse for visiting New Yorkers.
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Massachusetts
Longfellow House
Longfellow Mansion
New York
Atlanta
Echo of the War in Japan Figures and Losses
Official Japanese figures show an invading force overwhelmed 406,000,000 Chinese with 60,979 deaths in battle and 251 from wounds. Disease deaths raise total to 4,110. Includes a merchant address and laundry advertisement references.
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Japan
Topeka Society Items Record Visitors and Departures
Personal notes list Nellie Clough returning from vacation and Miss Hester Rawlings visiting. several Topeka residents plan travels to Chicago Emporia Chanute and Indiana. Attendees at gatherings include Misses Gibson Littlefield Thompson White and others with guests in town. many leave for Kansas City Lawrence and study or schooling events.
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Topeka
Nellie Clough
Hester Rawlings
Chicago
Charles L. Seater
Chanute
Indiana
Agnes Jackson
Viola Dickensheetz
Newton
Topeks
Mia J
Langston
Mra
F. EB. Carringer
Topexs
Denver
M. Quick
Philadelphia
Frank Clinton
Wells
Atlantic & Pacific
J. W. F. Hughes
Emporia
J. G. Edwards
Edwards
Baxter Springs
Larned
Carol Edwards
Abbie Ware
Vassar
Fred McDonald
Ted
Fletcher Dennis
Minnie Dennis
Washington, D. C
T. G. Dennis
Clara Wiggin
Bessie Gibson
Abilene
Harry Donaldson
Kemper Military Academy
Booneville
Frank Willard
Robert Pierce
Lakeview
Nellie McClintock
Mary Lukin
Kansas City
Eleanor Thornton
Miss Thornton
Frank Merriam
Sumer
Emma Banks
Michigan
Alice Atwood
Ella Smith
Bessie Stewart
Mary Bogle
H. Samson
W. L. Rysersen
Rose Duncan
Lawrence
Lillian Hell
Tarra Haute
J. W. Mann
North
Kansas Avenue
Charles F. Spencer
Colorado
Spencer
Kittleson
H. OU. Garvey
J. St. Sivarnm
St. Louis
Carthage
North Topeka Advertises Livery and Hardware Goods
An assortment of North Topeka business notices lists Lodge Colvin’s Capital Livery and Sale Stables offering $10 monthly board, Buckeye plumbing and hardware from Pratt Bros, Lukens Bros selling Stutz and Walker wagons, Arnold Son druggists, Munyon remedies, J A Proudfit groceries, and North Topeka Carriage Works. Kanes Dental Parlors announce a Sept moving date to 607 Kan Ave.
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Ye River
Lodge & Colvin
West
Norris Street
Capital
Pratt Bros
North Topeke
Lukens Bros
North Topeka
Stutz & Walker
Stutz & Walker Baggies God Rosd Wagons, Surries, Etc. They Are As, Arnold & Son
Munyon
J. 1 Heller
N. Kan
J. Proudfit
N. Kan Ave
North Topeka Carriage Works
Laurent Street
EGC Lacey
North Kanes Avenue
Reminton, Majestic
Crawford Bicycles
Set Against Bloomers Causes Parade Protest In Saratoga
Saratoga bicycle fete organizers oppose bloomers with riders warned they will not be allowed in the parade. The September 5 event faces indignation from some women cyclists and supporters, who denounce the restriction during the Florale fête activities.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Fair Riders
Bank of Scotland notes and old accounts reveal era meals and mills
The Bank of Scotland history notes paper production from 1656 with 1704 20 shilling notes. Details cover where paper was made at Colington and Redhall Mills, drink money to staff, barber visits, and edible costs from the era, including tea price, meat, cheese, and fowl costs.
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Evers
Bank of Scotland
Giffordhall
Haddington
Collingtoun Mill
Colinton Mill
Edinburgh
Colinton
Redhaugh Miln
Redhall Mill
Beggs' German Salve Ad Offers Guarantee Sample Box
An old advertisement touts Beggs' German Salve as the greatest pile ointment and claims it cures where others fail. It promises a positive guarantee with every sample box and notes availability through general druggists and a Peerless Steam Laundry context.
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All Drugeq
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Wiggin, Harding
Kansas Ave
Servia
Peter
Pirot
Geo. Burghart
Havana
Pigar
Longfellow
A. T. Waggoner
Peasciption Druggist
Peerless Steam Laundry
Peerleza Steam Laundry
Daily Note
Judge
GB. C. Caldwell
George W. Martin
Colorado Springs
van Caldwell
Chillicothe
Misa Corelia
Atchison
Flint
Chastir
Kanens Dental
Kan. Ave
Sim's
Nee
the Bank OF Scotland
Hineral
Puiurs
Highth Ave
Dno
Trent
Underiakt
Gariie
Aml
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