Christmas crowds fill market as Jacob's lot aids hitching
In a post year 1899 scene, Jacob's lot becomes a makeshift hitching yard for county travelers during market days. Charles B. Rouss provided the space amid market square reforms, while locals recall the old watchman and praise his generosity. Turner Ashby Camp notes monthly events ahead of General Lee's birthday.
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Biacob
North Market
Charles B. Rouss
Market Square
Jacob’s Lot
Jacobs
Mr. Rouss
Doughlans
Turner Ashby
Roussaye
Patna
Lee
Northbound Arrivals and Departures Schedule Details
The Daily Mails lists northbound arrivals from van North and southbound departures, with times for B and O lines and CV routing. It includes Gemini stations such as Kidham CV 11 44am and 12 85 pm, and multiple B&O and CV connections with midday and evening slots. Other entries cover Romney, Rock, Springs, Shockeysville, Round Hill, Marlboro, Mountain Falls, and Springs, noting close of mails and field notices.
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Ig Star
Romney
Rock
Hincoms
Op Springs
Shockeysville
Round Hill
Marlboro
The Ugliest Beast Bearded Saki Described as Grotesque
A historical account claims the bearded sakl, a South American monkey, to be the ugliest beast in the world. Its grotesque appearance deters even predators like jaguars, making it feared and described as sinister and evil in nature.
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South America
Missing church families notice at Whitechurch London
A unique notice affixed to a church door reports missing families from the church last Sunday and a theft during the Lord's day by multiple ages in Sunday clothes. Also mentions Brittany travelers and ancient Egyptian plow comparison.
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Whitechurch
London
Weathered Verse on Drift and Love by W T Talbott
Poetic meditation on peril and dark byways with dawns and tempers. It notes souls drifting together or apart and warns against prideful schemes in a slightly somber tone. The lines reflect longing and fate amid changing weather.
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W. T. Talbott
Washington Star
Wax Cotton Plant Hoax At New York Exchange
A six foot wax cotton plant from Texas, exhibited at the New York Cotton Exchange, drew crowds and high hopes before a savvy East of Mississippi farmer debunked it as a wax fraud from South Fifth Avenue. The episode showed brokers could be fooled by a convincing plant and questioned New York’s familiarity with actual cotton crops.
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New York Cotton Exchange
Texas
Waco
Lone Star
New York
Mississippi
South Fifth Avenue
New York Mail and Express
Bear with one lung seeks life insurance joke
A young man with only one lung applies for life insurance. The doctor doubts his eligibility but the man insists he deserves a discount since he is half as liable to consume. He jokes about having only one lung and still seeking coverage from a respectable company.
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Spurgeon
Mr. Spurgeon
Tabernacle
Home Magazine
Lifej
Women Oppose Promotions in Government Service Debate
A government clerk with 25 years’ experience asks why women are barred from higher government posts. He argues women block other women, citing a treasury division case where female colleagues protested to keep a female chief. He notes women often antagonize each other, then the topic shifts to Washington.
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Treasury-Department
Beem
Secon Ag
Local dealer reports 250 jobs sold and ongoing sales
T J Orndorff at 9 East Water Street announces sale of 250 jobs with continued business activity keeping them busy as orders roll in.
Local Deal Teases Savings Offer
An advertisement promises a discount of fifteen dollars per hundred on items in our line, inviting customers to request details and claim savings.
Washington, Fisk, and the boy who told a lie
General Clinton B. Fisk told a Sunday school audience that he was a general like Washington. A boy answered that Washington could not tell a lie, provoking laughter and a hearty salute to the lad’s quick retort.
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Maughton
Clinton B. Fisk
Washington
General Fisk
George Washington
Detroit
Fine chocolate assorted goes for 19c at sale
A local advertisement lists assorted fine chocolates priced at 19 cents with fancy mixtures at 8 cents and up. The listing emphasizes bargain candy selections available to shoppers.
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Ris
Star Office
Water Street
Otar
Far
NG Accommodations
Eli
Devine
Reda
Thend Valley Railroad
Sta- C. V. B.R
MLE Prophecy
Mir Erastus Wiman
Rouss
Erastus Wiman
Willet
Broadway
the Daily Mails
van North
B&o
B& O
South Valley
South
Brier
Vent Market St
Seraglor
Bell Bros
Bustle and Press of Business
IM & Haymaker
S. Main St
J. Shaldeman
Kent St
Turkey
South Main Street
Gro. H. Bach
Woonan
Mie
Brittany
Guingamp
Egypt
Winchester
James L. Redmon
WALL
Silver
Cape de Minte
Royal Worcester
Carlsbad
Limoges
Pasha
T. T. Wall
Main Street
T. J. Orndorff
East Water St
Hfn Iv
Y. J. Orndorf
Orndorf
Heller’s
BP Ad
Lowney
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