Ghosts and a Murderous Apparition in a Sleepless Night
A Fort Worth Gazette account recalls a haunted room where a guest imagined ghostly presence. The narrator details a terrifying vigil, the imagined sight of a razor, and a chilling confrontation before waking to realize the specter was pure nerves. The piece also notes other clippings on Reunion island and church fund appeals.
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Frome
Wwe
Sotl
Nate
Lou Himmela
Fort Worth
Are You Going East? Rio Grande Western Rail Way Ad
An old advertising note promotes travel east via the Rio Grande Western Railway offering three routes and scenic views. It invites readers to send 25 cents to J. H. Bennett in Salt Lake City for a copy of the illustrated book Utah, a Peep Into the Mountain-Walled Treasury of the Gods.
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Great Rio Grande Western Railway
J. H. Bennett
Salt Lake City
Utah
Indomitable Beatty Builds Wealth From Pistica Organs
The advertisement claims that from a penniless plow boy in 1870, Beatty rose through willpower to own a vast business of Pistica organs. It asserts profits of up to 20 million dollars over ten years, reaching 200000 stores and selling organs at about 100 dollars each.
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Pegan
Hisuy
Beatty
Odd newspaper snippets from early 1900s read like modern memes
The text compiles assorted clippings about mumps visits, a quip on charity and trousers, a trolley car misread parcel, a boy's questions to a visitor, card history notes from Venice to London, and a reader appreciation letter with a returned gift, all reflecting quirky editorial humor from Chicago Detroit Boston and Glasgow papers.
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Beacon
Epinster
Sin
Boston Globe
Legal ruling: kissing not an offense in Amsterdam
Amsterdam appeal court holds that kissing a person in public cannot be punished as an offense, describing it as a warm mark of sympathy rather than a crime. The Paris Herald reports the ruling, noting the law of Holland allows such expressions of affection to go unpunished.
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Holland
Amsterdam
Paris Herald
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