Detective Hendricks Faces Mysterious Letter Threat At Palace Hotel
In 1898 New York, Detective Hendricks learns of a strangling anonymous note claiming Weldon Caruthers has been killed in his Palace Hotel apartment. Dr. Lampkin assists as Hendricks recalls a near-fatal bomb at home and weighs if the message hides a trap while visiting the hotel to verify Caruthers’s fate.
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Hendricks
Boston Papers
New York
Lampkin
Detective
Weldon Caruthers
van Derwenter Club
Hendrick
Caruthers
Palace Hotel
Bly
O Iward Hendricks
Kola
Hilburn
Herald
Lavish party scene with art and music described
Guests stroll the gilded corridors of a grand mansion as a Hungarian orchestra plays from a balcony. Hendricks signals Lampkin to sit beside him in the doorway to the Turkish smoking room, in a moment cut off by a “To Be Continued.”
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Hendricks
Lampkin
SAMPLES OF IRISH WIT
A collection of Irish humor anecdotes from Bray to Dublin and Trinity College Society debates. Jokes include laborers walking to Dublin discovering six miles per man, substitutes dying for condemned prisoners in China, a button swallowing child, and a teetotaler joke told by a priest in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wexford
Dublin
Bray
Trinity College Historical Society
China
Pat Meehan
Kate
Mick
Tom
London Spectator
No More Paint No More Paint Sign Offends Navy Board
Fifty years ago in the British navy paint allowances were tight. Sir John Phillimore painted one side of his frigate black and white and used the rest to print No more paint. He clashed with the navy board over signatures and politeness, ending with I am no longer your affectionate friend, John Phillimore. The ship kept its yellow. Youth's Companion.
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Navy Board
John Phillimore
Sir John
Navy
Youth
Indian devoted leader Mejia and Maximilian face fate
Baron de Malortie recounts in Duff's Diary the tale of Gen. Mejia a loyal Indian officer in Maximilian's service. Two hours before execution Mejia rejects a pardon offered by Gen. Alatorre who had spared him before. The emperor Maximilian is executed alongside Mejia after a dramatic room confrontation.
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Baron de Malortie
Mexico
Maximilian
M. Grant Duff
Gen. Mejia
Gen. Alatorre
Mejia
Alatorre
Youth
Noted Toast to English By Two Friends
A Washington Star quotation features Willie Washington and Misa Cayenne debating tolerance of English. The exchange notes that one friend claims he can endure anything in English and even accepts poor grammar.
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Willie Washington
Misa Cayenne
Washington Star
Air and Air Breath Exchange Sparks Dialogue
A terse dialogue features a man seeking air and a woman warning against a stronger breath. The exchange hints at domestic tension and social framing around simple routines. No further context is provided.
Legal mind on lien dates and insurance interests
A compilation notes several case summaries: Callanan v Wotruba says a lien attaches only when entered on court records, not merely signed filed. Hess v Masonic Mutual concerns a cashier using a buzz saw for personal use as not outside his preferred occupation. Ferguson v Gooch holds land purchase by syndicate agents unenforceable against other members. Palestine Water Co. v Palestine ex rel ends franchise forfeiture for supplying dangerous water. Phoenix Insurance Co. v Fuller clarifies insurance interest suffices for coverage even if title is conditional or encumbered.
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Callanan
Ferguson Vs. Gooch
Palestine Water & P. Company
Palestine
Phoenix Insurance Company
Fuller
Mutton Chops and Sheep Care Tips From Farm Journal
The article advises prepping sheep sheds early and keeping sheep feet clean with clipped toes. It notes sheep fare poorly when confined, warns about cola during wet falls, and suggests pasturing four sheep per cow. It also says early ewe lambs breed earlier, yield heavier fleeces, and winter well. It cites a 10 million drop in U.S. sheep numbers in five years while imports exceed half the wool used.
The Cost of Freeing Cuba and the Price of War
The piece argues the United States may keep the Philippine islands if peace commissioners decide, noting war costs run into millions and the end remains distant. It pivots to advertising Hostetter's Bitters claiming it can cleanse the body’s stomach liver bowels and blood with a few dollars, affordable for all.
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Cuba
United States
Philippine Islands
Hostetter
Wanted solicitors and canvassers for pupensas insur
Dear Editor please notify readers of a chance to earn good positions in their own and adjoining counties by corresponding with the American Woolen Mfg Co Chicago. The notice asks to insert the ad in papers and mail to the company with names of solicitors or canvassers who have sold pupensa tions books nursery stock or insurance and other goods.
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American Woolen Mutts Co
Chicago
Grain-O: A coffee substitute for better sleep
Grain-O offers a non stimulating grain drink that tastes like coffee and aims to aid sleep. It targets nervous people, young and old, promoting nourishment and ease. Available in 15 and 25 cent sizes from grocers.
Lane's Family Medicine Adts Gentle Health Guide
Advert says Lane's Family Medicine promotes daily bowel movement for health, supporting liver and kidneys. Mentions price 25 and 5c and urges readers to seek opinions and wash Washington ocra.
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Lane
Ashington
Cough Remedies Promoted By Local Drugstore Ad
An early advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a fast cough cure and invites readers to visit their druggist for a free sample bottle. It promotes larger bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents and warns that delays are dangerous. The piece ends with a truncated crime quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Allen
Quote Fragments and Patent Medicine Ads Spur Street Speak
A collage of quotes from small papers praises blunt efficiency and criticizes seeking favors while promoting Jacobs Oil and Piso’s Cure for Consumption. Included are testimonials from Dr. G. W. Patterson of Inkster Michigan dated November 5 1894 and brief notices from the Washington Iowa Democrat Ram’s Horn and Atchison Globe.
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G. W. Patterson
Inkster, Mich
Fall Medicine as Important as Spring Medicine
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as medicine to enrich the blood improve appetite aid digestion and strengthen vital organs. It claims to ward off malaria fevers and illnesses that attack a weak system with emphasis on preventative tonics. Remember,
Great trunk line from Toledo to the South and Cuba
The Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railway markets itself as the direct line from Toledo to Cincinnati and on to Louisville Memphis New Orleans Jacksonville Asheville Atlanta Florida and Havana. It promises solid trains with magnificent sleeping parlor cars cafe dining cars and quick schedules with close connections at Cincinnati for southern points and Havana. G Edwards passenger traffic manager Cincinnati Ohio signs the claim.
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Florida
Havana
Cuba
Cincinnati, Hamilton and da
Toledo
Cincinnati
Lowsville
Memphis
Orleans
Jacksonville
Asheville
Atlanta
Seago
G. Edwards
Ohio
Fearful Kiss Rumor Sparks Health Tale in Chicago Post
A fragment from the Chicago Post hints at a rumored disease being spread by kisses and an implied claim of immunity. The dialogue illustrates concern and disbelief amid public worry.
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Chicago Post
Free Government and Rail Lands Open in Northwest Florida
About 1,000,000 acres of government land in Northwest Florida is open for homestead entry, plus railroad lands at low rates. Lands lie near the Louisville and Nashville line. R J Wemyss, General Land Commissioner, Pensacola, invites inquiries. Excursions are offered by the Louisville Nashville Railroad on the first and third Tuesdays each month for round trips at one fare. Contact C P Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Kentucky, for details.
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Florida
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
R. J. Wemyss
Pensacola
Louisville Nashville Railroad
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
Particu
Undefined Future Threat Declared in Uneven Exchange
A person voices unease about a promise and contemplates calling it a threat amid unclear exchanges. The remark hints at tense expectations without detailing concrete events or participants.
Hawaiian Islands booklet available from Chicago & North-Western
The Chicago and North-Western Railway offers a booklet titled The Hawaiian Islands describing the islands topography climate resources railways schools population and a folding map. It notes steamship lines to Pacific ports and promotes the North-Western Line as a gateway to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and other western points. Send four cents in stamps to W. B. Kniskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago to obtain a copy.
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Hawaiian Islands
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Pacific
Islands
North-Western Line
Pioneer Line
Chil
San Francisco
Angeles
Portland
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Illustrated booklet from China Milwaukee & St Paul Railway offer
An ad urges readers to send four cents for an illustrated booklet on transPacific routes to the United States. It claims the booklet contains up to date information and can serve as a school text. Address Geo Heatford in Chicago for delivery.
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China, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Trans-Pacific
Heatford
Gen’s Pass
Chicago
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Tharben
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
Benton
Boston
Rap Spa
Pat
Smithson
Heene Johnson
Illustrated American
Chicago Daily Record
Peple
Detroit Journal
Cleveland Plain
Hall
Washington (Ia
Jacobs Oil
Ita
Atchison Globe
America
Hood
Iifetesiod Erican
Hawaii
Philippines
Detroit
St. Jacobs Oil
Catrorntra Pie Syrup Co
Fie Syrup Co
Cais- Frornia Fie Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
Cal
New York, N
Howe
Rosy
Hugh Baveriein
Denver
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