Failure and Fortune in a Stock Exchange Tale
Everard Deane, a once hopeful author, confesses that his wealth from speculative bets ruined his artistic soul. He recounts how Morrison Parker urged risky plays on Louisville and other stocks, leading Deane to choose money over art. He remains convinced he is a failure, despite wealth.
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Everard Deane
Stock Exchange
Morrison Parker
Waste Paper Club
Orrison Parker
Stock Exchange Recorder
Dr. Johnson
Ens Rlles
Louisvilles
Man Mora
Monte Carlo
Riviera
John Wanamaker and His Push Cart
A historical note recounts John Wanamaker with Nathan Brown renting a store at Sixth and Market Streets in 1861 and starting with a push cart and clothing stock. With only 3500 capital, they delivered by hand and earned 36 on the first day, reinvesting every cent in a Philadelphia Enquirer advertisement the next day.
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John Wanamaker
Nathan Brown
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Muffling His Jaw Advice Given At Lunch Counter
A cadaverous man at a lunch counter offers unsolicited tips on muffling jaw cracking while another man resists. The exchange shifts to patience and personal space before the first man leaves, convinced he helped, per the Chicago Tribune. The piece then notes banana uses in South Africa, including paper, ink, flour, and benefits for ostriches and fowls, with dried banana products favored by Africanders.
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Chicago Tribune
South Africa
Cape Colony
Afternoon Off At Home In Domestic Service
A Boston Transcript item features a domestic insisting Mrs Manning take an afternoon off while ensuring she comes home early for visitors. A light joke follows about a toothless animal with a pupil humorously answering that his grandmother is the toothless animal.
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Indentata
Companions In Misery At The Reception
Two men joke about their wives at a social gathering. The first man says he would not be there without his wife and the second agrees, noting the host's wife is a friend. The exchange reveals shared social ties and humor amid the event.
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Hosteas
Curious Customs Behind Ordinary Habits Revealed
A series of old explanations for everyday practices such as widows wearing caps, beer barrel marks, funeral bells, christening toasts, shipboard blood rites, and gun salutes. Each fact traces modern customs to ancient rituals or superstitions and notes their evolved meanings.
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England
London
The Death and Devotion of a Hartford Horseman
William B. Smith of Hartford Connecticut once owned the famed stallion Thomas Jefferson. Amid real estate decline his affairs collapsed and he sold off many racehorses. While riding with Rev Joseph Waite he lamented parting with promising stock and noted he now owned twenty two horses.
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William B. Smith
Hartford
Conn
Thomas Jefferson
Joseph Waite
Mr. Smith
Umbrella of an African Chief in Battle Size
An African chief's umbrella is described as highly significant, its loss in battle equaling the loss of a Euro commander’s standard. Some umbrellas reach 25 feet in diameter with 12 foot 6 inch ribs, made of lancewood and gorgeously colored chintz. Opening uses pulleys and ropes pulled by four men. The pole stands about fourteen to fifteen feet high.
New Names For Plies Pie Diners and Waiter Exchange
A cheerful columnist calls a pie overly affectionate and a puzzled waiter struggles to understand the request. The upper crust sticks to the lower while a distressed maiden learns he wants cranberry pie with lattice work.
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Baltimore American
Paisley Weavers Story Ends In Lively Sermon Quips
Scottish American tale from Paisley features weavers chatting about ministers. One man notes his minister could pull many sermons from one text, another says six from the shortest Bible verse. A third adds his wife has preached sixteen years from new texts at every turn.
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Naethin
Look, Harriet! The famous Mr. Smith passes by
A brief Puck fragment notes a moment where Harriet and another recall meeting the renowned Mr. Smith, remarking on his weight, and a past act where one character claims responsibility for wrecking his life by refusing him. The exchange hints at remembered connections and a softened memory of a decisive moment.
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Mr. Smith
Puck
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