Training Day in Washington County Ended With Feud Sparks
In a frontier town a training day drew families to Washington. Captain Ramsey led militia as crowds flocked to the common for a drill. Uncle David Henderson showcased strength with a 300 pound heart of cider barrel lift. A feud flare erupted when John Cameron faced Mulveil rivals at McCloskey's, ending in a violent scuffle and arrests.
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Sam
Mr. Morpherson
Dave
John Cameron
Hetty Mulveil
Ramsey
Gen. Scott
David Henderson
McCloskey’s
Uncle David
David
Uncle Dave
Dnele
David” Henderson
Pennsylvania
Venice Court
West
Panhandle
West Virgin
Washington County
Bors
McCloskey
Mulveil
R. W. Billings
Canonsburg
John
McClonkey
Fenj
Hetty
Cameron
Mnulveil
Rufus Goldie
Tobn
Lim
Simeon
Mulvells
Mulveis
Tre
Camston
Stunts By An Old Clown Entertains Hospital Inmates
Joseph Sheehan formerly a clown and singer entertains prisoners in a city hospital ward with an improvisational show using a table as a stage. He performs acrobatics and feats to applause, while collecting odd trinkets as payment from inmates. He speaks of hardship since his wife and children died and life as a comic has not brought him joy.
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Joseph Sheehan
City Hospital
St. Louis Republic
The Hanishment of Eve in New York Colony
A fictional piece describes a male only colony in New York state that bans women to find happiness through solitude. It mocks gender separation, noting cooks and laundry may suffice but men will miss admiration, worry, and challenges, predicting the plan ends in failure.
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New York
Where He Should Have Been Parson Teaches Caution in Trade
A clergyman recently warned a horse jockey to avoid deceptions in bargaining after the jockey offered a broken winded horse to a gentleman. The jockey retorted that he preferred hearing the parson preach. The parson replied that he would have heard him preach if he had been where he ought to have been last Sunday, in the state prison.
Suburban Doctor Warns Against Smoking Cars
A suburban physician urges moderation in tobacco use and bans riding in smoking cars on trains. He argues that breathing the closed car atmosphere harms a weakly threatened patient more than smoking outdoors, and stresses not riding smoking cars aboard trains.
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Enys
Old Fort at St Augustine and Sepia Prison History
An old Fort in Florida at St Augustine notes it as the oldest in America built by the Spanish over three centuries ago. It was long used as a prison. The passage mentions a boarding house and reflections on personal footwear and three kinds of people in the world.
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Florida
Amecrica
St. Augustine
Fla
Thesa Plot
Simplicity Is Out Fashion The Belt of Last Summer
Fashion notes from 1901 describe a shift from simple gown outlines to heavily adorned ensembles. Embroidery, applique, and insertion replace simple lines, with scarfs, bows, and varied trimmings dominating evening wear. Tailored suits persist with feminine touches, while decorative nets, laces, and velvet accents redefine elegance.
T. W. Anglin Attorney Mabonic Block Owen Port
T. W. Anglin attorney located Mabonic Block Owen Port area. Details of practice or listing are sparse in the fragment.
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Owen Port
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L. W. Jordan
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Manchester
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Larwilt
I Bierceton
Warsaw
Bourbon
Tower
Ourbon
Grace
Yareaw
Neceton
Warsaw Union
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