The Exchange Battle Between Bob Brownley and Barry Conant
In a tense stock floor scene, Bob Brownley drives Sugar bids as Beulah Sands and Jim Randolph watch. Barry Conant hits back with aggressive offers, turning the room into a maelstrom of buying and risk while Brownley fights to close out a massive deal before rivals overwhelm him.
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Bob Brownley
Bob
Niagara
Buffalo
Stock Exchange
Bears
Bulls
Girought
Thi
Jim
Foulah Sands
Beulah Sands
Miss Sands
Beulah
Mr. Randolph
Mr. Brownley
Heaven
Hell
Washington
Randolph & Randolph
Arthur Perkins
Barry Conant
Perkins
Camemeyer
Btanchard Oil
Alltenkie
Heroism and hidden deeds praised in public praise
The Boston Transcript notes the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission has awarded 63 gold, silver, or bronze tokens, highlighting widespread acts of heroism. The writer argues that visible heroism reflects far less than the vast, unseen acts that remain unknown, yet suggest the world is good.
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Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Boston Transcript
Harrisburg Water Malaria Adversely Questioned
An elderly Indorsement recalls a Harrisburg malaria scare blamed on Susquehanna River water. A legislator, after speaking to constituents, rejected the charge, insisting the water was wholesome and that he drank it during the session without ill effects.
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Harrisburg
Susquehanna
Origin of Famous Phrases from British Political History
The majesty of the people arose from Charles James Fox at Crown and Anchor in 1798. Broug ham coined The bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill in 1821 for the reform party, and Sir Robert Peel popularized Register! Register! Register! in 1837 for Tamworth electors.
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Charles James Fox
Crown and Anchor
Brougham
Schoolmantern
Reform Party
Sir Robert Peel
Tamworth
Rabbits Invade Graveyard in Stettin, Australia Plague Worsens
In Stettin the graveyard faces a rabbit infestation as authorities struggle to control the pests. Attempts with carbolic acid failed, rabbits retreat into holes and thick bushes, and despite a recent skirmish, their numbers remain high. A foal was menaced by a rabbit during a solemn ceremony.
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Australia
Bunny
Ior
Tabbit
Great Dam at Ascouan and the Fate of Philae Ruins
A New York Times piece explains the Assouan dam in Egypt and a looming expansion that would millennia old Philae ruins deeper under water. It asks whether a button in a great white house could rival Joseph’s ancient irrigation power and Egypt’s perpetual fertility.
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White House
Agpouan
Cairo
Fron
Aswouna
Great
Egyptia
Oblivion
Philae
Osiris
Isis
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Walla
Egypt
Nile
Assouan
Joseph
Assavan
Times
Beware of Fata First Step
Franklin warns that the first desire is easy to mispress while satisfying all that follow is harder. The quote emphasizes caution in restraint and impulse.
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Fata
Franklin
Respectable But Dull Bohemian Exchange
A best friend tells the Bohemienne she will bring Miss Hamlin to visit, praising the meeting with a respectable, yet boring guest. The Bohemienne laments the woman’s dullness and notes she turned Bohemian because respectable people seem stupid, while reluctantly agreeing to the visit.
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Elwaye
Proof Positive and The Medium: Belief in Communications
A reader reports a message from beyond via a medium claiming a letter from Philadelphia. The piece frames whether communications from the dead are credible, noting a morning message received by a caller.
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Philadeb
Young Lady Refuses Name in Promised Exchange
A fragment shows a young woman indignant at being asked for her name. She asserts she cannot give her name because she has promised it to another lady, but offers a number instead if the requester accepts the "Tit" bits.
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Coe
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