The Massachuset ts Avenue Diamond Robbery Mystery
A Secret Service detective recounts a 1863 wintercap diamond theft from a United States Senator's residence on Massachusetts Avenue. The victim's wife found the diamonds missing after a brief exposure in a bureau drawer. a false key and no break in suggested a domestic access. A long pursuit traced the fugitive from Philadelphia to New York and beyond, culminating in a Harrisburg station showdown where a middle aged woman revealed a travel bag containing the stolen diamonds. The thief remained unknown and the mystery persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Massachusetts Avenue
Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
New York
City
Byracuse
Buffalo
Detroit
Chicago
Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepie
Cortland
Auburn
Europe
Washington
Elmira
Harrisburg
Phiadelphia
Senator Blank
Ashington
Detroit Fres Press
Great Criminals Aboard Train Admit Past Crimes On Ride
Two men sit on a railroad car sharing past crimes in a shocking exchange. Potter boasts of robbery and murder while Brooks claims he was a racially biased Kentucky judge. He leans from the train and disappears into the night.
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Amet
Potter
Brooks
Kentucky
Pelter
Arbansaw
Industrial World Roundup Of Global Trade And Growth
The Industrial World notes 200000 tons of ice shipped from Maine this year, 81000 more than last year, Mississippi preparing 10000 acres for cultivation with Northern capital next year, Paris Exposition grants 1500000 francs for a 984 foot tower, Washington Territory foresees 30000 tons of hops for sale in the East, and building stone drying before use. Norfolk Virginia leads straw berry shipping with a 440 acre farm cited. Caution for carp ponds and other aquatic life. A Nagoya inventor converts old cotton cloth to flannel and starts a factory. Otah Territory’s brewing plants valued at 90000. 10000 sheep and 70000 pounds wool. Salt production last year 14000 tons at 3 per ton. Utah yields 17000 pounds silk cocoons. Durham NC shows rapid growth since 1870 raised to 6500 population, 3500000 assessed value, 2250000 manufacturing, banks with 8000000 resources, and 20 tobacco factories, per N Y Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Mississippi
Chicago Times
Washington Territory
Scientific American
Norfolk
Washington Post
Detroit Tribune
Takada
Nagoya
Otah
Utah
Chirago Herald
Durham
N. C
N. Y. Herald
Quotations and Humorous Snippets From Various Papers
A collage of short, wry quotes and jokes from multiple newspapers. It includes remarks on education wind and spirit, racial stereotypes, editorial practice, love letters, superstition, social etiquette, rent disputes, and salt's health claims, all presented as brief humorous clippings.
The American Quail A Merited English Tribute to a Favorite Game Bird
An excerpt from Macmillan's Magazine extols the Virginia quail as a premier American game bird. It contrasts quail hunting with other species, notes the bird’s deep ties to land ownership and farming, and discusses how civilization and property laws shape hunting rights across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Maine
North America
George Washington
Bob White
Aimerican
America
Macmillan's Magazine
Life in Morocco Women Share Burden with Donkey in Tangier
In Tangier the women carry heavy bundles of grass or charcoal on their heads and in cloth slings, often with a baby tied in a kerchief. The scene shows families walking with a donkey sharing loads, while men sit between baskets on the animal’s back, a social dynamic noted with irony and cultural detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Tangier
Europe
Donnybrook
New Discovery Cures Severe Cold Found By Pittman Dealer
D A Bradford of Chattanooga reports severe lung illness cured by Dr King s New Discovery. Thousands credit the medicine with saving lives and offering relief from coughs and colds. Free trial bottles at Baroer Bros Drug Store. Dennison elects Dr Galusha Anderson of Salem as president of the Baptist college of Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Bradford
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dr. King
Baroer Bros. Drug Store
Dennison University
Baptist College of Ohio
Galusha Anderson
Salem, Mass
Kemp's Balsam and Bitter Health Claims Highlighted
The piece cites Lawrence population estimates near 15 000 with about half troubled by throat and lung ailments. It promotes Kemp's Balsam at 50¢ and $1.00, trial size free, and notes a Baptist denomination consolidation in Iowa. It also mentions Prickly Ash Bitters replacing other drugs for liver kidney stomach and bowel ills and Mrs Mackay's dressmakers refusing to duplicate dresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Barbera
Philadelphia Notice on Lydia Ann Pickett Cure and Health
Lydia Ann Pickett of Philadelphia recovered from a stubborn chin ulcer after four bottles of B B B Botanic Blood Balm Doctor THOS A PICKETT reports the cure at 1151m No 401 N 48th St. The item mentions Parker's Tonic as a health aid and notes Miss Gerahione Aimar of Fifth Avenue New York is seriously ill.
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Quaker City
Philadelphia
Lydia Ann
A. Pickett
48Th St
Gerahione Aimar
The
Mikado Company
Fifth Avenue, New York
A Woman's Suffering and Blood Balm Testimonial
A Missouri reader from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, cites fifteen years of liver and kidney pain and headaches. After using Blood Balm B B B, the writer reports relief, claiming pain ended and life renewed, and offers to vouch publicly with name. The Missouri Pacific has not begun grading in Barton County.
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Rocky
N.C
Tam
C. H. Gay
Missouri Pacific
Barton County
Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve Heal Leg Sore
A Harrisburg Illinois resident credits Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with curing a long standing leg sore that doctors said would require bone scraping or amputation. He reports using three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Arnica Salve and seeing a full recovery. A General Buckner’s daughter is mentioned as about to face the footlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Ill
Bucklen
Barber Bros
Buckner
Southron
Remedies Trade In 19th Century HealthClaims And Fashion
An article notes varied health claims for patent medicines including Dr. Pierce and Ayer products with assertions of cure for liver disease bronchial troubles and scrofula. It also mentions fashion items such as brooches mink fur trim and velvet fabrics and cites testimonials for Ely s Cream Balm and hair tonic. The piece reflects period buyer guidance and popular cures.
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Pierce
Barber Bros Leis drug store offers Kemp's Suppositories
Old sufferers from piles are told Kemp's Suppositories provide quick relief and a permanent cure. The ad promises relief with a lasting result, noting the product as the most successful treatment yet introduced with a 50 cent price. It runs every day this week.
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Barber Bro
Kemp
Also Mentioned on This Page
ANS
Blank’s Diamonds
Secret Service
Ky Que
Industrial World
Chicago Tribune
Emerson
N.Y
Chicago Mail
S¢. Albans Messenger
N. Y. Graphic
Blobson
Highflyer
Frank
Harper's Besar
Somerville
Norristown Herald
Omaha
Wayback
Berlin
England
Biri
PEN and Scissors
Iowa
Our St
Worti
Ayer
Parker
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Ely
B.F. M. Weeks
Denver
Col
New Orleans
Whitcomb Bros
Neigborn
Mme
Nancy J. McConaughey
Ashe Grove
Tippecanoe Co
Ind
Swift
Atiaaia, Ca
Merrell
A.G. Matthews
Ownesville
Merrell Drug C.O
ST. Louis
Furniture Room
Massachusetts Street
National Bank
Hill & Mendenball
Eldridge House Corner
Lawrence, Kansas
Canfield
Weber's
Mass. Street
A. Weber
Merrells
Phmaa Pridl
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