The Actor's Story From Time Charles Dillon’s Tragic Walk Home
Charles Dillon, a veteran of the stage since the Mistletoe Bough era, endures hardship in a provincial town after a lean period. A kindly baker and his wife shelter him, redeeming his spirits with warmth and a reminder that home remains his refuge despite poverty and error.
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Charles Dillon
Nage Tian
Dillon
Traians
Inn
Wenal
Oak
Dillion
Pokaten
Brea
Dilion
Strand
Spurgeon Opposes Salvation Army in New Poem
English divine Spurgeon voices opposition to the Salvation Army in his new poem in Le Tengasine. He criticizes turning religion into a military game and warns against excessive tolerance that more moderate believers may regret.
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Spurgeon
Salvationists
Salvation Army
le Tengasine
How They Win Gambling lecture on fraud and social cost
New York Sun reports J H Stanley in Chickering hall arguing gambling is a self centered, ruthless trade. He says gamblers create prisons of vice, ruin careers, and that ten thousand gamblers in New York squander about 40 million annually while the public bears the losses.
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New York Sun
J. H. Stanley
Chickering Hall
Mr. Stanley
New York
Saratoga
Hif
Night Run of Cattle Across the Plains Ends in Chaos
A herd of about two thousand cattle driven from Musselshell to Billings on the Northern Pacific broke into a panicked run during a night storm. Mr. De Haas warned a military detachment to move out of the creek area as horses were kept saddled. The herd was halted at dawn after cattle formed a large tangled mass, then released to resume a quiet march.
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Brisbin
Cincinnati
Cazette
Musselshell
Billings
Northern Pacific
Chicago
de Haas
Ting
Hass
Detroit
Prasa
Brother Gardner
Samuel Shin
Gillaim
Ascen
Jistan
Gav
Waydown Bebee
United Staite
Whalebone Sowker
de Land
Cadaver
Gubnor
Michigan
Chewse Chapman
Johnson
de Vanderbilt
Gould
Period
Profs
Backdown Turner
Rise Up
Bunker
Harvard
Yale
Plu J Discount White
Bunko Jackson
Chambers of Commerce
Stock Exchangea
Call’d Mgn
Taylor
Bradder Taylor
Gilliam
Guilliam
Grave
Congress
Diner trapped by circular railing circles statue
A intoxicated diner near a statue circles the surrounding railing seven times and collapses on the pavement crying that he has been shut in by scoundrels, signaling a failed attempt to find his way home.
Shocking the Old Lady Parrot Tale in Boston Post
A humorous column suggests tricking a Portuguese speaking parrot owner by claiming the bird speaks a language she doesn't understand. The piece advises leveraging the parrot’s supposed vulgar speech to provoke a reaction and influence her to sell or kill the bird.
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Boston Post
Not Admit to Visit Dignity
In a local exchange John Esterhazy seeks Sara genefrey but learns her father forbids his arrival. Sara explains the father’s objection and implies Esterhazy should not come. The dialogue highlights familial pride and social boundaries affecting romance.
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John Esterhazy
Sara Genefrey
Sara
John
Hatton Pants Thefts On Sleeping Car Illusion of Humor
A humorous tale recounts Frank Hatton assistant postmaster general and editor waking on a New York to Washington sleeping car to find his pants stolen. He theatrically improvised with a red blanket and feather duster while passengers laughed. President Arthur intervened sending a flannel case with a gun to recover pants. Hatton returned home.
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Peck
Frank Hatton
New York
Washington
Hatton
Frank
Secretary of the Interior
Arthur
Mr. Hatton
An Old Calumny Revived Washington Letter
A Washington letter discusses a revived scandal from Harrodsburg Kentucky about Mr and Mrs Robards and Andrew Jackson. It critiques a Continent article claiming a Sabine wedding and Jackson’s supposed involvement. Court records show the divorce occurred in Kentucky with Virginia authority cited. The piece notes the long-lasting repetition of the old story.
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Washington
Victor Hugo
Order
Andrew Jackson
George Alfred Townsend
Thomas
Coolky
Virginia
Mercer County
Harrodsburg
Wood
Robards
Jackson
Ex-President Hayes Visited by Concord Letter Writer
A Concord Monitor reader in Fremont Ohio describes attending Hayes's church service with his wife and daughter. The account notes his gray hair, shabby attire, old slouch hat, bandanna, ill-fitting coat, cracked boot, and courteous manner. The writer remarks on public opinion defying ugly election rumors and comments on Hayes’s Grove‑set residence and acreage.
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Hayes
Concord
N. H
Fremont
Ohio
The Poet of the Farm
Description of Wil Carleton, author of Farm Ballads, noting his shrewd good natured face with Yankee bold chin tuft, a full resonant voice, and a warm engaging persona as reported in a period portrait.
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Wil Carleton
The Lime Kiln Club Voices Black Progress Fantasies
In a Detroit Free piece the Lime Kiln Club members mock prophetic futures for black advancement. They joke about future presidents and judges while critiquing race and power, warning against overreaching plans and stressing present needs.
How a Yankee Skipper Celebrated St. Patrick's Day
A Yankee captain in Dublin Bay on St Patrick's Day hoisted a green flag with a yellow harp and crown after a tense exchange with a British lieutenant. The incident, recounted by R. Osborn and noted in Dublin papers, drew crowds and cheers from locals and sailors alike.
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St. Patrick’s Day
New York
Osborn
Nautical Gazette
Dublin Bay
St. Patrick's Day
Dublin
Ca Osborn
Golden State
Stephens' Success
In a letter to his brother the late Alexander H. Stephens shared the secret of his life: revenge reversed by rising above neglect and contempt by choosing to do good. He pledged to war against fate, meet the world with strength, turn evil to good, and leave no foe behind.
Blasted Hopes: Halifax Colomn Man Seeks Coffin Fund
An elderly Halifax columnist pleads for charity to buy a coffin, lamenting seventy eight years of misery and unfulfilled ambitions as his weary bones await the day of rest. He asks passersby for a few cents to fund burial thoughts.
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Halifax
Voting by a String in Utica Third Ward
In Utica the Third ward polling place at city hall a feeble man could not reach the polls. Alderman Jones and a Republican elector devised a string vote. Ballots were tied to a length of string and lowered to the street. Inspectors retrieved the ballots and deposited them in the ballot box.
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Utica Herald
Alderman Jones
Pear Street
Third Ward
City Hall
Jones
The Fourth of March and the Presidential Inauguration
A Boston Traveler discussion traces the 4th of March as the presidential inauguration day. It notes origins in 1788 and explains why the date became fixed, citing early congressional resolves and Washingtons succession ceremonies.
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Boston
Congress
Executive Department
Government of
United States
Continental Congress
New York
Washington
William's voyage to Jasper's shore and the road to a second wife
The narrator recalls Bill Grant's visit from Jasper's shore and his belief in the superiority of sex after a failed attempt to win a Georgia widow. He recounts past brickwork, rejections by women, and a comic episode about walking the road hoping to be called back for marriage.
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Detroit
William
Zee
Aristocratic Dog Causes Grievance in Milwaukee
A tall man leads a refined pug by a string, claiming the dog is a spoiled aristocrat from an Irish royal line. The man complains the dog rejects steak for poi and cake and that he cannot tolerate the canine’s high living any longer, as they head toward the police station.
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Perlice
Teddy
Staffordshire Lass in Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press piece quotes Charles Lamb on regal solitude in bed and contrasts it with Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe satire on sleepless nights. The column riffs on bedclothes, tossing, and discomfort in a humorous, literary tone.
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Detroit Free Press
Charles Lamb
Reflections on the Emperor and Public Life in Vienna Cor London News
The speaker laments aging, illness, and the burden of public service in Wilhelmstrasse while praising the emperor as robust. He notes Moltke and Kamke, critiques civilian life, and expresses desire for private repose away from government duties and endless discussions. The letter ends with a cautious note about Radicals and the emperor’s venerable status.
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Vienna
London News
Botticher
Burchard
Moltke
Kameke
Wilhelmstrasse
Reichstag
We Are Surprised by a Death Rumor on the Avenue
Two ex consuls wandering department corridors discuss vacant clerkships when one cites the morning papers and claims Gortschakoff is dead. Col Tom Nelson supports the tale amid nervous talk of danger as a western legislator's lament echoes the era's mortality claims.
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Washington
the Bee
Gortschakoff
Omates
Damocles
Col
Tom Nelson
Clay
Webster
Calhoun
Newly Married Couple Dons Half Shell Pun in Rochester
A quirky Rochester Post-Dispatch item recalls a newly married pair visiting an oyster saloon. When asked if they preferred the oyster on the half shell, the couple responds with a pun about taking them on the whole shell, highlighting wedding trip humor.
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Rochester Post-Dispatch
Wayback
City
Whale Strand Near Baltimore Draws Attention
A large whale lies ashore near Baltimore drawing local curiosity and prompting observers to note Providence sends the city editors provisions in the spring.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Baltimore
Providence
Poland's Trade Grows Amid War Tides
In dispatches from abroad the Louisville Courier Journal notes marvelous growth in Poland's trade and manufacture. The article contrasts economic vigor with the fall of Kosiosko and the unspoken shocks to commerce amidst conflict.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Poland
Kosiosko
Lady Florence Dixie and the Corset Duel in Print
A satirical chronicle ridicules Lady Dixie’s claim of an assault by two male rogues in disguise. It mocks her tale, notes eccentric reputation, and imagines the scene with a shaggy St Bernard and a damaged corset as the DOG era headlines sweep the region from Deadwood to Madrid.
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Florence Dixie
Hollor
Truth
Forres
Villians
Crinoline
Wibat
Achilles
Dixie
Dixis
England
Jerusalem
Jericho
Hersl
Melpomene
Unhappy Connubial Storms in St Louis Home
A humorous but sharp sketch recalls Mr. Little’s quarrels at home in St Louis with his wife. He laments missing money, tin repairs, shaving, and insults, while she allegedly shouts, shames, and orders. The piece highlights domestic discord in a year of storms and disasters.
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Detroit Free Press
Mr. Little
St Louis
Ford
Trembel
Hogarth
the Baptists
Tung
Mr.Little
Reion
Sweet Darling Confederates and the Morgan Civil War Tale
Basil Duke meets burning pursuit near a Kentucky seminary as a raiding Confederate detach ment is harried by Union forces. A drummer boy’s band member helps a rider escape, and the jibe “you sweet darling confederates” echoes as the fugitives flee.
Question of Influence in Press Power Across U S
A Boston Daily Globe opinion debates whether editors wield more influence than cabinet members. The piece argues that first class editors in New York papers like The Tribune and The Sun outrank President Arthur, asserting editors carry far greater influence and suggesting Arthur might trade office for editor status.
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Boston Daily Globe
Tribune
United States
Washington
Joseph Cook
The
Cook
Chandler
Arthur
Joseph Cookman
Trione
Horace Greeley
New York Sun
Herald
Times
Gand
How They Used to Quarrel in New York Tribune
A retrospective on early presidential discourse cites Adams and Jackson era tensions. The text recounts Mrs. Eaton and the Timberlake affair, noting Eaton in the role of secretary of war and the ensuing party schism over social alliances, including Mrs. Calhoun’s stance in Washington.
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Gath
New York Tribune
Adams
Jefferson
Jackson
J. Q. Adams
Grant
Johnson
Arthur
Hayes
Garfield
Quincy Adams
Gen. Jackson
George Adams
Terra Cotta Lumber: A Fireproof Building Material
A new material called terra cotta lumber uses the top layer of fire clay beds and saw dust. It can be formed into slabs bricks and boards and cut with edged tools. It resists intense heat and water and could replace asbestos in high heat buildings.
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England
Conkling loses famous curl. political fade foretold
Chicago Times reports ex senator Roscoe Conkling has shaved his signature curl and grown balder with silver beard turning gold. The piece notes his weight gain since bowing out of politics and suggests the act signals his permanent withdrawal from public life.
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Chicago Times
Conkling
Philadelphia
Mr. Pla
Lock
Mysterious Roman Coin Found Near Taylorville
A coin unearthed twenty five feet underground in Taylorville NL bears a 234 AD emperor inscription and reads To the genius of Cesar on its reverse. The finder seeks public notice, noting a probable Roman soldier dropped it during a bar scuffle and left after being expelled.
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Louinville Courier Journal
Taylorvile
Rome
Cesar
Rustler in New York City Druggist Scheme Exposed
A rustler enters a New York City drug store and pretends poverty and illness to obtain a free draught. The dose includes common ingredients and is so strong that another would not be endured, prompting a clerk to intervene by declining further service.
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New York
New York City
Gratis
Wagner’s Funeral March and a Names Mixup
A fragmentary historical note recalls Wagner’s self composed funeral march unread by him to spare his wife and children grief. The piece is linked to a German immigrant now Americanized who jokes about his boys’ names starting with the letter S and mispronounced English names.
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New York Sun
Wagner
Old Country
Public standards of merit and newspaper value
Bill Nye argues the public overvalues large papers for prestige, noting readers pay $10 yearly yet read little. He questions whether people should seek more content, suggesting better, leaner editions would please the public and benefit hard working youths.
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Kll
Mary
Chinese Billing Rhythm Noted in Rochester Observation
A Rochester Post-Express piece contrasts Chinese payment customs with American weekly bill paying, noting the yearly settlement practice and suggesting it may influence how a shortage is handled when a bill is presented.
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Rochester Post-Express
Cost of Old Time Justice in Darmstadt Archives
Darmstadt archives report the cost of medieval punishments including 24 florins to hail a criminal in oil 14 to burn him alive 6 to break him on the wheel and 10 to hang him. These figures are linked to familiar German torture instruments.
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Darmstadt
Germany
Remarkable Fact About a World Traveler
A globetrotter reports a striking fact that a young Jones is born every forty minutes. The remark appears amid Horace Greeley style reflections on how press coverage shapes history during memorable emergencies.
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Jones
Horace Greeley
When a Man Knows He Is Foolish
Quote notes that foolishness causes most troubles in life and people who realize their own folly are less dangerous than unaware fools. The remark frames human missteps as rooted in self awareness or lack thereof.
Which Is the Most Fun A Debate on Performed Drives
A debating society will tackle the question of which is the most fun to see a man try to drive and a woman try to drive. The event will explore performance and skill with humor and insight.
The Woman of the Period in The New York Cor
A Philadelphia Times excerpt surveys prominent women of the era, praising female enterprise while lampooning fashion and stage figures. It cites Susan B. Anthony Lily Devereux Blake and Kate Field, notes shifting roles, and praises education and Convention work led by Mrs Blake and Dr Morgan Dix.
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Mate Wield
Jeanie Jure
WN. Y. Cor
Philadelphia Times
New York
Eve
Adam
Jay Gould
Kate Field
Jennie June
Mrs. Croly
Anna Dicks
Charlotte Cushman
Miss Dickinson
Joan of Arc
Susan B. Anthony
Lily Devereux Blake
Susan
Theodore Titton
Absolom
Miss Anthony
Lucy Stone
Miss Field
Miss Stone
Blackwell
Miss
Blake
Clara Morris
Kate Claxton
Morgan Dix
John A. Dix
Dix
New York Women and Their Critic Dr Dix and Change
The Hour discusses Dr. Dix’s view of changing New York women trends driven by rising fortunes. It argues wealth spurs extravagant displays and fashion borrowed from abroad, while many women pursue knowledge and companionship with their husbands. It suggests Dix misreads general behavior and misplaces blame on broader social shifts.
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New York
The
Hour
Dix
Rgetor
Trinity
Israel
Metropolis
Wyoming Woman Suffrage Endorsed by Governor in Tribune
The Wyoming governor testifies in favor of woman suffrage in the territory. He argues it improves politics and governance, notes women vote and hold office responsibly, and that wives sometimes vote against or with their husbands’ tickets, reflecting broader civic engagement.
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Wyoming
Chicago Tribune
Age of the heroine and a Womans place in fiction
The piece analyzes the heroine age in contemporary novels averaging around twenty five years. It contrasts the modern heroine with older fiction where beauty and youth define central character, and notes changing expectations in literary taste. It then shifts to a Cincinnati Enquirer column praising mothers in law as helpful, honest critics at home while urging appreciation for their role.
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Atlantic Monthly
Cincinnati Enquirer
I Hate a Man Milliner and Women’s Wardrobe Secrets
Corinna is dead reveals Clara Belle in Cincinnati Enquirer as she argues against men in women’s fashion. The piece mocks male milliners and tailors while praising female craftsmanship and secret methods used in dressmaking.
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van Williner
Clara Belle
Cincinnati Enquirer
Corinna
Boston Style Baked Beans Demonstrated By Miss Parks
New York Tribune notes Miss Parks teaching a school of cookery with a Boston style baked beans recipe. It describes rinsing soaking boiling steps, layering beans and pork with a mustard molasses dressing, then slow baking ten hours. Substituting corned beef for pork is suggested.
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New York Tribune
The Strawberry A Global Hardy Delicacy
The strawberry grows across all states and many countries, thriving from perpetual summers to snowy highlands. It spreads by seeds and runners, bears quickly, and changes in size color and flavor with cultivation, yet is neglected on many farms despite ease of production and high quality.
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Chicago Times
Patagonia
Labrador
Florida
Montana
Maine
California
Household Hints for Spring Cleaning
Household hints discuss cleaning woodwork with whiting and ammonia, using copperas with whitewash to deter vermin, washing kero lamp soot with soda water, and keeping fires during cleaning. It advises lime water or carbolic solution for drains, sprinkling salts to absorb dust, and renewing plaster and paper when soiled. It notes sealing stove grime to prevent paint staining.
Notable Names and Ties in a Virginia Family Tale
George Alfred Townsend notes Blanche Roosevelt, linked to Virginia Tucker on her father’s side, as a Roosevelt among friends in the evolving novel titled Marked in. The fragment hints at prominent familial and social connections shaping the narrative.
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George Alfred Townsend
Blanche Roosevelt
Virginia Tucker
Roosevelt
Law and property rights spar over a Louisville wife
Lucy Stove argues that the law fails to grant a husband’s wife adequate support while others say the law can favor wives in division of property. The discussion covers whether a wife can claim half the estate and how living costs and duties are weighed against a husband’s needs.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Lucy Stove
One Woman's Suecewa and Mrs Gestie's Enterprise
Mrs Gestie widow of Frank Leslie challenges the claim that women lack executive power. She maintained the Leslie publishing house after his bankruptcy, valuing income around 100000 dollars and overseeing all business interests. The enterprise employs about three hundred hands and continues the Weal periodicals founded by her husband.
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Terre Hepte Mail
Gestie
Frank Leslie
Enkiment
Leslie
Wecsa
Eyang
Consumers Demand Cheaper Groceries Across Markets
The piece argues shoppers favor low prices and fair quality, noting taste distinctions blur as condiments tempt the palate. Merchants depend on the audience they serve, with only some customers able to discern subtle product differences and prices.
The Shopping of the Future in Toledo Telegram
The Toledo Telegram predicts the merchant of the future will deploy a line of cabs and liveried servants to fetch lady customers by telephone and return them home after purchases, a development noted as increasingly common in trade.
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Toledo Telegram
Curious Life Sketch of Gen Burnside by Perley Poore
Washington correspondent Perley Poore publishes a deluxe life of Gen. Burnside. The work portrays the general from Indiana, his West Point cadet days, and a dramatic courtship with a southern educated woman who refused him, then later marriage to another man’s wife amid Civil War tensions. The narrative notes Burnside’s Ohio command and a clash over relatives accused of contraband.
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Ben. Perley Poore
Washington
Burnside
Indiana
West Point
Mexico
Scott
Liberty
Union County
Heck
Hamilton
Ohio
Kentucky
Burnsides
Church
The
Love
Lincoln
Treating to Scarf Pins and Liquor Fables
A New York Herald item recounts a party of friends touring venues selling bottles where one man who habitually treats led them to a finishing store and bought shirts cuffs and a scarf pin for everyone. The piece mocks the idea that generosity through liquor defines friendship and contrasts it with giving gifts that do not subsidize drinks.
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New York Herald
Durandal in Cincinnati Enquirer noted broker Charley Osborne
Dieter Die describes Wall Street broker Charley Osborne dining at Delmonico's in Cincinnati. He hurries between bites to beat time yet slows his pace to savor a long lunch, joking that time versus eternity is a choice he has not yet made.
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Durandal
Cincinnati Enquirer
Charley Osborne
Wall Street
Delmonjeo
Irregular U S Geological Survey Check Traced Through Multiple Hands
A salary check sent from Washington to a Geological Survey officer was cashed by a post trader, passed through several hands to Menars, then Washington, and finally to collection. Discoveries showed the check was signed by the distributing officer and lacked proper endorsement, leading to revived money after a legal review.
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New York Tribune
Washington
United States Geological Survey
Menars
United States
Curious wagers at Bingham house reading room
Two bets were decided within an hour at the Bingham house reading room in Philadelphia. One man wagered that ninety percent of passersby would wear moustaches. 92 percent did. He collected $10. A second bet predicted three fourths of the next 100 would wear Derby hats. the crowd produced 78 hats and the loser paid $10.
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Philadelphia
Bingham House
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