Wall Street Hoodoo Day on Friday the 13th
In a tense trading day on Wall Street November 12, Sugar stock soars as Barry Conant and his lieutenants push shares while bears scramble. Bob Brownley and Ike Bloomenstein watch from the crowd as Conant executes a rapid sequence of trades signaling a major market maneuver on the ominous Friday the 13th eve.
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Ike
Barry Conant
Barry
Cam
Cho
Pop
Parry
Wall Street
Great Exchange
Stock Exchange
Sugar
Darry Conant
Kellers
Ike Bloomenstein
Bob Brownley
Sahara
Manhattan Island
Marden
Brokera
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Bob
Pal
Ray
Iké Bloomenstein
Joe Barnes
Wuty
Sirpose
Weil
Bobie- Jaston
Beulah Sanda
Beb
Taking No Ore Chances at Shelburne Farms Dinner
At Shelburne Farms in Vermont a dinner featured remarks by Dr. Seward Webb about a visiting English brother in law who failed pheasant shooting. He shot the head keeper in the leg, missed repeatedly as the under keepers smiled, and after cartridges ran out learned the shells were loaded for another guest.
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Seward Webb
Shelburne Farms
Vermont
Duty of executor visits village grocer shop
In a Rochester Herald tale a farmer claiming to be the late husband’s executor insists on taking all goods from a widow’s shop. He demands apples, meat, sugar, tomato sauce, biscuits and more, saying he must fulfill the will while announcing three carts waiting outside.
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Giles
Rochester Herald
Mr. Giles
Women of Yorro and Yenyo Ainu tattoo customs
Women of Yorro in Yenyo exile customs bear facial tattooing that mimics mustaches. The practice marks beauty and improves marriage prospects, influencing Ainu women’s desirability among island men who seek tattooed brides.
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Yenyo
Japan
Polthus
London odors pervade its bustling streets and docks
Odor notes from Odaritéreat London describe the city’s character through scents like soggy bricks, coal tar, smoke, asphalt, and Virginia tobacco. The piece sketches a vivid, almost tactile city image, linking everyday smells to the urban experience and its landmarks.
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Odaritéreat
London
Hatch Hasdocks
Virginia
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