Circle of deceit closes on ring show operatives
Joe Barry plans a risky confrontation with mob-backed figures after a staged radio sting and a circus act. Fullhouse pushes him toward a dangerous scheme while Joe vows to uncover the truth and protect Sue Dayton. Hymie Fradke’s memory haunts his pursuit as he escapes into the night.
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Fuirhouse
Loule
Sticks
Dayton Brothers
Pete
Joe
Fullhouse
Pete Maxwell
Pye
Keed
Hymie Fradke
Nix
Joe Barry
Sue Dayton
Pierrot
Joe Barty
Suel
Sue
Clown Alley
Hymle Fradke
Louisiana’s Vast Delta and Economic Tapestry Highlight
The piece surveys Louisiana’s 83 story Capitol dream in Baton Rouge, New Orleans commerce, and the state’s vast natural wealth. It notes the Eads jetty system, 4750 miles of navigable waters, rich fur production led by muskrat pelts, salt mines near New Orleans, and Evangeline country tourism from St Martinville to Lake Charles, plus rice output and port activity.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Oquisiana
Capitol
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
America
United States
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Fort St Philip
Fort Jackson
Gulf
Congress
James B. Eads
Steebarch
St. Louis
Southwest Pass
Eads
South Pass
Union
Arkansas
Dominion
Canada
Alaska
Lake Charles
St Martinville
Lick's Gift Founded Lick Observatory and University of California Telescope
James Lick, born 1795 in Fredericksburg Pennsylvania, funded the Lick Observatory through his philanthropy. He made a fortune as a piano manufacturer and real estate investor before settling in California in 1847. In 1874 he placed 3 million dollars with trustees for public and charitable uses, including 700,000 dollars to UC for an observatory and a superior telescope.
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Lick Observatory
James Lick
Fredericksburg
Philadelphia
Buenos Aires
Valparaiso
California
University of California
Hammurabi Lawgiver of Babylon and the Code
Hammurabi, sixth king of the Amoritic dynasty, ruled 43 years from 2067 to 2025 B C. He issued a vast legal code once inscribed on an eight foot diorite stele discovered in Susa, likely looted during Babylon’s late period.
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Hammorabl
Hammourabl
Susa
Elam
Babylon
Plan to Employ Poison to Fight Grasshoppers
Experts of the Department of Agriculture test a new device to poison grasshoppers amid a severe infestation across Montana Wyoming Minnesota Iowa Colorado North and South Dakota Nebraska and an estimated 9 000 000 acres. Poisoned bran is spread in narrow 20 foot wide troughs with no ends, laid between six and ten in the morning on clear days when young hoppers feed most, to reduce damage with careful application.
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Department of Agriculture
Montana
Wyoming
Minnesota
Iowa
Colorado
Dakota
Nebraska
First Use of Oxygen Saved Life in Pneumonia, Doctor Says
A Pennsylvania country doctor described how an 1885 experiment on a bedroom floor in Loganville used oxygen bubbling from water to revive a dying pneumonia patient. Dr G E Holtzapale of York recalled the moment the patient’s blue face turned pink, signaling recovery, and noted the patient survived nearby.
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Pennsylvania
America Therapeutic Society
Baltimore
G.E. Holtzapale
York
Loganville
Doctor -Holtzdpple
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
Kruschen Salts Promises Weight Loss Claim
An advertisement features Miss Bates of Beech Iowa touting Kruschen Salts as a safe method to lose fat. It claims a 65 pound loss over five months for $4.25 and describes a daily morning dose with dietary tweaks, urging readers to ask for the product at drugstores.
Two Men Describe Hancock County Passage in Indy Drive
An Indianapolis news account recounts two men driving toward Indianapolis noting Hancock County as they enter Fort Wayne. One asks “So this is Hancock county” and the other replies “This is it” explaining his wife was born there.
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Indianapolis
Hancock County
Forte
Indianapolis News
Bleeding the patient and wealth quoted in Courier-Journal
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes doctors rarely differ on bleeding patients. A line touts a businessman rolling in wealth can often buy everything but rest.
Monotony In Social Gatherings Notably Reflected
Miss Cayenna replies that social gatherings are enjoyable for meeting old friends yet notes monotony after years with ice cream and chicken salad becoming repetitive. The remark highlights boredom in routine event fare.
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Miss Cayenna
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WN Service
Courtney R
Luppanee
Romance of
Ant
le Salle
Bienville
Iberville
Lafitte Brothers
Dominique You
Lafayette
Louis Philippe
Adelina Patti
Jenny Lind
Audubon
Paul Murphy
Lefcadio Hearn
Gulf of Mexico
Danube
Mississippi River
Pickaninny Jazz Orchestra
Miss Bates
Louisville Courier-Journal
Los Angeles
A. Elmo
Hill
Anglefoot
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Jayne
Jaynes Vermitage
San Benito
Texas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Cutler
Peterman
N._A
Des Moines
Sis
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