The Bucket Shop Myth and Margin Gambling Exposed
A Indianapolis essay denounces grain margin trading as gambling led by dealers and “bucket shops.” It warns of moral ruin, defalcations, and theft tied to stock and grain markets, urging reform and public exposure of this destructive, deceptive practice.
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Aitenian
Doruan
Carlves
Board of Trade
Chicago
Joss
Storks
Boards of Trade
North Sea
Thiengs
New York
Kelansceo
Fey
Artiele
Indianapolis
Controversial Education Notes Across Early 1900s Papers
The clippings discuss football bans at Harvard, standard time in the United States, and disputes over school curricula and textbook costs. References include Harvard, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Press, and Washington Star, with mentions of Rationalist Protestants in Germany, Swiss optimism on missions, and a Michigan town’s church height observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinerfour
Coperis
Boston
Phiadlphia Press
Germany
Switland
Frankfort-on-Main
Journal of Education
United States
North America
Washington Star
Gail
Cleveland Herald
PUNVENT PARAGRAPHS
A collage of humor bits and quips from various voices. Jests about bishops and goat milk spark a tone of light satire, with lines on Alaska fame, lodging humor, tests and testaments, and a Parliament joke amid rowdy family chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Billings
Alaska
Commercial Deivertiser
Tommy
Twenly
Chicago Tribune
Blood Will Tell Horses Race At Preakness
The piece describes a playful equine scene where Bonnie and Virginia Hush, half-sister to Bush Whacker, were turned out on the track at Preakness to graze. The two mares then jointly staged a mock race, returning to the start and acknowledging the judge before resuming grazing, with both later retired from racing.
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Fiee
Bonnie
Virginia Hush
Preakness
Virginia Baeh
Bonnie Lizzie
Hack
Lizzie
Virginnia
Marge
Cantilever Bridge Construction and Advantages Described
A detailed explanation of the cantilever bridge design outlines two brackets on river banks, a central span resting on the outer ends, and shore arms anchored to masonry piers. It discusses equal loading, stability, erection ease, reduced scaffolding, and expansion and contraction behavior under heat and cold, with procedural steps for panel assembly and falsework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sug Halvens
Weather and mood linked to open air and diet
The article argues that clean air and outdoor living boost happiness while winter and spring exhaustion depress mood. It notes diet and sensory factors affect felicity, warning tea's alkaloids can briefly lift mood but later trigger sadness, with particular hardship among impoverished urban women in industrial work.
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Med
Cnet
Xauaboess
Euretde
Boh Richardson
North American Review
Netain Am
Walton
Neva
Monroe
Manny
Ga Hong
Liza Jane
Regue
Tinsirel
Fence-Cutters Signal Lone Texas Land Fight Sparks
A Javelins member in southwest Texas reveals motives behind fence cutting as cattle clashes escalate. He argues land fencing creates rounds that separate calves and brandings while asserting grass and water should remain free. He warns of bloodshed to secure a free range against landowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Javelins
Texas
United States
Galveston
Tez
Are Cross Eyes Contagious at Philadelphia Polyclinic
A boy treated for strabismus at the Philadelphia Polyclinic Dispensary after his father reported classmates mockingly called him cross-eyed. The father questioned whether the condition could be contagious, recalling a recent incident on the street.
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Philadelphia
Jauk
Johnny
Philadelphia Times
An Interesting Incident at Wester New York Tour
A local Wester New York city narrates an unspoken tale of Lord Coleridge during a state visit. A caterer provided the china and refreshments, a host praised the hostess for beauty, and a breakfast with a legal luminary revealed the same china. A rival city banquet the next day used the same hand-painted set, shocking the lord. Len Kentuckians over six feet tall attended a Leington hotel event, eight weighing 200 pounds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Coleridge
Wester New York
Coleridge
D. Y
Leington
Farm topics and household tips from 19th century papers
A collage of quick recipes and home remedies from multiple papers. Includes a milk soaked pie dish and sweet dish notes, methods to revive damp feathers, rust removal for tools, a white soup recipe, spiced pear and apple preserves, carpet cleaning with ammonia, potato chips cooking tips, and admonitions on poultry care to keep hens laying. Names include Chicago Journsi, N. Y. Pos, Troy Times, Boston Post, Eychange, Household, N. X. Times, and Preirie Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
N. V. Meret
N. Y. Pos
Troy Times
Boston Post
N. X
Transplanting Trees From Woods To Improve Grounds
Careful digging and pruning improve tree transplanting from forests to yards or roadsides. Do not cut all roots. keep a top balance and encourage fibrous roots near the trunk. Maples elms and basswood can thrive when transplanted with staged root cuts and top reduction. Shrubs respond similarly. laurel and other native shrubs can be moved with good results. Also notes a disease issue in Hartsville region and mentions a notable old yew planting near Killarney.
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Americus
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Enrinsit
Jose Abbry
Killarney
Ipsone
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