Faraday rug and a family’s fate unfold in tragedy
A narrator recalls the Farraday family from childhood, detailing Aunt Abbey’s spiteful will that left Mrs Farraday a large Oriental rug. The rug’s value funds repairs and moves, yet Dora’s elopement and Skippy’s death unravel the fortunes. The family disintegrates as Mrs Farraday struggles with debt and new life in a hotel, while Ellen stays in school.
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Faraday
Ellen Farraday
Farraday
Skippy
Dora
Danny Wright
Mr. Faraday
Mrs. Farraday
Faraday House
Abbey
Mr. Farraday
Aunt Abbey
Farradays
Ellen Faraday
Mrs. Faraday
Elks
Dora Farraday
New York
Ellen
Cities Grant Pay Increases To Meet Rising Costs
Scores of cities raise municipal pay to cope with higher costs. Total city payroll rises by about 2.1 million for the year with fire and police getting hikes of 240.8 and new holidays added. White collar workers in Cleveland see 150 annual raises for those under 9,000, with tiered boosts afterward. Pittsburgh and Chicago post substantial legacy boosts. New York City increases top official salaries by 96,000.
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Cipal
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York City
Firing Letter Turns Into Job Recommendation Joke
Horace Greeley known for unreadable handwriting fired an employee with a letter. Months later the ex worker used the letter as a mock recommendation to a different editor, who hired him for more money after seeing it.
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Horace Greeley
Mr. Greeley
Household Tips From Vintage Cleaning Notes
A fragmented list of home care advice covers keeping water from freezing on glass with ammonia or vinegar, laundering lace collars, protecting rubber items from oil and soil, organizing baby items, assembling handy kitchen and repair supplies, and proper washing and drying methods for fabrics and towels.
Clever Crooks Carry On Counterfeiting in Prison
In 1899 Philadelphia, Arthur Taylor and Baldwin Bredell were convicted of counterfeiting U S 100 bills and jailed at Moyamensing prison awaiting sentence. Within months they produced 32 counterfeit 20 notes using a small improvised press in their cell, later re enacting the feat to experts who doubted it was possible without a camera or large press.
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Philadelphia
Arthur Taylor
Baldwin Bredell
U.S
Moyamensing
Collier's
Course of Bullet Falls Straight to Earth
A bullet fired backward from a tail of an airplane moving at 300 miles per hour would theoretically descend in a straight line toward the earth.
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Church of the Lord Jesus Christ
Dr. Newton
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