Wedge assessment dispute delays Church and Pennington property
O T Richey blocks payment of the wedge assessment for the corner property, challenging the legality and method of the condemnation process. Citizens committee pressure grows as options include city transfers or subscription to cover the bid while officials await court guidance.
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O. T. Richey
Church and
Pennington
Citizens Committee
Richey
Mark Asarich
Sanford
Davant
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women
An old newspaper fragment extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women's ailments including inflammation ulceration and nervous exhaustion. It cites Mrs George A Strong of Gansevoort New York who reports improvement after using multiple Pierce remedies and mentions a free Common Sense Medical Adviser offer.
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Pierce
The Fatal Bite of a Pet Feline
Mrs. Lee Hitchcock of Norwich New York died after a cat bit and scratched her ankle, causing a painful infection that escalated over days. The 40 year old woman died after a late doctor’s arrival as she suffered greatly.
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Norwich
N. Y
Lee Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Burglary in Louisville Ends With Burglary Policy Payout
W A Robinson, reputedly Louisville's wealthiest, was robbed of clothes and jewelry. A relative in the insurance field joked by taking a $1,000 burglary policy on the home. The thief recovered the policy and displayed it, prompting payment by the insurer.
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Louisville
W. A. Robinson
Jury Excusal Switched Over An Itch
A juror sought exemption claiming a private illness. When pressed for details in court, the man admitted he had an itch, prompting the judge to remove him from serving. The moment highlighted the awkwardness of candid disclosures in public proceedings.
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St Louis Globe Democriat
Doctor's Oar Plight Prompts Discovery Cure
A Hebron Ohio physician Dr M L Scarbrough describes losing his voice after a severe cold then suffering an obstinate cough. He praises Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds, claiming rapid relief and improved health after two years of illness. Trial bottles offered free, with standard 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes widely guaranteed.
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M. L. Scarbrough
Heborn
Ohio
Alligator Fly Trap Humor From Circus Menagerie
An old circus man recalls an alligator named Jafe who reacts to feeding and flies. The describes the reptile snapping shut its upper jaw to trap swarms of flies, then eating a large beef meal to stay calm. He notes flies and beef drive behavior and jokes about cost and use as a flytrap.
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Houston Post
The Mis souri compromise debate close reference
The article recalls Felix Walker of Buncombe County North Carolina who faced boos and demand for a speech during the sixteenth Congress debate on the Missouri Compromise. Walker, once Daniel Boone’s associate, served 1817 to 1823 and died in 1830 after moving to Mississippi.
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Bancombe
North Carolina
Felix Walker
Waynesville
Haywood
Walker
Buncombe
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Boonsborough
Mississippi
Birthday Cake Customs in German Regions During 1870s
Notes and Queries describes German birthday cake traditions across Saxony Hanover and Brandenburg. It notes Lebenslicht the central candle or cake lights equal to years, with one candle for elders, and Roman numerals for exact ages. It recounts Moltke turning seventy during 1870 71 and Crown Prince Frederick William presenting a seventy light cake. Only the celebrant may extinguish the lights, else misfortune follows.
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Germany
Saxony
Hanover
Mark
Brandenburg
Moltke
Frederick William
Frederick
Scot at New York Dock Saves Boy with Lamp
A Scottish engineer guiding a lantern bearing boy across a narrow dock plank shouted to hold the lamp as the boy slipped and fell into the water. The boy was rescued half drowned, clinging to the lamp, and was forgiven for losing the bottom of it as a reward for the rescue.
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New York
Clerk Refuses Lottery Ticket For Marriage License
In the county clerk’s office a man requests a lottery ticket and the polite clerk calls them not lottery tickets but says they are similar. The man completes the marriage license and pays 3 dollars as part of the transaction. The piece then praises the Congressional Record as essential for government and history.
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Tie
Chicago Post
Tucson
Cigars and Tobacco Brands Count Misleading
The text notes that 1.5 to 2 million cigar brands exist in the country while the average smoker believes each brand represents a different tobacco. It argues that as few as 150 distinct tobaccos cover all sources and even experts cannot always distinguish them.
Driftwood from Asia Reaches American Shores Across Pacific
The Japan current carries logs from camphor, mango, and mahogany forests to the American coast. Enormous piles line beaches near Kakatag and Kyak islands, logs up to 150 feet long and eight feet wide, often buried in sand and petrified. Siberian timber reaches Greenland and Spitzbergen, aiding Eskimo sledges and cask hoops.
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Japan
America
Asiatic
Hawaii
Pacific
Kakatag
Kyak Islands
Seattle
Greenland
Nansen
Polar Sea
Spitzbergen
Nova Zembia
Miraculous Escapes in War Folklore and Fact
The passage marvels at wartime survivals as wonders, noting bullets that fail to wound, shells that pass through limbs without breaking bones, and bodies that absorb blasts yet remain intact. It suggests army surgeons debate these eerie phenomena, creating a frenzied archive of miraculous escapes.
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Munchausen
Contagious Card Mixup At Doctor's House
A local tale from the neighboring town relays how a hostler employed by a doctor misread directions. Amid two houses on the same street, one with a newborn heir and one with a light scarlet fever case, a contagious disease card was posted on the wrong home leading passersby to read Keep Out on the house of the newborn.
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Troy Press
Mohammed and the Will as Told by Lord Bacon
The tale recounts Mohammed praying to a hill and commanding it to come to him. When the hill refused, Mohammed asserted his resolve to go to the hill rather than relent. The remark concludes with a pointed modern twist attributed to Lord Bacon.
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Mohammed
Mohamed
Lord Bacon
De Witt’s Little Early Risers Named Best Pills
Neglect of biliousness and constipation harms health. De Witt’s Little Early Risers are promoted as curing such cases. The ad claims they never gripe or cause nausea and are sold by D. Bell & Son.
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de Witt
D. Bell & Son
Dr King’s New Pills Claim Wide Healing Power
Advertised pills claim to treat stomach liver and bowel troubles including dyspepsia loss of appetite jaundice biliousness fever and malaria. Price 25 cents at all druggists.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals Severe Leg Ulcer
A near fatal runaway left a four year ulcer on J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove Illinois that resisted doctors until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured it. The ad claims the salve also treats nails burns bruises cuts corns scalds eruptions and piles and is sold for 25 cents at all druggists.
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J. B. Orner
Franklin Grove
Bucklen
Wedding and birthday rings at Capo's Jewelers
E G Capos Jeweler of 83 West Coregress Street offers made to order wedding and birthday rings with customization options for style and metal choice.
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Capo’s
West Coregress Street
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