Auctioned French Marriage Contract From Versailles 1785
A London auction sold a 1785 marriage contract between the Marquis Desmoutiers Desnerville and Mlle. de la Brisse-Camilly, signed by Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, for 500 dollars. The sale also included another contract with signatures of Louis XIV, the Dauphin, the Duc de Bourgogne, and Mme de Maintenon. The paper reflects the vanished French nobility and ends up in America before returning to London.
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London
Quaritch
Marquis Desmoutiers Desnerville
Mlle. de la Brisse-Camilly
Mme. Elizabeth
Versailles
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
France
America
Louis XIV
Causes of Poverty and Social Trends Collide Across Regions
The column discusses how personal finance habits spark poverty including debt, lack of savings, and extravagant desires. It notes public figures enforcing respect for uniforms, praise for courteous behavior toward sailors, and Cuba's push for immigration to unlock resources. A St Louis judge rejects a laundry monopoly while editoral satire mocks subscription neglect and social customs.
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St. Louis
WEEK OF NEWS BRIEFINGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
A roundup featuring Taft at Middle Bass Island for a fishing week, bail for Ferdinand Earle after a jail stay in Goshen, Bryan’s Salem visit, and Easton Bank post office robbery. Also reports of Persian unrest, New Orleans fire losses, and Atlantic City saloon clashes.
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William H. Taft
Middle Bass Island
Lake Erie
Goshen
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Wade Elis
Ohio
United States
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Farragut
Portsmouth Navy Yard
William J. Bryan
Salem
Delaware
SS. Pennewell
Sussex
David E. Thompson
Mexico
Fritzi Scheff
Girl Opera
Baron von Bardsleben
John Fox, Jr
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Jordanville
Douglas Robinson
Melbourne
Admiral Sperry
St. Kilda
Alfred Deakin
Victoria
Thomas Bent
New Orleans
Atlantic City
N. J
Clay City
Darby
Bitter Root Valley
Montana
Lows Y. Falardeau
Chicago
A. M. Duff
Walter Ranger
Joseph J. Hayes
Minneapolis
Minn
John C. Gleason
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Pope
College of Cardinals
Helen Maloney
Martin Maloney
Arthur Herbert Osborne
E. M. Garber
Holton
Kan
Ilinois, Life Insurance Association
Philadelphia
J. B. Shilipe
Chicago Auditorium
Marie Shilling
Netherlands
France
Holland
Venezuela
Augusta
John
Harry
Edward Conrad
Vevay
Ind
Horestead
Hot Springs
Taft
Caracas
Karl Ivey
Pensacola
Yorke
Cal
Pwo Nexress
Virgil Bassett
St. Louis
Laszlo Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Carolinas
Georgia
Warrior Run
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Wilkesbarre
Minerva
John Bruce
Lewis Bruce
Bruce
San Francisco
W. S. G. Willams
Charles G. Roberts
Baltimore
A. G. Summers
Belleville
Eva Neinninger
Dunearn
Japan
Hekla
P. C. Hains, Jr
T. Jenkins Hains
William E. Annis
J.B. Milligan
Canton
Salmon Arm
Kamloops
B. C
Imperial Japanese Bank of
State Banking Commission
Associated Advertising Clubs
Kansas City
James Gibbs
Louisville
John Henry Uriges
Attica
W. Trickett
Kansas
Wyandotte County
Wayne
Frank Hurlburt
Homestead
Charles Taft
Jesse Coe
Indianapolis
Monroe County
Hailey-Ola
Haileyville
Okla
Macrena Kaverzoof
Valdez
Alaskan
George Postriakoff
Peter S. Kaverzoof
Afoquakishing
Iowa
Cummins
Allison
Congress
Camp Perry
United States Infantry
Rushville
David
Wiliam Webb
J. W. Culpepper
Tulsa
Onla
David Webb
Wilam” Webb
Culpepper
Américas
Alpert
Mila Hotel
Presbyterian Reb
Uncle Sam and the Bureau of Labor Promote Workers Welfare
A historical overview explains how the United States government, led by the Bureau of Labor under the Department of Commerce and Labor, investigates labor conditions nationwide. It details the bureau's field agents, monthly reports, and role as an information hub promoting material, social, and moral prosperity for workers through extensive data gathering and publishing.
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United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Labor
Washington
Commissioner of Labor
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Hoar
House of Representatives
Congress
Interior Department
Annele Sam
Bureau of State
Commissioner of
Charles P. Neill
Catholic University At Washington
Bureau
G. W. W. Hanger
Cause of Labor
Uncle Sam Opens World’s Largest Employment Bureau
The Employment Bureau, linked to the Bureau of Immigration, is led by Terence V. Powderly. It investigates labor demand nationwide, opens state-wide correspondence on job opportunities, and helps workers find new localities with better prospects.
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Uncle Sam
New London
Conn
Pacific Coast
Bureau of Immigration
Terence V. Powderly
Powderly
Peruna claims tested by United States Dispensatory
The article questions Peruna as an effective catarrh remedy and cites ingredients such as hydrastia canadensis golden seal cory dalis formosa and cedron seeds with notes from the United States Dispensatory. It invites readers to request a free book of testimonials from people who have tried Peruna.
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United States
All Up
A girl tells her gentleman caller she feared a mouse spell doomed her. Her brother interrupts, claiming she grabbed her skirt and choked the mouse, ending with a tense moment reported by the Houston Post.
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Houston Post
Earnings in a Split Household Comedy Dialogue
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Howells asking about her husband’s weekly pay and Mrs Growells replying he earns $15 to $25 more than he does. The brief joke centers on wage differences in a married couple.
Piano Trade and Sale Notices
Buyer seeks trades and sales of pianos with price ranges listed from 160 to 800 dollars. Items include multiple pianos priced individually and in bundles, with some discounts and partial quotes.
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Ferdinand News
Henry Haake
Ferdinand
Indiana
The
New York Herald
Cuba
General News
Sam
Bureau of Labor Information
Yan Keedom
National Congress
Labor Bureau
Employment Bureau
Eich's
California
Fic Syrup Co
the John Church Company
Cincinnati
Towers
Ce Brand
Soreine
BR Co ‘Am
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