The Downward Path of a Bank Clerk and a Hidden Pact
John Wharton, a bank clerk, sinks into crime after a past gamble and theft. Arnold Dacre manipulates him from behind the scenes, while Wharton enlists his crippled friend Tom Cupples to hide a mysterious package. Wharton’s nervous breakdown culminates in collapse and ruin.
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John Wharton
Wharton
America
Arnold Dacre
Ridgefield Bank
Abel Mervyn
Tam
Sams
Mr Wharton
Mr. Wharton
Cupples
Tom Cupples
Dacre
Tom
Sam
Ien
Ridgefield
Dacre Schemes as Flora Mervyn Remains in Vault
Arnold Dacre faces arrest as Sheriff takes him to the judge for charges of crime and collusion. With Flora Mervyn captive in the bank vault, Dacre plans a risky escape and a deceit to move her to safety while a deeper plot by John Wharton threatens to expose crooked finances and ruin.
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Arnold Dacre
Iurder
Flora Mervyn
Fiora
Dacre
Merwyn
Mervyn
Ridgefield
Flora
Abel Mervyn
John Wharton
Wharton
Cosas
Pouwer
Jolin Wharton
Hhis
Tle
Arnold Dacree
Emigration Trends: France Attracts Foreigners Faster Than U S
An article cites M Beaulieu showing France's immigrant growth from 1457 to 1881, rising to 2 percent of the population by 1881 and potentially a quarter of adults by century’s end. It notes Germans supply much of the influx, while French youth favor lighter trades, mirroring American skilled labor dynamics.
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United States
Aaron
France
M. Leroy-Beaulion
L’ Meonomiste Francais
Beaulieu
Germany
M. Beaulieu
America
New York Tribune
Crimp-Protector for Ladies Frizzes Draws Praise
In a humorous longer note the New York Tribune lauds a new scientific American device described as a crimp protector preventing uncrimping of women’s hair. It jokes about wealth and fame for the patentee and quotes Artemus Ward’s hyperbolic praise, imagining a future of universal gratitude from women.
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Artemus Ward
Ward
Washington
Neuw York Tribune
Steel and Steel Rails
A historical note explains steel production from pig iron, reducing carbon to about one percent to form good steel, or carbon absorption from iron bars with charcoal. It describes welding ingots, rolling into rails, and mentions Bessemer steel rails cast in molds.
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Bessemer
Exquisite Cake and Codfish Dishes From Old Recipes
A collection of historic kitchen instructions includes Masnep Tuuxips mashed turnips boiled in salted water then enriched with butter and milk. Exquisite Tra Cakra pastry rolled into eight shaped twists with cinnamon. Creamed Codfish variations with creams, eggs, and butter. Codfish Stew and Broiled Codfish methods. notes on serving and timing for a hearty supper.
Party Calls And A Congressman's Domestic Debate
A Western congressman and his socially minded wife clash over devotion to politics in Washington. He admonishes her to focus on society while he handles party work, prompting her amused, knowing laugh as their domestic fracas unfolds.
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Congress
Washington
Maria
Colones
Detroit Free Press
Deepest Wells in the World Revival Drilling Near Wheeling
The article notes a new drilling effort on Boge Run near Wheeling West Virginia aiming to become the deepest well yet. It recalls earlier record depths by George Westinghouse Jr in Pittsburgh four thousand six hundred eighty feet and Jonathan Watson in Titusville three thousand five hundred fifty feet, plus other deep wells in Green County Pennsylvania and a Rockville Connecticut silk firm at three thousand four hundred forty nine feet.
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Boge Run
Wheeling
W. Va
George Westinghouse, Jr
Pittsburgh
Jonathan Watson
Titusville
Penn
Green County
Pennsylvania
Rockville
Connecticut
New York Press
Pitching Hay to the Dark
E Biggs, a contractor, found a drunken stranger in his hay loft while pitching feed. He guided the man downstairs expecting injury but the man wandered off unharmed. The incident occurred Wednesday evening in the barn with the man allegedly seeking a sleeping place.
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E. Biggs
Mr. Biggs
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Loraf
Erwyns
Ula
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