Notorious New York Debtor Who Refuses to Pay
An exposé outlines a circle of prominent New York men who habitually avoid paying debts while maintaining lavish lifestyles. One aristocratic debtor deflects bills with elegant excuses, aided by a compliant housekeeper, and preserves his fortune by delaying payment to creditors. Despite generosity to dependents, he refuses to settle his own obligations.
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Iter
Asmodens
New York
Pistol
Questoner
Miladire
Flint Farm Near Town Reborn Under McCrea Ownership
The Flint farm six miles from town on the Perth road, long owned by Samuel Flint, has been rented out but is now purchased by Frank McCrea for 1000. McCrea reports 125 tons hay, 1396 bushels oats, 900 bushels barley, 100 bushels spring wheat, 900 bushels potatoes, 1800 bushels timothy, 100 bushels peas, dairy cows, factory milk, and seven horses under his management as the season advances.
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Perth
Flint
Samuel Flint
Frank McCrea
Merrickville
Star of Uncle Ben Guides Child to Afterlife
A Virginia Nevada Enterprise tale recalls Benny a boy of almost five who loved the star over his uncle in the far West. After a long illness a burn tragedy ended his life but his final gaze toward the window lit with a smile as he whispered he would find his uncle among the stars.
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Virginia
Benny
Ben
Washoe
Uncle Ben
A Home Amusement Proverb Guessing Game
A description of a party game where players distribute words of a proverb among themselves to guide questions. The chosen proverb Train up a child in the way he should go triggers word order like train and child. The guesser asks questions, aims to identify the proverb, and the person whose answer starts the clue may owe a forfeit and step out.
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National Guard
Pond's Extract Promoted As Universal Cure All
An advertisement touts Pond's Extract as a cure for varicose veins bleeding illnesses toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism and many other conditions. It claims use in medical practice and by physicians, plus toilet uses and farm yard applications, urging trial and warning against imitations.
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Pond
New York City
Caton Pond
Peete
York
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