Woman who saved eighty nine dresses dies in Milton
A Milton New Hampshire woman, Mrs Jonanna Farnham, died with no clothes to wear yet left eighty nine silk velvet dresses and costly garments, plus jewelry and silverware. Four thousand dollars in gold securities and a bank book with nearly two thousand dollars were found with a series of keys to trunks in Milton and Boston. The trunks contained more gowns, chinaware, and bric a brac, leading to an estate valued well over ten thousand dollars.
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Milton
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Fair Oaks
Looxout Mountain
Chancelorsville
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Phonograph as Witness in Court Sparks Debate
A railroad owner sued over tunnel noise that kept sleep from workers. A phonograph placed in the premises reproduced no such noise, leading the judge to dismiss the case. Commentary warns against overreliance on recorded evidence shaping history and policy debates.
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Congress
Washington Star
Timothee Trimm Dares Insolent Creditor in Studio
French journalist Lespe known as Timothee Trimm faced a stubborn creditor who refused to leave his room. The writer sealed air and lit a charcoal fire while a note on the wall claimed they would die by their own will, prompting the creditor to flee.
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Lespe
Timothee Trimm
tLespes
Lespes
Timothee
Scho l Commissioner asks about yearly beer keg purchase
A fragment indicates a school official or commissioner asks about buying three kegs of beer each day and inquires what would remain after a year. The source uses a dated style and names Frank Leslie's.
Insomnia in a Small Fly Suggests Hidden Struggles
The fragment contemplates the impact of sleeplessness on a tiny life, using the image of a fly to explore quiet, unseen disturbances. It hints at larger themes of disturbance within the natural world and the costs of sleep deprivation on a minute scale.
Kilmer’s Swallor Root Cures Kidney and Bladder Troubles
Pamphlet and free consultation offered by Laboratory Binghamton New York. Advertises Kilmer's Swallor Root and Earls Clover Root as blood purifiers and cures for ailments including constipation. Mentions small cost and warns against neglecting plans for self-improvement.
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Kilmer
Binghamton
N. Y
Mets
I Will Go and See Him Before I Die
Long discourse on parental love from Jacob and Joseph in Egypt. The speaker urges filial duty, honors aging parents, and imagines heavenly reunion in the palace, contrasting earthly feasts with eternal blessing and the virtue of caring for elders.
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Geneate xiv
Night Thoughts Morph Into Morning Mutations
The piece weaves literary fragments with puzzle like shifts, referencing Youngs Night Thoughts, Grays Bie gy Ina Churchyart, Cotters Saturday Night, and Cotters Sabbate. It touches on shepherds, famine, Palana ram, Goshen, and Jacobing Joseph at an emerald castle in a surreal collage.
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Yan
Celestial City
Young
Gray
Cotter
Salisbury Sinina
Caven
Palanaram
Goshen
Joseph
Emerald Castle
Old Time Superstitions In Old Detroit Free Press Voice
A compact set of beliefs on birth days luck and unlucky numbers. It notes customs about days of birth May babies cauls mirrors Friday misfortune new moons horseshoes and a few literary references.
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Sunda
David Copperfield
Dickens
Christ
Judas
England
Lord Nelson
Victory
Whittier
Danvers
Detroit Free Press
Sea captain's cool head saves shipload after fire
In a tale from a sea disaster, a captain kept calm as passengers fled to lifeboats. He lighted a cigar to divert panic, ordering the crew to shove off and ensuring all but him escaped safely, a moment noted by Henry 8. Roberts of Boston.
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Henry 8. Roberts
Boston
St Louis Globe- Democrat
Valuable Clerks and the Ideal Saleswoman
A department head explains that a modest pleasant clerk is valued for courteous help but must also guide customers to decisions without pushiness. The ideal salesperson quietly assists, letting customers rely on others’ judgment to choose promptly.
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New York
Hindu myth counts vast deities said to exceed five million
A claim from Hindu mythology asserts an enormous number of deities surpassing five million. The number appears in traditional texts and is cited in discussions of divine plurality. No independent verification available.
For the Young Folks 4 Childer’s Fancies
A June scene shows Gracie at a window watching cloudy skies. She sees sunbeams turning droplets into a rainbow and describes the rain as a swarm of bees. She asks Quuntie to notice how each green leaf seems to cry in wonder.
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Gracie
The Principal’s Riddle on Fingers and Thumbs
A New York Recorder tale describes a jolly principal who promises an early release after asking students how many fingers they have. When they answer ten, he theatrically bangs his desk and leaves, then uses the next day’s lecture to explain the difference between fingers and thumbs.
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New York Recorder
Midas and the ass ears tale meets shipyard marvels
The piece blends a Folklore tale of King Midas with a vivid tour of Cramp shipyard. It contrasts Midas failing to judge merit with Apollo and Pan, then shifts to Albert Matthews describing Indiana class battle ship construction and the bustling yard with riveters, engines, and giant boilers.
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Midas
Apollo
Pan
Tmolas
Tmolus
Atlanta Constitution, Jr
Albert Franklin Matthews
Indiana
Cramp
Gan
Crabs and their armor shell and diverse breeds
The article describes crabs wearing shells as armor, the moulting process, and how crabs live on land and sea. It notes the pea crab in mussel and oyster shells, a spider leg crab, and a large land crab near Indian Ocean islands, among many other varieties.
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Indian Ocean
Detroit Free Curiosity Draws Attention
A terse Detroit Free item notes a subject described as nine curious in its ways, marked as an object of interest and sparking local curiosity about its nature.
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Detroit Free Press
Great auk egg sells for record price in London sale
A London sale of a great auk egg drew keen competition among collectors, selling for about 1500 dollars to Sir Valery Crewe. The egg came from collector Yarrell, once bought in France for two francs, with the bird extinct after intensive egg and skin trade.
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London
Atetion
Valinery Crewe
Isso
Vauncey Crewe
Yarrell
France
Newfoundland and Labrador
Lewis Carroll
Brave Florida Lady Stares Down Wild Black Bear
In Brevard County on the Indian River peninsula a woman armed with only an umbrella encountered a wild black bear near her lodge. The bear approached from dense palmettos within six feet, rose on hind legs, then fled after she opened and closed her umbrella, proving the creature’s bluff and retreat.
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F. Latham
Oak Lodge
Indian River Peninsula
Brevard County
Florida
Tales of border life and Victorian royal longevity
Misander and Agnew recount a border tale where a misinterpreted command leads to a near execution, followed by a humorous misread order as prisoners are hanged. Queen Victoria is celebrated at seventy four with a stable line of heirs and a life of domestic virtue and matchmaking influence. A patent medicine advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a trusted laxative benefiting kidneys, liver and bowels and sold by California Fig Syrup Co.
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Young Agnew
Agnew
Galloway
Willian Howard
Viettturia
Faty
Great Britain
England
California Fig Syrup Co
Skins of Fruit and Hidden Microbes Warned
A St Louis Post-Dispatch note warns that fruit skins may harbor microbes and cause illness if eaten after minor scratches. It explains microbes can penetrate the skin and enter the human system, suggesting avoidance and careful handling to reduce risk.
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St Louis
Mine Disaster Toll Reported in Britain Mines
A government tally shows 1060 fatalities in coal mines and 55 in metalliferous mines in Britain last year, numbers rising from prior periods. The figures reflect steady hazards across the mining sector.
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Britain
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