Riches From One Dollar Lottery Ticket
Eli Zane Drew won one twentieth of the second prize of 100000 dollars in the Louisiana State Lottery, taking home 5000 dollars. He lives at 1406 Thompson Street and saved one dollar in ticket 12122. He plans to buy a farm travel or open a grocery, expressing ecstatic pride at his windfall. The story is from Philadelphia Memorandum June 21.
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Eli Zane
Louisiana
Eli
Thompson Street
Zane
Croosun
Philadelphia
Crimsonbeak
Tom Reed
Lecarried
Chool
Braket Street
Portland
Thomas
Chicago
Mir
Lonten
Baylis
O'Conon
The Ladies Delight in Syrup of Figs Remedy
The pleasant effect and perfect safety of Syrup of Figs make it a favorite liquid fruit laxative for ladies. It is pleasing to the eye and taste, gentle yet effective on the kidneys liver and bowels under all conditions.
Not A Morpen Fateful Night in CoWlish Alley
The Arizona Kicker reports Hank Poole found dead in CoWlish alley near the Red Jacket saloon after a suspected deadly altercation. A buckshot wound and hours since death noted, coroner’s jury absolved the killer but billed six dollars and fifty cents for burial. The paper recalls prior enmity with Poole and mentions a previous ear severing incident at the post office.
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Arizona Kicker
Hank Poole
CoWlish Alley
Red Jacket
Aime
Hank
Dresses and love notes from a long-ago column
A collage of fashion advice and a curious Nebraskan family tale merges with social tips for courting and marriage. The piece weaves a Paris fashion snapshot with a Nebraska deaf daughter story, then offers press-style guidance on marrying into a partner's wider family.
Depew at Vassar Sparks Wit and Misread Lines
A tale from the Vassar audience describes how Charles Depew endured a tough heckler test when Miss Sanders quipped about his remarks. A related anecdote recalls a dinner mishap where a young man sought the ladies' preference only to be met with a loud, final line from a waitress: We’re all out of beans.
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United States
Vassar Volleze
Chivincey M. Depew
Poughkeepsie
Pepa
Vassar Gels
Sambnrs
Depew
Miss Sanders
Tsai Bo bin
Ben
Cilway
Gein
Rich Cat's-Eye Find in Ceylon Dwarfs Earlier Gems
A poor digger in Galle, Ceylon, unearthed the largest cat's-eye on record. He already sold two stones for 5000 and 10000 dollars, and now holds a gem offered 19000 pounds by local dealers. He estimates total earnings at least 150000 dollars in six months, believing he can cut it into forty stones valued at 1000 pounds each.
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Ceylon
Galle
Chinese Gallantry and a Divorce Law Joke
A secretary at the Chinese Embassy in Washington answers a question about virtue by praising domesticity. He notes China’s divorce laws allow dissolution if a wife is inquisitive, prompting the amused question if he would be divorced there. The exchange humorously contrasts societal norms.
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Washington
Miadanio
China
Mirrors Beveled Glass Process Reveals Skilled Craft
An extended look at mirror production explains beveling and polishing steps, from roughing with sand and water to emery polishing and rouge finishes. It notes foreign labor dominates, French workers, and most plate glass comes from France. The piece describes the silvering, testing, and dust-controlled hardening rooms, plus a brief local reminiscence about Tom Reed and a commentary on advertising in newspapers.
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France
Io Examiner
Ltere
Memory Doctor Wanted Culler Dialogue
A dialogue fragment shows a character seeking a memory doctor. A professor claims memory alteration is easy through his system, but the seeker insists on erasing memories to avoid remembering a witness in a boodie trial.
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Culler
Burglary In Attic Sparks Narrow Escape Tale
Two impoverished men in an attic wake to a cloaked intruder entering through a window in a pool area. One urges the other to act while the other insists on silence and restraint. The scene, titled A Last Hope, captures a tense moment as the intruder looms.
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Ben Francisco
Spotted horses linked to Beloochistan lore in New York
Odd tale from New York describes cream and spotted horses named Zeal and Avasta imported from India. Believed by Fire Worshippers to embody a Zoroastrian spirit cycle, they attract curiosity and delight among locals and visitors on Fifth Avenue.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Wollil
Hou
Charles Newton
Goyaeker
Bhoda
India
Beloochistan
Zoroaster
Tenacious will boosts cure claims for Golden Medical Discovery
An advertisement extols tenacity as key to victory over disease and promotes Dr. Pheree’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure. It asserts slow, persistent use can treat a range of ailments including skin, blood, and joint conditions, and warns of official quarantines for the product. Proprietors listed as Worm’s Dr. and Pessary Minican Association at No. 03 Main St Buffalo NY.
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Pheree
Gollan
Poitiers
Worm's Dra. Pessary Minican Association, Proprietors
Main St
Buffalo
N.Y
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