Haunted ships and ghostly sightings of Demarara voyages
A New York Sun tale recounts eerie sea experiences on haunted vessels. A mate recalls a chain locker skull discovery and a Demerara voyage where a captain’s death and a passenger’s sudden illness led to a haunted ship, later renamed. A Salvadoran exile, Mojarieta, describes visions of a murdered friend whose wounds matched a later report from Salvador.
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New York Sun
Green
Colonies
Demerara
Salvador
Guatemala
Senor
Don Sebastian Mojarieta
Amapala
Honduras
San Jose
Majarieta
Mojarieta
Salvator
Brave Tray the dockside hero dog saves child and doll
A New York dockside dog named Tray leaps into a deep river to rescue a crying child who toppled from the quay. He retrieves the doll from the river bottom and surfaces exhausted, returning the doll to the girl while bystanders praise his bravery.
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Tray
New York
Ron
Flashes Of Fun In Curious Tiny Town Scene
A quirky sequence of overheard exchanges prompts a snapshot of everyday life. Characters include a wheelman a doctor and a nursemaid with a baby while a bantering tone covers proposals teeth extractions fresh air and a weather office joke. The humor rests on light misunderstandings and social small talk.
Up to Date Hints On Cultivation and Winter Prep For Farms
Agricultural column outlines autumn and winter prep for livestock and crops. Advises stocking hay fodder corn oats, adding oil meal to rations, and managing nitrogenous feed to finish beef pork and mutton. Emphasizes shelter ventilation water supply and avoiding drafts to cut waste. Includes brisk Q&A about counterfeit notes and a note on a plant growth pantry idea using dried blood.
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Fanmens’ Review
Not His Wife A Streetcar Encounter Sparks Tense Confrontation
A man in a crowded streetcar is challenged by a sharp faced woman who questions whether his wife is subservient. The exchange ends with the man vacating the seat amid amused passengers. The clipping also includes assorted ads and brief notes on remedies and technologies.
Catarrh Cure Exemption From Mercury Marketed in Toledo
An 19th century advertisement section notes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio claims no mercury and is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. It warns against mercury containing nostrums and promotes genuine product availability through pharmacists. Additional snippets mention Syrup of Figs cleansing effects and Al aluminium price context for the Washington Monument cap.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Droggista
Washington Monument
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Demarara
Florence
Bilkins
Frank
McFforter
Tommy
Paw
Mr. Viegr
Papa
Mamma
Pass
U.S. Gov’t
Mas Wixslow
England
Hegeman
G. Chark
Haven,o
US States
Stone
St. J . Mo
Kert
Aenies
Japan
Hanson
Dr. Pierce
M. J. Guanessy
Roxbury
Ovids
Hy'sCen
Nostri Ely Bros
Warren St
St. Jacobs
Weyrete Siowx City Engine & Iron Works
Pech Mig. Co
Sioux City
Lowa
Enear City
Qihe Traders Syndicate
Bidg
Chicago
Sored. Boye
Tes Mammoth
Ford Mfc.co
Wething Bem
Wabash Ave
Fcair Works
Douglas St. Omaha
Ozarks
South
Missouri
Oldens
America
J. B. Lockwood
Kaneas City
Syndcate
Laxe and Irrigating Corporation
Lincoln
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