Fortune of a Wardrobe Trickster and Inheritance Hoax
An unnamed narrator recounts a Paris Martinique inheritance hoax that spirals into public speculation. A cousin’s supposed fortune drives investments in Spanish and German stocks, prompting bank offers, false biographical notices, and a wave of eager subscribers before the scheme collapses revealing the folly of credit worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laxara
Fulton
Princpal
Martinique
France
diMewlty
Gronningen
Journal de Goubanouches
Paris
Gatteredi
Cmty
Twas
Talso
Felix
Albert
Household Notes Teach Silk Work And Sunlit Living
Household notes discuss silk and crewel embroidery for cushions curtains and bedspreads plus decorative painting on India silk and porcelain knives. It covers kitchen tips roasting pork tenderloins making mock oyster sauce and advice on sunlit living including health benefits of fresh air water and sunlight in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Holland
Sim
Strawberries and Pigs Provide Practical Farm Advice
The article promotes planting Crescent and Downing varieties with Wilson fertilizer, urging timely strawberry beds in rich soil and warning against fall planting. It also offers pig health tips with laxatives, baths, and ammonia-turpentine remedies, and ends with a travelogue on Hari Shin’s Osaka gallery and a Kobe correspondent’s note on Japanese exports to America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vorsel
Des Moines
Horticultural Society
Crescent
Charles Downing
Downer
Wilson
Do4 Moines Register
Adapandis
Hark Abin
Gairden
Atoy
Hari Shin
Cura
Mari Sin
Thorn
Havi Shin
Ore Party
United States
Japan
Hari ‘Shin
Thames
Austria
America
Weref Hin
Kobe
St. Lois Globe-Democrat
Dreams in Bed Explain Dream Types by Sleeping Side
A French physician Dr Delaunay reports to Paris science society that lying posture affects dreams. Right side sleep yields vivid logical yet childish dreams with night mares. left side sleep yields equally absurd but more intelligible dreams connected to recent events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerson
de. Delaunay
Societe de Biologie
Paris
Delaunay
Alum Clarifies Turbid Water By Simple Filtration
A Rutgers College report shows alum added to Mississippi River water clarifies and purifies it. The process uses a small alum solution slotted into simple filtration devices, with four drops per gallon yielding about two and a third grains of alum. Analysis confirms removal of organic matter and improved clarity. A unrelated dog anecdote from Buffalo Chronicle ends the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur Bergeret
Novenden
Franenherll
Mason
Lenawee Junction
Mich
Numbor
Mississippi
Profussor
Austen Wil BA
Wildee
Rutgers College
New Brunswick
Spring Lake Hotel Scandal Near Port Byron
A fragmentary report from Spring Lake near Port Byron New York describes Arthur He Drath, proprietor of the Spring Lake hotel, involved in a salacious scandal with the wife of a local resident. The text hints at misconduct, financial impropriety, and sensational social details surrounding the resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Lake
Port Byron
N.Y
Arthur
Wiah Boohue
Mira
Rochen
Dpistt
Backwoods Justice at the Court in a Chain Gang Verdict
A blurred tale shows a backwoods court where a defendant pleads not guilty and faces a stern judge who asserts jurisdiction, threatens the lawyer, and orders twelve months in the chain gang before later arguments clarify authority in the Superior Court context. The scene depicts rough justice and courtroom tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atleece
Local Clerk Reports Mixed Book Receipts on Hold
An unclear note from a local clerk references receipts and work status, mentioning numbers like 87 250 and terms suggesting delays or ongoing tasks. The fragment lacks full context but indicates accounting or ledger concerns and unsettled work orders.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George
Rothschild
Enzions
Tamnica
James Merin
Mar- Unique
Louis Moran
Georgy
Len
James
Nante
Vilek
Mare Oes
Mr. Felix
Messré, Franges & Begeret
Cortes
Bergerey
Tam
Charlestown
Boston
Elore
Wilder
The
Tract Society
Boston Journal of Chemistry
Jersey
Bailey
Peoria
Phe
Paaron
Buckley
Chistian Advent Minister
Fightning Var Companies
Earl
Asparu Gus
Avenueman
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