Two Pretty Girls Across the Way
Ned Bellingham and Crosby Maurer share a bachelor flat and clash over beauty as they pursue the object of affection across the street. Maurer discovers two twins, Alice and Phoebe Bayard, as the real prettiest girls, while Ned realizes his ideal remains unique, ending their quarrel with a gracious concession.
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Ned Bellingham
Crossby Maurer
Ned
Maurer
City
Crosby Maurer
Bellingham
Maurie
Hkes
Bellington
Ife
Old Man
Gordon
Europe
Slang and Language Authority Clash Over Usual Words
A New Orleans Times Democrat note argues many so called slang terms like faze and I’ll down are proper English or phrases with classical backing. The piece cites Shakespeare and Thomas a Kempis to defend usage while warning against labeling words inaccurately. It ends with an advertisement for Foley’s Orino and two names.
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Thomas A Kempls
George Ade
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Notice of Real Estate Sale by Executor in Freeport
Matthew Marvin as executor of John Wareham's estate will sell at the Freeport courthouse on Dec 11 at 2 pm several parcels in Freeport Stephenson County including lots in Block 30 Original Town now Freeport, Crocker's Addition, Roteler's Addition and Arcade Addition. Terms cash with deposit. bidder bids may be rejected. inquiries to M B Marvin executor.
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Matthew Marvin
John Wareham
Gourt Flouse
Freeport
Stephenson County
Hinots
John Warehaut
Spring
Walnut
Crocker
Roteler
Tatterson
Johnson Wheel Company
West Freeport
M.B. Marvin
Age limit for teachers fixed by Minnesota university
The University of Minnesota board of regents set sixty five as the age limit for faculty contracts. Teachers reaching that age will end their ties with the university at the close of the current college year. At least six professors are affected.
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Minnesota University
Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Board of Regents
Carnegie Subpoenaed to Testify on Steel Tariff
Washington December 10 Andrew Carnegie was subpoenaed to appear today before the house ways and means committee to testify on steel tariff revision. Serena Payne, committee chair, said no alternative date would be set if Carnegie found it inconvenient to appear today.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
House
Ways and Means Committee
Serena Payne
Carnegie
Grace Church seeks halt to First ward ball at Coliseum
In Chicago on December 9, Grace Episcopal church leaders filed in the superior court a petition to enjoin the Coliseum Company from leasing its property to the First ward aldermen for their eleventh annual dance. The rector warden and vestry argue that about 30 600 attendees would be idle and disorderly and would block church entrances and hinder church work.
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Chicago
First Ward
Grace Episcopal Church
Coliseum Company
Rich man dies a lunatic in New York asylum
Percy Coleman Hamilton, once a Pittsburg magnate and president of several corporations, died at Manhattan State Hospital for the Insane. An expert in fire clay device manufacture, Hamilton was widely reputed to be very wealthy. His death marks the end of a controversial career in industry and finance.
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Percy C. Hamilton
Pittsburg
New York
Percy Coleman Hamilton
Manhattan State Hospital
Hamilton
Dishonest Banker Convicted in Rocky Ford Case
E. J. Smith, cashier of the defunct Rocky Ford State Bank in La Junta, was found guilty of receiving deposits while knowing the bank was insolvent, according to local reports from Oslo dated December 10.
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la Junta
Oslo
E. J. Smith
Rocky Ford State Bank
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and neighboring regions
The forecast calls for fair and partly cloudy conditions in Illinois Indiana and lower Michigan while Wisconsin and Iowa will see increasing cloudiness as the day progresses.
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Ilinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Report Chicago Dec 9 Grain and Livestock Prices
Winter wheat and spring wheat prices listed for No 2 red to No 3 hardf, corn and oats by sample with varying cents. Chicago live stock reflects hogs and cattle with receipts and price ranges for various grades. East Buffalo reports steadier cattle, slower hogs, lambs and calves values. East Buffalo poultry and dairy pricing noted.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Buffalo
N. Y
Dunnings& Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Counterfeiting Guilty Sentences Mentioned with Remedies
The report states guilt for passing counterfeit money. It also notes a comparison to substituting an unknown worthless remedy for Foley's Honey and Tar, a well known cough and cold remedy. Defendants named are H. J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Merchants delay outside-store engraving until after Christmas
Emerson Babbrett & Co announces engraving services for external purchases will resume only after Christmas due to internal workload. The notice specifies no engraving until after the holiday period and is signed by the firm.
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Emerson, Babbrett &Co
Ecclesiastical Editor's Comical Ascension At Thunderer
A humorous tale from Harper’s Weekly recounts the promotion of an elderly parish writer to Ecclesiastical Falter at The Thunderer. The newly named editor, intoxicated by power, parades his status with grandiose ambitions, visiting Lambeth Palace and Canterbury in a comic misadventure before collapsing back at the Thunderer offices.
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Thunderer
Furms
Lugland
Oid
the Thunderer
Surbiton
Ludgate Hill
Green Dragon Bar
Arthur
Cecil Appleby Botsford Hetherington
Ange
Temple Bar
Ned
Canterbury
Botsford-Hetherington
Lambeth Palace
Mr. Botsford-Hetherington
Thundeerer
Harper's Weekly
Gambling Systems and the Illusion of Winning at Monte Carlo
The article surveys gambling systems used by many players, noting that after extensive testing and expert consultation, no system guarantees a win at Monte Carlo. It argues most wins are luck, not strategy, and highlights the psychology gap between human nerves and indifferent machines.
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Monte Carlo
Tifram Maximo
Sfeay
Cleveland Moffett
Success Magazine
Ancient figures meet grim fate in siege tales
Archimedes in Syracuse ignored the city’s danger as Romans breached the walls, perishing amid the siege. Plato, absorbed in celestial puzzles, toppled into a well and was rescued with difficulty, recalling a Chicago Record-Herald account.
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Archimedes the Great
Syracuse
Archimedes
Plato
Chicago Record-Herald
Confidence in a man who never faced pressure cited
A historical remark questions trust in Hare by noting that one who has never been forced to submit to constraint or challenge scarcely proves himself capable of decisive action or resilience.
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Hare
Foley's Honey and Tar Praised for Cough Relief
Advocate urges trying Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds citing forty years of cures and avoiding unknown preparations with potential harmful drugs. Endorsers H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz promote its safety and value.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Repair Your Shoes at A. T. Meier Kort
Bring your shoes to A. T. Meier Kort under the Second National Bank for repair. The notice urges customers to visit with their footwear and have them fixed promptly.
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A. T. Meierkort
Second National Bank
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