Tragedy Lingers at Peterman Farm After Dual Deaths
In Sugarloaf Township Bloomsbury Pa the Peterman family history of tragedy deepens after a deadly duel leaves Abram Peterman dead and John Peterman wounded and facing murder charges. The long sad tale recalls earlier family disasters including a fatal kettle accident and a wind driven death on the farm.
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Bloomsbury
Peterman
Sugarloaf Township
Peterman Farm
John Peterman
Countrie
Sugarloaf
Abram Peterman
John
Abram
Stork Delivers Five Boys to Don Francisco Rodrigues
A quintet of healthy baby boys arrived at the home of Don Francisco Rodrigues a well to do merchant in Port Limón Porto Rico The birth marks a notable family milestone for the Rodrigues household and local community observers report the event with interest.
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Stork
Port Limon
Porto Rico
Don Francisco Rodrigues
One Cigar After Dinner Lesson in Self Control
The story from Sir Andrew Clarke portrays his crusade against excess and the belief diet outstrips drugs. A patient, instructed to smoke one cigar after meals, discovers after weeks the habit felt normal yet truth reveals he had never smoked before.
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Sir Andrew Clarke
Andrew
Sir Andrew
London Telegraph
Prince Might Get Shot
Mr and Mrs Pattison wake to a basement noise and debate sending their dog Prince to locate a possible burglar. Pattison plans to use Prince as a forward scout while his wife worries the dog could be shot if danger is real.
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Prince
Pattison
Rumor of Jim's Wife Sparks No Action in Chicago Tale
A gossip claims Jim's wife is ugly based on a Chicago source and a photographer's upfront payment, yet Jim's ally allows the tale to die. The account highlights rumor, reputation, and skepticism without confirming the allegation.
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Jim
Chicago
New York Times
Beauty Unadorned Judge and Pretty Girl Exchange
A judge comments on beauty and attire in a clipped dialogue about dress. The exchange suggests differing views on how a pretty girl should present herself and what constitutes tasteful appearance.
Balkans Country Place Earns Wry Nickname
A reader notes a joke about naming a country place The Balkans and its punning effect, as printed in the Lanisville Courier Journal.
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Balkans
Lanisvile Courier-Journal
To a Faithful Friend
A poem praising a loyal dog who greets the speaker at twilight with warmth and cheer. The narrator contrasts the dog’s steadfast love with human judgment, affirming the animal’s noble character despite scientific claims of mere animal nature. The piece ends with the hope of joining the dog in heaven.
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Hell
Heaven
Women and Fiction in American Magazines
Chicago Inter Ocean discusses why most stories and verse in magazines are by women and aimed at women readers. It considers talent, market demand, and the appeal of gowns and feminine detail in fiction.
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America
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Ruskin Prodigy Early Temperament Highlighted
The text discusses John Ruskin as a child prodigy, noting at age four he corrected an aunt about a Waterloo bridge pillar, at five he was a bookworm, and at seven he began a four volume work with copper plates. It claims Modern Painters appeared before he was ten and reflects on his early writing quality.
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Ruskin
Sidis
Jostm Ruskin
Waterloo Bridge
Morrowby Busted in Moveout Talk About Vehicle
Marrowby tells Jones he is broke after moving to the country and has bought a machine. Jones asks if it is a runabout or touring car. Marrowby replies the machine is a mowing device.
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Jones
Marrowby
Harper's Weekly
Ten Dollar Bill Found in Summer Suit
A brief item from the Toledo Blade notes a person 발견 a ten dollar bill in a sun worn summer suit. The report shows surprise and questions about how the money came to be where found.
Woman Impulsively Destroys Dog Permit Row on Street Car
A passenger refuses to exit a street car over a dog permit dispute. After kerfuffle with the conductor, the woman tosses her dog to the curb and returns to her seat, indifferent to the consequences.
Mountain goats menace miners in Alaska gulch tunnels
In Mineral Gulch Alaska miners report goats crowding into claim tunnels during storms forcing use of dynamite to clear passages. Goats have damaged location stakes sparking potential future disputes among mine owners as deaths rise among animals. A separate note from Harper's Bazaar offers rest advice including leg elevation and relaxation tips.
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Mineral Gulch
Alaska
Rembrandt, Fragonard Purchases Mocked by Abbey
Edwin A. Abbey criticized wealthy Americans who pay high sums for dubious art while local genius painters lack orders. At a London dinner in Tite Street he recalled a New Yorker asking Whistler for a lifesize portrait and a price of 2,500 dollars, then snorting at aging artists.
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Edwin A. Abbey
Mr. Abbey
London
Tite Street
Whistler
Jewel box alarm promises theft protection for valuables
An inventive jewel box alarm, recently marketed, traps would be thieves by a built in small instrument. A lever discharge completes a circuit to ring a bell and clapper like a telephone bell. A pendulum in the box detects movement and keeps the alarm sounding until switched off.
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Big Ben
Sage Tea Hair Remedy Promises Color Return
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy offered as a ready-to-use alternative to homemade sage tea. Marketed as a scalp tonic and color restorer with a money back guarantee if it fails to perform. Sold for fifty cents a bottle by druggists and McKibbinney Drug Co as agents.
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Wyeth
McKkibinney Drug Co
Rexall Orderlies Promise Free Trial If They Fail
An advertisement offers Rexall Orderlies to relieve chronic constipation with a money back guarantee. The product is described as toning the nerves and muscles of the large intestine, acting without purging other organs, and being palatable like candy. Sizes 10c 25c 50c sold at Cook & Sherman Rexall Store at the southwest corner of the square.
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Rexall Orderlies
Rexall
Cook & Sherman
S.W. Cor. Square
Eight Hundred Fifty Go On Strike At Finck Co In Detroit
Eight hundred fifty workers at W. H. Finck & Co in Detroit walked off the job on October 19 after the firm refused to discharge a girl employee demanded by the shop committee. The strike included 800 women and girls and 50 men and boys, and operations halted immediately.
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Detroit
Mich
W. H. Finck & Co
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Tura
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Cole
Walton Bros
West Chester
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Washington
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