Weird True Tales at a city social gathering
A long OCR fragment describes a late evening social event with whisky and cigars, the birth anniversary of a local figure, and observations of a crowd. The narrator recalls a nearby fatal accident on the bridge and a similar old-time incident, with a police witness recounting burglar and ghostly tales in a city near a cemetery, ending with a note of nightlife and mystery.
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Bie Ety
Lesaea
Thorapass
Rupow
Warteken
EU Koue
Wenden
Delloys
Porto
Vnawiyy
Thormeige
Andy
Tore
Wee
Bern
Elmer
Etnee
Banthees
McCulfock
Cmeer
Tor Council
J. M. Shingleton
Gaus
Mas. Hinscn
Felse Work Ready For the Stone Work On Tuesday Next, Miss Fawster. Wirgar
John
Mary Scott
Bridgeport
Riverwide
United States Glass Company
Standard Axle Works
Boggs’ Run Mining Company
Tux Wheeling Athletic Club
Tux
Bishop Peterkin
Tne
Robert Downloy Company
Belle McRoy
Jonx Jenkins
Moundsville
Chapline Street
Twenty Ninth
Commnins
A. F. Street
Fourteenth
Chapline Streets
Hoelskell
Hoge
Stifel
KE. H. Dornblaser
English Lutheran Church
Dornblaser
C. E. van Keuren
Peninsula Cemetery
Union
St. Henry Lodge
Shield of Honor
Opera Mouse
A. L. Rrem
Geo. McCreary
Pennsylvania
Rice
Gronor Gothart
Twentieth Street
Christina Hedrick
Paul Hedrick
Thirtyninth
Wetzel Streets
Will Zehrick
Will Long
Bellaire
Ada Mercer
John Lynch
Wm. Long
Wheeling Hospital
Husby’s Hall
Market Street
Judy Rountiful
Paris
Central School debate stirs board over grammar focus
A Hoard of Education session debates renaming and scope of a proposed central grammar school. Members discuss consolidating multiple wards into one building, teaching limits, and adding a manual training program while opposing costly new High School plans.
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Tiv
Thas
Dasteund
Prostet
Central Grammar
Prevent Board
The Dead Actor Widely Revered on Stage Romance of Florence
A detailed obituary traces Billy Florence's life from Albany born 1831 to a prolific career on American stages. It highlights his rise through the James J. Brook Dramatic Association, marriage to Mile. Ox, and star turns in New York venues, London, and major tours. It notes his signature roles, the triumph of The Mighty Dollar, and his partnership with Mrs. Florence, ending with his death at sixty and lasting impact on American theatre.
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York
Opty
Coates
Brin Ea
Albany
N. Y
New York
James J, Rdook Dramatic Association
Florence
Allyn
Conlin’s
Bowery
John* Brougham
Lyceeum Theater
Billy Conlin
Broadway Theatre
Hunchback
Lord Tinsel
Stere Movina
Pray
Billy Florence
W. J. Florence
Purdy
National Theater
Enland
London
Drury One
Wallack's
Bob Brierly
Ameri
Bob Hierly
Mr Florence
Emily St. Egremond
Park Theatre
Benjamin E. Woolf
Sunday Evening Gazette
Jefferson
Sir Lucies O'Crigeer
Ezekin Homespun
Burton
Lucius O'Trigger
William Warret
Ezekiel
American Theatricala
Josephine Shepherd
Actors’ Fund
Actors' Order of Friendship
Australian Swindlers Use Beagle to Smuggle Gold
News from Honolulu reports two men, calling themselves Douglas and Bilsom, arrested on smuggling and defalcation charges after transferring nine thousand pounds of Australian Banking Co. funds to the yacht Beagle. They admit aliases Bell and Davie. H. Levy, a NSW government agent, says they are notorious swindlers now linked to opium smuggling with arms aboard.
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San Fancisco
Oceanic
Honolulu
Douglas
Bilsom
Beagle
H. Levy
New South Wales
Bell
Davie
Australian Banking Co
Southern Manufacturers Speak for Better Banking and Trade
The Southern Manufacturers Association met in Augusta with H. H. Hickman presiding. Delegates urged reciprocity and steamship access to South America and the West Indies, backed by American banking facilities, and called for shorter hours and improved conditions for workers. A reflection on Hood's Sarsaparilla appears at the end.
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Southern
Avgvsta
Southern Manufacturers Association
Augusta
H. H. Hickman
Southern Mills
Hickman
South America
West Indies
London
Wolves Spur Fugitives Return From Turtle Mountains
Special Agent Shogenen travels to Chicago chasing rumors that Tascott lives with Indians in the Turtle Mountains. A reward offer of 50000 dollars fuels the pursuit. Snow slows travel as Tascott retreats after wolves appear, delaying capture.
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Tascott
Wixnirec
Mr. Shogenen
United States Treasury
Chicago
Shogenen
Turtle Mountains
Killarney
Tix
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Blood Purification Relief
A patient describes long standing catarrh and danger of bronchitis and consumption. The ad asserts catarrh is a blood disease, cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla which removes impurities from blood and repels poison and germs, claiming lasting relief after years of trouble.
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Hood
Hood's Sarsaparilla Publicity in 19th Century Ad
An old testimonial style ad extolls Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for stuffed-up feeling and catarrh. The text references personal reports from readers in Athol Massachusetts and Beattie Putnam County, praising relief from throat discomfort, nasal drainage, and general weakness, and recommending Hood's Pills for liver and bowels.
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Hood
A. Groner
Athol
Maer
Beate
Putvam
Remarkable Local Gossip And Travel In News Chronicle
Daily Chronicle notes Mrs Alex Hamilton and Miss Kate Hamilton visiting in Washington from Chapline street. Amelia and Laurea Ceader visiting friends in Trindelphia. Various residents return from Chicago Philadelphia and New York for Thanksgiving plans. Reports on social visits, military court attendance, and local business tremors amid a late November cold snap.
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A. L. Hawkins
Philadelphia
Margaret Barnett
M. H. Stevenson
Pittsburg
Grant Oliver
New York
A. F. Hustead
Nellie Basse
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Ed. Bowie
Moliie Lights
Brown's Iron Bitters Cures Dyspepsia Debility
Product claim for Brown's Iron Bitters asserting cure of dyspepsia indigestion and general debility. Advert reads as a medicinal tonic promising relief, touting digestive and systemic strength benefits with a period tone.
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Brown's
Tenes end Cheapness in Design of Madr Houses Theme
The article critiques low cost housing design stressing neglect of functional detail. It condemns builder practices, praising honest, simple design over ornament, and describes a first story layout with living room, parlor, kitchen, and chimney as core elements.
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Bivin
Ally
Abe
Fim
Interior design and construction details of a house plan
The layout emphasizes an unobstructed ground view from a front room and a hall that eases access to the yard. A main roof overhangs the door with decorative brackets, the kitchen includes a galvanized water tank, and storerooms link to wide stairs. Second story features a live over bedchambers, dormer, casement window, and ample woodwork.
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Bard i
Cesepool
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