Lawyer’s confession of a riverboat style card cheat tale
A lawyer recalls a late 19th century Owen Sound circuit stop where he and Bolton fell into a risky poker game. He uncovers marked cards, devises a counter scheme, and systematically wins from three sharp foes, then returns to Barrie to share the tale while guests marvel at the ruse. Merrill pays up, Bolton laughs, and the “lesson” lingers as they depart.
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Ontario
Owen Sounds
Barrie
Owen Sound
Shrieber Bolton
Baer’ S
Meaford
Merrill
Arnold
Dinny Dinoan’s
Dinny
Dinny’s
Bolton
M Sreall
Ehockat
Chicago
Hand of God in Everything Pays Respect to Grip Gouge Co
A Tabernacle pulpit piece salutes Messrs Grip and Gouge of Co as they prepare for a world tour. The author notes divine presence in daily affairs and wishes safe travel.
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Hand of God
Messrs Grip, Gouge & Co
Preparing Peanuts and a World of Burdens Devotion
A San Francisco sunpiece contrasts peanut factory work with a sermon by Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage. It details how workers sort inferior nuts on moving canvases while the preacher extols casting burdens on the Lord and trusting God through business trials, persecution, bereavement, and sin, urging practical faith and resilience.
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San Francisco
T. DeWitt Talmage
House of Prayer
Far East
de Witt
Chicago
Straits of Magellan
Sahara Desert
Tailor’s Invention Aims To Make Soldiers Bulletproof
A Mannheim tailor named Lowe reportedly solved a long standing problem by creating a light flexible bullet proof cloth. He tested it by wearing the suit while the Russian ambassador fired at him at close range with pistol balls and suffered no injuries. The claim notes the cloth could protect soldiers in the field and render them effectively invulnerable.
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Mannheim
Germany
Lowe
Herr Lowe
Achilles
Chicago Post
Sincere Fiddleback Advice Sparks Roommate Jab
Fiddleback quips after noting the dress suit, offering blunt counsel to an older man. Clubberly asks for the hint, and the response lands as a sharp joke about getting a new roommate.
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Fiddleback
Clubberly
California Fig Syrup Co Laxative Questioned
The passage notes the pleasant effect and 3D clarity of the California Fig Syrup laxative used by women, urging buyers to seek the genuine article with the California Fig Syrup Co name printed near the bottom of the package, and suggests birds delight in a hen’s lay.
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California Fig Syrup Co
The Wax Doll and Friends in a Curious Tea Salon
A playful dialogue among toys in Fog Closet debates fatigue from teas and gymnastics with the Bat, Ball, and Hoop. The scene shifts to a “Remarkable Driving” tale of an old stagecoach driver who keeps a horse dead at the top of a hill until the planned stop. The piece ends noting Miss Alice Parker as the first woman lawyer to appear in Norfolk County Superior Court, Boston, bringing a spectator’s eye to court.
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Bobbie
Harper’s
Alice Parker
Boston
Norfolk County
Mass
British Colonies Customs Revenue Shifts Mostly Downward
The report shows a general decline in customs and excise duties across British Australasian colonies during the last year, with New Zealand as the sole exception where revenue rose 0.482 percent. New South Wales fell 19.85 percent, Victoria 7.20 percent, South Australia 10.51 percent, Tasmania 9.74 percent, and Queensland 0.53 percent.
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New Zealand
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Tasmania
Queensland
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Missy
Grip, Gouge & Co
Central America
California
Arthur
John
Gouge & Co
David
Daniel
Havelock
Lord Jesus Christ
New York City
Germanicus
Joseph
Shadrach
John the Evangelist
Patmos
Calvin
John Sluss
Korah
Moses
Saul
Herod
Christ
Barabbas
The
Hood
Cheoft
Slice Co
Huron
Pousso
Simo
P. O. Box
Moon
M. d
Postage Stamarnam Street
Omaha
Ension Weiner
Pension Buren
Kemedy
Hume Nemedy
Booge, Frazee & CO
Rialto
Boa Crain
Exchan Market Lette
Colorado
Creatisland
BIC
Denver
Colorado Springs
Couzen
W. H. Gibson
Batesville
Ark
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta, Ga
New York
ED. McCormick
D. B
Martin
Pass
Traine
Gen. Pass
Cincinnati
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