Raising the Win by Mark Gilson
Mark Gilson seeks to raise funds for his aging farm mortgage and to marry Nettie Lysle. A chance encounter with the supposed King Asa Zib leads Gilson to a fraudulent stamp scheme on Juana Island, exploiting royal pretensions to sell limited stamps. The plan yields profits, pays off the mortgage, and secures his marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred C. Goodridge
Mark Gilson
Nettie Lysle
Nettie
Mark
Juana Island
Chili
Asa Zib
Boyd
Kingship
Prospect Hotel
Hig
Mr. Boyd
King Asa Zib
Philatelic
Mark ‘Gilson
W. G. Chapman
Hair portrait art from single hairs in Germany
In L. P. Federmeyer’s studio, portraits crafted from human hairs about 30 inches long adorn the walls. Notable works include busts of Victor Hugo Gambetta and Napoleon I, with a cabinet group formed by seven portraits, each built from a single chair-sized hair sculpture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Federmeyer
Germany
Victor Hugo
Gambetta
Napoleon I
Penns Inexhaustible Elm Tree and its Centennial Legacy
G J Burdetto notes the famous elm after its fall yielded items sent to the Penn family in England and many objects for public spaces in Kensington. During the 1876 Centennial in Philadelphia demand surged for elm relics including walking sticks and many decorative pieces, with tourists drawn to the versatile remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn
England
Commissioner’s Hall
Kensington
Philadelphia
Great Republic
G. J. Burdetto
William Peno
Also Mentioned on This Page
UNION
WM. Jones
Silver Spring Beer
Cumberland, B.C
Charlie Sing Chong
General Merchant
West Cumberland
Hong Chong & Co
Bevan, B.C
Dominion Nursery Company
4Th Ave
Vancouver
B.C
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Yukon Territory
Northwest Territories
British Columbia
Peraun
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Dominion Lands
W. Cory
Thos. E. Banks
Nanaimo
Co-Operative
John Gillespie
Leslie J. Aston
Dunsmuir Avenue
the New Home Bakery
J. H. Halliday
Dunsmuir Ave
Cumberland
William Merrifield
Dominion OF Canada
Canada
Treasury
Department OF Finance
King George Hote
Victor Bonora
Gerhard
Heintzman
Gerhard Heintzman
G. A. Fletcher Music Co
Commercial St
Nanaimo, B.C
Tocch
Prisonen Brer
Cumberland Courrenay
E. L. Saunders
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