Quirky Bank Alternatives and Hidden Cash Ventures
A survey of unusual money safekeeping methods and petty heists highlights inventive misuses of "banks." Stories include corset lining safes, a wooden leg cash drawer, a table leg fortune, stockings concealing cash and eggs, and a man sewing $60,000 into his undershirt. random crimes expose insecure perceptions of banking security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koefoed
Chicago
Boston
Mary Carr
Maria Gras
Canal Street
Maria
Burt J. Humphrey
Queens
Humphrey
Pity the Poor Rich in New York World critique
The piece laments millionaire hardship jibe at Stuyvesant Fish and others. It contrasts lavish wealth with dire need, noting bread lines at Felischemann’s, lack of charitable subsidies for the rich, and harsh realities of high living during downturns. It mocks officials and gaps in aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Stuyvesant
Europe
Fileischmann’s
Sherry’s
Delmonico’s
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
Newport
Bar Harbor
Central Park
Coney Island
War record sways Illinois convention in frantic nomination
An Illinois congressman recalls a party convention where a speaker praised a personal friend for his war service and peacetime merits. A critic from the rear demands a candidate who can run better than the man nominated, challenging the choice on battlefield and public service credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s
No Love in Secret Charity, Says Historian
A historical remark notes that charity lacking transparency breeds distrust and echoes a belief that true benevolence requires openness and accountability rather than hidden motives.
Plump Ysaye and the Bootmaker Dinner Exchange
Prince de Sagan recalls Ysaye in New York as a proud violinist. A millionaire bootmaker once invited him to Nice, where after dinner a servant brought boots to repair. Ysaye handed the boots back and asked the guest to mend them, saying each to his trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince de Sagan
New York
Ysaye
Ysane
Nice
Paris
The Enchanted Reeds and Pan’s Flight
A dance between Syrinx and Pan ends with Pan turning reeds into wind instruments. The tale explains the origin of the seven golden reeds and the poet’s fire that springs from desire. Maurice Thompson’s tale preserves mythic magic and musical conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Thompson
Masonic Ban Prohibits Whisky Trade in Washington
The Masons of Washington state ban liquor business as a livelihood for members. The grand lodge ruled against whisky traffic within its jurisdiction and any violation constitutes a Masonic offense punishable by expulsion with no appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
State of
Washington
Grand Lodge
Funny Baseball Incidents Pete Browning and Ty Cobb
The article recalls Pete Browning as a famed heavy hitter and humorous, ill informed but loyal teammate who amused crowds with quips about Bologna sausages. It also profiles Ty Cobb as a witty, popular Tiger who once mocked a street sandwich man, illustrating his quick humor on Dearborn Street in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Browning
Cleveland
Cap, Anson
Jimmy Ryan
Kittredge
Browning
Waddell
Pete
Withal
Kentucky
Jimmy McAllister
Louisville
Jimmy
University of Bologna
McAllister
Ty Cobb
Tyrus Cobb
Detroit
Georgia
Cobb
Tiger
Coughlin
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Bill
Vast Mouse Plague in Humboldt Valley Wiped Out
The U S biological survey led by C Hart Merriam combats a severe Nevada mouse invasion. Strychnine in alfalfa hay proved effective. 85 to 95 percent of mice destroyed at 65 cents per acre, totaling about 160 million killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
St. Patrick
Ireland
Uncle Sam
Humboldt River Valley
Nevada
United States Biological Survey
C. Hart Merriam
Humboldt Valley
S. E. Piper
Lightning Strikes St Marys Church and Saloon Witnesses Odd Change
A bolt of lightning during a strike in East St Louis dazes James Murphy and causes Palmer to lose his gold watch to oxidation. The gold reportedly transfers to Palmer’s trousers as the church cupola falls nearby and the saloon door ignites. The watch’s second hand disappears and its case melts, leaving fused internal parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St. Mary’s Church
James Murphy
East St. Louis
J. H. Palmer
Kenwood Springs
St. Louis County
Palmer
Murphy
J. C. Yocum
Yocum
Farmer Dockridge Saves Bank of Accounts From Barn Blaze
In a night blaze, farmer Dockridge woke Alf the hired man and saved his stock and a door holding six years of business accounts. He unscrewed hinges to push out the door as the barn roof collapsed, while neighbors watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dockridge
Alf
Farmer Dockridge
Hull
Photographic Reading of Spoken Words Demonstrated
A Paris Academy report describes Dr Devaux-Charbonnel’s method to photograph speech. Using a sensitive Blondel oscilloscope, vowels and sounds appear as distinct curves on a plate enabling deciphering. The system may allow reading remote telephone messages and even photo graphically steno graphed voices for identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Ponicare
Academy of Science
Paris
M. Devaux-Charbonnel
Devaux-Charbonnel
Love and dog quotes clash on the Avon bank
A playful dialogue pits a Bill Shakespeare figure against a young woman walking by the Avon bank. The exchange riffs on puppy love and social defiance with humorous banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Shakespeare
the Avon
Bill
Office over Gamble's Drug Store in Iowa
Classified notice notes an office above Gamble's Drug Store in Iowa with office phone 121 M and residence 123 3. It lists Mutual phone as office 199. The item records contact details in a local business directory format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamble's
Iowa
Mutual
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Edith Kendricks
Frank Koefoed
Syrinx
Pan
West
Co. E. Hunt Dentist Offices
P. O. Ames
G. J. Snyder
T. L. Rice
R. F. Nickerson
General Cement Contractor
The
Iowa Association of Cement Users
A. B. Maxwell, M. D
Kooser
Ames, Iowa
J. F. Tilden
In Odd Fellows Temple
C. G. Tilden, M. D
Temps
L. Waltmire
Bell
C. H. Pasley
M. J. Adams
Daniel McCarthy
J. ¥. Lord
McCarthy & Luke
Attorneys-At-Law
Story County Bank
Crazy Bros. Hardware
Story Street
Boone, Iowa
Union National Bank
Ames
W. M. Greeley
E. W. Stanton
Any Wilson
L. Siverly
Ass’t
Nelson & Nible
Bower & McCartney
Parley Sheldon
B. J. Sheldon
Cash
A. Keenan
Knauth
Nachod & Kahne
National Bank of Commerce
First National Bank
Des Moines Savings Bank
Des Moines
Firs National Bank
Marshalltown
Judisch Bros
GREEN
Colonial Furnace
Frank E. Morris
College
Onondaga BT
Chamberlain
Hemet
Croup
Gale
E. F. Posegate
Kennedy
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