Barnickel Portrait Hoax Ends With Profit and Shame
A tale recounts Mr Barnickel who hires Arnold Wilcott to paint his portrait. Misperceiving himself as aristocratic, Barnickel resists the result. The artist hides the work with bars and the title Prisoner For Debt, prompting a public laugh and orders for the portrait. Barnickel finally pays $500 and retrieves a revised card reading Bond, leaving him mocked for his vanity.
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Mr. Barnickel
Mr. Birnickel
Mit
Mr. Elliott
Shees
Mr. Billett
Barnicke
Barnickel
Unclear excerpt on language origins posing as note
Fragmentary text discusses hat etymology and sounds in a linguistic note, naming few terms and Fucler examples. The readable portion mentions beet and tongue word derivations with stray quotes and nonstandard spellings.
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Fiee Noteworth
Prosecution Sails Against Southern Pacific Over Rebating
The government will prosecute Southern Pacific and several officials on rebating allegations from an Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry led by Commissioner Lane. The California railroad commission received a transcript. Lane refused to compel sworn testimony from W Luce. The report cites extensive inside rate arrangements favoring certain shippers within California.
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Howe
Southern Pacific
California
Tate Lave
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Bomihern Company
Interatate Comshee Commission
Lane
Pacific Coast
Department of Justice
Railroad Commission of California
Kai Lane
Verkatin
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Southern Pacific Company
Luce
P. F. Dunny
Southern Pacific Compy
Seeefener
Riadics Sistas
Luca
Authern ‘Pacifie Company
Mth
Gomissioney Lane
San Francisco
Ubet
Addiead Ie
Southern Pact Company
Recordad
Not Merely Cling Writer and the Boy on the Busy Sea
A publisher recalls a writer who seems idle yet labors to craft ideas. He tells of a man who bets to swim a mile and a half to a buoy, vanishes from sight, and hours pass as a white glare at the sea edge grows faint. A friend plies toward the buoy and finds the swimmer sprawled, resting and exhausted.
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Weriter
Why You Should Teach Your Children Sin Jitms
An article argues for including Jiu Jitsu in school hygiene programs as a beneficial form of self defense for children. It praises graceful throws, improved circulation, and disciplined practice for young pupils, noting how training aids posture and physical development.
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Eurriophia
Care of Palms for Home Growers in Cold Climates
The article explains how to keep indoor palms healthy with proper light, temperature above 50 degrees, and stable drafts. Provide bright sun near a window, avoid extreme heat or cold shifts, and water carefully avoiding soggy soil. Use light fertilization and repot about every two years. Keep fronds clean, monitor blotches, and air out pots to prevent disease.
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Howe
Benrath
Emabelic Soapsuds Describes Home Humidity Fixes
The text notes that pests persist on ship mates and advises spraying with water. It mentions pests originate from dry air and suggests keeping living room humidity higher. Remedies include trimming dried tips, storing moisture, and placing a water pat on the radiator to counteract dryness.
Watchful Advice on Child Posture and Clothing
The article warns parents to monitor children for stooping caused by clothing and undergarments. It explains how hose supporters or waist weights can pull on the chest, bend the spine, and create lifelong humped posture. It emphasizes proper supports to keep the back straight and lungs clear.
Household Tips From A Century Ago In A Nostalgic Column
A fragment from a period household column offers tips on cooking potatoes with vinegar to prevent darkening, whitening boiled potatoes with milk, and bread crumb preparation. It mentions preventive soap for hemorrhoids, keeping bread fine by rubbing crumbs, and methods for keeping fern alive, plus notes on pest control and a brief line about women’s suffrage.
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Apa
Panthen
Book Auction in 1732 Montgomerie Library Sale
The New York Gazette May B 1792 notes a public auction of books from John Montgomerie late New York governor with a catalogue at the Coffee House. The item marks an early use of the word suction and includes sale conditions. Also includes misc humorous clippings from Harper’s Weekly and Puck.
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John Montgomerie
Province of
New York
New York Gazette
Coffee House
The Logical Candidate Cited by Anxious Nominee
A fragmented Chicago News clipping portrays a speaker declaring themselves the logical and ideal candidate for party nomination. The speaker emphasizes being the one allies and enemies would recognize as best, promising clear leadership despite unclear phrasing and garbled text.
Seven Killed by Train at West Toledo Ohio
Seven people died and a dozen were injured when a Big Four passenger engine struck a Toledo and Wooster electric car at the Michigan Central crossing in West Toledo. The crash occurred about 8 o clock Saturday night as eyewitnesses reported signals misread or disregarded. Victims include James Myers, Mrs Willinen Fisher, and several others from West Toledo and nearby towns. injured were taken to St. Vincent's hospital.
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Toledo
Toledo & Woelert
Michigan Central Crossing
West Toledo
St. Vincent's Hospital
Boston Bids Hold Up New York Bond Award
New York on February 11 reported two bids from Stephen L. Tingley and A V Balt of Boston for 48,000,000 of city bonds. The Massachusetts Loan Guarantee Seer may restrict allotments depending on bid acceptances. The Morgen syndicate of J T Morgan Co and major banks hoped to secure a large share, with details pending Monday.
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Watllte
Stephen L. Tingley
A. V. Balt
Comptralier
Boston
Tingley
Reid
J. T. Morgan
First National Bank
The
Nations Crew Bank
Dod Harvey Fieh & Sone
Morgan Syndicate
MISS SHONTS WEDS AMMANUEL DE LATYNES IN HOME NEW YORK WEDDING
New York February 17 Miss Theodore Shouts daughter of Theodore P Shonta former Isthmian canal chairman married Ammanuel Theodore Bernard Du Albert de Latynes of Paris in a home ceremony at 123 Feat Thirty ace street New York. The event drew notable guests including De Duchens Frame and Louis de Candy of Paris while Lieut Risener Shaws served as the bride's only attendant and Prince Andre Galtein was best man. The ceremony featured American beauty and a reception of French aristocratic families amid a quiet domestic setting.
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New York
Theodore Shouts
Theodore P Shonta
Rhairman
Vithinsmith
Tle
de Duchens
Che Dior de
Chanines
Macnt Adelomiatic Camillas
Paris
Louis de Candy
Andre Gal
Rome
Silee
Pine Forest In His Bedroom Feature Ad Claim
An advertisement describes a “pine forest” setup in the Emperor of Austria’s room and promotes Virgin Pine oil as a health tonic. It touts heating properties, damp protection, and claims of cough relief with Virgin Pine compound sold by Lenah Chemical Co. Chicago.
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Austria
Krerz
Tate
Sihensina
Bame
Bual
Uispenstrassigh
Vialao
Lenah Chemical Co
Chicinnar
Magazine Review in Photos Era Confirms Photo Art Shift
The January issue set a high pace in magazine making and the February issue advances beauty with thirty eight superb half tone illustrations. Editor Wilfred A. Prench selects prize winning works from over 1400 prints by notable judges, highlighting artistic composition and photographic technique. Contributions include The Intell aint Purehaes of an Anasti by ETL and Esther Matson The Point of View, with I J Barreth’s essays on color photography. The Ornicle edited by Phil M. Riley shows steady progress and emphasis on two color photography.
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American Journal of Phy
Wilfred A. Prench
Beanl
Inlges
William Findlay
Frank H. Sere
Esther Matson
I. J. Barreth
Myocrate
Phil. M. Riley
Ecstatic Drummer Wins Eccentric Bowing By Bulow
The famed pianist Hans von Bulow displayed unusual enthusiasm for a street drummer. He ran into the street joined by children, bowed to the drummer, and applauded each beat. The crowd grew as the performance continued, ending with Bulow thanking the drummer for a refreshing, nerve-lifting end to the street scene.
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Hans von Bulow
Hina von Bulow
S.ommnon
Bulow
St. Louis Republic
Testing His Tongue The Unhappy Experience
A Brooklyn wife suspects her husband drinks wine and asks her friend to test him with long words. She reveals a list from which he fails to pronounce most terms, ending in tears as she confesses the failed test. The excerpt comes from the New York Tribune.
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Brooklyn
Tlahe
New York Tribune
Instinct and Reason Distinguish Mind’s Adaptive Aims
An early text contrasts instinct with reason, defining instinct as actions carried out without knowledge of means and ends, while reason uses knowledge of relation between means and ends. The excerpt notes the basic difference remains unknown.
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Instinct
Remson
Freason
Frason
New York American
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