Charleton Robbery Case Reversal After Satchel Confession
Detectives pursue Willard Charleton cash theft in a bank syndicate deal. Suspect Joseph Hallet, a long time servant, is arrested after a tip leads to Jenkinson alias. later the case collapses when Charleton’s wife admits taking the money by mistake from her own satchel. The police drop the arrest and the case ends in ridicule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pegram
Charleton
Willard Charleton
Inter-State Bank
Seasehold
Europe
Mr. Charleton
Joseph Hallet
Hallet
Harry Wimple
Sergeant Pegram
Wimpole
Yeserday
Mr. Jenkinson
Mrs. Jenkinson
Mrs. Jenkins
Hera
Wimple
Toone
Criminal Court
Halter
Lands of perpetual snow and snow line facts
A survey of arctic and alpine snow lines explains why permanent snow lies at varying elevations, noting Peary's Arctic travels, Greenland and Iceland conditions, and how sun exposure shapes where snow persists. It explains glaciers versus snow lines and regional contrasts from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Chicago
Peary
Greenland
Spitzbergen
Iceland
Great Arctic
Tropics
Mount St. Elias
Alaska
Selkirks
British Columbia
Bernese Alps
Mount Etna
Equator
Popocatepet
Mexico
Mont Blanc
Italy
Himalayas
Mount
Kilimanjaro
East Africa
Spitabergen
Mont Blanc Ia
Canadian Rockies
Aconcagua
New Zealand
Christmas shopping and social pretenses in a tale
A broadcloth woman and a velvet wearer argue over Christmas gifts as money concerns expose vanity. One plans lavish presents to impress, while the other questions the extravagance and moral implications. The scene touches on class, charity, and appearances as gifts are exchanged amid tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances
Calfskin Pillows From Grief Turn Domestic Style
A magazine note describes preserving a deceased calf by tanning its skin to cover an air pillow and crafting a fireplace scene with cat figures on chamois skin. Yale pillow features show Yale letters in brass clasps. The piece also notes fashion uses for skins in men’s furnishings and a doughnut reheating tip using a paper bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Yale
A Bedstead Settle And Household Tips From Era
An old time guide describes making a bedstead settle suitable for lawn or piazza. It uses an old bedstead with headboard and posts as back and legs, with seat width 12 to 16 inches, and notes on staining and dressing. Also brief guidance on colored napery and minimal starch in laundering linen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bub
Detroit Free Press
Watch Purchases and a Minnesota Kidney Pill Cure Tale
A buyer named Mr. Kloce negotiates several watches from a jeweler, trading up and paying extra to get preferred models. In Minnesota, William E. Gentry reports a complete cure of long standing kidney trouble after using Dodd's Kidney Pill, noting significant health improvement at age 71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Kloce
Minnesota
Lakefield
Minn
William E. Gentry
Jackson County
Gentry
Mr. Gentry
Dodd
Hilltop Hurries Home as Maple Syrup Accident Strikes
Hilltop, focused on wife and baby, hurries along Chambers Street toward the ferry. A truck laden with Vermont maple syrup knocks loose kegs, spilling syrup and causing a crash that soaks his trousers and shoes. Authorities or further actions are not detailed in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saburban
Hilltop
Chambers Street
Pines
Seed Co Advertising and Misplaced Epigrams Across The Press
The passage blends an advertisement for Moravian Barley and Salzer seed varieties with miscellaneous quotes and jokes from various papers. It mentions Salzer’s Grase Teosinte and other seeds, a request to mail 10 cents for catalogs, and a market note amid humor and social blurbs from multiple publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak
Mont
Ida
Colo
Salzer
Teosinte
John A. Sabeer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Restful Nights
Mrs P Bruvzel of Everett Washington reports fifteen years of back pain and sleepless nights. After using Doans Kidney Pills she feels markedly improved and continues until five boxes finished. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York sells at 60 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Bruvzel
P. Bruezel
Grand Ave
Everett
Wash
Doans
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Boffalo
N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sedden
French Alps
Bill Kayrliss
Philadelphia Prens
George
Almus
Mabel
Ethel
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Will
Hal
Qeve
Philadel
Slickun
In¢innat Times-Star
New Yorker
Hicago Journal
Sobbine
Norwich
Heb
Chicago Journal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!