The Crofoot Utopian Power Company Scam
Major Crofoot pursues a grand charity plan and a self sustaining home for orphans and elderly, pitching a power generating scheme to extract funds from subscribers. A young woman and a real estate agent expose his manipulation as he pockets subscriptions and a two dollar difference before vanishing.
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Lewta
Major Crofoot
Crefoot
Crofoot Utopian Power Company
Crofoot Utopia Power Company
Crofoot
Rivalry for Front Page Speeches in The Congressional Record
The piece explains how politicians seek front page display for speeches in The Congressional Record through revision delays and strategic timing. It notes the practice is governed by a first come, first served rule and cites a Springfield anecdote about Abraham Lincoln and General Baker's nomination race and a remark on political speechmaking.
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Congressional Record
Congress
Senate
House
Washington Star
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Baker
Leesburg
PD. B. Hil
Lincoln
Argenaut
Stars and Stripes at Acre Recalls British Banner Tale
A Washington Star and Kansas City Journal excerpt recounts a theater moment when the crowd cheered the star spangled banner while a depiction of Richard the Lionheart raised the British flag on Acre, illustrating patriotic fervor and dramatic response. It notes the scene as historically distant yet theatrically provocative.
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United States
New York
Richard
Acre
Eritilem
Washington Star
Curious Chinese dishes and edible curiosities noted
The article surveys Chinese cuisine listing unusual dishes such as live mice and bird’s nest soup. It notes pork, milk, beef, and game are not common due to cost and religious taboos, while toy flesh is eaten only by the very poor in the south.
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China
Receipt of 50 Blows During Seven Years War Recorded
Hanoverian captain received a receipt from a Duisburg canon acknowledging 50 blows as punishment for mocking the regiment of chasseurs. The document notes the punishment occurred during the Seven Years War with the officer striking vigorously while the bearer lay on straw and was held by two men.
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Hanover
Duisburg
Ros
Chasseurs
Ofheer
Not the Greatest Smith and Dobber Debate on Art
A fragmentary exchange compares Dobber with Raphael and remarks on greatness in painting. The dialogue hints at self confidence and commentary on artistic ranks, mentioning Ray Very moedeeny and a Boston Transcript reference.
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Smith
Dobber
Jones
Ray
Raphael
Boston Transcript
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