Ten Dollar Bill Sparks Love and a New Life
In a New York tale, Julia Tyrrel believes a ten dollar bill once owned by an Englishman, William Henry Brookes, brings luck. She teams with Charley Rath and Brookes to shape a future, only to reveal Brookes’s gift of a lucrative London life for Rath while Julia and Charley marry after years of striving.
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Julia Tyrrel
Julia
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William Henry Brookes
A. T. Stewart
Wiliam Henry Brookes
Stewart
Ulin
July
Mr. Brookes
Miss Tyrrel
Ain
Charley Rath
Brookes
Broadway
Lucca
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Jia
Charle
Engand
Mr. Rath
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Comfort in church seating sparks debate in Christian at Work
The Christian at Work criticizes modern pew design, arguing for wider seats of eighteen inches, angled seats with a three inch fall, backs tilted four inches, and a three foot spacing between pews to fit human anatomy.
Sultan the Thief: A Wise Mexican Pony’s Kitchen Intrigues
A correspondent recalls a highly intelligent Mexican pony named Sultan who repeatedly manipulated gates and gates men to reach water and sugar. He barged into a kitchen, avoided the broom parade, and used the well rope to access his preferred drink. His escapades revealed remarkable cunning and problem solving.
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Sultan
Graham
Mother Beating Leads to Penitentiary Sentences in Court
In the New York Court of Special Sessions, Charles Tenland was arraigned for brutally beating his mother Anes Leonard. The elderly woman pleaded for mercy, but Justice Morgan condemned Tenland to three months in the penitentiary. Another prisoner, William B Hayes, who had beaten his mother before, received six months at hard labor.
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William Henry Brookes
Julia
Treasury of Stewart & Co
New York
William B. Hayes
Corsets Shipped to Mexico Recalled as Unsatisfactory Saddles
American corsets sent to Mexico were marketed as saddles of a new kind but returned due to dissatisfaction, indicating mixed reception for the unusual product.
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Mexico
Cincinnati Matrimony Promotion Society Plans Second Anniversary
The Cincinnati society promoting matrimony, organized two years ago with local support, has over 2000 members and branches in 40 cities. Its president is a City Council teacher, other officers are local figures, and a commemorative picnic will mark the milestone with over 100 couples expected to publicly wed.
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Cincinnati
The Constitution Frigate Compared To Man At EightyFive
Naval officers note the frigate Constitution now eighty five years old has been rebuilt so often no original wood remains while likening the aging ship to man whose form changes gradually with time. The piece ends by praising the human mechanism as more perfect and wonderful than any known production.
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Scotland
Gen
Gourko
St. Petersburg
Scientific American
Nordensjold
North Pole
Jeannette
San Francisco
Cook
Clark
McClure
Franklin
Willoughby
Nordenskjold
New York
Sar
Ventilation in Ships Inspires Home Air Changes
A medical officer reports that when carbonic acid in air reaches seven parts per thousand the odor stems from organic impurities exhaled with the gas. One man defiles fifty cubic feet per minute, but ordinary rooms are not as closed as ships. Keyholes and door cracks fail. each room needs an efficient device to constantly change the air.
Fires Ravage Asiatic and European Russia Cities
The piece notes fires in Asiatic and European Russia including Irkutsk. It recalls a 1870 71 flood when the ice jam on the Irkutsk river flooded two thirds of the town, caused widespread loss, and damaged property estimated in the millions. Soldiers tried to break the ice dam but could not save the town.
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Russia
Irkutsk
Siberia
Omsk
Poodle Goes to Court with Drunk Master
In Essex Market Police Court George Montgomery is held until sober after being found drunk at Delancey and Chrystie. His loyal poodle sat by him all day, barked at passersby, followed him to the station, and was spared the prison cell while the man faced the judge.
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George Montgomery
Essex Market
Curran
Delancey and
Chrystie Streets
Justice Bixby
Montgomery
Prince Street
New York Sun
A Practical Joke Ends With Street Riot Scare
Joe Skinner, famed Oil City joker, staged a mud search on Seneca street that drew a crowd and rumors of a $2,000 diamond pin. The hoax sparked shovels, torn sidewalks, pushes, and a scuffle before police escorted a man to the lockup as Skinner laughed at the ruse. The melee lasted about two hours.
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Joe Skinner
Oil City
Joe
Seneca Street
Brass and gold in Africa and other pithy notes
A compiled round of quirky quotes and odd facts from various sources. Mentions of brass bands, loans, postage stamps, Niagara, Rothschild estate, Sprunt roses, flies weighing an ounce, Solovieff, England farming, and a hoax on coffee curing consumption. Includes a joke about a cook in St Petersburg and a note on William Gourko.
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Africa
Waterloo Observer
George Lessard
Montreal
Niagara
Lake Ontario
New York News
Baron Lionel de Rothschild
Sprunt
North Carolina
Solovieff
North Pole Quest Marks Arctic Exploration Milestone
The Jeannette expedition aims for the North Pole after completing major polar and global travels. The article praises scientific methods and credits Nordenskjold and earlier explorers, noting international efforts shaped Arctic discovery and future benefits for mankind.
Lumber from Straw Sparks Takeoff in Lumber Trade
A Buswell, U investigator showed straw-based lumber that mimics hardwoods in polish and finish at low cost. Straw boards are chemically treated, rolled, dried, and hardened to form water resistant dry lumber. If proven scalable, the invention could mark a new era in building materials, per the Oshkosh Northwestern report.
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Buswell
Oshkosh
Wis
Northwesten
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