Haunted Memoir Fragments and Ghostly Portrait Tale
Fragmentary narrative recalls a family moving into a Delphis bricks home with Rosaleen and a naval officer fiancé. Unearthly groans and chains echo through the house as a portrait of Lieutenant De Wire seems to speak, warning “Poison them” amid eerie nocturnal events.
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Teddy
Rosaleen
Ursula Despard
Mother
Len
Delphis
Rosalen
Harry de Wire
Bae
Tentan
Rosaléen
Abe
Tal
Sileen
Ept
Harry
Teldy
de Wire
Ghostly Warnings and a Verifying Visit to the Bolton Agent
In a tale of terror the narrator learns a warning voice from the spirit world presages a grave accident to Lieutenant De Wire. After weeks of haunting noises at midnight and a wedding imperiled, Mr. Bolton the block agent investigates and exposes a concealed pipe system behind wallpaper that creates the sounds, ending the haunting with a practical revelation.
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Rosalesa
de W
Rosaleen
de Wire
Rogaleen
Treddy
Police
Land of Shadows
Ards
Mother
Lan Ord
Mark Bolton
Miss Despard
Mr. Bolton
Simpletons Run Toward Love in an Unlikely Match
Russell Wilder and Jennie Carleton are set to marry after a comic family clash. The tale follows an aunt and cousin arrival, a staged departure, and a surprise romance that ends with a hopeful uncle pleased by an unexpected union.
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Carleton
Jennie
Russell
Air
Wilder
Charley Hant
Jendie
Isher
P Bapps
Roberty
Mr. Wilder
Polly
Hassell
Ellen
Thorid
Mrs. Ant
Uncle Wilder
Nellie
Ang
Sarah
Jenniei
Mr. Hunt
Russell Wilder
Rngsell
Guaid
Mr. Wilde
Philadelphia
A Labor Saver and Time Management Ideas
A Victorian sketch discusses saving time at home by better layout and planning. It cites a young genius calculating pump and wood-shed locations to cut steps, valuing forethought to reduce daily interruptions and yearly losses of work time. It rails against idle days and urges efficient interior design and routines.
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National Live Stock Journal
Man Shares Ash Pan Advice On Slippery Day
A gusty Detroit street scene ends with police dusting ash from a man after he helps a woman empty an ash pan. The jokey remark implies wind direction is unreliable for giving such tips.
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Detroit
Romantic hair saving girl in firebed rescue
A story recalls a scruffy Orrville lodging house fire where a vain girl refused to leave until her hair and dress were fixed. A fireman helped her down a ladder after she posed for a dramatic rescue, only to discover she forgot her stockings.
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Orrville
Jber Mirror
Bis
Sahe
C.U. Larsa
Brown's Iron Bitters Promised Permanent Dyspepsia Relief
An advertisement extols Brown's Iron Bitters as permanent relief for dyspepsia and liver and kidney issues. Testimonial from J M Gaines claims his wife was permanently cured after years of dyspepsia. Comparison references Colonel Burnaby and a London Truth note on former strength fading after illness.
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J. M. Gaines
Gaines, 8. C
Colonel Burnaby
London
England
Parker's Hair Balsam Promises Regained Glossy Hair
An ad touts Parker's Hair Balsam as a solution for thinning hair and grayness. It claims men feel older but can avoid appearance cues with this product, noting many users have regained gloss and covered bald spots with a single bottle.
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Parker
Measles and scarlet fever hit Milford school
In Milford Massachusetts a single classroom reports forty of forty five students ill with measles and scarlet fever leading to the closure of the school. The outbreak underscores a wider public health concern in the town.
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Milford
Mass
Buchopaiba Urinary Remedy Ad in Ohio Depot
An advertisement for Buchopaiba claims to cure catarrh of the bladder and urinary irritation. It promotes a $1 bottle available at druggists and from Ohio Depot MO D Park and Sun in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Ohio Depot
D. Park & Sun
Cincinnati
Ohio
Snowfalls Blanketed Spartansburgh on the 18th
A heavy snowstorm dropped twelve inches of snow on Spartansburgh on the 18th, stranding streets, closing schools, and prompting crews to clear major routes.
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Spartansburgh
8. C
Electric Bitters Promised To Rejuvenate The Mournful
If you suffer from low spirits loss of appetite general debility disordered blood weak constitution headache or bilious diseases procure a bottle of Electric Bitters. You will be surprised by rapid improvement new life strength and activity return and pain and misery cease. Bold at fifty cents by Laubach Donnelly.
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Laubach & Donnelly
Mrs Hannah Bwasbey Dies at Ninety Six in Alameda California
Mrs Hannah Bwasbey died in Alameda California aged ninety six. She claimed to have been lit by General Washington and to have witnessed troops killed on her father’s farm near Dover New Hampshire during the Revolution.
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Hannah Bwasbey
Alameda
Cal
Washington
Dover
N. H
Rough on Rats and the Need for Public Choice
In London workingmen and others are urged to demand intelligent public will to avoid force. The author warns that neglecting this leads to harm and cites Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as a recommended remedy for colds and coughs.
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London
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