Speculating in Matrimonial Marriages at Fifth Avenue Hotel
A Chicago Telegram item reports on a lender named Larry who finances young men aiming to marry rich wives. He profits from 100 percent interest and secures surety with love letters and notes. The scheme echoes earlier gamblers who backed fortunes, with cases in Philadelphia and Colorado and pawnbrokers in Chicago offering similar advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Fifth Avenue
Philadelphia
Colorado
Lee Foom
Chicago
Remarkable Civil War Case Of Johnson At Vicksburg
A grand historic Civil War account details Captain Johnson of the Seventeenth Iowa Volunteers who survived a near-fatal wound at Big Black River in 1863. A minute round passed between his intestines and spine, paralyzing his lower body. A regimental surgeon secretly dressed the wound by threading a handkerchief through his body. His mother traveled from the North, aided his care, and he lived sixteen years more. Congress later recognized his claims, promoting him to Captain before retirement.
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Johnson
Iowa
Big Black River
Vicksburg
Logan
Sherman
Cay Fohnson
St. Louis
Congress
Washington
The Cormorant Train Them to Do Their Fishing
A historical note describes cormorants trained to fish for their masters, detailing training methods from Ghe kiang, egg handling, chick rearing in baskets, feeding regimens, and the monetary value of trained birds. It notes differences in bird intelligence, service duration, and eventual life span, with a brief anti-septic aside from Dr Steinberg on disinfectants and ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghe-Kiang
Maurice Jametet
Poplar Science Monthly
Clever Swindling On Trains With New Card Pack
A tale from New York State describes a con artist who uses specially prepared and marked cards sold via a partner with a seed business. He bikes into villages with a new pack, wins a game, then pays a traveler to keep quiet while the scheme spreads across counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wase
Lever
New York State
New York
County
All Evening Post
School and Church in a Patchwork of Quotes
A collage of excerpts discusses Rev. William Dean, a seventy seven year old Baptist missionary to Bangkok's Chinese, plus opinions on carpentry education over technology. It also cites global Muslim population estimates, Texas school largesse, Bowdoin alumni, and J B Wasson on industrial education as crime prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dean
Bangkok
Siam
Southern Trade Gazette
Europe
Asiatic
Turkey
Persia
Arabia
Central Asia
Hindostan
Asia
Africa
European
Chicago Tribune
The
Texas
United States
State University
N. S
Bowdoin Onent
Bome
Enclin
Longfellow
Hawthorne
Jacob Abbott
Farmington
William Pitt Fessenden
Franklin Pierce
Portland
J. B. Wasson
Pennsylvania
Wasson
Ohio
Gridley
Cal
San Francisco
Cali
Indian Territory
William Taylor
Christian Kaffir
Pungent Paragraphs Prompt Quick Hits Across Period Laughs
A collage of quips and short humor from 19th and early 20th century papers. Snippets joke about talent, prosperity, and social scenes with light satire. It recounts lines on genius, fashion, goats, and iron remedies, puncturing pretensions with brisk, witty observations.
London Stock Brokers Register Under Queen Anne Law
London brokers must register at Guildhall and pass inspection on Starabien under ancient statutes. The Board of Aldermen, noting unregistered pretenders, published the broker list and offers a $250 reward for tips. The published tally shows 2,1 ins brokers in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne
George Tu
London
Guildhall
Board of Aidermen
Seven Per Cent Loans Offered by Kansas Loan and Trust Co
Seven per cent loans advertised by The Kansas Loan and Trust Co. list Shawnee Osage Douglas Jefferson Wabaunsee and Dickinson counties with clear titles and reasonable amounts desired. Funds unlimited, no long delays, via local agents Excellent Barbers Tom Johnson and J J Heylingberg provide first class barber services as a promo note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Loan and Trust Co
Shawnee
Delleron
Osage
Douglas
A Whee
Efferson
Joe, Wabaunsee
Davis
Dickinson
Ouswa
Counterfeiting Expert Reveals Ogle Method in Louisville
Detective W G Baner returns from Memphis reporting the conviction of counterfeiter Martin Ogle. Ogle devised a new engraving process using homemade tools to produce authentic looking bills, printing on two sheets split from genuine notes. He operated solo on a flatboat, distributing about $180000 in counterfeit notes to river points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repenue
United States
W. G. Baner
Memphis
Martin Ogle
Huo
Ogle
Bauer
Third National Bank of Cincinnati
Queen City Bank
Pennsylvania
Martin
River Points
Mein
Louisville Post
Miscellaneous items from late 19th century papers
A collage of short notes cites land grants for education, marriage fees at Larned, weather delays, jokes on press labor, ozone in the atmosphere, longevity in a Stonington family, Alf Prater’s model Brooklyn Bridge, and a remark on Paraguayan women’s equal rights. Also includes scattered ad-like snippets and typographic scraps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Larned
Atchison
Canton
Afe
Michigan
Dakota
Desrott Journal
W. N. Hartley
Boston
Stonington
Ocean
Norwich (Conn
Alf Prater
Gainesville
Brooklyn Bridge
Loulief
Paraguay
Hic cough on New York Elevated Train Amusing Incident
A fat man on an New York Elevated Railway train suffers repeated hiccups as a philanthropist attempts a cure. The scene draws amused glances from passengers including a stern old lady, a boy and girl, and the brakeman. The little man shouts shoo, the fat man kicks, the plan backfires and the hiccups finally stop.
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New York
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Haiiy Journal
Lawrence
Kansas
Bae Lawrence
Thommas Macdonald
Tribune
Steinberg
Easafe
Laquire
Old Delaware Malls
North Lacrences
Geo
Ulrickeon’s
Mass Store
Schusetts Street
Quincy
Tennessee
Jessems
Boston Globe
Swift
Brown
T. Cron
Fogg
Boston Transcript
Prine of Wales
Albert Edward
Mexico
Republic
Reiss
Galveston Tez
W. F. Graphic
Mercury
Tom Johnson
J. J. Heylingberg
NASA Et Atacra
Besa
Mmell Boe Sale Bly
Brothers
Bu - Mets Ilass & Sons
Kiccough
N. F. Times
Bair
N. F. Herald
Cranklam
Burlington Free Press
Olive Logan
Thames
Massagsusetts
Burlington Frea Press
Buffalo Express
Chicago Journal
Lurlington Hawkeye
Clews
West
Norristown Herald
Adams
Nevada
Troy Times
Indianapolis Journal
Jenkine
Parks
Catarre
Bercomis
James
Blackwell's Bull
Stiz
Chicago White Lead & Oil
COR, Green & Fulton
Ill
Glenn
Sossra
Charles Scribner’s Son 'S, Publishers
Gienn
Mall
Rae
Louisiana State Lottery
Ranestione Ea Charitable Spores
wWnlh & Ca
Academy OF Music
New Orleans
Dions, Io
Ao Do Do
Carrrat
Pritis
M. Ottens & CO
Main Street
Kansas City, Mo
Hale’s
Sly. Gritterton
Iman
Rob Roy Katina
Arnold Burgess
Glenna
Brittenton
Stampa
Graamery
Fet Promtom
Pany Ierument Eo
Callanya
Caswell, Hazardae Co
Alton de
Kaas
Goa
Emerson Cas
Sahoes
Iinet
Kansas City
Topeks
Gt. Joseph
Palace
Grand Eyes
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Columbus
J. Putter
Perveval
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