Tell tale Pictures and Crimes Linked to Art
A sequence of anecdotes shows how paintings allegedly reveal crimes. An unknown visitor claims to have murdered for treasure after viewing a beach scene, while another tale credits Luke Fildes’s The Doctor with prompting a confession. A portraitist’s pendant commission leads to jewel theft revelation in Bombay, traced to a rajah’s stableman. Also notes a punishing father and Hoyle the card authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Academy
Bill
Academy
Murdier
England
Luke Fildes
Fildes
India
Bombay
Pearson’s Weekly
The Railroadscare and the First Locomotives
A Richmond Dispatch account recounts early U S railroad beginnings. It notes the Baltimore and Ohio line started with a spike on July 4 1828, the Charleston and Hamburg line reaching 137 miles by Oct 1833, and describes early wooden railroads and rough grading. It captures Southern pride in long early tracks and public awe at locomotives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
George Stephenson
Liverpool and
Manchester
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
United States
Ellicott Mills
Baltimore
South
Charleston and
Hamburg Road
South Carolina
Charleston
Pine Woods
Nat McGee
Ivy
Albemaria
W. T. Prout
Richmond
Gordonville
John Hartman
Scottsville
John Williams
Ohio
Richmond Dispatch
Do Carpets Shorten Life in Rich Homes
Excerpt cites London Truth asserting carpets collect filth and spread disease. It cites measures in Dutch homes using slippers or footbaths and criticizes servants sweeping carpets as wasteful. It mentions Wlou rens linking lung and throat diseases to carpeted rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
Wlourens
England
London
Unsuitable Excerpt Sparks Auction House Banter
An art dealer jokes about a painting by an old master as a customer risks touching the artwork with an umbrella. Old Mr. Hardplayer questions whether the piece is dry, while the dealer insists on proper handling.
The Man Behind The Pen And The Letter Reader
A counsel recalls writing a harsh bill threatening letter for a large manufacturer. A meeting with the recipient, a 300 pound man, reveals the writer as a small 110 pound figure who prompted the payer to settle after a startling revelation. The anecdote, from Harper's Magazine, ends with the remark about being a “smitten Caesar.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blank
Mr. Cash
Mr. Blank
Caesar
Harper's Magazine
Your Watch Care From A Practical Guide
In laying aside a watch rest it upon its case and wind it daily at a consistent hour. Avoid marble slabs or extreme cold, which can affect balance and mainspring. Sudden temperature changes coagulate oil and hinder pivots, while rough handling and lint in pockets invite gradual malfunction. Regular care keeps timekeeping steady.
Banana Trees and Dine Alone Anecdotes
The piece notes how a single banana tree yields a yearly bunch, with sprouts from stumps and many donkeys carrying fruit to the coast, then shifts to social dining, arguing that solitary meals are unhealthy per the London Lancet and that social eating is a civilization habit. It also retells a dog story of a sheep dog taking children to safety and ends with a quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about ungrateful children and mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baracoa
Christendom
London Lancet
Mothers’ Congress
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Real Estate Transfers and a New Trespass Law
Real estate transfers list numerous deeds with buyers and prices including Smitten to Getty for 100 acres and Elkin acquiring multiple parcels from Stiffy and Simons. A new Wilful Trespass Law signed July 9 allocates fines up to five dollars per offense with half to landowners and half to the school fund. Died: Goldie May Cramer infant. Also brief ads for building materials bark buyers and piano dealer listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Smitten
Center
Richard Getty
Jane Stiffy
Conemaugh
John P. Elkin
David Stiffy
Blairsville Land Improvement Co
South Blaireville
W. R. Calhoun
Isaac White
Canoe
OCA
White
Warren Delano, Jr
Buffington
E. J. Blackley
Archy Smith
Montgomery
Andy Stahura
Leonard Simons
John C. Devinney
Simon Truby
Green
David Patterson
John K. Kirk
William E. Davis
Margaret J. Loughry
North Mahoning
W. C. Loughry
Gilmour
Burrell
Joseph T. Williams
Elizabeth Crawford
West Wheatfield
James Kerr
D. D. Blanch
W. B. Crawford
Smith Wachob
Indiana
Hannah J. Devlin
John W. Sutton
Indiana Woolen Mills
Glover Pounds
Marion Center
L. N. Pack
Mary J. Sexton
H. O. Williams
Martha Woodruff
Abraham Crawford
J. T. Elwood
R. E. Woodruff
H. B. Hamilton
George C. Dickie
Adrian Iselin
John R. Roberts
James S. Martin
East Mahoning
Ed P. Caldwell
D. R. Griffith
Stone
Leesee
Indiana Firm Claims No-Cost Collection Service
A local agency announces it handles debt collection in Indiana without adding costs to the debtor. It emphasizes careful attention to protesting probate deeds and preparing pension papers as part of its specialized services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Screen Doors for the Barn Offer at Low Prices
A brief sale notice advertises screen doors suitable for barns. The seller notes several doors are on hand and will be sold cheaply rather than carried over, inviting buyers to furnish their barns at a bargain.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Telltale Pictures
Steven
Papa
Wille
Tommy Jink
Willie
Detroit Free Press
Edmond Hoyle
Tron Horse
Pittsburg
H. Kleber & Bro
Fifth Avenue
KNABE
Henry F. Miller
Straube & Crown
Opera and Gilmore
Burdett
Apollo
Washburn
Duquesne
Virgil
Fifth Ave
Goldie May
Joseph Cramer
Belsano
Goldie
Ws, Daugherty
Lewistown
Porch Bros
Chickering & Sons
Leater
Indiana’ County
Franklin Street
Johnstown
Progress
Indiana County
Penn Run
G. E. Frantz
Prop
Penn’a
Clymer Manufacturing&Co
Icfarland’s Foundry
McFarland & Turner
I. McFarland, Smith & MacCartney
A. L. Smith
Tron
Clymer Manufacturing CO
Philadelphia St
Indiana, Pa
Geo. W. Gilbert
Wissell
Postoffice
Lydick’s Grocery
Josiah Lydick
Philadelphia Street
R.W. Wehrle
B. I. Wehrle
Brilharts
Phil’a St
Rowe College
Penn
Rowe
Edward P. Grove
Phila. St
Court House
John G. Cameron
Fire & Accident Insurance
Riaka
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