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@amyrhoda Yes, they do. bit.ly/Lkmdjr bit.ly/vPHBL about 3 hours ago via web in reply to amyrhoda
A tramp came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Payne last week,and while giving them a woeful song and dance, swiped a first-class umbrella.OR1893 about 3 hours ago via web
@MarkDanielNeale Either. Often it was just the word "driving," as in "The coachman was arrested for fast driving." about 4 hours ago via web in reply to MarkDanielNeale
@MarkDanielNeale It's driving when they are attached to a wagon of some kind. about 5 hours ago via web
Ladies drive their horses carelessly and often try to outrun the locomotives. Ladies, don't drive unless accompanied by gentlemen. KY1887 about 5 hours ago via web
Bad boys. Dusty roads. Ticks are heavy. Robert Glore has quit smoking. KY1887 about 6 hours ago via web
On her way home last Wednesday, Mrs. Quire was stricken with paralysis of the pneumogastric nerve, and is still speechless. KY1887 about 11 hours ago via web
Mr. Jewel Wooley, mail carrier, age 21; handsome and a hustler; does not smoke nor chew; will buy chewing gum sometimes. AL1908 #BachelorsAd about 14 hours ago via web
The everlasting tortures of Hades is insufficient punishment for men who subscribe to a newspaper on credit and don't pay up. GA1893 about 16 hours ago via web
Don't buy of peddlers. And here is another "don't." Don't send away to cities for articles that you can possibly get at home.OR1893 5:20 PM Jun 1st via web
Mr. Boob McDonald, of Swallowfield, has sent us a queer potato which is ten potatoes joined together like a Turk's head. KY1891 2:20 PM Jun 1st via web
“Devil Anse” Hatfield has embraced religion. Hatfield says he is tired of feuds, of which he has done his share of the gun work.WV1906 11:14 AM Jun 1st via web
Troy Hatfield, the 14-year old son of Anse Hatfield, last night fired four Winchester balls into Dan Craig, killing him instantly.WV1895 9:34 AM Jun 1st via web
The insanity case against Mrs. Maggie Crane was dismissed. She is probably of a nervous and hysterical organization, and that is all. KS1883 7:23 AM Jun 1st via web
A "Phone" was placed in position in the post office Wednesday. CO1902 6:00 AM Jun 1st via web
Someone broke into the room of Green Morgan at Brenham and stole his pants.TX1895 8:19 PM May 31st via web
Take a peep at L. E. Bender's new ad. If you want to smoke or chew, or tackle a nice dish of ice cream, drop in at Lew's. OR1893 7:19 PM May 31st via web
The bicycle craze is becoming epidemic. Dr. Pickel, Wes Johnson and Elmer Bashford have each ordered one of the New Mail models. OR1893 5:31 PM May 31st via web
The mercury has been occupying the upper story of the thermo-meter this week. AR1890 2:37 PM May 31st via web
At the Stenographers meeting, an exceptionally interesting paper on deposition reporting was read by Miss T.E. Straus. CA1902 1:52 PM May 31st via web

Name R.L. Ripples
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Bio We attempt to reveal the lives of our predecessors through the tweets of yesteryear: Real one-line brevities from old newspapers, as they appeared--or close.