Bundoing the Business Man
A sardonically styled exposé shows how many business people fall for capital-raising and insurance swindles. It details fake capital lenders and bond schemes, and wildcat insurance fraud, outlining tactics like lavish offices, personal interviews, and implied blackmail to pressure victims into paying or facing public harm. The piece notes Chicago as a hotspot and warns that educated, skilled merchants are not immune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Bowles
Prudentia
Prudential Bank
Chicago
Wildcat
Wildcat Insurance Companies
Standard Insurance Companies
Rabbit Put Dog To Flight In Memphis Butcher Shop
A Memphis butcher shop tale from Joel Chandler Harris features a large black rabbit calmly washing its face on the counter. A small dog enters, noses around, and the rabbit dashes at it driving the dog away before resuming sentinel stance. The Farmer’s correspondent questions the incident’s veracity amid a debate among nature writers.
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Memphis
Brother Rabbit
Joel Chandler Harris
Clocks Costly to Taxpayers in Paris Maintenance
Paris plans to solicit estimates for winding up and supervising its clocks. The city spends about 12 000 dollars annually on clock maintenance. Four thousand dollars cover clocks in Hotel de Ville offices and annexes plus communal schools, while eight thousand dollars fund public building facades clocks. The first lot contractor must marshal a fortnightly force to manage 8 000 school clocks across 560 schools and 3 000 municipal clocks.
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Paris
Hotel de Ville
Johnson Notes of Hand Offer Sparks Drollfin
Mr. Washington Lafayette Johnson, amid clouded finances, cheerfully offers a single asset a note of hand to a friend as security for a small loan. He quips about his good handwriting from school while seeking aid, illustrating a lighthearted exchange over money and trust.
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Mr. Johnson
Washington Lafayette Johnson
Te Epening School
Study Silk Making in Lyons Silk Schools
In Lyons France two silk schools educate 200 to 300 youths daily on all silk making steps from silkworm breeding to pattern design and weaving. On Croix Rousse hill at least 30,000 residents work in silk weaving, while pupils move between classrooms and workshops gaining practical experience.
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Lyons
France
Croix- Rousse
Permit Granted for Power Plant near Denver
The United States government issued a permit for a $1,000,000 power plant on the South Platte watershed near Denver Colorado and granted a right of way for transmission lines. The facility will generate 20,090 electrical horsepower.
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United States
South Platte
Denver
Colo
Admiration for the Regs and the rogue in tales
The passage opines that truth reveals a common sympathy for the rogue. It notes the family’s favorites the black shoe scene contrasts with admiration for Robin Hood and Rob Roy, in a London Reader tone.
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Robin Hood
Rob Roy
London
Creamery and fur trade ads and a jailhouse quip
Ad copy from North Star Creamery and N. W. Hide & Fur Co of Minneapolis promotes prices and services for cream, furs, hides, tanning, and robes. A captioned joke shows a police question about visible means of support and a wash lady reply.
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North Star Creamery Co
Minneapolis, Minn
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Boy Reports Theatrical Fancy From Nutley Visit
A Nutley New Jersey youngster visiting New York saw his first theater. He excitedly told his grandmother a big man with gold buttons appeared on stage and wore a hack outside, remarking on the scene with vivid, humorous misinterpretation.
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Nutley
N. J
N. ¥. Times
Uncertain Curiosity Phrase Appears in Baltimore Talk
The Baltimore American quotes a dialogue about an employer’s mental state with perplexing phrasing and a doctor’s term, reflecting a snippet of social chatter. The remark hints at uncertain perception and odd humor without naming individuals or events.
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Bundoing
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Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Rabbit
Dog
Bunko
Syrus
Milton Dairy CO
St. Pauls
Cts
Tages Miller &Viemen Se
Pauls Alan
Leipsic
Nijni-Novgorod
Taubert Tannery
Minn
Isi
Mayer
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Company
Milwaulee, Wis
Alabastine Co
New York City
Grand Repids, Mich
KEL - Kullogg Aetepapee CO
Adase St. Chiange
R. Coloman
Pate
Washington
Defiance Starc
AN. K—G
Signetare
CV Serer
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