Sultan's Draft Funds a Refuge Charity Then Crime Leader
Hazleton recalls the panicked drop of a fifteen thousand dollar draft drawn on the Sultan of Turkey to save his failing business. The draft is paid years later and the money grows as interest, becoming potential conscience money aimed at Armenian relief amid massacres. De Loss and Hazleton ponder the mystery of how the draft cleared and by whom.
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Hazleton
de Logs
de Loss
Oshkosh
Raudebaugh
Qshkosh
Raudeough
James
Randebaugh
Thibet
Archangel
Congo
Turkey
Froner
James Hazleton
Sublime Porte
London
Frankfort
Yildiz
Young Turk Party
Europe
Fads and Fancies Fashion Patterns and Styles
Fashion correspondent notes the rising popularity of DIY sewing and pattern use. It describes a summer evening dress, an Eton coat, and a modified circular skirt with gores, listing pattern numbers and sizes. Readers are urged to send pattern number and size with fifteen cents per pattern to 6032 Metropolitan Blog, New York City.
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Eton
New York City
Metropolitan and Rural Home
C. E. Ellis
New York
New York Man Explains Florida Land Boom Plot
A New York company head recounts a Florida land grab during the phosphate boom. An owner accepted a $10,000 offer and demanded cash in hand but was told to keep funds in a bank. The deal included a 50 acre farm with a house, a boss, saddle, bridle, rifle, provisions, and sixty dollars for the woman and children, ending with a request for tobacco and a fishing spot.
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New York
South
Florida
Happy Thoughts on Success and Focus
A playful meditation on happiness and the value of focus. The piece contrasts family quirks with life ambition and cites Josh Billings on sticking to one task to achieve success.
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Josh Billings
The Photograph Handkerchief Fad Offers Personal Portraits
The piece describes photograph handkerchiefs as a new way to display faces. It notes many decorative and sentimental uses, including sofa cushions and private collections. People may exchange handkerchiefs and assemble series of poses, reflecting rising popularity.
Butting Property and the Goat Tax Tale
William Jennings Bryan recounts a Nebraska protest over a $25 goat assessment. An assessor explains a rule taxing property that "runs and abuts on the highway" and concludes he cannot help with the goat, ending the inquiry with a courteous farewell.
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William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Feminine Accomplishments for Income and Entertainment
The piece urges women to cultivate transferable skills like singing playing painting and entertaining to gain social standing and financial independence. It covers opportunities in schools hospitals and private orders, notes the value of reading housework and embroidery, and highlights how charming manners and storytelling can attract patrons and engagements.
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Minna ScHatz Crawford
MR. John. Brown
Tiffin, Ohio
Charles E. Ellis
Ellis
Metro
Chas. E. Ellis
North William Str
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