Unruly Telephone Exchange Over Icebox Complaint
A heated recorded call from a customer, Gwilliams of 1195 Pumpernickel Street, confronts Spotcash & Co. about a damaged icebox bought for $16.75. The caller blasts poor delivery, missing castor, extensive varnish damage, and poor service, threatening further calls until resolution.
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Spotcash & Co
Mr. Spotcash
Household Goods
Ake
Spillhorn
Spotcash
John
Chicago Tribune
Remembered Holdups on an Arizona Rail Line in 1884
A former passenger recalls an 1884 stagecoach robbery near Tombstone Arizona where bandits held six inside the coach at gunpoint. He notes passengers showed no resistance fearing lethal force, a pattern he observed in eight or nine hold ups on that road that year.
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S. A
Innes
Tombstone
A. T
Ab.express
Arizona
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Dinner Etiquette Debate Sees Guests Fear Formal Feasts
Edward Bok argues in The Ladies' Name Journal that American hosts fear a fussed dinner more than guests do. He notes guests prefer informal meals and that formal company dinners reveal the host’s anxiety and the guest’s discomfort. A second item recalls Enaslen Eames winning a naval wager after saluting a dignified commander at sea.
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Edward Bok
Ladies’ Name Journal
Enaslen Eames
Nina Eames
Harold
United States Navy
Leghorn
Eames
James
Rough and finished tortoise shells and seashells
The article compares rough tortoise shells and tropical seashells with their finished forms after washing and acid cleaning. It notes the stark contrast in appearance between the unprocessed shells and their refined, colorful state, likening this to diamonds before and after lapidary work.
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India
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hereditary Garments Debate in Philadelphia Record
In a Philadelphia Record piece, Tommy questions the meaning of hereditary as a concept. He links heritage to clothes passed down or altered by a man, suggesting his old garments are hereditary through the father’s influence and ongoing inheritance.
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Miglon
Chanrel
Tommy
Philadelphia
Cities by Population and Area Revealed in New Labor Bulletin
United States cities with 30 000 or more population are analyzed for area and development. Albany is oldest, New York Chicago and Philadelphia reach into the millions, and contrasts show Taunton surpassing Boston or Baltimore in area while New Orleans spans 125 000 acres. The bulletin also notes arrests for drunkenness, listing Davenport as most sober and San Francisco and Boston with higher rates.
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Congress
Department ‘of Labor
Washington
United States
Pittsburg Dispatch
Albany
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Taunton
Mass
Boston
Baltimore
New Orleans
Newark
N. J
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Andlinois
Tedmond
Louisville
Dalai
Des Moines
Davenport
San Francisco
New York Telegram
Bosses That Didn't Pass in Rail Pass Row
A historical rail feud notes Lake Shore president John Newell ordering that passes not be honored on limited trains. An oversight sent a yearly pass to D W Caldwell of Nickel Plate marked Not good on the Lake Shore limited trains. Soon after Newell received a Nickel Plate pass marked Not good on passenger trains. The rivals remained enemies until Newell’s death.
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Lake Shore
John Newell
D. W. Caldwell
Nickel Dtate
Caldwell
Newell
Messrs. Newell
Trick of the Plumber’s Trade Brings Gas Pipe Fix
A Portland water leak disruption at Oak and Fourth streets prompted Foreman Paris of the gas company to stop a live lead service pipe by jamming the end with a packed salt and ice method. A plumber then repaired the broken segment, restoring flow as spectators hailed the quick fix as genius.
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Foreman Paris
Gas Company
Oak
Fourth Streets
Paris
Portland Oregonian
Portrait Painter Angeli Chosen by Queen For Comfort
The queen’s portrait painter Angeli is praised as the only artist she can bear to look at. The London Chronicle notes English or American painters might have suited better, suggesting Sargent or Whistler as alternatives, with Whistler provoking conflict.
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Professor Angeli
Ier
Millais
Mr. Sargent
Whistler
London Chronicle
Carpet Rules Congress Floors with Red for Even Numbers
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes that the fifty sixth congress uses a red carpet matching the rule that even numbered congresses feature red carpets. It details 1400 yards laid plus 208 yards reserved for patching for the second session and mentions the prior congress’s carpet now placed in committee rooms for future use.
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House of Representatives
Louisville Courier-Journal
Women Smoker Rules in London Restaurants
A London article notes restaurants ban or permit women smoking, with expensive venues welcoming ladies while many middle class spots treat wives and daughters to cheaper tables. It contrasts fashionable houses where smoking is allowed with those where it is tabooed.
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London
Indies
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Eureka
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Ely
Cat City
Droggistagar
Colilfge
Detroit
Kansas
Giry
Uae
Scientific Press
Market ST
Cal
City
Metropolitan National Bank
Continental National Bank
Cal Deseret National Bank
Saltity
People's National Bank
Fedkcal Island
Clay, Robinson & CO
Union
Silberman Brothers
Michigan St
Chicape
Utah
Thompson & Reynolds
Dillon, Montana
Montana Music Co
Tribune Pub. CO
Dillon, Mont
N. Main Street
Butte
Montana
Wernicke
Tribune Publishing Company
Wees
Jon Ced
Ryan
Great Western Limited
Kansas City
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