Tarleton and a Virginia breakfast delay a risky escape
An account recounts British general Tarleton and his troops delaying for fried chicken at Dr. Walker’s plantation near Charlottesville. While cooks served breakfast, a messenger warned Virginia Governor Thomas Jefferson and the legislature at Monticello, allowing them to flee before Tarleton’s arrival.
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Ae Walker
Charlottesville
Virginia
Meantie
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Tarleton
Charlottes In
Jefferson
Republic
The Blind Whistler and Other Oddities of Hilo
A gathered fragmentary piece recounts in old-time prose several oddities from Hilo including a blind man who whistles for incoming steamers, and a century-old giant turtle confined in a corral. It also touches on a family legacy story from Philadelphia and notes on touracas and a Brazilian tree porcupine, with brief anecdotes from various papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilos
Hilo
Bay
Thas
Galiapagos
Philadelphia Times
Charleston News and Courier
Beno
Tropics
London Standard
A Novel Fire Extinguisher and Odd Bits From Town Papers
A town tale recalls an amateur fireman who, unable to fetch water, sat in a pond and scaled a ladder to douse a roof blaze. The miscellany moves through stories of courtship, fashion, and a Princess of Wales manicure reflecting early 20th century society and London life.
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Ace
Langtry
Egypt
Kansas City Times
Corinna
Dexter Gazeta
Fusay
Anaton
Princess of Wales
London
America
Wales
Mija Berger
Cavendish Square
Marlborough Boys
American Thilet Company
Pico
Sue
Indice
Geutieasmn
Indien
Beccane
New York
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Laily Ee Eaale
London Pall Mall Gazette
Salford Royal Borough Library
Ghansi
India
Salford
Ayer
Dr. J. ©. Ayer
Ladies’ Home Journal
Charles Wyndham
Gibert
Gu- Bart
Nets
Wyndham
Bates
Wilie
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Iike
New York Herald
Enoch Morgan’s Sons CO
Wichita
Douglas Avenue
Thomas
Edise
Murdock
Kang
L. C. Jackson
Hacker & Jackson
South Fourth Aven
North Main
Zarda
Binghamton Republicas
Chas.a.vogeler Co
MALO
Niles
CUREY
BeScveg
Menges
Csurvelifed
Oweate
Ifn
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Maton
Fovellortes
Td Forelin Cowetrtom
Drace & Bow
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Toramta
Canada
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St Louis
Kansas City
O. Townsend
Nas
Raferem
Wacurra
Chicase
Sland
SioSe
City Ticket Office
East
Iatte
Davidson & Case
John Davidson
Sedgwick County
Pina
Kinae
Elware J
Appen and Totson
Monier Street
Betwee
J. P. Allen
Kansas
Avitt
Tus Wienta Kaci
Dennis
Bcavenger
Douglas
Main St
Chicago
Hes
N. Wace Ava Ipa
Kan
Smithson & CO
Eainegvonti
Ave
Tewenoaien
Cormeen
Smithson
Oliver Bros
Wichita, Kansas
Chas. Lawrence
E. Douglas Avenue
Kansas Loan and Investment
A.W. Eaves Beata
Hasan Or
Capital
Cil
Wichita National Bank
Suale Books
Standard, Howe —and
Fairbanks
Chicago Lumber CO
Lawrence Ave
Chicago Yards
35Th
Fron
W. A. Smith
GEO
L. Pratt
D. Cross
Wichita City Roller Mills
Imperial
Oliver
Imboden
THE
Wichita Eagle
Onatsiae
Yorkness
GA Waleed
Perm
Citizens Bank
Lisbury
State of Kansas
CR Miles
Ian
Oavione Souk LE
United States
Corery
Davidson Investment
Laspore
Lerner
EAGLH
R. P. Murdock
Globe Iron Works
Wichita, Kan
A. Flagg
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Ot Erik
W. Fonda
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