Elephants and other wild animals for show business
A sprawling profile of Charles Reiche and brothers who supply animals to traveling shows and world zoos. It details their Hoboken depot, German farm, and the perilous hunts for baby elephants, hippos, and other beasts, the costs of pricey specimens, and the caravan trade across deserts to Europe and the United States. It highlights methods, risks, and the scale of their wildlife enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Olbineea
Charles Reiche
New York
Simost
United States
Zoological Garden
London
Hissin
Austria
Hoboken
Jenny Reiche
Germany
America
Charles Reiche & Brother
Alfeldt
Hanover
Europe
Reiche Brothers
Ex-Senator Stewart House Rented At Reduction
Miss candy reports the residence of ex Senator Stewart of Nevada, known as Castle Stewart, rented for six thousand dollars for the session. She notes a prior eighteen thousand annual price and blames moth damage to costly furniture, curtains, and Gobelin tapestries after two years vacant. Ex Senator Stewart has lived there as a lodger since his family moved to California but rooms were not aired to prevent moths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candy
Washington
Stewart
Nevada
Castle Stewart
California
Watermelon Crater, Iceberg Tales, and a Notorious Liars Life
A colorful interview recounts wild claims and tall tales about a storied figure named Mr. O'Leary. He supposedly survived volcano eruptions, rode a burning iceberg to wealth, fought a mountain lion with a tongue grip, and boasted of gunboat disasters. The speaker asserts much of the yarns are fabrications and notes O'Leary as a maker of energetic fictions.
Mrs MacMillan and the Fifth Avenue Mansion Legend
Celia Logan writes from New York to the Baltimore News recounting Mrs MacMillan, a grand figure associated with Thad Tweed. The tale describes a wealthy, jewelry laden visitor in a stylish carriage, and mentions a mansion on Fifth Avenue once tied to Tweed and a large bond stash reportedly left in safekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Logan
New York
Baltimore News
Mra
MacMillan
Tweed
Fifth Avenue
Best Way to End Awake Time Is Giving Up Drinking
A New York paper contends that the surest method to end awakenings is to abandon alcohol. The piece discusses sleep quality and health benefits tied to abstinence, framing sobriety as a practical solution for restless nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indian Legend Love and Death at Lover's Leap Tale
A fragmented legend centers on Chowonk Baja and his rival Onaluska in a tale of love and jealousy. A failing love leads to a perilous cliffside confrontation and a dramatic sacrifice as the maiden seeks a perilous resolution, ending with a tragic, sharpened string of local motif and ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toman
Rishadhe
lacheBine Mountains
Nobiehg
Chowonk Baja
Enema
A.hanes
Ney
Chowonk
Onatughani
Onaluska
Jover
Chowon Bujun
Daugr
Andertone
Wedding Invitations and Dress Trends for Fall Society
The article describes fashion trends for fall including bronze and eye color chips, tuquoise flannel skirts, black cashmere sacks with bronze trim, clair de lune embroideries, fringes, and new shoe styles. It notes pallor palettes, coachman plush fabrics, and a shift to oblong, engraved invitations with multiple sizes and prefixes Mr Mrs Miss for family and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sracona
Coachman
Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mita
Paul Luho
Reishe
Mr. O'Leary
Mrs. MacMillan
Faslon Notes
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