Walton Hall Shadowed Night Raid Under Tuscan Moon
Lieutenant Lambert leads a detachment in a perilous night march away from camp after rumors of trouble at Walton place. A scream and sounds of struggle draw him toward the forbidden estate where a disturbance erupts among the Walton grounds, signaling danger and a mystery to unfold.
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Warren
Lil
Lambert
Close
Leutenant
Walton
Waltons
Ife
Clase
Parmelee
Thiens
Indy
Mnie
Kith
Burns
Northland
Madam Walton
Tambert
Walton Place
Cohen
Ren
Lamiri
Erebus
Burks
Riggs
Murphy
Cambridge Shah Hoax Tops Cambridge Visit Tale
A practical joke in 1873 Cambridge baited officials and the public into preparing for a shah of Persia visit. A forged telegram claimed the shah would arrive by 1 10 pm, prompting a city mobilization before officials learned the hoax. The prankters were never found.
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University City
Cambridge
England
Independent
Cic
Persia
Mildshall
Col
Hamilton
London
Cambridge Station
St. Peter's College Kitchen
Cookton
Jimmy
T. H. Naylor
Shah
Guce
Theodore Hook
Chicago News
A Timely Present in a Colorful Tale of Love and a Marriage License
A young colored boy named Tom seeks a wedding gift from a marriage license clerk in a Northern town. He asks for a marriage license as a practical present, persuading the colonel to humor him and proving that love can cross color and poverty barriers in a compact, humorous episode.
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Tom
Noouthern Town
Cupid
Detroit Free Press
Egg involved in scalp wound puzzle in chronicle case
A physician questions a lecturer about a scalp wound and confirms the odd claim that an egg caused the injury. The exchange ends with a quip that a Plymouth Rock hen laid the egg, reflecting a humorous note in the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph account.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Mouthere in New Britain bans speech to mother in law
In New Britain an unwritten rule forbids a son in law from speaking to his mother in law. If the two meet the man must hide or cover his face and breaking the rule is said to result in the deaths of both parties.
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Mouthere-in-Lay
New Britain
Beauty Deep Blood Must Be Pure for Glow
An advertorial style piece argues beauty comes from blood health, promoting Cascarets candy cathartic to cleanse liver and bowels, purify blood, and improve complexion. Includes pricing 10c 25c 50c and mail order offers from Sterling Remedy Co. Also notes a humorous cigarette exchange from Yellow Kid Magazine.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
Can
New York
Excellent Crop Prospects Western Cassdien Farmers Excesse
Reports from Canadian Northwest farmers praise June rains boosting wheat prospects. Big average yields possible with current acreage and favorable conditions. Limited homesteads along railway lines remain available for settlement. For details contact agents Hen Davies, W Ritchie, and KR Swallow.
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Canadian Northwest
Hen Davies
Law Government
Third Street
St. Paul
W. Ritchie
Grafton
N. D
Swallow
Watertown
Mistakes and Mistakes Bridal Eve Dialogue
A Detroit Journal excerpt presents a romantic scene on the eve of a wedding. Edwin speaks of potential sorrow while the bride, in a flutter, urges them to return and ensure their happiness. The tone mixes tenderness with doubt as the couple weighs their future.
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Edwin
Detroit Journal
Grand Prairie of Arkansas Land Open for Settlers
Home seekers are urged to visit the Grand Prairie along the Little Rock and Memphis Railway. It promises rich pasturage, cereal lands, and prime farming country in the New South. The tract is opened for settlers to select and purchase, with information from Rudolph Fink and W. H. Morrison of Little Rock, Ark.
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Grand Prairie
Arkansas
Little Rock
Memphis Rt. R
West
New South
Rudolph Fink
Ark
W. H. Morrison
Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock & Memphis Railroad
Proclaimed Story Above Her Own Third Floor Split
A fragment from Detroit Journal notes a woman’s quiet pride and a quip about proclaiming the third story below hers while ascending. The passage also advertises Houstetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe laxative, claiming it aids nature rather than forcing it.
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Detroit Journal
Star Tobacco Proverb Nests in Humorous Demands
In a Washington Democrat snippet a playful quip hails Star Tobacco as the best and most lasting while noting a household truism about women moving men’s belongings. The piece also jokes that a physician with substantial practice never signs his name doctor.
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Washington Democrat
Winchester guns and ammo praised for reliability and popularity
Over Tom a Day last year works at Winchester Repeating Arms Haven Ct used 425 tons of steel in rifle and shotgun manufacture. The piece notes uniformity and reliability as watchwords for Winchester and its ammunition and invites readers to request a large illustrated catalogue free.
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Winchester Repeating Arms
Haven
Winchester
Winchesters
Gangame
Hin Looks and a Hairpin Test at the Office
A fragmented vignette shows a newspaper secretary and a witty exchange with a visitor about when a great man will be in. A clerk quips about a woman's lack of mechanical genius while a hairpin is used to sharpen a lead pencil in a brisk, humorous aside. The snippet also mentions a catarrh remedy and a stray Detroit Free Press note.
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Washington Post
Detroit
Free Press
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Weill
Glose
Charles King
J. B. Lippincors
Sergt
Watts
Elinor
Walton Hall
Dam Blackguards
Tie
Beauty
Atebison
Mall
Charley Etires Co
Philadelphia
Hartshorns
Annier Genuine
Hartshorn
Western Wheel
Rhicaga Mar
Berm
Sunita
Pontage Ty CL
Stone
Pat Ament
Dearborn
Cotteoens
Isles
Buffalo
An.k—G
Lichinte
Abe
Dr.d . -Barbis & Co Ike
Cincinnati
Ohio
Candy Cathartic
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