John L Sullivan Spendthrift Tour Exposed In Boston
The piece recounts John L Sullivan once champion fighter now failing financially. It notes he spent millions, lived recklessly on meals and alcohol, and gave away funds to friends and the needy. Sullivan’s tour reportedly drew large crowds but ended with a squandered fortune.
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Joan L. Sullivan
O'Donnell- Vrain
Boston
Pat Coakley
John L. Sullivan
Pat
Cuba
Spain
Ward
Washington Street
Eaton
Michael Meehan
Michael T. Clarke
Donkey Deters Brays With Tail Trick in Village Tale
A French traveler in a Pekin area village recalls a Chinese host who solved a donkey’s nightly bray by using a heavy stone placed on the donkey’s tail whenever it sang. The bray ceased while the tail was held horizontal, and resumed when the tail was released.
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Avery
China
Pekin
Wooden Rails for Florida Road Near Avon Park
Avon Park and Haines City residents plan a railroad with wooden rails half embedded in sand and no metal in construction. Rails will be held by wooden pins eighteen inches long with plank couplers beneath and pins. Most rails to be donated by property owners. steel rails may replace them after a few years for regular service. A small steam dummy will power the line.
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Avon Park
Haines City
Fla
Letter for Venus de Milo Causes Louvre Postal Mixup
A postman delivered a letter marked for Venus de Milo at the Louvre in Paris. Opening the envelope revealed coupons from a Huelish firm offering a mounted photo in exchange for twenty five coupons. The writer mistook the gallery address for a firm name and address, and the letter lacked sufficient postage, prompting a Louvre employee to pay the remaining postage.
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Venus de Milo
Louvre
Huelish
Paris
Perils of a Small Town and Health Insurance Advice
A fragmented local dialogue notes social ties in Hawville where residents fear gossip and emphasize caution. An editorial voice highlights health risks from indigestion to malaria and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for stomach and kidney issues. The piece also mentions a female lace smuggler arrested in New York and notes Brown's Bronchial Troches as throat remedies.
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Hostetter
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