Monts de pieté and a history of pawnshops in Europe
The article traces the spread of mont de pieté from Italy to France the Netherlands and Spain noting Savonarola’s role in popularizing state regulated pawnshops. It also recounts a cautionary tale about latch-keys and a misadventure in a New York boarding house ending with the key being hurled at the landlady and a mistaken burglary scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gias
Bavaria
Perugia
Savonarola
Italy
Europe
France
Avignon
Netherlands
Don Francisco Piquer
Madrid
New York Herald
West
Forty-eighth Street
Stomach Bitters Offer Safer Relief For Constipation
The piece extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as an effective laxative that avoids griping and weakening the bowels. It claims to aid digestion, regulate the liver and kidneys, benefit the weak and aged, and improve appetite and sleep.
Cultured Daughter Ridiculed Over Bookish Talk
In a social exchange Mrs. Smartset warns her daughter not to discuss books in society lest strangers think she works in a bookstore. The scene captures cultural tensions around female propriety and reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra Smartset
It May Happen Pain Cure And A Marriage Tale
An anecdote speaks of a beautiful woman afflicted with neuralgia. A suitor jokes about rickets, while a friend calls it neuralgia and a martyrdom. St Jacobs Oil is praised as a renowned pain remedy that cured her pain and led to marriage, claiming health benefits beyond relief from suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeminy
St. Jacobs
No Resolution Reached on Account as It Stretches
Report notes no final decision on the account pending whether it will require extended terms. Officials indicated discussions continue to determine a workable solution for all parties involved.
A Cheap Trip South Excursion Fares Announced 1895
Excursion tickets will be sold at one fare round trip to points in Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Florida on the Louisville and Nashville and Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis lines on January 8 February 5 March 5 April 2 and 30 1895. Inquire at your local ticket agent or write to C. P. Atmore General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky or Geo. B. Horner D. P. A. St. Louis Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
Louisville & Nashville
Nashville
Chattanooga & St. Louis
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
Geo. B. Horner
St. Louis
Oatmeal Advised For Back Pain Relief
A health note suggests eating oatmeal chiefly to aid back issues. It cites oats as a comforting food that may support spine and general well being.
Purified Syrup of Figs Promotes Health and Comfort
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative supporting health by cleansing the system and easing colds headaches and fevers. It claims wide medical approval and notes 50c and 1 bottle sizes sold by druggists, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co with their name on each package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Court Martial of a Rebellious Elephant at Sabraon
A 1846 incident describes a court martial where twenty four pounders were to be dragged by elephants. One elephant balked and was tried under guard of two elephants, receiving twenty five lashes to compel motion. The rebel endured, then obeyed and drew the gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabraon
9Th Lancers
Lexington the Horse That Had It For Eighteen Years
A Detroit youth proud of his horseflesh misjudged a creature he bought as a crackerjack. He boasted of a bold eight year old, only to learn from the seller that the horse, named Lexington, had indeed belonged to another for eighteen years. Sam, the colored caretaker, confirms the animal’s long prior ownership and the hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Sam
A Perfect Judgment
A Waterbury reader relays a child’s humorous praise of his father as a man who can tell time by day and night. The boy explains that at morning wakeup and evening bedtime the father simply asserts the appropriate hour.
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Tommy
Evenin
Waterbury
Expense allowances for French ambassadors abroad
Salaries for all French ambassadors are fixed at 8 000 a year, but they also receive substantial expense sums. The amounts vary by post: St. Petersburg 34 000, London 32 000, Vienna 26 000, Berlin 20 090, Constantinople 18 000, Madrid 16 000, and Washington 10 000.
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St. Petersburg
London
Vienna
Berlin
Constantinople
Madrid
Washington
Professionally Incapacitated Editor and a Town Mystery
In a Boston Transcript humor piece a sharp editor collapses from overwork and must quit the business. A local man muses on the editor’s fate, joking that overuse harmed his hand and stopped him from writing and even pulling his gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Gopher
To California Without Change On Iowa Central Railway
The Iowa Central Railway offers a Saturday Pullman sleeping car to Los Angeles arriving the following Wednesday. Rates are six dollars from points north of Marshalltown and five dollars fifty cents from Marshalltown and south. Contact Iowa Central Railway agents or Taos P Barky in Marshalltown for rates and details. A new telegraphic invention will send 2000 words a minute over the wires.
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California
Iowa Central Railway
Las
Los Angeles
Marshalltown
Taos
P. Barky
Iowa
Cold storage quip leads to palace expulsion
The princess orders her slaves to remove the distressed knight after he questions her chilly demeanor. The knight laughs harshly as the princess insists on preserving her composure in a tense exchange from the Detroit Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Tribune
Forecast of a Troublesome Year Ahead
A street corner quip predicts trouble in the year 1900 as a wag argues with a listener. The exchange centers on the idea that the coming year will be bad because it will be naughty. The brief joke reflects turn‑of‑the‑century humor and social tone.
Farming and Stock Raising in Nebraska pamphlet
A free informational pamphlet on Nebraska and adjacent regions will be mailed to applicants. It includes a sectional map and is offered by P. B. Eustis, General Passenger Agent, C B and Q Railroad, Chicago. Request via the railroad office.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Eustis
Chicago
Woman’s decisive ethic: she acts then decides later
A proverb notes that a woman does not wait to decide before acting but acts first and determines her mind afterward, illustrating a bold approach to choices and consequences.
Seed book offer from John A Salter Seed Co
Advertisement for 1,000 bushels per acre potato yields and seeds of oats corn and vegetables. Cut out and mail 5e postage to La Crosse Wisconsin for seed book and sample of Giant Spurry. Ending line adds a lyrical, sorrowful sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Deaf man seeks justice in court hearing
In Inkster Michigan on November 5 1894 a deaf man attends court for a hearing while a blind man awaits fair treatment as the legal process proceeds.
Hanson's Magic Corn Salve Promises Cure or Refund
Ad copy touts Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve with a money back guarantee and 15 cent price. It urges readers to ask their druggist and notes related remedies for teething and skin conditions from multiple suppliers and promotional quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson
Mischievous Boss in New Play Draws from Truth
A playwright describes the antagonist as a composite of wicked traits. He jokes the character reflects his own wife’s anger attributed to him, calling the persona a dramatic invention grounded in truth.
Winter Joke Among Pickpockets Sparks Laughter
A light exchange between two pickpockets turns into a witty line about pockets and winter. The remark plays on the double meaning of hands in pockets, drawing a amused reaction from bystanders.
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Royal Baking Powder
Wall GT
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the Weekly Bee
NEW York Weekly Tribune
United States
Omaha Weekly Bee
Omaha Weekly Box
Omapaa Weekly Bee
Omaha
Neb
Fogg
Dundahead
Kutchins
Fog
Golden Medical
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
K. Henxe
North Halsted St
Pierce
Warian
Mrs. Henke
Patterson, Inkster, Mich
Mra Winslow
Hegeman
C. C.G. Clark Co
New Haven
Drugzista
Scott
TeRanhe Mark
Scott & Bowne
N.Y
Wheeler & Wilson
Denver
Volauvious
Omaha Wee World-Herald
Omaha Weekly World-Herald
W. J. Bryan
G. W. Hervey
Omaha, Neb
Geo
N. Hicks
N.Y. Life Bidg
Acre
Gmemanus
Gorchaerds
Louiiana
Stark Bros
Fats B&r
Patrice O Farrell
Washington, D
Ser
Oxford, Mfg
Freels
Inferbor
Colchester Rubber
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