Family feud erupts over Eveling’smarriage in Smoky Mountains
In Craddock’s tale set along the Great Smoky Mountains, three Quimbey brothers confront a candlelit night, a tense border of suspicion, and a fatal shooting that opens a web of motive around Eveling’s elopement to Abs’lom Kittredge. Old Joel laments Eveling’s flight, while the brothers debate justice and fear for the future of their clan.
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Great Smoky Mountains
Clifty
Fideral Virgo
Steve
Eveling
Stephen Quimbey
Timothy
Stephen
Joel Quimbey
Justice of the Peace
Weins
Bates
Remains of a Volcano Found Near Mount Lamentation
A Middletown letter reports the discovery of volcanic remains near Mount Lamentation in the Meriden hills by Prof. W. N. Davis of Harvard. He identifies an ash-bed from triassic eruptions, noting no cone remains but evidence of explosive activity and potential further ash-beds in the Meridea hills.
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Middletown
Conn
Mount Lamentation
Meriden Hills
Connecticut Valley
W. N. Davis
Harvard University
Davis
Meridea
Ghost testimony and a murder case from early Maine trials
The 1801 preliminary murder trial of Joseph Inman at Eddington hinged on a key witness his son William Inman. William testified that a ghost told him his father killed Homes, a claim the Bangor Historical Magazine reprinted. Homes later appeared alive in Orono after learning of Inman’s arrest.
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Joseph Inman
Eddington
Oliver Homes
Crone
Homes
Inman
William
Bangor Historical Magazine
William Inman
J. William Inman
Pownalboro
Orono
Lewiston (Me
Paper Boat Forming Process From Model to Racing Shells
The article explains a method to construct paper boats from manilla paper five layers thick, using a full size pine model, shellac glue, and a drying period of five days at 140 degrees. It notes a wide range of boat sizes from single sculls to forty two foot shells, including a forty two foot long boat for forty two persons and a nineteen foot steam launch. Prices for a single scull range 65 to 100 dollars and an eight oared shell about 400 dollars. Harvard Yale and Columbia shells in 1886 came from the same shop model. The patent for the method has expired.
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Hudson
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Chasing Meteors and Misinformation
The Winsted Herald recounts a past meteor sighting near Litchfield that sparked belief it struck Chestnut Hill. The tale shows how later reports from New York and a transatlantic steamer discredited the incident, underscoring readers should not rely on meteoric tales as fact.
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Litchfield Fair Grounds
Chestnut Hill
Litchfield
Pshaw
Joe
H. B. Graves
John H. Hubbard
Fair Grounds
New York
Telegraph
Kentucky
Winsted
Herald
Visiting Card Styles At The Mart
Visiting cards showcased at the Mart Le project with neat printing and modern styles. Vendors presented compact designs emphasizing legibility and finish.
Practical joke traps fail for rug firm on Washington Street
A Boston Letter recounts a Washington street rug firm using bells and porters to catch thieves. A sneak thief is punished by paying for missing rugs, another penniless robber is sent away, and a self-important junior partner is tricked by a friend into a painful prank. The episode ends with the prankster trapped and humiliated.
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Washington Street
Durance Vile
Boston
No Children Demand Sparks Housemaid Visit
A San Francisco Chronicle writer notes class empathy and a domestic hiring anecdote. A lady seeking a servant posts no children in an ad. a nervous applicant with two children arrives, quelling the bias with a humorous twist about sympathy and workload.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Darbor
How Thieves Pick Up Points on the Streetcar
Two neighbors discuss leaving valuables at home and become targets of theft. A man posing as a messenger retrieves a watch from a woman under her pillow, while a dry goods store incident shows a cash boy delivering a purse described by a friend. The piece warns readers to beware elevator and desk mixups.
The Best Salve For All Skin Ailments Sold Here
This old patent remedy promises a universal salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and other eruptions. It may cure piles with payment refunded if not satisfied. Price is 25 cents per box at Morek DrugStore.
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Morek
Europe
Maine
Boston Herald
Every Republican Should Take the Maitland Press Weekly
A promotional pitch urging readers to subscribe to the Maitland Philadelphia Weekly Press for a price of $1.75. The notice targets Republican readers, implying party loyalty as a reason to subscribe to the newspaper.
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Maitland Phila. Weekly
Is beauty dying out among city women says Philadelphia Times
The Philadelphia Times notes a widespread view that beauty among women and young girls in cities is waning. Three points recur: fewer pretty women in crowds and stores, rise of uglier appearances, and fashionably exclusive circles hosting less attractive surroundings.
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Philadelphia Times
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
London
Newport
Mount Desert
Purified Water and Kidney Health Amid Fever Warnings
The article warns that fever rages where water is poor and urges boiling water to prevent cholera typhoid and malaria. It links impure water to kidney liver and uric acid problems and promotes Warner's safe cure as a remedy, detailing kidneys as key blood purifiers and comparing them to sewer systems.
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Albany
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Warner
Subscription Drive For Philadelphia Weekly Press Offers Mail Bundle
Daily updates add names to a subscription list offering Philadelphia Weekly Press and the Mail for 1.75 dollars, payable in advance.
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Philadelphia Weekly Press
The
Mail
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Evelina
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S. Richardson & CO
Burlington, VT
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Seloxy
S Ronese
Reynolds
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Winch Bro’s
Water Street
Diamond Block
Warren
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Greenland
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Warren Pa
Morck Bro
Warren, PA
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Buffalo
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Adress
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Buftalo
Henry Baxter
Mandrake Bitters
Henry, Johnson & Lord, Props
W.H. Pickett & CO
H. A. Jamieson & CO
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Warren County
First National Bank
H. S. Thomas
Wood & Thomas
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Liberty
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N.C. Allen
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Catalgue
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Brattleboro
D. G. Curtis
Sterling, Packard and
Alleger
Ludlow
Stinson & Co
Portland, Maine
Sherman S. Jewett
Syracuse
Gale
Pittsburgh
FF. O. Pierce
N. Greenland
Exchange Block
Warre, Pa
Exchange Hotel
A. H. Dowell
Enquirer
Edenton, N. C
Piso
Hallett & Co
Portland
Philip Bysecker
Hoffman
Market Street
Ludlow House
J. H. Harmon
NEW Era Mfg
Bradford
Tavs & Co
Augusta
Aine
Fishee Block
Pottsville
Mollie Maguire
Mollies
McGeghan
Boyle
Carroll
Roarity
Manley
Duffy
Col. Farr
Werner
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James Roarity
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Toms
Charley Mitchell
Leadville
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Charlie Mitchell
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Hays
Hayes
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Morck
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