Real estate talk and high living in a New York cafe
In Wasserbauer's Restaurant Louis Birsky and Barnet Zapp debate costly living as they cite bills rising from 40 to 50 cents for dinners and a $2000 car purchase. They discuss Marcus Fast and Harris Shapolnik funding Redfield & Pitz bankruptcy while wondering who truly buys luxury items.
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Louis Birsky
Barnet Zapp
Wasserbaure
Zapp
Indorse Birsky
Marcus
Louis
Harris Shapolnik
Birsky
Marcus Fast
Jacob J. Redfield
Sam Pitz
Redfield
Broadway
Fifty-seventh Street
Canal Street
Ozone Grove
Pearl divers endure extreme depths and risk in Malay diving
The article describes Malay pearl divers facing long dives to 100 feet or more, retrieving shells with uncertain gems. It notes the dangerous toll on their bodies, the exhausting ascent, and rapid recovery readying them for another plunge.
Promise of a Mule Like No Other Rifle
An old rifle plays a central role as a ruthless hunter recalls its fierce recoil saving his life. The dialogue features a young soldier noting the gun’s hefty kick while the hunter praises its value and the many close calls it helped him survive in the Rockies.
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Rockies
Always in Our Father s Care Omnipotent Eternal Caretaker
A devotional piece urges Christians to trust God as the Eternal Caretaker in this life and beyond. It warns against overanxious worldly cares and echoes psalms and Whittier in affirming God s steadfast deliverance and guidance across life s many mansions.
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God
Earth
Whittier
Love That Conquers All And The Divine Gift Of Charity
A devotional exhortation on cultivating real charity toward those who are hard to love. It urges practicing kindness speaking well and aiding their interests or praying for them to transform one’s attitude and renew the mind. The piece emphasizes daily prayer as a method to soften enmity and grow love.
Reserved Persons Like Old Watches Say Walpole
Quote attributed to Walpole comparing extremely reserved people to old watches with painted covers that obscure telling the time.
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Walpole
Russian Women Predominate Among Foreign Born Students
A Paris study finds women born outside France outnumber men among students of their sex in the city. Russian women form the largest foreign born group, followed by others, highlighting gendered migration patterns in Parisian education.
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Paris
Castoria Proven Relief for Infants and Children
Advertisements emphasize Castoria as the trusted remedy for infants and children. It claims to bear the signature of In Use for Over 30 Years and notes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Wanamaker Surprises Guests With Memory Feat
A Philadelphia observer recalls John Wanamaker opening his store on a Sunday and delighting Japanese visitors by recalling and presenting specific books from many shelves. The merchant named each book before fetching it, astonishing a longtime witness.
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Mr. Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Girard
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Wanamaker
No clear event or person in readable text
Fragmentary line appears to mix phrases about money and wealth with garbled names and places, yielding no coherent event or identifiable individuals.
Gladstone Enjoyed Elaine Recital Despite Heat and Fare
An anecdote recalls Sir Charles Wyndham presenting Lord Tennyson's Elaine to Gladstone at an at home. Gladstone claimed the heat did not hinder him and later slept through the recitation while guests teased the notion of a lighter choice. New York reports 1000 Chinese numbers being issued.
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Charles Wyndham
Gladstone
Elaine
Lord Tennyson
Sir Charles
Sir Chariem
Glagstens
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Redfield & Pitz
United States District Court
Franco-American Woollen Co
Kosciusko Bank
M. Fast & Co
Forty-second Street
Bertha Pitz
Mrs. Shapolnik
Hudson River
Kansas
Maine
Rockefeller
Fifth Avenue
New York Tribune
Pearl Fishers
Christian
Peter
Rev
Mercer Gy. Johnston
Onan Che Wing GU
Wrigley’s
Wrigley Spearmen
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co
Kesner Building
Chicago
Unites
France
Bobby
New York
Gunadens
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