Haunted hotel turned profitable after ghost rumors fade
A once thriving apartment hotel in New York faced empty rooms amid loud rumors of haunting. After repairs fixed heating problems and stories spread, rents dropped then rebounded as tenants returned, turning a perceived curse into profit. The tale blends ghost lore with a lesson in practical management.
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New York
Wretty
France
Napoteon
M. Creque
New York Press
Tipping Rules Spark Debate at Walnut Street Inn
A head waiter argues common sense should guide tipping. He supports a 10 percent rule with a 10 cent minimum and criticizes both extreme tippers and underpayers. He says waiters classify patrons as stiffs or Gods people, affecting service.
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Walnut Street
Philadelphia
Four Word Speech Sparks Dance Hall Scandal
Sociologist Snodgrass recalls a four word remark by Gincer Mezonnighe at the grand east side hall where a guest abandons her escort to dance with a stranger. The moment ends when Ginger Magonnigle grabs the guyl’s arm and asks who brought her, amid reactions of surprise and reproach.
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Sociologist Snodgrass
Gincer Mezonnighe
East Side
Iarper
Washingtons Shyness and a Lone War Hero Tale
An excerpt recalls George Washington and Josiah Quincy in Boston 1789 and a frontier dispatch ride by Amos Chapman. It details Chapman’s courage during a Kiowa and Comanche attack near Washita river with Dixon and others, including the dramatic leg loss and unyielding resolve.
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Washington
Edward Fyverett
Sage
Josiah Quincy
John Hancock
Boston
Quincy
Amos Chapman
Plains
Randall Parrish
Great Plains
Miles
McClellan Creek
Camp Supply
Indian Territory
Washita River
Dodge
Chapman
Dixon
Grocer Hires Busy Errand Boy in Midland Town
A prosperous midland grocer recruits a new errand boy as Saturday trade runs briskly. The boy reports good work delivering parcels around town, noting that it went fine.
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Midland
George
Boy Says He Is Doing a Horse Out of a Job
A London Graphic quotation shows a worker complaining he will leave at week’s end because he is effectively taking a job from a horse. The master asks if wages are insufficient. the boy insists the issue is not pay but cutting a horse out of work.
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Smith
Chapman
Buffalo Wallow
Amos
Dixon
London Graphic
Stamp collecting hinges on rarity not age
The article notes rarity drives value in stamps, not age, with many stamps briefly in circulation becoming scarce after a sudden withdrawal or recall. Collectors who study market probabilities and act quickly can profit from identifying a good thing before prices rise.
A Dinner in Japan
A description of Japanese dining customs with meals served at 4 6 and 7 o clock. Guests sit on mats as two to three low lacquered tables are placed. seven bowls appear before the guest with rice on the left, fermented bean soup on the right, and dishes of roast fish and fowl boiled meat raw fish in vinegar and a vegetable stew.
Striking Contradictions In Literary Lives
A contrast emerges between authors and their works. Melancholy writers often appear jocular in society while humorists seem lugubrious in practice. The Comforts of Human Life was written in prison under distressing conditions. The Miseries of Human Life arose in a luxurious drawing room, and Burton was notably facetious in dialogue.
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R. Heron
Meresford
Burton
Lumber sale promotes building as prices stay low
A local ad urges buyers to take advantage of cheap lumber and stock up on ceiling, siding, flooring, framing, and interior finishings to start projects now.
Dothan Sheet Iron and Roofing Co at Variety Store
Local ask invites customers to visit the Variety Store at 22 N Foster Street to view the full line of sheet iron and roofing products offered by the Dothan company.
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Dothan Sheet Iron and Roofing Company
Variety Store
N. Foster Street
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Politico-Historica
Rhode Island
United States Senate
Japan
Dothan Variety
W.C. Pilcher
Gen
Mer
Dothan
Dothan Sheet Inon and Rogiing CO
Grifith
Jordan
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