The Necklace and the False Diamond Necklace
A poor married clerk’s wife yearns for jewels. She borrows a necklace for a ministerial ball, loses it, and after ten years of dire debt replaces it with a costly fake. The owner reveals the necklace was paste, not real diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champs Elysees
Mme. Loisel
Mme, Forestier
Jeanne
Mathilde Loizer
Mathilde
Ormel
Mme. Forestier
Ime
Forestier
Guy Demaupassant
Provisions Run Low and Odd Sights in Briefs
A string of humorous snippets and odd notices from old papers includes a barter of provisions with Noah and Japhet in Brooklyn Life, a comic theater audition tale from the Baltimore News, a farmer and boy gag from Texas Siftings, and quirky tips from Pennyroyal and egg eating experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Shem
Noah
Japhet
Brooklyn
Dress codes for full dress wear in Chicago Mail
Clothing notes advise shirt studs worn sparingly, avoid colored ties with full dress, and keep a plain white lawn tie. A gold watch chain should not be visible. the watch belongs in the trousers pocket with the chain adjusted out of sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Mail
World’s fair ties and dramatic weekly events cross nations
Denver welcomed over 109000 visitors as bids for the world’s fair half dollars reached 5000000 dollars. A million in gold was ordered in New York for European shipment. Pope Leo urged Catholic interest in the fair. Peter Markle wed the daughter of Sitting Bull at Rondout New York. Earl Price and Arthur Hart died after an ice box accident in Lanning Michigan. An Eleventh Avenue elevator fire in New York caused 13000000 bushels of oats to burn with losses around 50000 dollars. Detroit hosted a 50 guest wedding poisoned by chicken salad. telegraph wires nationwide faced outages from mysterious currents. Banker Wolft guilty in Berlin. accomplice Leipziger convicted of fraud. Katanga company agents killed or captured on the Upper Congo. tribes revolting. factories destroyed. Tom Morgan shot his father and sister after quarrel over marriage. Indian village burning confirmed in Queen Charlotte Islands sparked by Christianized Vancouver Island Indians over pole hanging customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
New York
Pope Leo
Peter Markle
Sitting Bull
Rondout
N.Y
Earl Price
Arthur Hart
Lanning
Mich
B. Chase & Co
Detroit
Northfield
Mirn
Miss Tonkey
Wolft
Berlin
Leipziger
Katanga
Arsis
Congo
Lre
Odd Gossip From California to Narrragansett Pier
Servant girls in California earn about 25 dollars a month while nurses bring 18 to 20 dollars and cooks 30 and up. A man questions a lady while a courting bride asks why she should receive many lamps as wedding gifts. A Narrragansett Pier ball featured a mushroom costume and a Washington courtesy tale about Mrs. Logan. A fashionable woman wore a bow tied hair style with a top knot and ribbons, setting a chic trend for young women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Boston Post
Yonkers Statesman
Narrragansett Pier
Naragansett Pier
New York News
Logan
Washington
Cure for Catarrh Promises Relief From Widespread Symptoms
Interview with Mrs Lizzie Zink describes long battle with catarrh including weight loss headaches coughing and eye and ear issues. After treatment by Drs Stackhouse and Newlin at the Indianapolis clinic she reports weight gain improved appetite vision hearing and sleep. The piece promotes Stackhouse Institute and invites out of town patients by mail or correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Zink
Street
Drs
Sjaenha
Nevelia
Fayette
Drs. Stackhouse
Stackhouse Bmiopical Institute
Illinois Street
Indianapolis
Ind
City Markets Saturday Price List and Provisions
Readable portions show a Saturday market price sheet with provisions including hams, pork, lard, butter, and fruits. Listed are Indiana sugar cured ham at 14 cents per pound, various cuts of pork, beans, peaches, apples, berries, and canned goods, with wholesale and farm prices for butter, lard, flour, meal, oats, hay, and seeds. Market notes indicate no major changes, and prices vary by item and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Saecon
Elaer ‘Warsz
Tierces
Kietess
Cantral Waving Company
Johnson’s
Varmonts
Fis —Coipiary
Mento River
Abe
New York
Ted Eholee
Atish Sholee
Aleve
Hee
Timo
Elna
Per Bu
Alcona
Galine
Balsam Co Palbay
Aus. & Ae
W.S
Shellea
Gutble
The Laxative Gum Drops Patent Remedy
The advertisement touts Laxative Gum Drops as a remedy for indigestion biliousness and stomach disorders. It promises relief after 41 nights of use and claims the product contains no deleterious ingredients and can be mailed if a local druggist will not order them.
Glorious Fre? Holiday Parade Two Daily Shows
Unclear text indicates a parade or show with two performances daily at 2 and 0 PM. Doors open an hour earlier. Mentions low excursion rates on AU railroads.
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Ministry of Public Instruction
Mme
Georges Ramponnesu
Venstain
Heceeitek
Oisel
Palais Royal
Loisel
Mme. Taisel
Philadelphia
Australia
Lancaster
Baltimore News
Eien Akke Wearing
Borbanca
Tus
Wobren
Ayer
the &Est
J.C. Ayer
Lowell
Mass
Zink
Ikerts
South
Pennsylvania
Sphola Dist
Ofice
West
Ohio Street
Pzoria, Ill
AS. Brubaker A. Il HD
Phy Sis Cam
Sue Geon
Orn
Union Station
Eale
Ick Coy’s
East
Sunih Meridisn
Cameron
Meridian St
Ashington Indianapo
AU Trlah
Gee F Reebs
Cris & Slothe
Aig
Beqrge Kessler
A. Javons
Sasa
Virginia-ave
Jos
BR. Adams
Csinton Et
John Clark
W. North St. & Canal
Fe Wesh McGinley & Walter
Bicycle Repair Works
Virginia
Sunwer Schuol
Partons
Business University
Heeb & Osborn
Schergens
Washington Street
Biggeat Circuses
Herth
Darkwat Africa Aquarium
Mecca
Geld
Sidheaterb Sresths Riseson
Bnaytici Digwond Arand
Galnétallia
Seaind
Blyeyiton
Lsiter
Rotures Dispas
Bynes Chemical Oo
Cingihnati
YOM Mohl Coa
Ciecinnril
Ase
St Wevbeehitey
Inesara Paint
LEE Hanshaw’s
W. Washingtoast
Hieals
Estems & OC
Willi
Goa
New York St
Whitset
North Delaware
Sirset
Free Amabuiansa
Tsienione
A.C. Bayyes
J. W. Cobington
W. H. Mendenhall
K. Bh. Bundrick
Smedical
Bus
M Authwala
Adel Saap
Ghire
Lorraine Bailding
Washington and Lamessee
Informat la NoTx
A. ©. Haynes
Paris
France
S. G. Rixey
Sulicd &T
Lorraine
ROCKS
Thorpe
Fast Market Street
Indianapolis, Ind
Grates
Sendies
Delawaest
Andirons
Pennsylvania Street
W. W. Bennett
W. H E. Caton
W. G. Wasson & Ge
Ind, Ave, Tel
SRIRK
Indianapolis Brewing CO
D.weitten
Browning & Son and
J. C. French
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