Foolish Courtship on the California Train
On a crowded Saturday afternoon train at Point Tiburon a young man named Tom N Oddy tries to win a beauty with a bold bravado and a blade brief, but a stern man across the aisle reveals her as his wife. The mistaken affair ends with Oddy humbly learning his limits as the couple share a sly reunion and the lady smiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Tiburon
Tom M. Oddy
Tom N. Oddy
California
Golden West
Messrs. Sock, Tie & Co
Santa Rosa
Cloverdale
Tom N. Qddy
San Rafael
Mr. Tom N. Oddy
Sud
Tom WN. Oddy
Thomas J. Vivian
The
Argonaut
Fraudulent money and stamp scam near post office
An old bent man with watery eyes canvasses near the post office asking pedestrians for two cents to buy a stamp for a letter to Marie Maroinski in Philadelphia. He pockets any money or stamps given, and a reader named Joan exposed the empty envelope by holding it to the sun. The man then moved to the Broadway side of the building.
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Postofics
Marie Maroinski
Philadelphia
Joan
New York Sun
This Rooster Climbs Trees in Greensboro Tale
Charlie Doherty of Greensboro Ga reports a remarkable rooster that cannot fly high enough to avoid night pedestrians. Each evening the bird climbs a large tree in the courthouse yard, pulling itself up with its spurs as if a telegraph climber and crowing from the first limb. This may be the first recorded case of a chicken climbing a tree.
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Charlie Doherty
Greensboro
Court House Yard
Atlanta Constitution
Burdettos tale of a boy's loud call to a friend
A Brookyn Eagle item recounts a Downtown incident where a boy shouted twenty times to his friend from across the sidewalk. The scene sparked alarm and a nervous crowd, but the truth was harmless, the boy merely calling in a friendly tone to another boy ten feet away.
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Burdetto
Brooklyn Eagle
Ambergris and its surprising perfume lineage from whales
In Salem and Lewiston notes, ambergris is described as the morbid liver secretion of the sperm whale, later processed to extract amberine for perfumery. A Maine fisherman reportedly found a mass worth 25,000 dollars, though such figures are likely exaggerated. historically, large pieces from the Windward Islands sold for about 2,600 dollars. The article traces amber’s ancient awe and current sourcing via dredging and post-mortem whale examinations.
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Maine
Windward Islands
Ambergris
Lewiston Journal
What the Mocking Bird Said
A vivid description of a mocking bird’s song and utterances as captured by Youth's Companion. The bird on a bean pole repeats sharp staccato sounds that resemble human speech with humor and wit. The piece invites readers to read the excerpt aloud to hear the phonetic mimicry.
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Lanter
Stove Bed Concept Found in Ancient China Travelogue
A New York Examiner excerpt describes a Chinese lodging practice with no stoves or beds in rooms. Travelers sleep on heated brick platforms with coal pans, while inns use charcoal brazier heat sources in general rooms and rely on personal bedding for rest.
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China
New York Examiner
A Cure for Wrinkles Fished Off in a Fish Tale
A humorous exchange from the New York Herald features a Right Arm lamenting wrinkles and fatigue after two hours casting flies, while the Left Arm questions the change as the master catches a fine trout. The arm then cheerfully resumes work, claiming the fish has cured weariness.
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New York Herald
Electro Plating Glass and Porcelain By M Hanson
Electro plating of glass and porcelain achieved by M Hanson of Franca using a gold or platinum chloride dissolved in sulphuric ether with sulphur in oil. The coated surface is brushed on and heated to volatilize sulphur and chlorine, leaving a gold or platinum adherent coat.
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M. Hanson
Franca
New York Telegram
The Wrong Literators Prisoner Foiled by Box Plot
A Kennebec jail inmate plotted an escape by smuggling a groove saw and three steel saws in a hollowed box hidden among magazines. The intended distraction failed as the jailer spotted the ruse and the prisoner remains imprisoned.
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Kennebec
Lewinton
Ayer's Pills Endorsed as Prompt Laxative Remedy
A reader notices constipation can lead to serious results and praises Ayer's Pills as a pure vegetable, prompt remedy. Dr Fowler of Bridgeport and J T Hess of Leithsville commend their efficacy as a dependable cathartic for self and family.
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Ayers
Ayer
Dr. I
FE. Fowler
Bridgeport
Conn
J. T. Hess
Leithsville
Moses Grenier
Lowell
Mass
M. Smith
Utica
D. Burke
Saco
James Quinn
Middle St
Hartford
Samuel T. Jones
Oak St
Boston
Dr. J. GC. Ayer & Co
Deslers
Beef Iron and Wine Tonic Improves Exhaustion
An old patent medicine description presents a tonic made from fresh beef citrate of iron and Sherry wine. It claims to restore nutrition and aid convalescence in illness, with dosages for adults and children and notes the recipe and strength of ingredients.
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S. Phillips
Temple Bar
Tom Noddy
Still Pond
Salem
Gazetta
Ily
Tequila Tonic Export CO
Franklin St
Chicargo
Pirtspurc Exposition
Lumber
W. H. Pickett & Co
AH. A. Jamieson & Co
Sherman
Jewett
Steve Rapgas
Syracuse
Gale
American Baw Co
Warren Pa
Merck Drug Store
Morris & Mullen
Scofield Biock
Warren
Scott
Scott & Bowne
N. Y
All Abel
SBI
FOSS
Amerie
Dr. Harding
Calan End Hay Pever
Gary
New York &Penn’a, B.A
P.R
Pittsburg
Pittsbuge
Parker
Qil City
Rankey Vile
Pidioute
A. Mip
Isha
Ala
Ally
Bradford
Carl
Ens Filb
Kinzua
Sugar Run
Corydo Onoville
Red House
Satamanca
South Carrolton
South Vandalian
Allegheny
Oleam
Gatchell
Fellows
Ina
No & Exchange Street
Buffa
Lefford
Arren and
Farnsworth Railroad
Worsh
Clarendon
Underwood's
McCalmont
Wood’s Mill
East Branch
Junction
Ooll
Garfield
P.& E.R. Rome
Oil City
Philadelphia & Erie R. R
Bsheffield
Erie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sheffield Express
Sheffield
St. Marys
Oil
Daly
Srieffield
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Lancaster
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Pulman
Philadelpia
Williamsport
Ashington
Kanecept Bunday
Arrivit
Kane
Erie Mail
Erne
Philadelppia
Pullman
Warren Express
Shefield
Ol Express
Express
Chas.e. Pugh
J.B. Wood
Man
Awell
Trenty
Stinson & C
Portland
E. C. West
Johnson & Siegfried
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