Howards Letter on Bread and Butter and Social Gaps
A heated July column argues the marriage and religion debates are unwise to discuss publicly, then rails at New York City living conditions. It contrasts luxury seaside life with squalid tenements, criticizes charity limits, and calls for press-driven virility to bridge rich and poor.
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Seidl Society
Jack Bondholder and Polly Shine in a City Romance
A charismatic broker Jack uses Miss Couponia for a loan to grab stock. romance with Polly blooms amid stockmarket peril. After threats from Couponia and a brutal day, Jack’s risk pays off as he manipulates a favorable rise in Northwestern shares, earning wealth and a later Europe-bound future with Polly.
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New York
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Weekly Globe Quietly Launches Private Circular Rate
The WEEKLY GLOBE invites readers to join a new private circular rate plan and receive free sample copies. Individuals may request the circular by sending to the Weekly Globe offices for details on the rate and distribution.
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Weekly Globe
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Playing Ball on a Roof Sparks Fenced Out Entertaining Flight
City officials banned street ball after 16 years of warning. Roof noon games at a Fulton Street mercantile house yield a playful yet risky version called knock‑out or fungoes. Players rig fish line to the ball, risking entanglement and near misses with windows, walls, and the East River as clerks watch from nearby offices.
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Alarm clock prank starts streetwide wakeup call
A man in a white robe shouts about an alarm clock at dawn. Neighbors respond with muttered disbelief and brick-throwing to rouse the other, ending when a clock-bearing figure is seen and a lamppost is shattered by a stray boot.
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Chicago Tribune
George
Ares
Russian crop shortens wheat and rye outlook in Odessa dispatch
A cable received by Charles A. Pillsbury from the American consul at Odessa reports the wheat crop 25 percent short and rye 60 percent short. If accurate, Russia would be a large importer of breadstuffs next season, rather than an exporter like the United States.
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Minn
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Odessa
Russia
United States
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Waltham and Elgin
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Publicly Endorsed Health Remedy Gains Approval
A promotional notice touts a California health syrup as a approved remedy. The text claims the product aids digestion and kidney function, improves bowels and overall health, and offers comfort to all users.
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Checkers Edwin A Durgin Chess Notes and Matches
Notes from July 21 1891 Boston include Durgin contact details and daily meets for chess and checkers at multiple locations. Endings show games between Anderson Seaton and between James M Hutton and David R Hay with moves and results, including draws and wins.
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Australia
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