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Lawyer Tricks and Surprises Over a Bedroom Set
A New York merchant eyed an $80 bedroom set and later learned the goods were delivered to his home by his wife’s belief. His lawyer used witnesses to show a sale and payment, securing the set for nothing. The piece is now his. The note mentions editors and a moral about newspapers and misfortune. A Covington Fourth of July incident and a Peck family gathering in Syracuse are also noted.
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New York
Young Blackstone
New England
Butler
Clarion
Venango
Warren
Olean
Cattaraugus County
Coa
Charleston
D. C
John Jones
Williamsport
Tiogs County
William Smith
Osceola
Buffalo
Boston
Maine
Iowa
St. Petersburg
Madame Nilsson
Madame Patti
Manitoba
John Harper
Woodford County
Cincinnati
Europe
Louisville Courier-Journal
Kentucky
Lake Shore Road
Exchange Street
Covington
Luther Peck
Syracuse
Bishop Peck
Potter
McKean
Rochester Union
Budd Doble
Chester County
St. Anthony’s
Spencer Optical Manufactur’g Co
Geo. Reig, Jr
Agen
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