Ghostly touch prints death notice in backwoods paper
In 1881 a Pennsylvania typesetter recounts a supernatural event where a death notice for his own brother appeared in his own newspaper before anyone knew of the tragedy. He suspects his brother’s disembodied soul edited the form and placed the item at dawn, only to be confirmed by a later dispatch from Peoria Illinois.
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Telegraph
Pennsylvania
John Jones
Wiliam Jones
Peoria
William Jones
Ims
Cleveland World
The Fated Number Thirteen Spooks a Hotel Guest
Leo Mandlebaum registers at Richelieu, fears room 13 and room 18 Friday superstition. He trades to 1 dollar, hotel renumbers to remove 13. Von Moltke’s death linked to the number by superstition, though no 13 remains in the hotel now.
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Leo Mandlebaum
the Richelieu
Germany
von Moltke
Sedan
Chicago Herald
Where to Look for Commercial Leaders in the United States
Ulysses D. Eddy argues in Forum that future commercial leaders may emerge from the Midwest and South rather than from coast cities. He praises Mississippi valley merchants and manufacturers for their bold, optimistic, well organized approach as opposed to cautious coastal rivals. He envisions leaders like Lincolns and Grants, driven by confidence and large, well paid workforces.
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Chicago
Denver
Atlanta
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Mississippi Valley
Seaboard
Lincolns
Ulysses D. Eddy
Forum
A Student of Job and a Big Argument
A church deacon ribbed modern enlightenment citing Job and Solomon about old ideas. The exchange notes there were cash bays in Job’s era, with a deacon claiming proof from Job said waiting for his change. A furniture dealer jests about folding beds and modesty, prompting the elderly maiden to accept the exchange.
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Job
Old Solomon
Detroit News
Infanticide in China Revealed by Travel Commentary
Dr. Joseph Simms reports on the brutal practice of female infanticide in China, describing stone towers used to abandon newborn girls near joss houses. He notes widespread customs, orphanages run by foreigners, and the Italian charity at Han-Kow that rescues thousands yearly, with girls often left or buried, and feet bound to aid marriage prospects.
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China
Shanghai
Joseph Simms
Loess
Han-Kow
Paula Vismara
Cincinnati Enquirer
Parrot Gift Lands in Frankfort With Bold Insult
A Paris baron sends a highly trained parrot to his kinsman in Frankfort for a birthday gift. The parrot, after a sleepless journey and a hostile travel companion, responds upon meeting its new owner with the crude phrase Shup up, you confounded Jew. The incident reaches Paris by letter.
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Baron de Rothschild
Paris
Frankfort
Polly
M. de Rothschild
Butcher birds praised as clever yet cruel in orange groves
A California horticulturist cites butcher birds as highly intelligent and brutal, noting how they torment and kill gophers and rats then impale prey on orange tree thorns. He recalls a snake snared by a bird and fixed to a thorn for prolonged observation. The note frames these birds as allies to orange growers despite their cruelty. Also included is a wartime era letter from a country physician describing a patient with a torn windpipe and failing stomach, urging guidance.
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California
New York Tribune
Growing Later in New York Theater Openings
A theatrical man quotes the New York Herald noting New York city is shifting to later hours. Dinner, parties, and theatrical performances all begin later year by year. He predicts the half past eight curtain will become universal and theaters may not open before that time.
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New York
New York Herald
Fatal Poker Hand In Helena Ends In Tragedy
A poker game in Helena features Lucky Bill, a famed gambler, who writes a note mid play before a pistol dispute erupts. A miner’s accidental discharge kills Bill as the note hints at a deadly hand, revealing a posthumous claim of wealth and a demand to notify his mother in Kentucky.
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Helena
Mon
Lucky Bill
Shalidie
Bismarck
Franklin, Ky
New York Telegram
Witness to Bull Run Battles at Gordon Farm
A. M. Henry recounts witnessing the second Bull Run battle from his property near the battlefield and notes his mother was killed by shellfire during the first engagement. He recalls Sherman, Senator Cameron, and other generals visiting his home, details a near sale of the land, and observes that the second battle ended where the first began.
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Bull Run
Alexandria
General Sherman
Senator Cameron
Sherman
Batle
Henry
Don Cameron
Seventy-ninth Highlanders
Beé and
Barton
South Carolina
Fletcher Webster
Massachusetts Volunteers
Daniel Webster
A. M. Henry
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Peculiar hiring test from a downtown contractor
A well known contractor says the best men are found in restaurants. He explains that quick decision making is essential and a diner who decides fast proves suitable for leadership. He cites army command as a parallel, as reported by the New York Times.
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New York Times
How Banana Trees Grow
A New York Herald summary notes that a single banana tree bears one bunch per year after cut, with new sprouts from the stump. farmers must control root sprouts that shoot ten feet. Bananas are carried to the coast on pack donkeys, three to six bunches per load, and Baracoa season features over 3,000 donkeys lined along the route to the coast.
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Baracoa
New York Herald
Hereditary Tramps and the Call of Adventure
A Philadelphia Times excerpt notes Boupland the French naturalist observed sea turtles grow restless when their parents began annual migrations. It suggests modern nomads may likewise seek hardship over indoor life, claiming half of Europe and North America descend from peoples addicted to adventure trips that rise with summer.
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Boupland
Europe
North America
Philadelphia Times
Minted Gold That Is Lost Amounts to Vast Sums
The treasury declines to estimate official losses in circulating gold. Reported losses vary widely from 25 million to 100 million dollars, with no reliable method to verify or contradict these figures. Washington Leiter notes the outstandings are far below 244,050,05.
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Treasury Department
Washington Leiter
May 11 timetable of Tionesta Valley Railroad operations
The notice outlines a May 11 timetable for Tionesta Valley Railroad trains from Garfield through Sheffield Junction to Wolf Run with southbound and northbound departures and arrivals. It lists multiple trains with cities and times, noting connections at Sheffield with P. and E.R. and at Sheffield Junction with P. and W. RR. Jerry Crary signs the notice with a date in September.
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Clarendon
Cotuehnderwood
McCalmouth Wood
Millst
Junction
Garfield
Ridgway
Erie
Vanderarift
Garfeld
Dunham's Mill
Arfield
mTrain
Warren
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Pullman
Williamsport
Kane
Sheffield
Shefield
Chas
Pugh
R. Wood
Mantle Fen
Tiona Sheffield
Barnes
Brookston
Sheffield Junction
Sheield Junction
Arri
Wolf Run
Wolf Run Junction
Tives
Jerry Crary
A.m. Tiona
A. m
Ames
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad
LY. Dunkirk A.ril
Nyep Gro
Ing
F Fredoni
Laon
Lily Dale
SSR O
Toons
Sinclairville
Gerry
Gerry 0 20; 24/11 15 S819 54 1¢ Ross' Mill Lil
Falconer
Metionr
Shure
Eulonville
Ackie
Russell G
North Warren
Irvin
Soil
Pittfield
Oungsy
Garlan
Orpedo
Ewton
Titus
Titusville
H. P.M. A.mjp. M. Ta
Depot Corner High
C.H. Ketch AM
E. Batchel
Lepeer Office Offers Printing and Binding Services
Morris and Mullen advertise job printing lithograph work blank books and magazine binding at The Lepeer office with reasonable prices and guaranteed satisfaction.
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Lepeer
Stet
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Parrot
the Butcher Bird
Dock
Efedit
Church
Fairfield
Bull Run Battlefield
Ween
Loston
ST. Paul
Cincinnati
St.lovits
Kew
Orleans
F. H. Garfield
Pass
Jamestown
N.Y. B
Kinzua
Bradford
Salamanca
Olean
Irvinton
Tidioute
Tionesta
Oil City
Pittsburgh
Buffalo E. I
W. 5
Letford
RK. Bell
Sup’t
J. A. Fellows
Gen’ Pass
Exchange St
Buffalo
Farnawort
Rfield
Norham's Mills
Vl. Tod
D. Wood
Pennsylvania Railroad
P. & E. Division
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Baie
Ticket Agt
Tionesta Valley Railroad
Kopf & Henry
Water ST
Warren, PA
Wyman & Davis
Jewelers
Water Street
Carver House
Myron Waters
Francis Henry
D. L. Gerould
Cashie
H. A. Jamieson
V. Davis
S.P. Johnson
A. Hertzel
W.D. Brown
G.n.parmise
T. Scofield
United States
Anna Page
Auntin
Texas
Tima
Laledto
Ohis
Aintiera
Atiagon
Hallett & Co
Portland
Maine
Fancy Goode
B.G. Gregory
Mullen
Indies
Morris & Mullen
Jno
Finzer & Byres
Louisville, KY
Geo. S. Davis
Second and
Liberty Streets
Dr. Theel
North Fourth &T. Bel. Green
England
Fraance
Austria
Doctora
Weduiday
A. J. Hazeltine
Pres’t
C. W. Beaty
Pres
T. . B. Ensworth
Cashier
Foreign Exchange
Q. W. Beaty
M. &. Dunham
L. B. Wood
Ahas
H. Noyes
James Clark
L. R. Freemoan
Charles W. Stone
F. H. Rockwell
A.J. Hazelline
L. D. Wetmore, Pres
M. Beecher, Cash
Warren County
Ireland
Dept
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