Bansemer's Scheme Grows as Wells Street Lures Droom
Graydon Bansemer, urged by ambition, pushes toward partnership while Elias Droom clings to power. In Chicago's Wells Street a complex web forms linking Bansemer family greed, Frances Cable, and the elusive truth of Jane's origin as Droom guards the secrets.
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Droom
James Bansemer
Elias Droom
Bansemer
New York
Chicago River
Frances Cable
Chicago
Jane
David Cable
Hooley
Graydon
Inventive misfit plans acid bolus device to stop holdups
The piece follows Elias Droom a frugal aging inventor in Wells Street building odd contraptions and a lifelong secrecy. His son Graydon Bansemer attends a dinner with the father’s scheming mind fixed on revenge against Chicago’s holdup man.
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Droom
Wells Street
James Bunsemer
Ransemer
Graydon Bansemer
Chicago
Elias Droom
James Bansemer
Graydon
Gray
Adjectives as You Like Them in Two Horse Race of Language
Yale professor Lounsbury argues in Harper's that the superlative form in comparisons of two has been common since the fourteenth century. He says phrases like my dearest friend or my dearest Mary can mean very dear rather than implying multiple friends or Marys.
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Natke
Graydon
David Cable
Bansemer
Robert Louis Stevenson
Professor Lounsbury
Yale
Harper’s Magazine
Spenser
Shakespeare
Milton
Richardson
Fielding
Dr. Johnson
Jane Austen
Irving
Thackeray
Mary
Lounsbury
Fortmann Hatchery Record in Alaska Salmon Season
Outing Magazine notes Fortmann hatchery set a record with 68 715 000 Alaska red eggs in 1905 06 and released 67 643 000 young salmon from the Naha stream Alaska in spring 1908. Losses totaled 1 072 000 or about 1 5 percent, far below natural propagation losses.
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Fortmann
Alaska
Naha
Outing Magazine
Retributive theft at Paris hospital rabbits stolen
An attendant at the Andras hospital discovers a dozen rabbits disappeared from their hutches. The animals were inoculated with various germs and many were tuberculous or typhoid subjects. Police warn thieves of danger but no rabbits were recovered.
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Paris
Andras
Vanity and English royal names in New York hotels
An Englishman laments New York’s hotel names, noting Victoria, Prince George, Prince Albert apartments, and Queen Regent buildings as evidence of royal influence. He jokes about continuing the list, implying American admiration for the English monarchy.
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New York
Victoria Hotel
Prince George Hotel
Prince Albert Apartments
Queen Regent
New York Press
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted For Carey Readers
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a dependable remedy for kidney trouble and back pain. Testimonial from Mrs. B Wisely of Carey Ohio praises relief after using the product bought at The New Pharmacy. Also mentions Foley's Urino Laxative and a cautionary quip about manners in illness.
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Carey
Dean
Carly
B. Wisely
Vingon
Patterson Street
Ohio
Foster,Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Foley
J. Ld, Ewing
Foley’s Honey and Tar Ad Ends Harsh Claims
An old advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as safe and effective for coughs and lung troubles, insisting the formula in the yellow package contains no opiates. The piece also notes claims about taste preferences, mentioning women and men.
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Foley
J. D. Ewing
Dr Thomas' Electric Oil Cures Croup Quickly
A claim that Dr Thomas' Electric Oil relieves croup in minutes is promoted as a magical, instant remedy. The advertisement urges immediate use to spare children from prolonged symptoms.
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Thomas
Cartor The Kind You Sow Lat On Bought
Australia contains more unexplored territory in proportion to its size than any other continent. This note highlights vast tracts of land and potential for discovery within the southern land.
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Australia
Continent
Remarkable Eczema Cure Promises Relief for City Residents
A local seller promotes the A. J. M. Prescription by Dr. Geo. William Yates as a cure for eczema psoriasis Cuban itch pimples and itching scalp claiming it relieves itch and burns and restores skin. The ad also touts A. J. M. Foot Relief for burning itching feet corns bunions blisters and ingrown nails priced 59 cents.
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Ewing
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George Barr McCutcheon
Jane Cable
Mr. Bansemer
Mr. Droom
Michigan
George
Cone
Napoleon
Pela
Beara
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