The Fireside of Jacob Lane and Rose’s Return
A saga of Jacob Lane rising from modest lawyer to a famed advocate, haunted by his desertion of Rose and their child. Uncle Aaron steadies him with wisdom and love as Rose and Aaron confront choices about forgiveness, kinship, and new happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob
Jacob Lane
Charles Street
Fifth Avenue
Alice
Rose
Papa
Eiver
Drandma
Therese
Uncle Aaron
No. Fifth Avenue
Aunt Kate
Sam
Aaron
Ogly
Kate
Scollard
Rondout
Matthew
Modern Money Orders and Emigration Tales Across Nations
International money orders issued for three months. Alsace courts imprison 246 youths for attempting to emigrate to America to evade military duty. Japan names an heir apparent with a centuries old sword and office title. Armenians in Alashgerd seek Persian emigration with Shah granting lands and aid. Pere-la-Chaise cremation charges set at fifty francs with five years urn storage. Spain's cloisters rise to 29 220 monks and 25 000 nuns across 1 330 cloisters. A Roman tile at St Pabu reveals a hoard of over ten thousand Roman coins dated 269 to 300. Arnica Liniment recommended for quick chest relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsace
America
Alashgerd
Persia
Pere-la- Chaise
Paris
Seine
Spain
Barcelona
St. Pabu
Finisterre
Valerian
Diocletian
Constantinus
Maximus
Lucinius
Constantine the Great
Constantinus I
Electrical advances and scams spark a public crusade in England
A crackdown targets sham electric belts promising cures while new uses for electricity crop up. A triturator for grinding drugs uses an electric motor and heavy pestle, and railway and street lighting adopt electric indicators and arch-supported wires. Telegraph workers face gritty conditions, and Manchester’s Victoria station proves electric power can replace gas during a strike. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway plans permanent electric lighting after rapid installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Milwaukee
Manchester
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company
Victoria
Proud Warning on Consumption Cure by Kemp’s Balsam
A reclame style notice states most deaths come from consumption and claims Kemp’s Balsam cures coughs of the throat and lungs. It promises instant cure and relief, with trial size offered, priced at 50 cents and one dollar, available at all druggists.
Absinthe’s Rise From Military Use to France’s Lethal Legacy
An overview traces absinthe from its early French distillers to military camps in Algeria. It suggests army use helped popularize the drink, then spread to Paris via Marseille and Toulon, likening its grip to gin in 18th century London and noting legal inaction in France alongside dangers highlighted by poets such as Alfred de Musset.
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Louis Phillippe
Orleans
North
Africa
Algeria
Mediterranean
Marseilles
Toulon
Paris
London
George II
France
Alfred de Musset
London Telegraph
Mosquito invasion linked to pineapples in 1885 Mexico
The City of Mexico paper notes a rise of mosquitoes since 1885 in Querétaro and other towns, joking about a pineapple car rampage at the central station as a putative cause but arguing the real task is learning to rid the pests rather than explaining their arrival.
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Detroit Free Press
Milwaukee Journal
Colton
Thomas A Kempis
United Presbyterian
Archbishop Tillotson
Ruskin
Mexico
Queretaro
City
Pennsylvania
Rome
Patterson
N. J
Vassar College
Bethlehem Township
Coshocton County
Philadelphia
Hanover
Oxford County
Browning
Gouraud
London
North River
New York
Jersey City
Tuz Troy Press
Empire State
Brooklyn
Boston
Saturday Evening Gazette
Sweet Brook
Curfew custom across Europe predates William I says history
The article argues that curfew bells and fire coverings were common in France Spain Italy Scotland and other parts of Europe before and during William I era. Alfred the Great and Oxford records show earlier use. It suggests the Conqueror revived a widespread regulation, not a symbol of servitude, and notes lingering curfew bequests and lamp restoration under Henry I.
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William I
France
Spain
Italy
Scotland
Europe
England
Alfred the Great
Oxford
Carfax
Peshall
Normandy
William II
Henry I
Christian Union
Indian alligators prey on humans and ancient finds
The Riddell Museum curator reports a gharial stomach contained hair fragments, beads, rings and a defaced coin, suggesting human remains with the note that gharials may prey on people. The piece also notes cattle losses and population growth in New York, plus various miscellaneous items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riddell Museum
Agra
India
London Standard
Queer Monetary Mediums Across Regions
The article lists diverse forms of currency and value in different cultures. It cites oxen among Zulus and Kaffirs, tin at Nishni Novgorod fairs, female slaves in New Guinea, greenstone and red ochre among native Australians, snow spikes in Central Africa, chocolate in South America, corn in Norway, tea cakes in India, silk in China, whale teeth for Fiji, red feathers for South Sea Islanders, and salt in Abyssinia. It notes cowrie shells as minor currency across India islands and Africa.
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Nishni Novgorod
New Guinea
Central Africa
South America
Norwway
India
China
Indi
Indianslands
Africa
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R. John Hepburn
Warren
Liberty St
Ilbur & Schnub
Offce
Hazeltine
WM. Schnub
Insmoor
Cable & Peterson
Attorneys AT Law
Water Street
Beofield
Arren
C. Dinshoob
Jaz. Cable
C.A. Peterson
Thos. W. Arird
Water and
Liberty Streets
H. Allen
Allen & Higgins
Allen’s
M J. Walkerman
Oneida Market
Liberty Street
Ag Dlow
L. Agnew
Market and
Second Sts
A A. Schofield
J. A. Love
Exc
Penna
Mirror
Naat
Short Streets
AD. McAlpine
Third St
M E
Dunkle
Warren, Pa
F. R. Scott
W. G. Trunkey
Attorney AT Law
Judge Scofield
Freeman
Gus
Stone & Rich
First National Bank
H. BE. Brown
R. Brown
Bole
i _ T. NEILL
Hi. J. Muse
W. Stone
M. Kice
Wright Block
Centre Street
Corry, Pa
L. Bowman & Bole
Torn F. McPherson
Anet D. Clara
Verback Block
N. Yates
L. G. Noyes’ Drug Store
Warren Savings Bank
W. A. Greaves
Exchange
Crawfoor
Forest
Venango
Johnson’s Exchange
Noyes & Hinckley
Second Street
W. D. Hinckley
Notary Public
L. D. Watmore
C. H. Noyes
W.D. Hinceley
Beaty Block
D. J. Ball
Johnson's Exchange
Story
P. Johnson
W. M. Lindsey
O. Parmlee
Clara Doty Bates
Chicago
Isobel H. Floyd
de Cook
Axminster
Dollie
Sartin
Brandpa
Pizzeness
Wee Alice
Grandma
Chicago Mail
Somerville Journal
L. D. Wetmore
M. Beecher
Cashier
Warren County
Ireland
National Line
Liverpool
Jesnstown
Antwerp
Hamburg
Bremen
Gothenburg
Christinia
Copenhagen
E. O. Graham
Nurseryman
Rochester
N.Y
J. K. Ronne
Hickory Street
David Shear W
Ould
Windsor
Niagara
Berlin
Lisle
Russia
Morris & Mullen
N. C. Allen
Royal Aking Powder CO
Wall St
Carter L
Carter
Carver
Cartel Medicine CO
Arnall
Mave
Divaersts and
Dea
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Altimore, Me
Goodrich & Fehman’s
British India
Newport
Ohio
Lisbon
North America
Globe
Joseph Hickman
Cooper County
United States
Great Britain
Erie Railway
Almond
Alleghany County
N. Y
London Money Order Office
Post Office
Stow & Company
New Zealand
Queer Monetary Mediums
Ron
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