Lake Success Tangle Touches Vanderbilt Estate Ambitions
Special Correspondent from Great Neck reports ongoing fuss over Lake Success as W. K. Vanderbilt Jr seeks exclusive access to three public roads to the lake shore to safeguard his planned estate. Locals and authorities resist, arguing public rights, while Vanderbilt has already amassed 643 acres nearby and built a clubhouse and grounds as part of a growing baronial project. The lake origins trace to an 1790 fish culture experiment, with shallow shores and deep center noted.
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Great Neck
Long Island
W. Ikk. Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Lake 8
Brooklyn
Surnover
Ihmep
Lake Ituett
Lake Success
Vanderbilt
W. C. Whitney
Clarence H. Mackay
E.R. Chapman
Pagets
New York
Takeville
Ronkonkoma
Henry Baypry
Old Hickory and a French Minister at the White House
An old newspaper reminiscence recalls Andrew Jackson's blunt yet courtly manners as president. A foreign minister, misreading republican etiquette, rang the White House bell and spoke French to a servant. Patrick the cook deciphered the request, revealing the visiting minister, and proper introductions followed. Washington Star recounts the humorous episode.
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Hia Cook
Diplomatiatas
United States
McLane
White House
Pat
Patrick
Washington Star
Poultry tips and canal winds from France
Poultry advice covers taming turkey hens near homes and housing to reduce damp. It notes optimal cock to hens ratios, mentions breeds for meat yield, and care like clean nests and bone meal for growth. The piece shifts to France canals, describing their reach from Paris to the capital and their role in linking water sheds and towing barges.
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France
Ora
Red Centre
Paris
The Ink That Hower Used In Ancient Rome
The article notes Romans used inks of various hues with purple marking royal writings. It claims Homer's works were written in gold on a 120 foot serpent intestine roll, but leaves unknown how fine ink was prepared.
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Hower
Homer
Profillesy Business Quote Sparks Local Debate
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution quotes Profillesy Business remarking on current affairs with a satirical dig at societal inertia and the world’s response to Lim, capturing a lean, humorous take on public sentiment and political tone.
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Settin
Lim
Atlanta Constitution
Pirate dream recalled by a boy and lawyer exchange
A Pittsburg Gazette humor note recalls a boy’s high ambition to be a pirate and a lawyer’s quip about luck allowing few to realize such dreams. The brief vignette captures a playful exchange highlighting youthful fantasies and practical talk.
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Pittsburg Gazette
Inheritance of wit fuels MacMlerger’s knack
An Life magazine quote notes MacMlerger did not inherit wealth but gained the ability to outmaneuver others. The remark frames his success as strategic acumen rather than monetary inheritance. The line emphasizes a sharp, perhaps calculating, talent as the source of advantage.
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MacMlerger
New Street Costumes Explained by a Tailor
A New York fashion correspondent analyzes street dress trends for spring. He details heavy skirt yokes, featherbone edges, front breadth flares, and plaited backs, plusMonte Carlo coats or sacks, unlined for summer wear. Wraps, lace pelorine capes, and short dressing gowns are noted as stylish accessories.
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Conta
Goren
New York
England
Early Morning and Nightwear Inspired by Japanese Kimono
Olive Harpel notes comfortable New York skirts and dressing gowns blending Japanese kimono shapes with bishop sleeves and long straight fronts. Soft fabrics like woldeaine or chaliie honor simple trims, with lace and ribbons adding detail. Dressing sacks in old fashioned shapes feature lace and ribbons and flounces for a dainty, wearable look.
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New York
Olive Harpel
Kodol and Chamberlains Pains and Cough Remedies Advertising
A fragmented ad discusses Kodol Digestive aids and Chamberlain's Pale Halls for back pain and coughs. It touts digestive cure claims, praises a German reader from New Lebanon, and includes testimonial style notes about relief and household recovery. The note ends with mentions of other druggists selling these remedies.
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Geo. Schaab
New Lebanon
Davtuo Vulkazelt Abe
Fta Culumuna
Chamberlain's
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Salem man credits kidney cure for recovery from disease
A letter from Robert Watts of Salem Missouri praises Foley's Kidney Cure, claiming kidney health restored after years of illness. The text also includes endorsements from N Schultz and H N Schultz, noting asthma relief with Olen's Tony and Tar and warning about imitation painkillers.
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Robert 2 Watts
Salem
Yoley
Schultz
W A. Gray
Oakvilla
Ind
Volay
J. N. Schultz
Advertisements for medicines and remedies in a short column
A patchwork advertisement column touts Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Foley’s Kidney Cure with testimonials from H N Schultz and W A Gray. It promotes Dewitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for various skin issues and piles, ending with generic tonic pitches and local seller mentions.
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B. c Dewitt
Nazel
Dewitt
Dic
H. N
Chutts
Investments Sellable Lands Backed By North South Trade Ad
Investments claim lands in Kentucky West Tennessee Illinois and Louisiana offer price advantages below real value. Notes ship facilities and railway access as favorable factors with mild market risk. Readers are directed to a contact in Dubuque for homeseekers and investors to secure credits and parcels near a central rail line.
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Kentucky
West Teunessas
Ilissigetppi
Lou Julunaan
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