Fortune Made in Renting Sheep and Cows
John Gormley a wealthy northern New York farmer built a vast rental empire by leasing sheep and cows across Jefferson Lewis and St Lawrence counties. His complex deals created mortgages and racketeers of property left to his many children, who seek to unwind tangled holdings after his Wilna death.
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John Gormley
Gormley
Wilna
Jefferson County
N. Y
New York State
Jefferson, Lewis and
St. Lawrence
Tuck
Alien and
Black River Railroad
Whem
Pheanan
Stoeck
Ld,tional
Ahd
Bunis
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Fashion News at a Glance from a Long Coate to Velvet Hats
A fashion feature surveys long satin coats with large hoods and stitched trim, black circular wraps with white braid, snug alcove gowns, and wine colored trims. It covers hats with fur and velvet, English and American styles, high stocks, and jeweled buckles. It notes gloves, gloves in fabric, and new shoe treads. It includes practical sewing tips for chiffon, crepe, and sponge sandwich recipes, plus light quips.
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Dicin Pauls
Eloth
Vie Fashionalle
Generitv
Louis Phil- 1
Luis
Boston
Miscellaneous items on global cities and ancient Rome
A collection of obscure notes cites Chicago elevator licensing, congressional members by city, and odd local quirks. It recounts Huddersfield provisioning itself, New York street railways, Boston dog patrols, Dreyfus sentiment in Ledignan, and a gargantuan Italian statue plan, plus Dante legend bones and a tower starvation tale.
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Chicago
New York City
Congress
Philadelphia
Boston
Huddersfield
England
New York
Inn
Henry A. Schneck
Ledignan
Cevennes
Dreyfus
Alfred Dreyfus
Emile Zela
Place Piequart
l’Etat-Major
Lancigni
Rome
Mount Socrate
Gran Sosso d'Italia
Church of
San Francisco
Ugolino
Professor Grants Student Conference On Missed Lectures
In a New Orleans college setting a worried student asks private time to miss lectures for work. The professor initially refuses but then offers to help, arranging catch-up sessions and inviting the student to seek guidance on difficult points in his office. The exchange ends with reflection on understanding the student’s circumstances.
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New Orleans
Institutions of Learning
Chronic Loser of Tickets Struggles for Cash at Station
An elderly woman, dressed respectably and in distress, is seen at a busy elevated railroad station. She claims to have lost her ticket and no money, yet passes strangers return small sums in nickels and tickets. The observer notes her rounds at the stairs yield an estimated two dollars per hour. A science aside follows about the eyelids opening and closing millions of times per year during a man’s life.
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New York Sun
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Norway
N.Y. World
Indianapolis Journal
Albany Argus
Chicago Dispatch
Chicago Daily News
Fashion’s Mirror
Howe
Brambie
Clarence
Thorne
Elyria
Ting
the Corner Clothiers
Ensign & Wilkins
East Bread Street
Nichols Block
Daniel Freese
West Broad St
Ohio
F. O. Williams
Eldred & CO
Andwui
J. Farrel
W. B. Manning
Lake Ave
Blank
N. C. Times-Democrat
Harry H. Smith & Co
Cheapside
Elyria, C
Mattings
Elyria, Ohio
East Broad Street
Elyria Furniture
Old Eldred Corner
Clark & CO
Hubert Day
West Broad Street
International Correspondence Schools
Scranton
R. C. Betteridge
Middle Ave
Toplift House
Elyria, Olle
Topliff
Elvria
CBO
Manhattan
New Yok City
Perry J. Darling
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