Pack Peddler Recalls Narrow Escape From Benders Cabin
An aged pack peddler recounts traveling through Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Minnesota with jewelry stock and watches. He describes meeting the Kansas killer John Bender at a lonely tavern cabin and narrowly surviving a daylight murder plot after an ambush at a back window and a ladder escape.
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Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Meme
Old Bender
Red
Dender
Tie
Bender
Bander
Tennessee
Carolinas
Georgia
Pitying exchange on a family toll of deaths
An exchange notes the deaths of the speaker's father mother and wife, with a final quip about the mother in law. The Detroit Free Press records a morbid, understated dialogue reflecting solemn news with a touch of irony.
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John
Detroit Free Press
Umpire Seeks Chilled Steel Suit for Game
In a humorous exchange from The National Game a young man asks for a baseball suit made of chilled steel with spikes. The dealer notes such gear is unplayable, and the man reveals he is not a player but an umpire.
The Astrologers Dupe in Wall Street Wreck
A frail elderly woman loses her entire 18000 dollars invested on stock after following an astrologer’s tips. At a broker's office in a Wall Street firm she sought guidance and faced repeated margin calls before the crash. A second con artist tries a similar trick, exposing market manipulation and the astrologer’s sham.
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Wall-street
Wall Street
The Female Clerk in the Treasury Redemp tion Bureau
A local correspondent highlights about 4,000 women in Washington's government service. Many are from prominent families and hold salaries from 720 to 1,800 dollars yearly. They serve as money counters counting millions monthly, spotting counterfeit notes by touch, with errors costing the worker.
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Government Department
Washington
Redemption Bureau of the Treasury
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