The Stolen Bracelet
Mrs. Lester misplaces her diamond bracelet during a formal call from Aunt and Uncle Trotters. A dinner party ends with a tense accusation toward staff as a theft suspicion spreads, only to be resolved when Uncle Timothy retrieves the bracelet from a back parlor valise. The household wakes to missing help and breakfast chaos.
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Bridget
Mrs. Lester
Noah
Pete Brown
Brown
Sally Sprigg
Mr. Lester
Trotters
Atwoods
Fifth Avenue
Mrs. Leser
George
Donnybrook Fair
Ann
Sally
Sam
Cook
Uncle
Purification Pledge Sparks Ward Hall Debate
A Chicago alderman candidate proclaims a strong dedication to purifying ward politics during a hall meeting. He slams the desk, vows to do all one man can, then drinks water as applause follows. A heckler challenges him by asking to move out of the ward.
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Chicago Tribune
Death by Fright Warns of Cobra Myth
A historical note recounts cases where fear causes death. An English surgeon Francis described a drummer in India who died after perceiving a cobra bite when a harmless lizard crawled across his legs. The tale highlights how extreme fright can be fatal.
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Francis
India
Neighborly County Exits After Borrowing Spree
A Missouri highway tale from the Philadelphia North American tells of Bill and Abe leaving a county after a string of neighborly borrowings. Families took chairs, glasses, a mattress, stove and dog, and a neighbor’s gun ended with a fatal joke before the move.
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Bill
Abe
Jim Brown
Jim
Philadelphia
A Resourceful Peddler
A New Yorker recounts moving to Long Island to escape constant peddlers. After morning to evening visits and a dog driven near rabies by the bells, the narrator’s temper broke on the sixth hawker before breakfast. A hawker offered a whistle, prompting the resolve to return to city life.
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Long Island
New York Times
Strange Diseases Across Cities and Regions
Chambers' Journal notes pellagra in Lombardy linked to damaged maize since 1833 causing over 500000 peasant deaths. It cites Mandalay ringworm in Burma, rock fever in Gibraltar, Maltese fever in Malta, Aleppo evil in Asia Minor, and the Delhi boil in Delhi as regionally confined ailments.
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Lombardy
Mandalay
Burma
Gibraltar
Malta
Aleppo
Asia Minor
Delhi
Chambers’ Journal
Porcelain Plaques Offered With Free Gilt Frames
The Milwaukee Sentinel partners with plaque manufacturers to supply a gilt frame with each porcelain plaque at no extra cost beyond express and delivery. Subscribers can secure a plaque by sending a photo plus 30 percent to cover express charges. Non-subscribers may obtain a plaque by subscribing for three months and paying 30 cents more, plus delivery and express costs. Photos and plaques promised back within thirty days. likeness guaranteed and will not fade. Communications to the Circulation Department of the Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Express
Sentinel
Milwaukee Sentinel
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