Ten tickets share large Louisiana Lottery prize
Philadelphia residents W Condingsley J S Aman and Joseph Goodman each held one twentieth of ticket S182 drawing the capital prize of 1000000. They split 50000 each after tax and planned to invest in real estate or other ventures as they awaited further bank deposits.
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W. Condingsley
Fairhill Street
Aman
Thompson Street
Joseph Goodman
N. Snellenders & Co
Firth and
South Streets
Mr. Cowdingley
Keystone Watch Case Company
Nineteenth and Brown Streets
Goodman
Miladelphia
Questioning Ann Eliza on a medical malady in Kehoboth Sunday Herald
The piece presents a Victorian style querulous inquiry to Ann Eliza about a sexual and bodily ailment. It questions origins of the condition and seeks details on incubation and treatment in a prose lampoonish cry from a 19th century column.
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Kehoboth Sunday Herald
The Curious Customs of Church Collections in England
Observers note varied collection practices inside churches as worshipers donate coins using plates, velvet bags, and odd receptacles. Descriptions range from sixpence and half-crown habits to threespenny bits and stray coins, with some donors concealing or misplacing funds, while others ignore the plate entirely.
Crowded Labor Scene Spars Newsboys And Jobs
The piece describes declines in traditional youth labor as crowds shift to elevators and hotels replace cashiers with cash girls. Newsboys, bootblacks, and delivery youths face competition from newswomen, recruiters, and newer sellers. The era’s changing urban economy raises concern about employment for youths and the impact on city street life.
Unclear OCR Note: Waterville Drop and Charitable Figures
Fragmentary OCR describes a heavy drop at Waterville with a misread weight and a possible mention of a Unitarian ceremony and costly purchases. It also references Mine Carnot, wife of the French president, as a charitable figure, though many words are garbled and uncertain.
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Waterville
Porgi Bay
Mine
Carnot
France
Bontdpese E Pn
Making Billiard Balls From Ivory the Peliras Process
A detailed look inside the ivory billiard ball trade describes sourcing tusks in Asia and Europe, curing and shaping blocks, seasoning with air drying, and precision turning and polishing. It notes high insurance for losses from heat or cold and warns a ball can go untrue if the ivory pores close with use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
al- Tita
London
Amsterdam
Hawhare
New York
Laiburg
Hamburg
Haindles
J Herald
Peculiar Family Nomen in Kansas City Scene
A Vine reporter recalls a Lawyer’s desk discover of a benched envelope stamped Winter Frost, Dealer in General Merchandise. Six brothers named Jack Front Winter Frost White Frost Cold Front Carry Frost Stew Front described as bold, cold-hearted, and capable, with sandy hair and blue eyes, matching their frosty monikers. Frederick Bramann, famed for a 1888 tracheotomy on Emperor Fred Orlek, now a renowned Professor of Surgery in the Valley of Honor, seen as a landmark career shift in surgery.
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Vine
Winter Frost
Vtc
Frost
Jack Front
Min
Toni Césoonna
Ford
Kansas City
Frederick Bramann
Fred
Orlek
Vailey of Horieae
Seamless Stockings by Automatic Knitting Machine
A report describes a circular knitting machine that fully automates sock production. In a room with multiple units, machines knit legs heels toes and toes with rapid, synchronized motions, producing 50 to 100 pairs per day per machine. The device handles cotton or wool and can fashion various goods, from corsets to hose, in minutes.
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Oniga
Hitler
Remarkable Rat Trap and Odd Local Observations
A fragmented 19th century note describes a jar trap used to kill rats with a banana stone lure and notes its impracticality. It mentions California locations and a curious tree bridge, then references medical advertising and political items in a stream of unrelated excerpts.
Golden Medical Discovery claims and poison-free cure claims
An advertisement extols the Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for liver, bilious, indigestive disorders and blood taints. It pledges a money-back guarantee, denies alcohol, and asserts superior curative power over rivals. Claims include skin diseases and scrofula treatment with wide renovation of tainted systems. Proprietors listed as Worp's Disrewareeal Association, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Worp
Association, Proprietors
Bufali, N.Y
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