Policy rackets and dodges spill from Detroit street scene
In a Detroit street encounter at the Weason building the talk turns to policy shops and gallery games. A vendor explains saddle and gig bets under a policy scheme that extracts twenty percent and spreads across saloons, while Mr. Merryweather narrates the mechanics of the wheel draw and the odds, ending with warnings about policy as a losing path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Merryweather
Uncle Garry
Weason
Gmawold
Congress Streets
Detroit
Merryweather
Palley
Dee
Ropérain
Co’sa
Beal
Ross
Russell House
Tront
Domestic crafts and recipes from a late edition
A mixed domestic column offers instructions for a felt library cover with decorative teeth and tassels, several baked desserts and savory fillings, custard serving tips, fish and meat dishes, and kitchen hacks. It includes a lampoon of fashion lacing, a note on custard steaming, and a few humorous quips about band concerts and actors.
Washington Third House lobby and a cure claim tale
A Rochester Democrat correspondent recalls Washington lobbyists and the so called Third House. He quotes William M. Ashton on lobby influence and outlines alleged schemes like gas and abattoir bills and toming reforms. The piece then shifts to a man recounting long rheumatic illness and a claimed cure by Warner's Safe Rheumatic Cure, with details of symptoms and doctor visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rochester Democrat
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mn William M. Ashton
Mr. Ashley
Washington As Light Company
Ashley
Wotomac
Frantie
Michigan
Warner
Maine Avenue
Cangreaemnedt .&. D
Humorous Tales and Rail Line Promises in One Page
A collage of humorous exchanges and ads from a late 19th or early 20th century page. It includes jokes about broken dishes and servants, a Chicago Rock Island Route travel pitch with routes to Chicago Des Moines and Yellowstone, quips about marriage and bravery, and medical and patent remedy pitches for stomach and heart ailments. The page blends light humor with travel promotions and tonic ads, reflecting a broad variety of domestic and commercial interests of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Stock Island and Pacific Railway
Coattral
Chicago
Peoria
Rock Island
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
Iowa City
Des Moines
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Richison
iGouncil Bluff
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Missouri River
Great Rock Island
Rocky Mountain
California
National Yellowstone Park
Colfax
Iowa
Spirit Lake
Minnetonka
United States
Northwwest
Joan
French two solve aerial navigation on the upper air
In Paris Avenue Wagram two Frenchmen unveil a flexible rotor flying machine using extended surface sails and a rotating wing system. The device, a twelve foot by three foot spheroidal balloon with windmill arms, aims to scatter air and generate lift, enabling forward movement and controlled descent. The article notes speculation about multiple aerial propulsion methods and hints at further experiments this century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenue Wagram
Paris
Strange Exchange In Railcar Sparks Language Mix Up
An elderly Englishman and a polite old lady exchange quirky phrases in a railroad car. A distracted Indiana schoolgirl named Duddia Dubbe runs away from home as detectives chase a likely misdirected path. A passing philanthropist remarks on a pale, hungry young man who reveals he is a reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Duddia Dubbe
Duddie
Hlegans
Grand Witton Stotel
Jon
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France
Mick
Una House
Eben
Mra. Mickeon
Agriculture
Ois
T. F. Baxee
New Jersey Horticultural Society
Gome
B. V. Trats
OG. M Jones
Cottage Grove Farm
Berkley Heights
N. J
Trent
Portland
Oregon
Gernez
Gettleman
Mar
Richard
Staxps
Hurorous
Mrs. A
Mrs. B
Nira
Lonesier
Texas
Haxtetter
Newport
Saratoga
Jane
Jake
Huel
Bradford
Ferg
Dr. Graves
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Henery
de Kurs
Adi Tits
Arch Street
Phildelphia
Lapr-Loparg
New Orleans
Plympton News
Dm Tha
Epper All
Herr Schmoy
Physiological Institute
Berlin
Prof. Kronecker
Hanr Schmey
Physiological Society of Berlin
Ad Tong
Royal Institution
London
O. Vereron
Paria
Builier
Mieat Street
Freet Street
Guy Crier
Valparaiso
Cbili
Consolidated
Trish
Pat
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Cental Depot
Scovill
Puat
Karl
Poatanig “Anakesis
Addreus
Tan AK Hsis
York
Krance
Viao
Cidiale Remial Azeney
Fulton
Wis
F.C. Ballou
Monkton
WELLS
Richardson
Burleton Vt
Ares
Kibney-Wort
Catar
ELY Brothers, L
Ely
Addi Fional
Drugie Seeds
Pring
Uc Eet
Poe
En & Sores
Boston
Massao
Hawley
Pinkham
India
Mlimaser
Sezer Bie
Bob Pitapled
Bae Blond
Hi Paren
Aira
B.smeltane
Lorimers
Brice
Prop's
Suacoes
Arles
Vorelee
Agen Dictionary
Ig. & Co
Philadelphia, Pa
Slari
Lara
Avila
Smith
Kline
Waolesale Agta
Plula
Gnittenton
Dudge
Gov. Sherman
Brest
Arthur
Hartferd
Uvas
Asul
Bae
Sed
Foularg
Sea
SSS
Greenwich SL
Qenn Rocos
Halling Queen City
Skirgung Blueking
Montly
Thas
Sarah
EN & GO
Gelool St
Ofice
Mass
Arco
Warren
Bent Fit
Andyineland
Los Angeles
Calafornia
Napa
Arch ST
Phila
Pga
Taacitea 'Ca & Co
Prajudatphias
Phantz
Offen
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