Timely Topics on Wealth, Music, and Railroads
A collection of opinions cites an earthquake insurer boom and jokes about sins, Mark Twain, and a Navy of public figures. It notes Simon Sam’s alleged graft, railroad power clusters, and the U.S. trade push against German copycats. Ex‑Princeton Patton warns wealth pursuit harms national conscience.
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Patton
Princeton
Mme Humbert Swindle Shocks Paris over Crawford Millions
In Paris a claim to R H Crawford estate sparked a sensational swindle tale. Mme Humbert, with a vault of belongings and a famed smile, captivated money lenders as rivals disputed the fortune. The ruse collapsed when the safe proved empty and Paris mourned the century’s greatest swindle.
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Mme. Humbert
Paris
R. H. Crawford
Mme
Humbert
Crawford
Ideals and the elusive ideal lover dialogue
A pair, Miss Louise and her companion, discuss ideals and whether the imagined ideal partner can ever become real. She defends steadfast belief in ideals while he mocks them as easily twisted for any situation, urging an introduction to the imagined suitor.
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Louise
Paragon
John
Simkina
John Henry Jenkins
Ideal man and a confidant at the ball
A conversation reveals two lovers expose their standards for a partner while contemplating future marriage. Louise and the unnamed man discuss appearance, height, and eyes, with playful barbs about handsome men and a hinted hope for a compatible match and lasting devotion.
Cod Find Reveals Cold Water Climate Mystery
A Christiania professor reports cod in Lofoten waters always inhabit temperatures four to five degrees above freezing. Norwegian fishermen now use thermometers to detect fish presence.
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Christiania
Lofoten Islands
Notable tarpon string draws Florida anglers near Fort Myers
A Florida fishing note describes tarpon off Fort Myers weighing 180 pounds to about 100 pounds. The piece extols the sport, highlighting the silver king’s leaps, the thrill of a long drag, and the Fly fishing methods favored at Ponte Gorda and Fort Myers coast spots.
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Fort Myers
Tropics
Florida
Ponte Gorda
Fort M
Dr George B Hepworth a noted preacher and author
Biography of Dr George B Hepworth born February 4 1833 Harvard divinity school graduate 1855 Nantucket Island South Boston Church and New York stages preacher regimental chaplain and later Church of the Disciple leader. He aided Ireland Armenia and famine outreach and wrote widely describing faith and providence.
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George B. Hepworth
New York
Hepworth
Divinity School
Harvard Unive
Nantucket Island
South Boston
Ustiz
Gem. N. P. Banke Ip
Boston
Beecher
Brooklyn
Christie Fa Ne
Church of the Discipt
Ireland
New York Herald
Armenia
Tallest British Soldier
Private McCulloch of the guards, described as an Irishman, stands about six feet tall. The fragmentary note mentions his height in feet and inches and a brief, unclear description of appearance or actions.
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McCulloch
the Guards
Jene
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