Historic duel tale of Hamilton Burr and its aftermath
The piece recounts the 1804 duel where Burr mortally wounded Hamilton and the political fallout. It notes Burr's contempt after the duel, Hamilton's legacy as founder of executors, and Mrs. Hamilton's long survival, placing the event in a broader interest column and contrasting it with a digressive note on money etymology and coin history.
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Doata
Barr
Hamilton
Washington
Hey
Federal Party
Aaron Burr
New York
Jefferson
J Sch
Uurrites
Burr
Cherise D. Cooper
Pont
Ton
Flremiller
Hiamilton
Iseurze Lendieton
Hamilton Fish
Eigher
Uuth
Cincinnati
Royal Prussian Theaters Economy and Salaries Revealed
A report details Berlin's royal theaters with annual expenses around 2.5 million marks and a 450000 mark Emperor subsidy, plus deficit coverage. Opera house capacity is 1642 with top nightly receipts about 5100 marks, while families pay for boxes even if absent. Salaries include Niemann and Fran Sachse Hofmeister at 40000, 36000, and 33000 marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Niemann
Fran Sachse-Hofmeister
Washing Quishes and the Trial of Housewives
Practical advice for simplifying kitchen cleanup urges washing as you go with hot water and cloths, keeping hot holders handy, and avoiding cross contamination. The piece highlights the value of ready air and hot water to ease dishwashing and reduce postmeal chores.
Wheelman’s Will Funds School Bicycles for Children
A Christian lawyer Nicolson who recently died left all his fortune to buy bicycles for city schoolchildren. Interest on capital to fund an instructor’s salary. The will ends with a defense of cycling and its virtues, yet Nicolson’s children will contest the bequest, per the London Telegraph.
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Nicolson
Imitation Amber Replaces Real Amber in Pipe Manufacture
From the Konigsberg coast comes the latest on amber. For twenty years Palmnicken mines have yielded about 3000 hundredweights annually, with large recreations valued at £6 per kilogram. A German government mine-right costs 2,000,000 marks, and nearly a thousand men work at Palmnicken. Vienna remains the largest producer of amber mouthpiece pipes where the fake article is widely used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konigsberg
Schwartzort
Palmnicken
Vienna
The Editor's Escape Demand for Satisfac tion
A mysterious stranger arrives at the country editor asking for satisfaction. The editor fears a demand for money but discovers relief as he realizes help is at hand. The exchange unfolds with comic misdirection in a Colonial era tone.
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Scott
Philadelphia Call
Second Wind Myth in Running
A Chicago Herald excerpt explains that ordinary respiration limits performance and that runners not in training experience a choking sensation until a “second wind” begins. Once established the runner breathes normally and can continue as long as leg strength lasts.
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Bab Ishey
Chicago Herald
Debate Over Cleveland Seaport Status Stirs Local Store
In a Cleveland tale a store with many salesmen debates whether the city is a seaport. Some claim Cleveland is a seaport while others say otherwise, confusing port of entry with seaport per Webster. A Boston physician reportedly identifies a long chemical term found in a medical context.
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Cleveland
Webster
Ocean
Boston
Superstitions in American Life Remembered by Youth's Companion
The piece discusses widespread superstition in the United States across sailors farmers and families, noting fears of Friday as unlucky and the number thirteen. It cites moon effects science discounts, salt symbolism, and a tale of a Southern gardener Gabriel who plants by ground, not moon, with wit from Youth's Companion.
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United States
America
Europe
South
Gabriel
French Canadians Rise in Population Over a Century
The article traces how French Canadians grew from about sixty thousand in early Canada to over one and a half million today, concentrated mainly in Quebec. It notes their language, customs, and parallel status as a conquered people within a vast five million mixed population from Halifax to Vancouver. A brief, odd note about two scores of cattle at Hattaman’s ranch near Ventare appears at the end.
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Manlius
Rome
Suailp
Enland
Louis D'Or
Joachim Valley
Bohemia
Joachimsthal
Joachim
Canada
St. Lawrence
Quelec
Montréal
Nichelieu
Champlain
Sorel
Wiliam
Prairies
Quebec
Germany
Montreal
British North America
Halifax
Vancouver's
England
Any Person Can Play the Piano and Organ Without a Teacher
An advertisement claims anyone can learn piano and organ without instruction. It promises rapid results, advertising a “SUPER 8 INSTANTANEOUS GUIDE” costing one dollar and promising more music in a day than a month of study. It offers a free sample copy by mail from Beanne & Co.
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Beanne É Co., Publishers
Walt
Stimson & Co
Port and
Maine
Wannett Book Co
Portland
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Royal Prussian Theaters
Robinson
Wheelmants
Fr Hattanan
Ventare
Sinxsom & C O
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Honesl
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Ladge Hoom
Nomontis
Hearke & Cl
Treadway
Dr. Spinner
Spinney
DR. Spinkey & Co
Marx Street
Kansas City
New Orleans
Thomsen
Sommers
A.W. Benson
District Court
Douglas County
Kansas
Pacific Mutual Telegraph Company
Douglas
Ichicon, Topeks & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Railrod Company
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Jons C. Watts
Jonx C. Warrior
John W. Garner
Plaintif, Ve
T. B. Frakes
Battle B. Frakes
T. BR. Frakes
Hattie B. Frakes
Dalas County
Hate B. Frakes
Donelae
Ransne
Geo. J. Barker
Hliwsw
State OF Kansas
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Grant
D. C. Smoyer
L. S. Steele
City of
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Justice of the Peace
Westile
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John L. Clase
Board of County Commissioners
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H. GL. Edson
George Thompson
Phillip Simmons
Ohm
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Sind Road
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Wleviland
Rapid
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TBI
Baa City
Omaha Medical
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Lord & Thomas
Union Pacific
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T. Sarva
Atchison, Topeka &Santa
Holng Werl
California Express
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Topeka Express
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NSAS
Missouri Pacific
Parsons
Oswego
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U. J
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Wisconsin Central
Mibwaukee
Wis
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Layties P Pharmacy Co
ST. Louis
Kan
Leonard & Hamlin
Algo
Layties
Ely’s
Druga
Ofna
Udorn
Ururglete
Vy Mall
Gieta
Elythos
Druggieta
Owego
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R.E. Tanon
Hugh Blair
WM. T. Sinclair
Real Estate and Loans
Massachusetts Street
Gawrence
EaNsad
Demen Deairin
Conseynent
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Marion
Ohio
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