Heaven's Lawyar in the Hereafter and a Bishop Story
Washington report notes Senator Platt’s jab at a western colleague over territorial admission to statehood. A tale of a heaven lawyer chasing injunctions by St Joseph and Peter follows, then a memory of Bishop Williams and Advent services. A ragged veteran returns to a Park Row arcade tale about a counterfeit 1877 quarter from Vicksburg era. Additional vignette features a bashful Irish suitor and a sister as go-between in a marriage proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Platt
Connecticut Statesman
Washington
New York Tribune
Platt
Territories
Mr. Platt
Heaven
St. Joseph
St. Joe
Peter
Park Row
Vicksburg
Reading miscellany from York era highlights crops and crime
Containing local notes from Rock Hill and Lancaster reports on smallpox quarantine easing and a spate of incidents. mentions in York County include kerosene price hikes, a string of domestic disputes and a fatal shooting, plus community notices, church events, and obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Hill
Charley Williamson
Yorkville
Harry Williamson
Marshall
Standard Oil Company
Sam Witherspoon
Cynthia McCullough
John A. McCullough
Ebenezer Township
Ebenezer
Fort Mill
B. F. Massey
Ebenezer Church
Ann White
H. B. Buist
Catawba Camp
General Lee
Hoosier Lad Missing From School Found Safe After War Service
J McElroy Browne, once missing when Whittier School opened, returned home after two years and four months in South Africa. The 15 year old enlisted in Brabant's Horse, served in Pietersburg and Steineker's Horse, was wounded once, survived a brutal muster and captivity, and celebrated his seventeenth birthday before reuniting with his family. His father, Daniel W. Browne of the New York Life Building, recalls the surprise and Mack Browne's adventurous wartime experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Cashman
Jimmy
Steineker
Mack
Spat
Australia
Borr
McElroy
Mr. Browne
Gove
Detoy
Deroy
Browne
Stowe
South Africa
J. McElroy Browne
New York Life Building
Pietersburg
Indianapolis News
Whittier
Daniel W. Browne
New York Life
New Orleans
Kansas City
Africa
Brabant
Snake bite cure: fat of adder used by Mills in New Forest
A London Lancet note questions Brusher Mills claim that melting adder fat and applying it to snake bites cures bites within two minutes. It traces tradition of oil cures and native beliefs in fat as antidote, noting Mills’ vast experience and regional acceptance in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
William McGregor
Lagos
West Africa
Egypt
Sierra Leone
British Cotton Growers’ Association
Africa
East Africa
Russia
India
Brazil
New York Sun
Agrippa
Nettesheim
Jerome Cardan
Aries
London Lancet
Brusher Mills
New Forest
Mills
Lyndhurst
Wiltshire
Hampshire
England
London
White
Selborne
Yorkville Enquirer opens club subscription drive with prizes
The Yorkville Enquirer announces a two for one club offer ending March 11 1903. New and old subscribers in clubs of two or more pay 1.75 per year with premiums including a buggy a rifle and other valuable articles. Subscriptions extend to January 19 1919 with details on clubmaker responsibilities and premium tiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville Enquirer
York County
THE
Enquirer
South Carolina
South
Yorkville
Credi
Bank notice from Yorkville to solicit business
Loan and Savings Bank Yorkville invites corporations firms and individuals to open accounts and receive accommodations. It promises safe banking and strong resources, handles out-of-town and farm accounts, and offers interest bearing certificate deposits under special agreement. W. P. Harrison cashier and S. M. McNeel president sign the notice.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Annmerous Department
New York
Williams
Middletown
Conn
America
Protestant Episcopal Church
Mail and Express
Bishop
Bishop Williams
Porrine
Norah
Darlin
Maggie
York
Chester
W. J. Cornwell
Mizpah
Mr. Cornwell
John Wishert
Crosbyville
Elliott
Kansas
Carlisle
Tom Hudson, Jr
Andrew Hafner
Hafner
T. G. Hudson
Hudson
J. T. McDill
Lancaster
Town Board of Health
J. F. Mackey
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Dunlap
Texas
Mary Williams
James KR. Williams
Coun
Wylie
William Knight
Lee Barnes
Fitzpatrick Massey Place
Lee
Walter McDow
Gaston
Gastonia
W. D. Barringer
Robert Rhyne
Cline
Pet Howell
John Brown
Reid Row
George W. Wilson
F. A. Costner
W. H. Jenkins
W. ¥. Warren
S. N. Boyce
J. H. Kennedy
R. C. Warren
W. E. Todd
George W. Smith
W. L. Head
Nile
W. E. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
United States
Assouan
Cairo
Europe
Orient
Assalut
Valley of the Nile
Trooper Browne
McClure’s
Ladies' Home Journal
Munsey
Argosy
Cosmopolitan
Delineator
Saturday Evening Post
Everybody's
Frank Lasslie
Ain
King Repeating Air Rifle
Christian Herald
Winchester
Stevens
Century
Harper's Magazine
Kodak
Hopkins & Allen Jr
W. Richards
Singer
Baker
Batavia
H. & D. Folsom Arms Co
W. P. Harrison
CasHimr
M. McNeel
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