Old Man's Story of Counterfeit Windfall and Loss
An old newspaper man recounts a night of hope and tragedy. A stranger delivered a package marked do not open for 40 minutes containing counterfeit money. After bank deposit, the teller and cashier reveal the truth, a personal loan becomes a fatal shock. The man loses his wife and funds, leaving him broken and solitary.
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Gluor
Thander
Ald Maz
W. J. Lampton
Detroit Free Press
Too many things, but not babies, says Motherhood
The passage rails against excessive temper, scandal, judgment, impertinence, and deceit while praising motherhood. It notes too many dinners, puns, chores, plays, and mass produced books, yet affirms abundant babies, love, and happiness as core to motherhood.
Earthquake, floods and headlines from Frisco to Ohio
A wide set of early 20th century items reports an Illinois suit against the whisky trust, floods in New York and Maine, and farm mill construction down south. Rockefeller donates to Chicago University. Geary law copies go to China. Shurz elected NY civil service reform head. Chinese missionaries cautioned. flood repair costs projected at a million in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Seventeen Brentfort buildings burned. arson noted with $75,000 loss. Major Le Caron, British spy, dying in London. Kansas state military board blocks a 50 000 provisional guard. Ex Senator OC IV Van Wyck in Nebraska paralyzed. Mrs Hare of Okenus Mich. poisons her 14 year old boy. John Toy Elmer Arbo and Alex Abaron tried to shoot Seawall's Falls rapids. drowned. W Ti Schureman, tied to a collapsed normal bank, arrested for fraud. World’s fair crowd crush to hear Susie Anthony. panic averted by police. Emperor William remarks army crucial to fatherland’s existence. John Wilson killed by pursuing father after attempting unlawful marriage to his niece. jury finds justifiable homicide.
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Frisco
Illinois
Whisky Trust
New York
Maine
Rockefeller
Chicago University
Carl Shurz
N. Y. Civil Service Reform
China
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Brentfort
Wis
le Caron
London
Kansas
Hare
Okenus
Mich
Jno. Toy
Elmer Arbo
Alex
Abaron
W. Ti. Schureman
Wilson
Woman’s Reading and Society as Seen in 19th Century Observations
A medical journal questions arsenic use for complexion, while a Bouilliers quotation critiques women’s roles in Asia Europe. Florence Marryat turns to literature, living modestly in London with servants and pets. Mrs Alice Cheney runs a messenger business in Boston with four years in operation. A Parisian author plans a history of dance including varied cantons and costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Europe
Evening Telegram
Cuales
English press man recalls Chicago fair souvenir craze
Sir William Leng of the Sheffield Telegraph describes his Chicago visit. In the Auditorium hotel lobby a polite gentleman offered to dust his coat with a handkerchief. Leng notes the man asked about a diamond scarf pin and recalls a widespread urge for souvenirs in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Leng
Sheffield
Wiliam
Chicago
Summer Fashion Notes and Practical Kitchen Tips
Far boas will be worn all summer and parasol sachets, fluttering capes, and elaborate parasols dominate styles. Turkish bath fashions and poke bonnet revivals appear with supper after. practical tips include cooling hot dishes in salted water and making eggless cake with butter and sour milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Town Street Improvement Notice Seeks Public Hearing
A fragmented notice from the Town of E Provisions details a proposed street and alley improvement project. The board outlines a verbose process including a referendum, assessment by front foot, and issuance of bonds to fund the work, with property owners along the shown route urged to appear at the Town Clerk’s office for hearings and to record objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opsice
Diara
Towit
Yonsei
Board of Trustees
Bewae
Indana
Ngs
Wilep
Wrightwood
Notts
T Tony
General Assembly
Local Market Items Price List and Poultry Data
A dense scanned market listing details prices for produce and goods including butter cheese and eggs, plus poultry and leather items. It enumerates weights per pound for poultry and various dairy products, with scattered unit prices and stock notes. The fragment shows multiple entries with quantities like 1b and 2bb s and mentions brands and farm terms, reflecting a lively early 20th century city market ledger.
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