The Haunted Fireplace Tale Inspires a Murder Mystery
A Detroit Free Press tale recaps a parlor fire place episode where overheard whispers and a dream sequence lead to a murder revelation. Leclair confesses later that wife Winter acted from grief, while the earlier dream frames a suspected crime. The inquest yields a verdict matching the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odioun
Athens
Castilia Trase
Detroit Free Press
Leclair
Mrs. Winter
Mrs. Leclair
N. ¥. Times
The Maide n s Solace Spruce Gum and Dandruff Cure
A long piece on spruce gum from Canada and New England describes its harvest, aging, and refining into patent gum, noting adulteration with rosin and the economics of picker wages. It then shifts to a dandruff cure with skin anatomy, Erasmus Wilson’s definition, and nightly glycerine carbolic wash before a brief hotel meal rule from a California court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Bangor
Cor
Sun
Tts
Erasmus Wilson
California
Recollections Show That the Past Is Not Far Away
An elderly New York speaker argues that the young republic remains close to memory. He recalls Burr, Jefferson, Madison era figures, Lafayette’s visits, andWebster era events, noting living witnesses in Connecticut and New York who have seen or met many founders and early leaders. The piece links these memories to a contemporary sense of national youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Broadway
Leclair
Mrs. Winter
Bell
Washington
Aaron Burr
Temple Court
Burr
United States
Jefferson
Peter Cooper
Daniel Webster
New York
Field
Mr. Evarts
Webster
Simon Cameron
Daniel Waldo
Poore
Monroe
Abijah Rossina
Ridgefield
Madison
George L. Perkins
Norwich
Hudson
Robert Fulton
Albany
President Polk
Bancroft
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury
Tme
Exet
Seventy-second Street
Central Park
West
Ringoal Association
Ringoal
Des Moines Register
Riverside Cal
Riverside
England
San Francisco
Farm and Fireside Gems and Garden Mechanics
A compilation of farming tips and home garden lore from period sources. It covers hay fever among grass widows, skill in farming, cow handling, poultry feather pulling, spinach prep, Bakewell’s breeding view, teacup eggs with sour cream cake recipe, carpet mending, and a long section on cheap hog feed and pasture use. It also outlines garden machinery like hand plows seed drills and wheelbarrows, plus pest control gear for orchards and crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Dispatch
Minnesota
Poultry
Fielt and Stockman
Boston
Bakewell
St. Louis
Indianapolis Journal
Troy Times
Toledo Blade
Scientific American
Cincinnati Times
Western States
Enland
Germany
Canada
N. F. Times
Enigmatic clipped quips on suffrage and fortune
A garbled fragment compares female suffrage to men betting on bonnet prices and features a quip about fortune from social pages. The text blends stage references with a pun on “soles” and hints at a satirical Life magazine remark about Enron style wealth.
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LAWA
Ehetiee
Leclairs
Charlie
Winter
Charles Leclair
Bagley
Pompana
Philadelphia
Boston Post
Ition of
Carlisle
Chicago
Ohio
Mra Peters
Amax
Yonkers
Texas
Reeve
Willehail
Sith
Sic
Piso’ Bence Tas Cansien
Tirgess
Kansas City
Ben-jamin
Aovx
Alexander Gate
Leoth
Bruxace
Rochester Poat_Peprem
Sumington
Enron
Wayne
Drugeista
Ets
Wizard Oil
Cockle
Aioe
A. W. McCommick & Bon
Cincinnati
Washingtoo
D.C
Myers & Brokers
Jones
Ais
Freec Seer
Fereny
Nina Farm
Ferenikon Voor Pianos
Strehl 4 Co
Wasa
Milo B. Stevens
Rainey
Michigas Ave
Procter & Gamble
Hood
James R Dammow
Fors Wayne
Pierce
Bilieus
Dizzi Sion
Bill
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