Diplomatic chicanery ends in job loss for office boy
Tommy Stimson, an office boy pretending to be a diplomat, deceives a debt collector by saying Mr. Jarvis has gone to the Third National bank to deposit thousands from a real estate deal. Jarvis admits the ruse but then tells Tommy he cannot keep him, citing his mismatch for the diplomatic service.
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Tommy Stimson
Mr. Jarvis
Cal Ler
Tommy Saimson
Third National Bank
Tommy
Mi Ton Jarvis
Third National
Milton Jarvis
Diplomatic Service
Court of St. James
Neo
the Argus
Chicago Record-Herald
Tommy Stimson’s Boss Cashes In on a Trick
Tommy Stimson visits the office, asks for a raise, and tricks his boss into offering a ball game ticket. The boss later discovers the ruse, learns a relative misled him about money, and expels the youth in anger after a scolding over stock losses.
Saved His Comrade Life After Cholera Morbus
A comrade from Elgin Iowa fell ill with cholera morbus while returning from the Grand Army Encampment in Washington City. J B Houghland Eldon Iowa cites Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as lifesaving after a ten year immigration effort. Sold by J L Wikle.
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Grand Army
Washington City
Elgin
J. B
Houghland
Eldon
Iowa
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Timeline of 17th to 19th Century European Events
A chronology listing major happenings from 1563 to 1866 including France declaring war on England 1563 the Battle of Sedgemoor 1685 Pope Clement XIII elevation 1758 the assassination of Ivan VI of Russia 1764 the establishment of the American dollar standard 1785 the Battle of Wagram 1809 birth of Edmund W Pettus 1821 the Greece kingdom by London treaty 1827 the Derby ministry entering 1866.
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Ivan VI
Russia
Edmund W. Pettus
A. S
Alabama
Kingdom of
Greece
Notable 19th Century Royal and Political Milestones
The record notes 1870 France protests Leopold’s candidacy for Spain’s throne, 1893 marriage of the Duke of York and Princess Mary of Teck, 1898 exchange of Spanish POWs for Hobson and crew, 1899 death of New York publisher Robert Bonner born 1824, 1905 Elihu Root becomes Secretary of State succeeding John Hay.
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Duke of York
Robert Bonner
New York
Elihu Root
John Hay
Streetcar Conductor Mistakenly Accounts Fare
A Chicago Tribune anecdote describes a street car conductor challenging an elderly passenger, accusing her of trying to avoid a fare for a boy. She proves her intention by paying, leaving the conductor embarrassed at the clever reply.
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Chicago Tribune
Mansfield man credits Forley’s Kidney Cure for recovery
Elam Ordway and Houser report that Tra W Kelley of Mansfield Pa suffered kidney and bladder troubles for years and spent much on physicians before being cured by Forley’s Kidney Cure. He urges others to try it for health restoration.
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Tra W. Kelley
Mansfield
Forley
Elam Ordway & Houser
Yorick In Tin
Edwin Booth once performed Hamlet in a small town. In the grave scene the gravedigger hurled a tomato can instead of a skull. Booth recovered, but a shooting cracker in the can exploded, causing laughter and ending the show with a refund. The gravedigger did not reprise the role.
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Edwin Booth
Booth
Foley’s Honey and Tar Promises Cure for Consumption
All nations strive to curb the white plague and Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a safe, certain remedy for coughs and colds that prevents consumption. The genuine product is in a yellow package, offered by Elam, Ordway & Houser.
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Foley
Elam, Ordway & Houser
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