Real estate, finance, and a city on borrowed time
Dave and Miss Morrison discuss the city’s boom built on borrowed money. He warns the boom may end as speculation collapses while they confront the costs of their venture and the need to return to productive farming. They drive away to seek solace in the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
yFou
Bert
Dytention
Ann
Dave
Gould
Dave Fyrm
Dliia
Mme
Morrison
Conward
Bert Morrison
Bort
Dawid Bhion
Dave Ehiten
Ogi
Trene
Theenle
Elden
Irene
Mrs. Tardy
Mandy
Mrs. Hardy
Harniv
Andrew
Nate
Jerinop
Irenmo
Mrs. Herdy
Elie Sab
Roy Beitiee
Pilett
Geo
Leon
Lanier
Avery
Sega
Peter” Rudtor Rantos
Kitchener and Others: Tattered Tales From Old Nights
Fragmented excerpts reveal a wandering narrative featuring Irene Hardy and her family, with romantic tensions around Irene and a ranch life subplot. A humorous tale closes with a construction foreman admonishing a trainee who narrowly escapes an Empire State Express derailment.
First Safety Bicycles and the 1889 marker shift
The piece notes the 1889 introduction of safety bicycles with a lower front wheel and a rear wheel about two thirds the height of the front. It mentions 1885 sees machines of equal wheel size, and that bicycling rose in popularity around 1891, peaking circa 1895 as wheels became affordable for many.
Fragmentary Thought on Woman and Origin
A fragmented quotation discusses gender and origins, noting that the woman was made from a part of man. The text hints at skepticism about equality and origin, reflecting archaic views in a compact, thought fragment style.
Beasts Sighted In Minnesota Woodlands Stir Panic
Reports from Mekwick in Winona county describe a large feared creature seen in wooded sands near Plekwick. Residents fear an invasion by armed men seeking to confront the animal as weeks of sightings continue and locals recall a grey, shaggy figure described with fear and alarm.
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Inona
Minn
Nvices
Mekwick
Winona County
Weels
Plekwick
Big Trout Valley
Carl Net
Ladentone Mowle
Nelaon
Phekwielk
Saul Boette
Saul
Typhoid Carrier Burdened Woman Faces Hard Times
A fragmented account describes a woman labeled a typhoid carrier enduring social and financial strain. She worries about family safety and insurance while facing stigma and financial hardship from her condition and caregiving duties.
Greenwich Villagers Remember Leray Burial Vault Mystery
Greenwich villagers recall the Leray family story from Greenwiel village and the vault in St John’s burial ground engraved with a dolphin, linked to a boy who grew to manhood and a Count Axel Perse, with interest in a French connection and a New York life.
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York
Geers
Freee
Leute XVI
Marc Antottiotne
Gurvlen
Pirleuier
New York
France
Peleoek
Treatien
Groenwiel
Bonis Leray
Landa
Axel Perse
Neve York
Darchety
Greenwich
Lergere
la Tyne
Wiebe
St. John's Burial Ground
Mysterious Professor Kelster Returns from Absence
Dr Donald Reister of Wisconsin and a famed writer known as Skipper Armetrong vanished after a troubling tale. Rumors linked accidents securities losses and a trip from Milwaukee toward Pittsburgh before a late letter claimed an Indianapolis crash. A stenographer, Miss Meyers, may hold key to the mystery.
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Ilwaureer
Donald ©. Reister
University of Wisconsin
Armetrong
Srings
Mies May Miogers
Profesor Krejeter
Vietina
Nudady
Forget Fitness
Aphasia
Professor Kelster
Milwaulkee
Pittsburgh
Mount Plewsaant
Edith Morrison Kelster
Mount Plewaswnt
Marthy B. Thomson
Professor Kelater
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Miss Meyers
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Conwnm
Kitchener
Irwin Myers
Irene Marty
Mesarity
Amtaire
Marly
Trelie
Ste
Mary
Hardy
Thoms
Anld
Thomas
Empire State Express
Toces Frocy
Hill
Mr Hire
Qamhlem Oy
Femi
Bles
Absorbine
W.F Young
Fletcher
Natures
Fereedy
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