The Gambler Chew Chung and the Literary One
Len Chuen Yee the literary man is lured by Chew Chung the gambler to write a letter seeking funds to win a Quang-Tung merchant. They gamble with fly-loo using taels and sugar, Len wins then loses all, the gambler robs him and Len, after brutal street justice and police involvement, seeks vengeance.
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Chew Chung
Sene Vor
Tok-Hai
Ile
Len Chuen Yee
Chum
Foo-Cnow
Chen
Quang-Tung
Chew
Chew Cnoung
Len
Felon
A Chinaman's Revenge at the Chew Chung Robbery
Len Chuen Yee, a Pekin graduate and author in Mott Street, is robbed by Chew Chung, a prosperous gambler. After prayers to Looi Kwong fail, Len discovers his fourteen hundred taels saved in a blue bag are gone, while Chew Chung is lauded by locals and watched by police.
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Len Chuen Yee
Pekin
Chew Chung
Oh Moi
Yat Bunlow
Mott Street
Looi-Kwang
Chew
Tim
God of Thunder
Boy Declares Battle Plan Before School Fight
A boy named Dick confesses to his mother that he plans to fight a schoolfellow after praying that night. He asks for strength to "lick a boy in the morning" in a prayer noted by the Boston Globe.
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Dick C
Boston Globe
Alarm clock joke from a jeweler exchange
A jeweler asks how the alarm clock is liked. The buyer replies first rate, then admits initial displeasure but notes it is broken now.
Ingenious Decor to Hide a Bricked View
A column contrasts clever home adaptations that turn unsightly views into pleasant spaces. It describes women who built window bays with painted landscapes and greenery to create calming vistas, improving rooms facing blank brick walls. The piece then shifts to a critique of American spellings and language usage.
Islanders of Magdalen Islands Seek Freehold Purchase
The residents of the Magdalen islands ask the Dominion government to buy the islands and free them from feudal rule. Since 1798 the lands were granted as a feudal fief to Sir Isaac Coffin and his heirs, now held by Isaac Tristim Coffin of Boulogne sur Mer. E J Flynn lamented in Quebec that finances prevent a purchase, leaving the population in serf status.
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Magdalen Islands
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Sir Isaac Coffin
Isaac Tristim Coffin
Chateau de la Madeleine
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
France
The Colored Man Questions by Night in Chicken Yard Trial
The Detro t Free Press reports a colored man, questioned by a judge about being in a chicken yard at night. He refuses to explain, asserting dignity and defiance as the court weighs the incident.
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Throne of Justice
Jedge
Not interestly. Mother-Where have you been so long?
A child recounts watching two men unload bricks. the mother dismisses the scene as not interesting. The boy notes only near misses, with bricks scraping toes. The exchange ends with someone saying good day.
Practical Philanthropy: Candy for Children in Washington Star
A well dressed middle aged man, later identified as a known insurance agent and real estate dealer, distr ibuted candy to impoverished children on Penn and Upshe avenues. He explained his motive as practical philanthropy, saying a few dollars spent on sweets brings more joy than missions and recalling a gum drop given in childhood.
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Tri Wy
Tor
Penn
Vivanti Avenue
Star
Washington Star
Wise words on fear and conscience from the Milwaukee Sentinel
An essayish quotation underscores that fear grows from wrongdoing and that honesty cannot be forced. It argues women may think grievance enhances charm and notes the virtue of discipline over disturbing thoughts. The piece laments crankiness and urges teaching children the difference between sentiment and principle.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Word of honor remark appears in Boston Bulletin
The Boston Bulletin notes that asking for a word of honor is unnecessary with an honest man and useless with a rascal.
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Boston Bulletin
Poet Killer Lodging Link Queried in Hotel Bill
A guest questions the hotelkeeper about lodging details tied to the poet killer who wrote the play The Rabbers. An usher asks for help while others dispute the accuracy of the claim and the room’s history.
Trust in Hand's Sarsaparilla Praised as Merit
Readers are urged to consider Hand's Sarsaparilla as a trusted remedy. The advertisement claims the medicine is purely vegetable, without purge or gripe, and promotes it as justified by merit. Sold by all druggists through Hoop's Pills.
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Garardtwy Ete
Gottiana
Azh Garea
Ceposita
Ayer
Todd
Bethlehem
Germany
Christ Masere
England
Hag
Monty
Bi Scott
Listule
Nreason
France
Scrooge
Aid Teelye
Usmiall
Letter Writing Etiquette And Christmas Traditions
A guide covers proper letter salutations and signatures, advising against overelaboration and urging natural tone with minimal affectation. It contrasts modern postal practices with the once cherished art of correspondence and then surveys Christmas customs from Yule logs to carols and the Lord of Misrule in historic celebrations.
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A. B
Mary Smith
Sim
Charles Brown
Worace Walpole
Lady Mary
Wortley Montague
Madam Worblay
Aselb
Iceman
Avor
Nicolapes -Harper
Rumford Remedy Ad Claims Digestive Relief
Indigestion remedy promises to promote digestion without injury and relieve stomach related disorders. The ad notes a bottle mailed with a receipt of 25 cents and mentions Rumford Chemical Works and Frévidence R. 1.
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W.C. Shires CO
Rumford Chemical Works
Advertising Request Noted for Spruce Street Firm
A fragmented note shows a request to advertise for EOWEELL & CO at No 10 Spruce Street, seeking an advertising slot or service. No additional details on dates, products, or contact methods are provided.
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Eoweell & CO
Reporter Courage and Peril in the Newsroom
A New York Press survey recalls dangers faced by reporters from cholera in Asia to blizzards in North America. It honors martyrs like Fred Hamilton and Donnelly, notes balloon and locomotive accidents, and praises resilient writers who risk life to bring news to the public.
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Ni Wsearnn Hekors
Asie
Cauera
Thegdarchild
New’ York
Huey
Fred Uarnilton
Pne
North Brothersland
IsSta
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Sly
Matty
Guy Carleton
Phiywriekt
Ivory
Anil
Asia
New York Press
A Tre Friend to the wtcR is Br Kaufmann's Preach Medical Work
An advertisement invites readers to send three ent stamps to A P Ordway & Co at 517 West 45th Street New York City to receive a free copy of Kaufmann's illustrated medical work and preaching leaflet.
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Wtcr
Br. Kaufmann
A. P. Ordway & Co
West 45Th Street
New York City
Plants and Prangs in the Piano Room Preserve Tone
A New York Journal note discusses a growing plant in a room with a piano helping maintain tone by stabilizing moisture and atmospheric balance. at times the plant absorbs majure and also wires, aiding equilibrium.
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New York Journal
Cuanacren Whit We Afte When We Think We Are Not Watched
Fragmentary text hints at unseen surveillance and the feeling of being watched. No clear events, names, places, or dates are discernible from the snippet.
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Cuanacren
Elg's Cream Balm Cures Stubborn Disease Claims
An old man and others report long struggles with entarrhsid and praise Elg's Cream Balm for relief. A U S Pension Attorney from Washington and a New York resident credit the balm for improving health after years of suffering.
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Lawan
Henry Bmings
U.S
Atty
Washington, D. C
Fly
Emeruet Moyers
Windeld
N.Y
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Rhode Island
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Capital
Transactan General Banking and Business
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Guardan Oe
Amos C. Barstow
Christopher Lijpott
Royal Court
Robert A. Goddard
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Spracsne
William D Ily
Robert J. Gammell
William Witney
William B. Weden
Rowland Azard
Halward
Pearce
Horatio N Campval
Robert Knight
John W. Danielson
Werbers J Welle
Toho C.pegram
Lyman B. Gof
Eugene W Maran
George Gurdon King
Herbert J. Wells
Samuel R. Dorrance
Edward S. Clark
Priton
Moya
Agur Noy
Ata Resources
James M. Kimball
George L. Littlefield
Pawtucket
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Albert L Calder
Steens Hutchins
Hezekiah Conant
George T. Burns
Sam’l P. Colt
Bristol
Horace M Burns
John P Campbell
Leander RK
Peok
Kenos Lapham
Warwick
Newton DD. Arnold
Es K. Bakker
Olney 'T Inman
Henry Bo Owainship
Provalence Geo. Peabody Wetmore
Newport
Willtay Jk. Dupre
Warren D, Arnold
Westerls
R A. Roperson
Samull FP. Colt
Albert L. Calder
Joshua M. Addeman
City Savings Bank
Weybosset Street
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Palmer
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Jac. K. Cranston
D. Russell Brown
Christopher Lippitt Dutee Wilcox
J. W. Crocker
Jeffrey Davis
Geo. W. B. Bourn
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Thomas J. Gil
James C. Church
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Providence, R. I
Charles H. Sheldon, JR
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G. W. Easterbooks
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Temple
God of Justice
Freda Wilson
Harper’s Weekly
Dupene A
Johnson
Aubrey
United States
Great Britain
London
America
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Andrew Line
Brander Matthews
Harpers Magazine
Serra
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Meriden, N. H
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A . Bindingaggel
Moore
Meriten
N. Hes Gway
John H. Moore
Meriden
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