The Conscience of a Young Man at the Card Table
A young man grapples with gambling pressures and a looming family debt. He borrows knowledge from a mysterious mentor, while a voice urges self preservation and points to a dangerous plan involving a trusted girl Norah. He destroys forged checks and weighs exposing truth against his father’s wrath as Sunday dawns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calista
Carden Town
Mandon House
Hoe
Camden Town
Shadwell High Street
Ofles
Norah
Norah Cronan
Dek Murridgn
Simuels
Sheik
Sitka Steamer Day and Local Notes From Sitka
The piece discusses Sitka Steamer Day as a key local institution with a 24 hour post arrival hold order for correspondence and court adjournments. It mentions a wedding invitation on steamer day and a naval tone with Captain Carroll. It also includes brief antiquarian notes on Roman climate remedies and vegetarian salads from Monte Carlo.
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Sitka
Sifks
Carroll
Alaskan
Hancock anecdote and militia conduct at Grant funeral train
An army officer recalls Gen. Hancock correcting Pennsylvania militia officers aboard the train carrying Gen. Grant’s remains from Mount McGregor to New York. Hancock’s demand to cease smoking led conductors to threaten switching cars if ignored, forcing the officers to stop. A later quip cites a new disposable razor as street fashion. Also noted: Speer’s Wines praised by physicians after Centennial Exposition, and James Walker of Uniontown, Ohio, died, a miser who saved about $20,000 in U.S. bonds and lived frugally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Gen. Hancock
Cizar
James Walker
Uniontown
United States
Horsford’s Acid Phosphate Endorsed by Dr Wheeler
Dr John P Wheeler of Hudson New York testifies to marked benefit from Horsford’s Acid Phosphate in a case of brain dysfunction arising from alcohol abuse. Benet states the remedy’s positive impact on the patient.
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Horsford
Benet
John P. Wheeler
Hudson, N. Y
Not Busted or Sold Out, Bargain Store Defies Collapse
The speaker asserts the Bargain Store has not failed or assigned away ownership, despite widespread talk of a shutdown. They deny plans to sell or exit, stressing resilience and continued operation amid rumors and uncertainty.
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Avery
Ohce
London
Cancion
Pasa
Bateston Mesereger
Georgia
New York
Aiken
South Carolina
New York City
Putnam
Italy
Commodus
Rome
Lancet
Monte Carlo
Maritime Alps
Mediterranean
Minnesota
Chicago Herald
Speer
L. B. Bosworrh
Taylors
Zov
Acultlein
Americus
Civine
Ear & Co
Drundway
O. Bos
Histon
Ington Street
Boston
Mass
Parker's Tonic
Hiscox &Co
William Street
All de Regtat
A. T. Rogers
Practical Gunsmith
Ise
Lamar Street
Americus, Ga
Tos
Oere
Ie Neal
Edward J. Miller
Horace McCall
Miller & McUall
Ete of the
Beet Italien
Martie Ai Ron Dollies
S Sre Pemanion Racine
Morea
JM. Uorer
Amencus
S.m.coherit
Cotton Avenue
Bank of Ameritus
Ameritus. GA
Jas. Fricker & Bro
Jewelers
Southwest Georgia Music House
Ware
James Emder
Goarglay
Mont
Maribel
Tad
Alamo DY
Cores A Cpl
Atmeh Ua Ain
Wiles W. TP
Preston
Wetster County
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