O. L. Chase Paintman Guarantees Purity With $100 Gold Promise
O L Chase of St Louis offers a $100 gold guarantee that his paint is pure and contains exactly what he claims. He proposes two free gallons to test, then the rest of the paint can be returned for a full refund if unsatisfied. He ships pigments and linseed oil separately to prevent chemical spoilage and provides a comprehensive paint book and color card.
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O. L. Chase
St. Louis
Missouri
letan
O. L Chase
The Copper King and the Mysterious Fisherman
In Palm Beach the copper king Henry Tierman plans a two week offshore fishing retreat aboard the Mona to entice a fugitive, Bostwicke, by a daring trap. A young operative named Allon Hostwicke proposes using the yacht to locate the man and recover a half million in loot.
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Palm Beach
cary
copper king
Henry Tierman
Michigan
Lie
Kyown
Lin
Tierman
Pitt's island
bria o
Ylerman
Werman
Western Union
Poinciaana i
hls
Tie
Ile
Saunders
minha
Olka
New Orleans
South America
Ife
Sam
Miami
rim
Mr. Tierman
Jim
Efe
Europe
Won by a Violin
Avard, a proud musician penniless in America, finds work as first violin in Benson’s orchestra. He falls for Gertie Clayton, a sixteen to seventeen year old soprano, whose voice enchants him during vaudeville performances. After a stunning matinee, she invites him to double up as partners, leading to a proposed marriage and a promised career boost.
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Odeon orchestra
serio comicg
Ife
America
conservatory
Benson
Avard
Herman
spot
mademoiselle
Jili
Gertie Clayton
Gortle
fleets ody
Gertie
Stenson
Tfe
three Dumonds
Mademonelle
Discovery of the seventh planet Uranus named in era
On March 18 1781 William Herschel at Slough England discovered a new planet. He named it Georgium sidus to honor George III but other English astronomers favored Herschel. Continentals proposed Uranus and the scientific world adopted that name for the seventh planet.
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William Herschel
Slough
England
George III
Herschel
Uranus
No Need to Talk Tit Bits Joke
A humorous exchange from Tit Bits about a baby who does not talk yet. The baby’s brother quips that the infant only needs to yell to obtain everything worth buying, highlighting a playful, satirical tone.
Not Living. Hring In a Boarding House Joke
A quirky Washington era item notes mishearing in a boarding house as a joke about reputation. The quote contrasts misinterpretation with self-inflicted damage to reputation, underscoring a humorously wary attitude toward personal image.
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Yello
Jinks
Washington Terald
Literary impostors and notable hoaxes in publishing
A survey of literary impostors and hoaxes reveals writers deceiving readers by creating imagined travels and fake translations. Notable cases include Gunelli Carrieri’s imaginary voyage, Du Halde’sChina tale, Gulliver's Travels at first read as factual, and Joseph Vella's Livy hoax.
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Gunelli Carrieri
Hiness
China
Du Halde
Gulliver
Damberger
Varillas
Gregorio Reti
Joseph Vella
Sicily
John Hill
Meaning of J. Fitzgerald and wife card puzzle
A busy woman recalls finding a tenant card reading J. Fitzgerald and wife in a large apartment house. She wonders if Fitzgerald recently married and advertised it, if Mrs. Fitzgerald demanded recognition, or if some other meaning applied. The note reflects curiosity over a simple doorway listing.
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J. Fitzgerald
Mutual Reserve Company Quote Sparks Private Life Debate
A Philadelphia Record wit quotes a cynical bachelor asserting there should be no secrets between spouses except their true thoughts about each other, reflecting on marital openness and privacy in a pointed social remark.
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Mutual Reserve Company
Philadelphia Record
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ALR. WRIGHT
ERNEST G. COOPER
Cooger, Wright & Cooper
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North British and Mercantile Insurance Co
Insurance Company of North America
Farmers’ Fire Insurance Co
German Alliance Insurances Co
Sprinfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Phoenix Insurance Co
Hartford
J. HARRY ROSE
BREW
Darthmore
Baltimore, AJ
VARNISIUINGS
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Ellen Poor
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
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HARVEY L. COOPER
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J. CLAN CLARK
WALT H. DEEN
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ROBT. J. JUMP
Register of Wills
Frank Nf. Sweet
TIEN
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Mona
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Lantana
Boynton
Algon
ALLON HOSTWICKE
Paramaribo
Lizzie Corkell
Circuit Court
CHARLES R. NHAL
Tunatic
THOMAS L. DAY
Niss
Assignee
Lewis Slaughter
Minnie L. Slaughter
Harvey I. Cooper
F. BAYNARD
bo. Cool
holgiimo
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BOLGIANO
Poultry food
Poultry wash
Pigeon food
Bird seed
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Pratt St
Cor. Light
BALTIMORE, MD
Perot
DENTON, MARYLAND
HUNT
Douglass Drug Store
DENTON, MD
lg & maxim
Bentley
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