Easy Money Card Trick Exposé at Dentist Office
A dentist and a drummer explain a telephone aided card trick that lets a caller identify a touched card from 309 Cortlandt. A counterfeit setup builds a ledger mapping each card to a client name, enabling remote identification via a call to the named individual. The scheme nets easy money from credulous patrons.
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309 Cortlandt
Tenner
Lower Fifth Avenue
Ransome
Ramsay
Doc
Queen of Hearts
Jackson
Dee
Cortlandt
Mr. Jackson
Credit
Drummer
Critique of American Hustle and Late UK Shipbuilding Slump
A collection of quotes contrasts American speed with quality in work and social life while noting a British decline in shipbuilding. It cites the London Daily Mirror on fast talk versus steady progress and the Financial Times reporting a year on year drop in UK ship construction by about 459000 tons.
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America
London
England
Daily Mirror
United Kingdom
London Financial Times
Of Woman Quote on Fate and Darkness
A historical quote by John Lord warns that crushing a woman's soul extinguishes her life and casts darkness on those around her, claiming pain and misfortune cannot be overcome if her higher nature is ignored.
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John Lord
Silo farming proves its value on winter feeds across the country
Farmers praise silos as essential for winter feed in dairies and flocks. Articles describe sizes from 12 by 24 feet to 200 ton capacity and note gains in milk, lamb weight, and ewe breeding. The Northwestern Agriculturist and U.S. Bureau of Animal Industry provide construction and filling guidance for durable silos with details on foundations, staves, doors, and curing.
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Northwestern Agriculturist
Bureau of Animal Industry
A Practical Plan for a Piggery
A cross section diagram details a piggery 34 feet wide with stone or concrete foundation and a multi layer floor. Center alley is six feet wide with a crowned dry floor, pens have a two inch fall toward doors, and partitions use quarter inch boards on two by four supports. The tote eight feet high stores straw and crates while rope pulleys control doors and ventilators.
Duke of Westminster Aims to Hunt Prehistoric Monster in Arctic
The Duke of Westminster plans an American expedition to track the Keratosaurus, a claimed Arctic monster. Paris meetings with expedition backer George Dupuy and Jesuit Father Lavagneux fuel reports of photographs and a 4000 ton steamship effort to bring the live creature to London.
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Duke of Westminster
Arctic Circle
Sir George
America
Paris
McQuesten River
Yukon
Tom Leemore
George Dupuy
James Butler
Sta Rage
Patridge Creek
Dawson
Daily Nugget
Edgar Poe
Leemore
Armatrong Creek
Lavagneux Atone
Duke
Dupuy
London
Ike
Stineshane
Butler
Leemoore
Bering Strait
Klondike
New Era Dawns for Florida Keys as Flagler Rail Link Nears
The article portrays Key West’s transformation as a railroad advances 47 miles from the mainland, linking the Keys to Cuba and the Panama region. It recounts pirate legends, shipwreck dangers, and the shift from buccaneer lore to commercial progress under Henry M. Flagler.
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Keys
Florida
United States
Cuba
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Conchs
Sonmie
Straits of Florida
Gulf
Caesar's Bey
Biscayne Bay
Key West
Cayo Huesu
Bone Island
Knight's Key
Henry M. Flagler
Knight
Cairo Plans Modern Sewerage and Drainage System
Plans are under consideration to supply Cairo Egypt with a modern sewerage and drainage system in the near future.
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Cairo
Egypt
Queen of Actresses Endorses Peru Ha Peruna
A famous actress lauds Peruna as a remedy improving digestion and nerve function. The ad cites Mrs J Jamison of Wallace California who claims six years of stomach trouble ended after using Peruna and credits the product with curing her condition.
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Peru
Peruna
Dad and His Memory
A father's frustration with his forgetful son is recounted as Harding laments the failure to recall election figures seen on a bulletin board. The anecdote, told to his wife, illustrates strain over memory and discipline in daily life, with a practical tip about writing figures down.
Hurry Up Shorty Before Jail Closes for the Night
A rough spoken plea to hurry a person named Shorty to reach the next town before a jail closes for the night. The dialogue conveys urgency and potential pursuit through a hostile setting. No other identifiable people or organizations are given.
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Shorty
Useless Society Woman Quips With Fishmonger
Mrs. Jones chats with a local fish dealer and quotes a saying about a man becoming like those he associates with. The dealer retorts he has been a fishmonger all his life and cannot swim a yard. The remark appears in London Opinion’s anecdote.
Grape-Nuts Endorsement Highlights Health Boost Claims
A promotional letter asserts Grape-Nuts strengthens the body and brain, citing improved strength, nerve power, and weight gain after night work. The author from New York reports rapid recovery and carrying the food during travel, credited to Postum Co. in Battle Creek Michigan.
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N. Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pkga
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Borden H. Mills
Shortatory Pub. Co
Mr. Roberts
Mouse
Diam
Avasw
Knight OF Old
Dragon
Fla
Flori
Fowey
Biscayane Bay
Julia Martone
Julia Marlowe
Dad
Useless Society
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