Tricks Of Bunkomes Confidence Game Exposed In New York
A New York interview reveals a four-man confidence scam playbook led by a hand shaker, a crier, a gambler, and a keeper. Victims from rural areas are lured by staged familiarity in Bowery saloons, fed a rigged dice game, and robbed while a disguised team stirs up a police scare to flee with the spoils.
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New York
Sam" O
Banko Tas
Indivataal
Jim
Peter Stiyvesiat
Soul Find
Mr. Herkimer
Dack
Jack
Wes
Herkimer
Fred
John Tapley
North Adams
Mr. Tapley
Tapley
Seabee
North E
Manachusetta
Tofa North Adams Tank
Nephaw
Ateerer
Hrapie
Kansas farmer warns of calf disease and crop notes
A Kansas farmer reports a diseased calf with scabby fleece and rapid onset symptoms. The issue is tied to poling, soil fertility, and tomato and bean cultivation, with advice on manure, ash dressings, and seed treatments. The piece also discusses farm labor trends, apprenticeship, and the need for capable young men to fill farming roles.
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Kansas
Chicago
Herat
Furdence’'S
Cigarettes and Social Change in London and Beyond
A survey of cigarette adoption from aristocratic circles to general use, tracing fashion, Oriental mystique, and public commentary. The piece contrasts past snuff and tobacco habits with modern smoking, cites journals like London World, Detroit press, and anecdotes about society, finance, and diplomats, and mentions figures and locations in urban Europe.
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Cizarettes
Laivester Square
Prince of Wi
Europe
Bath
Pickwick Papers
London
Five ladies in boot store deny leaving No 7 shoes
A Woodward avenue boot storekeeper found a pair of No 7 shoes left on the counter. Five women appeared, but each denied ownership as the clerk questioned them across the street and returned to the original three. He advised the owner to fetch the shoes.
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Woodward Avenue
Letrott Free Press
Dr Watts Balsam Porting Lung Cure Hailed
About thirty years ago a prominent physician named Dr William Hall reportedly developed a remedy for diseases of the throat and lungs. The medicine known as Dr Watts Balsam Porting Lung was said to be highly efficacious and widely trusted, sold by all druggists as a speedy cure for coughs colds and sore throats.
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William Hall
WM. Watt
Providence
Boston Herat
Internal Revenue Department
United State
New York City
Bright
Hunt
New York
Ene
Myaett
Wwe
Kkomody
Wade
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