The Tenor Abell and the Bears at Court Folly
A Roman correspondent recalls the Charles II era tale of John Abell a celebrated tenor exiled for Papist ties. Treated lavishly then humiliated by royal fearsome spectacle after debt and hunger. Bears entertained as he sang to please the court for an hour.
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Charles II
England
Fohn Abell
James II
Hivesc
Jend
Germany
Fosi
Warsaw
Cele Abell
Ila
Iman
Abell
Howe
Lim
Falaher
Bears
Quiet Infant Hidden as Bologna Sausage at Milan Barrier
A Milan Porta Garibaldi customs inspector marvels at a tranquil infant aboard a bus. He discovers the so called baby is in fact 14 pounds of Bologna sausage wrapped in a swaddling outfit, prompting concern over exemption from duties and the nurse's scrutiny.
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Porta Garibaldi
Milan
roThat
Octroi
Snakes and Faith Shape a South African Parish Tale
Dr Norbury recounts a missionary near danger as a hissing snake is discovered during communion. The congregation keeps silent, believing the creature a relative in a family affair, reflecting local beliefs on migrations of souls and spirits.
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Norbury
South Africa
Aman Wealth Tied to Loyal Friends in Hard Times
A proverb notes that true wealth lies in friends who support you when fortune falters, highlighting loyalty over riches and the value of steadfast companions during adversity.
The Jerry White Marriage to Cromwell’s Lady’s Maid
Rev Jeremiah White set out to win the Lady Frances daughter but faced royal anger. Cromwell learned of the scheme and pressed for a swift union. White claimed he sought the girl's consent and pleaded the protector intercede. The bride’s maid and White were married in Cromwell’s presence with 500 pounds as dowry. White later stayed quiet after the Restoration and died in 1707 at age 78. Mrs White accepted the tale when asked years later.
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Jeremiah White
Oliver Cromwell
Frances
Hin
White
Jolic Yue
Jerry White
Oliver
Yung
Foundry
Cromwell
Hrissy
Jerry
Hupe
Abigail
Equal To The Occasion A Daring Dinner Proposal
A London paper recounts a gentleman who proposed at a dinner party to the lady who would become his wife. Facing a rival at her side, he crafted a note asking for a yes or no and sent it via waiter. The manuscript was forgotten, but the lady quietly kept the note and whispered yes.
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London
Odessian preacher jailed for blasphemy under old law
A Odessa native, drawn to a creed resembling Methodism, preached against image worship in the Russian Church. Though he proved he did not utter the criticized words, a jury convicted him under blasphemy laws and sentenced him to three years and nine months in prison.
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Rusia
Odessa
Effective Irish Wit In Boston Parable On Courtesy
An Irish visitor praises America as the finest land and warns of telling friends about two brandies, while the Boston host corrects him. A moral notes that detractors pull others down yet cannot rise themselves, only tearing away blessings they cannot share.
World and Local Briefs from Across the Nation
A jumble of short items notes Daumii post office in Sevier County Tennessee 6000 to 7000 patents expiring this year a proposal to revive night vehicle lighting laws in Poston 1506 convicts at Sing Sing with four sick on roll a one year old Jenny Lind and other local curiosities Milwaukee council plans to place a woman in charge of female prisoners. a Theresa New York man named Pierce wounds his hand. a Maine medical student restriction on dissection while other laws curb capital punishment. A Maine fisherman survives a swordfish attack weighing 200 pounds off Cape. a Norwich clergyman cites a chicken’s three hour escape from a hawk. Ayr Burns Monument trustees buy Burns birthplace cottage for museum at $20000. French troops quartered in Partas set fire to a barn. octopus incident near Lipson’s Island endangers two men. An English inquest notes doctors refused aid due to money. Paris shoplifter Bird arrests reveal rapid thefts. G G Mead returns to New York after selling stock of bedsteads. Harvey W. Munsell, perjurer in Phelan Short murder case, previously from Tionesta.
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Barby
Aman
Daumii Is A Post Office
Sevier County, Tenn
Poston
Sing Sing
Jenny Lind
Milwaukee Common Council
Sta
Pierce
Theresa
Jefferson County
California
Maine
Portland
Norwich
Triuumph
Ayr Burns Monument
Robert Burns
Dill
Eighteenth Army Corps
Partas
Port Hiliot
Lipson’s Island
Deptford
Paris
Bird
Rue de Richelieu
G. G. Mead
New York
Harvey W. Munsell
Phelan- Short
Tionesta
Forest
Brown
Poon
Istion
Mass
Lion
Brown Pane
Baltimore
D. Shear
Vizx
Rembeumber
Warren County
Cps
Tony David
Front Street
Roscoe Hall
Warre
Vna
McAlpine
Warren
Berbatresser& BicAlpine
Merck's
Carver Bouse
S . Weill
In New Exchange
Leonhart Brookness
W. G. Truneey
Fice
Osmer, Dale & Freeman
Judge
Scofield
Osmer
Dale & Freeman
Liberty Street
J. H. Osmer
W. Day
L.A. Freeman
P. V. Murray
Urgeon
Merck & Co
Warren, Pa
J. Ms. Davies
Baptist Church
Brown & Stone
Attorneys At Law
Second Street
First National Bank
B. Brown
Stone
E. Brown
Wetmore
Noyes & Hinceley
Second Strees
Johnson’s Exchange
L. D. Wetmore
C. H. Noyes
W. D. Hinceley
Christian Smith
Kirat National Bank
Dinsmoor & Cable
Water Street
Chas, Dinsmoor
Exchange Hotel
George H. Leonhart
Gus Mull
Palace
Liberty
J.D. Danforth
Variety Hall
Warren, Fa
Ball & Thompson
Beatty Block
Ball
Thompson
Dist
Reverdy
Stewart
Library Hall
Richard B. Stewart
Bio Drug Store
A. J. Davis
Second
Liberty Streets
Eren N. Ford
No. 356
Gar
Armory Or
Co. I
W. Kinxeax
WH. Tatton
Greaves
Episcopal Church
Decease Friend
E. S. Kennett
Kew
Waucen Hote
R.T. Tunstall
Warren Hotel
T. Tunstall
Warren Star Laundry
Pierce’s
Troy
J. L. Pierce
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