Private Detective’s Tale Reveals Store Theft Tactics
A New York private detective recounts daily theft cases in large dry goods stores, noting many shoplifting incidents are resolved by polite confrontations that prompt suspects to return unpaid items. He cites dismissals when owners prove purchases, and highlights the frequent use of private rooms for searches in stubborn cases.
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New York
New York Advertiser
Canada
Gladstone
Pittsburg Chronicle
Prohibitionists
Water Party
Philadelphia Times
Elmira Gazette
Atchison Globe
Landeman
Wessel
Boston Courier
Milk Mishap Sparks Garlic Guessing Game
A housekeeper queries a garlic odor in spoiled milk, while the milkman suggests garlic may have been cooked nearby. The exchange spirals through possible culprits, from neighbors to a French teacher, ending with a humorous shrug at the idea of visitors.
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Fragmentary old world snippets and tech curiosities
A collage of stray facts from an era, noting England’s oldest tower, wedding rings as folly, speed of pneumatic mail, a New Orleans Italian Methodist church dedication, bricklaying outputs, and a push for private remote door locks. It also mentions ancient tablets from Tel-el-Amarna, and scrambled musings on train safety and urban death tolls.
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England
Tower of London
Paris
Berlin
United States
New Orleans
John J. Bergen
New Jersey
Gloucester
Egypt
Tel-el- Amarna
Babylon
Eadh
Medical assertions and product pitches mix in an 19th century ad page
A fragmentary advertisement page extols Hosteller’s Stomach Bitters as a preventive against disease and for digestion, cites diverse users from laborers to office workers, and bundles other remedies. It also promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, Hanson’s Corn Salve, and Dr C B Judd’s Electric Belts with varied prices and payment terms. The text references multiple publications and a general health mindset.
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Reepien Goteren
Chicago Tribune
Beecham
Dallas Newa
C. B. Judd
Judd Electric Co
Omaha
Neb
FE. A. Rood
Toledo
Ohio
Sara
Hall
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Denver
Puebdio
Colorado Springs
Rock Island & Pacifetrals
Rocky Mountain Limited
Sebastian
G. T
P. A. Chilcago
Adelaide
Madeline
Cook Remedy Co
Mr. Wymper
Old Vesuville
Etna
Mars
John Horman
Washington Star
The
California Fig Syrup Co
Coo Remedy Co
Patti
T.ofa
Chloe
London
Louisville Courier-Journal
Hanson
Belta
Juddlectric Co
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Sage
Aheave
Carter Ued
Irene Little
Deane
W. N
ST. L
Pressast
Texas
St. Jacobs
M. J. Wallace
Preissura
Wylie Ave
Franz X. Goelz
Ely
Cole
ELY Bros
Waren St
N.Y
DR. Judd
Bright
Hattie A
Avaron, Mich
F. A. Wheelock
W. Baker &Co
Dorchester
Mass
Tully
Moranco
Uma O
Merriamu CO
Springheld
Mese
Bea
Gen
Philo. Pa
Sc. E. T. Hazeltoe
Warren, Pa
de Witt
Gisbage
Woolley
Atiuota
Thompson
Brooners
Silk
Easton
Bend
Kidder’s Pastilles Eee Stoma Ce
Chartesters
Terbrook & CO
Tebn St
Knight Cycle CO
S11
N. 14Th St
St Louis
Graham, Graham, Te
People's Tailor Co
N. 6Th Et
St. Louis
Mound City
Chestnut Street
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F. F. Smith & Co
Greenwich St
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