The Loafer’s Trouble and Telegraphic Talk Follies
A long critique argues loafing on streets should be prohibited by local ordinance to curb crime and reduce court costs. It laments idle men, urges harsh punishment, and imagines a whip and work as remedies while detailing rude misuse of the telephone to gossip and waste time. The piece also notes the anthracite strike cost about two hundred million and praises arbitration after public pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courts of Justice
Heras
Shylock and the promise of Scott's Emulsion sales
The passage compares modern sufferers to Shylock seeking flesh, praising Scott's Emulsion as nourishing medicine for nerves and digestion. It touts a free sample offer and lists Scott & Bowne as the chemists in New York, with a note on a strike and a forecast of national arbitration shaping industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shylock
Scott
Ace in Sleeve and Other Tales From the West
An engineer on the Union Pacific recounts a poker game in Julesburg where he wins back money after slipping an ace from his sleeve. Ike Stevenson avoids disgrace with a hidden ace as miners speculate on cheating. The tale ends with repayment to the players and a cautionary gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Ita
Julesburg
Ike Stevenson
Stevenson
Clear Creek
Moey
Ike
Ske
Mr. Lenton
Cuthbert M’kenzie
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Skin Relief From Blood Impurities
Advert says eczema and salt rheum are blood born and cannot be cured by external applications. It cites a testimonial from Mars Ipa Wake of Cove Point Maryland claiming relief after two days on Hood's Sarsaparilla and lasting skin cure, urging readers to rid the blood of impurities for eruptions to disappear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Mars
Wake Cove Point
Unintentional Pun Highlights Language Hurdles
A Norwegian man misunderstands an English request at a Frankfort Kansas drug store. The wife explains paying 59 cents, then 50 cents and offers a receipt. A second Norwegian, with better English, clarifies the man wanted 50 cents worth of iodine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Kan
Tle
Night Lantern Jellyfish Of Naples Bay
The bay of Naples hosts large medusae called noctiluca or night lanterns, often two feet across and weighing up to sixty pounds. They migrate in vast, dense shoals that impede ships and can suspend timber like mud, yet their movements remain unexplained and occur irregularly without fixed seasons.
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Washington
Sarry
Mary Ann
Hiram
Bay of Naples
Sargasso Sea
Tropics
New Fad in Fobs Tailored to Gowns
A new fashion fad centers on watch fobs matched to the wearer’s gown. The item is described as handmade and crafted with special reference to the accompanying dress, as noted by the New Idea Magazine.
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New Idea Magazine
Tennis and Croquet Revival At Domestic Estates
Domestic leisure drives a revival of tennis and croquet with new grass and dirt courts on country places. Lawn courts attract players and spectators, especially women, as croquet lawns are placed near houses for veranda watching.
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Pearl Street
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