The Man with a Long Thumb Mystery Tale
Dorison returns to New York after eight years to a basement saloon. A murder links Dorison to a case with Charlie Eustace and Harry Langdon. Detective Cathcart urges Dorison to confront the elder Eustace to uncover the truth and repair a fraught family rift.
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John Dorison
House of Dorison & Co
New York City
Dorison
Job Nettleman
Dorisons
Charren
Nettleman
Dobson
Mme. Delarmour
Corteon
James Dudley
Simon Cathcart Aar
Doekson
Costomer
Mrs. Farish
Farish
Annie
Cathcart
Charlie Eustace
Eustace
Farish’s
Harry Langdon
Annie Farish
Chuarter
Steps Forward in the Cathcart Detectives Tale
Dobson meets Cathcart in Bond Street as the detective explains he could identify the murderer within twenty four hours if not for the pending matter. He has uncovered links between your father’s finances and the executor, tracing dissipation to a large property and a specific hundred fifty thousand dollars spent deliberately after hypothecation. The elder Eustace is linked to your father’s affairs, though not to the Farrish murder, and both cases must be pursued with disciplined caution.
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Eustace
Dorison
Dorson
Cathcart
Dobson
Bond Street
Farrish
Lake steamer departs after unexpected freight load
Onlookers observed freight being stowed in a lake steamer’s hull until operations halted and the boat pulled away. A woman asked why, and a man replied tersely that it was likely because the vessel was loaded. The scene ended as the river carried on.
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Detroit Free Press
Two Kinds Oh Her Eyes in Life Poem Parody
A playful verse by Tom Hall in Life about a lover's eyes and the confusion of letters in her handwriting. It contrasts the beauty of eyes with the puzzle of i's m's e's and other letters. The piece reads like a light humorous rhymed reflection on romance and writing.
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Tom Hall
No Time to Enjoy It Stolen Pie Tale
A brief, humorous note from the New York Evening Sun recalls Little Johnnie who helps himself to pie from the open pantry. His father asks if he liked the pie, and the boy confesses he did not enjoy it, as he heard someone coming and hurried to eat it.
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Johnnie
New York
Evening Sun
A Dilemma and Offhand Office Jokes
A verse about a renowned beauty and a beach scene ends with a whimpering remark on neglecting suspenders. In a separate gag, two office boys joke about asking for time off and missing a package of clothing for a boss’s wife at the dry goods store.
Century Man Outlives Doctors in Quirky Verse
A Washington Star note blends humor and verse about a centenarian who avoided doctors, smoked and drank mountain dew, and faced life with civilized barbarian flair. The fragment also cites playful exchanges on pets and a farewell rhyme about lovers parting at midnight.
Great German Medicines and Railads in Illinois and Iowa
Advertisements note Halls Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward. Southern Illinois land sales urged by L C BR RR Co with E P Skene as land commissioner. Through sleeping car service by Illinois Central between Chicago and Memphis. Various medicines including Dullam German remedies and DeWitts, with testimonials from Bosworth and others. Includes Wm King’s Garden products, and light anecdotes.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ilinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Memphis
J. F. Merry
L. Pass. Agt
Manchester
Iowa
Trotter and Pacers Dominate Racing Notes From 1889
Apoplexy is said to have caused Sultan’s death. Wardwell posts a 2 16 14 pacing record while Nancy Hanks and Hal Pointer clock 2 05 14 as top trotters and pacers. Palo Alto’s skeleton to join sire at Leland Stanford. Allerton’s lameness from a muscle wrench. several horses trotted 2 12 miles world record, including Delmarch Nancy Hanks and Martha Wilkes. Egthorn ready to chase stallion record. Pedro L shifted to pacing with hopples to trot. trainer warns about faint hearted drivers after Nancy Hanks’ sole heat loss to Crit Davis and Bonnie Wilmore on July 31, 1889.
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Sultan
Wardwell
Nancy Hanks
Hal Pointer
Palo Alto
Leland Stanford University
Allerton
Delmarch
Martha Wilkes
N. Y
Egthorne
Egbert
Pedro L
Bassett M
Crit Davis
Bonnie Wilmore
Harrodsburg
World’s Fair Notes Highlight Family, Banking, Mining Display
Mrs John Adams presents baby clothes for her son John Quincy Adams at the World’s fair. Ex School Commissioner John H Thiry displays his penny banking system. A 1785 pound gold quartz sample from the McIntyre lode tops Montana mining displays. Louisiana plans a creole kitchen with native cooks and Creole dishes at the fair.
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John Adams
John Quincy Adams
John H. Thiry
Long Island City
N. Y
Montana
McIntyre Lode
Louisiana
Free bathing beach to limit access to swimmers only
Washington Post reports district commissioners plan a swimmer only rule for the public bathing beach after last season’s issues. Superintendent Stevens must judge each applicant's ability by personal observation before entry.
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Tindall
Stevens
Washington Post
Kioto Prepares for 1100th Aniversary Celebration
The San Francisco Call reports Kioto prepares for a commemorative event marking 1100 years since Emperor Kwammu founded the capital. Kioto city grew around his palace in Yamashiro, and the emperor's memory is honored with a planned exhibition in Kioto for the anniversary.
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Kwammu
Kioto
Japan
Yamashiro
San Francisco
Illinois Central offers three Harvest Excursions to Southern States
The Illinois Central Railroad announces three one fare round trips to visit Mississippi and Louisiana locations with tickets valid twenty days. Dates are August 30 September 27 and October 25 with stops including Jackson Tenn Holly Springs Yazoo City Greenwood Greenville Vicksburg Natchez McComb City Magnolia Durant Aberdeen and more. Special permissions available to visit southern Illinois lands through E P Skene in Chicago. The drive furthers farm, mechanical and industrial interests with note of recent land acquisitions in the south.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Jackson
Tenn
Holly Springs
Yazoo City
Greenwood
Greenville
Vicksburg
Natchez
McComb City
Magnolia Durant
Aberdeen
Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Roseland
Hammond
Kenner
Crowley
Jennings
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Illinois Central
Illnois
E. P. Skene
Chicago
Inois Central
Uinois Central Company
Thellinois Central R. A
Manchester
Iowa
J.F.M St
The Best Salve and Mission House Cornerstone Event
An 19th century ad offers Dullam's Great German Liniment claiming cures for cuts ulcers and more with 25 cent bottles sold by L M Bosworth. A customer testimonial from A B Snell of Hamilton Michigan asserts instant relief for neuralgia. A separate item notes the cornerstone of New York's Protestant Episcopal Mission House laid with twenty bishops and seventy five clergymen in attendance.
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Dullam
L. M. Bosworth’s
Chamberlain
Charles A. Thompseen
Des Moines
Iowa
L. M. Bosworth
A. B. Snell
Hamilton
Mieh
New York
Protestant Episcopal Mission House
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