Finding the Gold Queen Scam In New York Mine Plot
Douglas Gaskell, a Scottish mining expert in New York, faces ruin after a withdrawn mine leads three American speculators to devise a fake Gold Queen mine scheme. They engineer a bogus option to lure him into a costly inspection abroad while planning to profit from a separate, real mine through deception and control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Gaskell
Scotland
New York
India
South Africa
Gaskell
Norway
Madge
London
United States
Imman
Deimonico’s
Mr. Oswald
England
Hector Marble
Hamilton Gilbey
Mr. Giltey
Hoe
Dalmonico’s
Gilbey
Gold Queen
California
Court of Appeals
No. 1
Mr. Gaskell
Madison Square
San Francisco
Wade
Oswald
Surprised man cured by Carter's cough balsam
A man troubled by a six week cough could not sleep until Carter's cough balsam cured him entirely. The remedy is sold by Carter & Sherburne, low priced druggists, Merrimack, corner Bridge Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Carter & Sherburne
Merrimack
Corner Bridge Street
Trader Peter Johnson and the Slippery Elm Swede Joke
A Wisconsin lumberman named Peter Johnson, posing as Peter Yonson, opens a Red Front One Price store in Slippery Elm Center. Local resident Eli Jaywood mocks foreigners, planning a burglary prank that ends with a flour explosion and Jaywood’s comical defeat, while Tarbox defends his new Scandinavian customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Tarbox
Slippery Elm Center
Eminum
Eter Yonson
Johnson
Eli Jaywood
Peter
Wisconsin
Tarbox
Mr. Jaywood
Damocles
Jaywood
United States
Meester
Heen
Hayden Carruth
Chicago Post
Poor fools wed at Turkish wedding end in robbery
A long tale from Chicago Times-Herald recounts a Turkish wedding where a couple, dressed in fine clothes, fail to close their door. Thieves loot the house while the pair sit mute, the bride urging the husband to act only after all is lost. A police threat ends when the wife pleads for mercy, revealing they were newlyweds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Annie C. Hyatt-Woolf
Chicago Times-Herald
Winter fashions settle into permanent style in mode piece
The article notes winter attire becoming fixed with dark cloths on light fabrics for collars revers and cuffs while plaitings and puffings in gauze or satin remain popular. Bodices and skirts show no imminent change toward tighter fits though future designs may narrow sleeves and hips. A sketch shows a pearl gray gown with a velvet bolero and russet lace bodice, turquoise clasp details, velvet trims, black plumed hat, and pink flowers attributed to Judic Chollet.
Fashion Notes on Fur, Cravats, and Tea Gowns in 19th Century Styles
The notes describe windward fashion trends with chinchilla astrakhan furs for girls, four-leaved clover trinkets, and gold silver enamel brooches and pendants. Circular ruffles dominate, fur remains essential and should be shaken not brushed, a tea gown features mauve silk with sable trim and a jeweled buckle. JubDIC CHOLLET.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinchilla
Astrakhan
Two More of Them. A Scotsman Adjutant and a Cockney Groom
A crack cavalry corps assigns a Scotsman named McLeod as adjutant and sails for India. While forage is distributed two thistles are revealed and McLeod exclaims loudly about “Two more blooming Scotsmen” then jokes about discarding them. The adjutant now seeks a groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLeod
India
Scotland
To Let Listings in Centralville Heights and City Areas
Property ads describe several rentals including a 4 room tenement with pantry bath and stable at $13, a two tenement house unit with pantry and bath at $10, a small two unit setup at $830, a 7 room cottage with 1 acre at $10, a 6 room with pantry bath at $10, a 6 room tenement at $15, and several other good tenements on Fourth Franklin Queen Fulton Streets and Rock Street offered at low rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralville Heights
Desira
Syreons
Bath
Liberty Street
Varney Street
Fourth Street
Rock Stree
Franklin Street
Queen Street
Fulton Street
Milford
N. H
Fish & Plummer
Central Street
Lowell
Centrs Street
Mass
Fich & Plummer
Lawrence
Sh & Plummer
Central Trees
Walker
Grove Streets
Ish & Plummer
Owell
Moody Street
Race Street
Chelmsford
Grand Streets
To Let Low Rent Tenements in Good Condition
Central street notice offers several vacated tenements for winter rent. Prices include a four and a half dollar per month one room and a six dollar fifty cent four room unit. T. H. Elliott invites examination of first class premises at 64 Central Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Elliott
Central Street
Wanted Health Cure Ad From Ripans Co
An old classified style notice offers five cents for Ripans Chemical Co to send ten samples and a thousand testimonials about a health product. The fragment hints at a sales pitch and nameless caller identifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripans Chemical Co
N. Y
Mechanics Savings Bank Notice in Lowell Compliance Filing
Notice published to comply with Section 26 Chapter 317 Acts. Alpha Clement located at 9 Grove Street Lowell appears with a stated amount of 1764 dollars and 57 cents. Charles C. Hutchinson trustee in Lowell dated December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Clement
Grove Street
Lowell
Railroad National Bank Stockholders Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Railroad National Bank of Lowell will be held at their banking rooms on Tuesday January 10 at 9 o clock in the morning for the choice of directors and other lawful business. Frank P Haggett cashier Lowell December 6 1848.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad National Bank
Lowell
Wamesit National Bank Stockholders Meeting Set
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Wamesit National Bank will be held at their banking rooms Tuesday January 17 at 2 PM for the choice of directors and other business. Attest Co B Goulding Cashier Lowell December 17 19s.
Directors Meeting of The Old Lowell National Bank
The bank will hold a meeting in its banking rooms on Tuesday January 17 1899 at 10 o clock for the election of directors and any other lawful business. Chas M Williams cashier Lowell Mass December 12 1898
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Chas. M. Williams
Lowell
Mass
Isgs
Prescott National Bank of Lowell to Hold Director Election
The Prescott National Bank of Lowell will hold a meeting for the election of directors and other lawful business at the bank rooms at 40 Central street on Tuesday January 10 at 10 o clock in the morning. BEVERICK BLANCHARD cashier. December 7 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott National Bank of
Lowell
Central Street
Beverick Blanchard
Edi Tojit
Annual stockholders meeting of Lowell bank set for Jan 10 1889
The First National Bank of Lowell announces its stockholders will meet in the penning rooms on Tuesday January 10 1889 at 10 o clock for the election of directors and to transact any other lawful business. Cashier M J F Sawyer signs the notice dated December 3, 1888.
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Selwin Tait
Peter Johnson
Rymer
Chicago
Dodge
Com
Ffour
New Hampshire
Thomas F. Burgess
So. Hastings, Shaw, Burgess, Grace, Spaulding and
B Streets
M. L. Hamblet
Nis
Mt. Vernon Street
AL J. Ryan
Billerica
Billerica Centre
Illagh
H. A. King
BNO
Wy. EL. Dodge
Central St
Frank W. Dobson
Central Block
Merrimzcik Street
Palmer
Central
J. W. Ole
D. L. Page
Job Pressman
Dennison M’f’g. Co
South Framingham
Citizen Office
U. S. N. Marine
Billings, King & Co
Pearl Street
Mechanics Savings Bank In
Charles C. Hutchinson
Trens
Frank P. Haggett
Cashier
Wamest National Bank
Wamesit National Bank
B. Goulding
Lowell National Bank
The
Prescott National Bank of Lowell
First National Bank of Lowell
Penning Rooms
M. J. F. Sawyer
WWOOD
A. L. Brooks
W. T. Griffin
Appleton Street
Meadowcroft Street
Lowele
Sewall G. Mack
Jacob Rogers
Sawtl E. Raymond
Levi Sprague
Alexander G.cumnock
George S. Motley
Edward M. Tucke
Edward N. Burke
Merrimack St
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