Bet on a Hundred Backfires in Gambling Tale
A Wall Street dinner social recalls gambling lore. A quiet exchange man recalls betting a friend a hundred on a Saratoga wager. The young man won vast sums before losing the hundred and still owes it, a tale traced to the New York Tribune.
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Wall Street
Ostend
Saratoga Club
Broadway
Towin
New York Tribune
Timber Wolves and Poultry Selection in a Pasquinade Mix
The article blends observations on timber wolves hunting deer with notes on poultry selection, Napoleon's horse, and reflections on musical interpretation. It presents dramatic wolf hunting tactics, fowl quality markers, and a philosophical view of interpretation as a fusion of subjective and objective mind.
Fashionable physician draws sharp talk in Baltimore
A fragment from the Baltimore American recalls a fashionable physician praised for his bold habits. The chatter notes his boldness as he bluntly questions Cholly Lofted about what may be on his mind, highlighting social intrigue and urban wit.
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Jolner
Cholly
Baltimore
Tramp Mocks Indigestion Cure In Quick Witty Exchange
A brief postal-style quip features a tramp asking for a cure and a lady apologizing before offering help. The tramp insists on a cure that would let him digest instantly, underscoring a sharp, humorous line about forcing space for a man of force.
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Napoleon
St. Helena
Overstock Sale Opens As Summer Stock Goes On Market
Owing to a backward season and heavy buying the store announces surplus stock in staple and fancy goods must be sold at attractive prices. Shoppers are urged to call for real bar gains as the sale begins with the summer season.
Fashion Sale Notice with Textile Discounts
Fragmentary ad lists ladies shoes and oxfords priced around 3.00, sale prices 84.00 for unspecified items, 200 yards summer silks and wash silks, black taffeta silk at 60 cents and 60 cents sale price 1.25, and dress ginghams offered at low per yard rates. The wording is garbled but indicates a clearance event with multiple fabric types and footwear.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New York Post
Emerson
THE
Peoples’ Store Company
Shoes and Oxfords
Veere
Vee Beos
the Peoples’ Store Co
Bluefield, W. VA
Bluefield
Ice Cream Co
Bluefield Avenue
Graham. VA
Louis
Daily Telegraph