Flight Engineers Work in Mexico and Stage Fortunes
Former Logansport engineer Gonser recounts Mexico stories at a Republican gathering in Denison. He narrates British engineer antics moving a building and an arroyo project that failed, while Major Winship confronts love entanglements between Moses, Effie, and Miss Dillway as comic relief.
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Logansport
Union
Hunt
Gonser
Mexico
Ed Fitzf Portland
Fitz
Teantepec
Hawk
Engagement entanglements and a candlelit kiss fuel a library plot
Effie Winship pressures Moses Browning to charm Seraph Dillway while planning a marriage with her. A night of card games turns stymied by a kiss in the dark, raising fear of parental displeasure and exposing the lovers to a confidant’s scrutiny. Effie fears discovery as Moses fumbles through deception and a tearful note reveals the ruse.
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Browning
Major Winship
Moses
Seraph
Effie
Winship
Miss Dillway
Effie Winship
Moses Browning
Mr. Browning
Little Miss Winship
Miss Winship
Emi
Jackson
Sarah Dillway
Mr. Jackson
Winships
Hoosierisms and Hoosier News Roundup
Brief Indiana notes capture literary references by J. W. Elmore and shifts in Tuscaloosa? No. Hoosier items report Elmore selling a book to H H Ristine Crawfordsville and a fly leaf quip. Reports of S D Howard resigning in Alexandria after 43 years as mail transfer man. Jesse Greene named managing editor of Terre Haute Tribune succeeding Golding. Oil well at Fransfort yields 50 to 100 barrels daily. Prof Glasscock dies in Bloomington with 7000 life insurance. Greenfield home valued at 10000. Thomas Skinner noted as a Fort Wayne plumber. Indiana quail season ends as the new year arrives. George Schwanke of Michigan City dies after brief illness. Dr J H Cheek, Terre Haute dentist. Kent sisters escape Chicago flat fire. 18 families homeless, losses exceed 50000. New year dances begin for Hoosiers. Charles J White writes of Christmas feast of garden produce in Sanford Florida. William P Glasscock recovering after being shot by son. bullet removed near spinal column. Illinois farmers monitor Kankakee river lands. boom expected spring sales 100 to 125 dollars per acre. Westville preacher halts arranged cousin marriage with license fee refunded. The couple plans to move to a state with looser kinship laws.
Balm gives relief for lumbago says user
A patient reports relief from chronic lumbago after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The testimonial claims prior remedies failed, but balm provided complete relief and is available at all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Inidianapolis Washington St Reflections by H H Lee
H H Lee veteran tea and coffee merchant recalls Washington Street in early sixty and city growth. He recalls hotels like American Sherman House Bates and Palmer House, a boulder paved street, and lively figures Charley Mayer and Rev T A Goodwin. A roasted coffee anecdote ends with engine woes and a $400 sale.
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Mr. Lee
Sherman House
Byron K. Elliott
Bates
Palmer House
Washington
Pennsylvania St
Ilinois-st
Linois-St
Washington-st
Charley Mayer
Machinists Like Poets Are Born Not Made
In a tale told by Sergi and Len Crane a rolling mill worker recalls a young engine room helper named Harry Fox who, when engineer Reese Williams fell ill, steered the big engine with skill and sudden advancement from eight to twenty five dollars weekly. Williams resented the boy's merit and tried to undermine him as the crew cheered the lad's steady rise.
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Sergi
Len Crane
Reese Williams
Harry Fox
Williams
Young Fox
Wiliams
Harry
Green goods offer tricks and warnings in historic hoax letter
A Chicago report details a con involving fake green goods schemes. A man reveals a confidential letter promising easy riches through forged merchandise and requires telegraph-only contact, warning recipients to destroy the letters and avoid correspondence. The letter outlines how to operate and seek personal interviews to gain trust and access to stock.
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J. R. Hunter
Jackson Station
South Carolina
John Carroll
Telegram / Prepaid messages demanded by unknown sender
A historical excerpt urges sending telegrams via Western Union only between 7 AM and 7 PM with prepayment to ensure attention. It warns against letters and notes officials claim telegraphs cannot be legally traced, limiting disclosure by operators.
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John Carroll
Western Union Telegraph Company
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Violin Virtuoso Kubelik Backed by Insurance and Guards
Bohemian violin prodigy Jan Kubelik faces possible tour disruption but promoter Daniel Frohman has insured his fingers for 10 000 dollars and assigned six guardians. Past incidents to other artists like Joseffy Hofman and Ole Bull warned of risks to tours in the United States.
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New York
Jan Kubelik
Daniel Frohman
Boy Wonder
Frohman
Kubelik
Joseffy
Josef Hofman
Ole Bull
Wienowski
Paderewski
United
Sheared Off Her Locks in Paterson Court
In Paterson on January 2 Mrs. Thomas Cavoire aged 19 asked Justice Canning to arrest her husband after she found her hair cut off by him. The judge declined to drop the charge. the wife later secured a hairdresser's order for curls while her husband posted bail.
Man Dies of Starvation in Jersey City Slum
Charles Robert Kuhne, heir to a $21,000 Deutschland fortune, died of pneumonia plus starvation after his family had two days with no food. They had lived in a cellar since March after failed grocery ventures and scarce work, with his wife cleaning for rent. Neighbors and a few meals from grocers and a butcher briefly helped.
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New York
Chas
Robert Kuhne
Wurtemberg
Germany
Vwyrf
Lttle
Jersey
Why the Boy Objected in Front of New York Livery
An amusing scene unfolds near a New York livery stable where a German boy helps unload a hay wagon. A kindly man offers food and help, but the boy insists his father is away. After eating, the boy reveals the father is under the hay, explaining the humorous misdirection.
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New York
Nein
Sonny
Fadder
de Hay
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