Honest Gamblership and the Toll of a Hard Habit
In a fireside talk Limuel and Brizintine debate gambling's honesty and temptations. Jacklin recalls his own poker relapse, admitting how luck, debt, and pride can erode virtue, leaving a man morally vulnerable and drawn to borrow to keep the game alive.
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Old Limuel
Jacklin
Old Man
Old Man. Brizintine
Brizintine
Lim
Jack- UN
Brother Brizintine
Brother Jacklin
Uncle Lim Warns Boys Against Gambling After Bet Night
The tale recalls a man recounting a gambling evening in which he nearly won back debts but ultimately faced consequences. He warns that most gamblers start socially and become entrenched, urging the youths to avoid betting on anything and to resist the lure of races and cards.
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Hoss
Brizantine
Lim
Ople
Higgins
What makes a New Yorker says born here or here but not
A father explains to a child that a New Yorker is any resident of New York City regardless of origin
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Hild
New Yorker
New York
Pell Street
Rivington Street
Washington Street
New York City
Papa
Staten Island
Great Britain
Ireland
Child
New England
Pacific Coast
Middle West
South
Pana
United States
Eltyevur
Western Hemisphere
New
Higgins the spaniel conquers mobility with custom go cart
Higgins the cocker spaniel loses use of his hind legs after a sudden ailment. His mistress and a New York Sun reader devise a go cart with wheels from a doll carriage. Higgins joyfully rides the contraption, moving eagerly along the street with front legs only, while the mistress endures a backache.
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Higgins
Richard
New York Sun
H Higgins
Fragmented verse exchange in a shadowed scene
The text presents a broken poetic dialogue with phrases about bliss and restraint. A young man and woman exchange lines in a shaded setting, while a scandal is referenced and residents react with love and doubt. The passage ends with uncertain echoes of similarity and gossip.
Lawn Billiards Ring Game Science Sketch
Two to ten players can try this lawn game that uses a metal ring and a cue to drive balls through the ring. The device is shown in a diagram and includes a spike on one side for setup.
Ring and cue game described for skillful play
The article explains a period sport where players use a wooden handle cue to drive balls through a peg ring. Scoring awards one point for success, two if another player’s ball is driven through by your shot, and turns are limited. Players aim to outmaneuver balls by edge hits and ring rotation.
Novel carrot use as hanging flower basket
A clever idea suggests turning a large carrot into a hanging flower basket. Cut off the end, hollow, dry the shell, and varnish. Leave the leaves at the bottom and attach a vine or twisted wire for a handle.
Entertaining the Ladies and the Gown Down Mystery
A humorous verse fragment portrays flirtation at a party with the speaker dropping seven and eleven on gowns. Interspersed are quips about weddings, finances, and a Texas yard, ending with a joke about a husband mistaken by his wife for needing glasses.
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Levens
Handkerchief Bonnet Riding Hood Trick
A simple step by step to fold a handkerchief into a baby bonnet like the one in Fig. 6. The article notes the method and ends with a pun about a thoughtless girl and her looking glass, contrasting talking and reflecting.
Woman's Backache Prompts Use of Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Journal note cites backache as a key sign of feminine organ distress and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a rapid remedy. Testimonials from Mrs Will Young and Mrs Augustus Lyon claim marked personal improvement after using the product. The ad touts the compound as a thirty year standard treatment for female ills including displacements inflammation and irregularities.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Augustus Lyon
East Earl, Pa
Mrs. Pinkham
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Uncle Lim
Brooklyn
The
Bronx
Cules
Dog
Higiins
Twan Aumier
Jay
Elsa
Junie Vests
Byron Williama
Wee
Anna Gould
Wwe
Texas
Fair Grounds
Oou
Frank
Estern
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
C. J. Broughton
Merchants Loan É Trust Bldg
Chicago
W. H. Rogers
Olis
Ind
T. C. Currie
Callahan Stock
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
California
Ilfo Insurance
Ralelne
Pasadena
Arrowhead Realty Corporation
Cab
Auron
Bone
Uillon West
Buffala
Banta Bo
Walt Pela Manele
Des ‘Molton
Montana
Armel
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