Old Massachusetts note worth thousands may reach heir
An 1794 Massachusetts promissory note for 63.62 dollars and 5 cents interest may pay 30 000 to 40 000 dollars to Sam Mather’s great great granddaughter Almyra Gaylord Conner of Berkley California. The note was found by Conner in a family trunk and authorized payment likely requires a legislative act. A bill to authorize payment has been introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature.
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Berkley
Cal
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Sam
Mather
Almyra Gaylord Conner
Fifteen Year Old Jeanne Gravette Dances With Harding
Washington reports Jeanne Gravette a Baltimore Girls Latin School student, 15, attending a Department of Labor dinner with her mother. President Harding visited and asked the first waltz, which he received, leaving Jeanne elated as friends wondered about the moment.
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Washington
Jeanne Gravette
Girls’ Latin School
Baltimore
Jeanne
Department of Labor
Harding
San Jose Man in Hard Luck Admits Huge Debt
In San Jose California on March 5 George Jones a laborer admitted in court to owing Mrs F N Stewart a debt from a loan taken twenty five years earlier. The judge had accountants compute the total asking $304,840,332,904,685.16, a sum far larger than global gold or currency. Jones earns about $200 monthly.
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San Jose
Cal
George Jones
Jones
F. N. Stewart
J. R. Welch
A Fallen Metropolitan City of Ruin and Decline
Ten years after a peak population of nearly two million Petrograd now holds about six hundred thousand as deaths outpace births. The Neva docks sit idle, grass grows through streets, and shops stand empty. Abandoned homes, broken glass, and rusting roofs mark a city decaying toward destruction.
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Petrograd
Dides
Neva
Finland
C.vogvad
Petrograd's Decline After Revolution Cited
The essay argues Petrograd, once built by the czars as a window to Europe and seat of government, has become an artificial metropolis with little purpose after the Romanoff dynasty fell. It notes its distance from central Russia, limited seaport value, and loss of status as power shifted to Moscow.
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Peter the Great
Europe
Russia
Riga
Labu
Petrograd
Moscow
Justice Is Slow In The Trial Of Augustus Crawfish
The poem recounts Augustus Crawfish killing neighbor Jabez Spry for amusement and facing a lengthy, flawed legal process. Jury finds him guilty, then judges reverse the verdict over a writ issue, leading to repeated trials that drag on as Spry has long died from age-related ailments. Newport readers recall the courtly delays and the satirical jurists and attorneys in a lengthy, tedious case.
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Augustus Crawfish
Jabez Spry
Augustus
Walt Mason
Widow of Horatio Dodge Receives 500000 for Living Expenses
Court records show the widow of automobile maker Horatio Dodge was awarded 500000 for her living costs from the estate. Attorneys noted the family spending in the last seven years of Dodge’s life exceeded a million dollars annually, highlighting the challenge of reducing lavish expenses.
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Horatio Dodge
Dodge
Tailor asks about cargo pockets in trousers
Customer wonders price and pockets. Clerk offers trousers for fifteen dollars with no pockets. The exchange highlights a humorous bargaining moment over functionality and cost.
Lost throw and reward notice near town
Lost black crepe de chine throw with fringe between the high school and W H Phillips west of town. Reward offered if returned to Sun office. Also for sale Rowden cotton seed at 1.25 per bushel or 1.00 for unculled, packed in 3 bushel sacks, available at the Oil Mill.
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Rowden
Hosiery sales agents wanted for guaranteed goods
Wanted men or women to take orders for genuine guaranteed hosiery for men women and children. Eliminates darning, 40.00 a week full time 1.00 an hour spare time experience unnecessary International Stocking Mills Norristown Pa a27 Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching Bleeding or Protruding Piles Instantly relieves Itching Piles and you can get restful sleep after the first application Price 60c.
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International Stocking Mills
Norristown
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