Why He Knew 1¢ Was Good
A bureau of engraving and printing official recalls a New York visit where a 1 cent 20 silver certificate was rejected as not good by a hotel clerk who trusted the author’s work. The anecdote is used to discuss deceit as a tool in social crises and the dangers of unexpressed affection.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
New York
Washington Post
Christas
Castalgne
Rome
I Marion Crawford
Stame
Mr. Castaigne
Colosseum
Morain
California
San Francisco
Cal
Broke the Tobacco Trust in St Louis Story
Col William A Kirchhoff western manager of American Tobacco Co ends tobacco use after taking No To Bac a medical miracle credited with curing thousands. The claim cites 300 000 users helped and a yearly loss to tobacco makers over 20 million dollars.
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St. Louis
Wm. A. Kirchhoff
American Tobacco Co
Col. Kirchhoff
English parishioner vows his downfall over Kaffir shares
A British clergyman writes to the king of the Kaffirs pleading relief from embarrassment after investing in Barnato stock. He bought 400 shares at 44, now fallen to 3, facing bankruptcy. Barnato offers to buy back at 4. He then orders his brokers to buy 400 Barnato shares at 2 to ship to Barnato Bros for 4.
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Barnato
Murney Karnato
Kaffirs
Atlantic Monthly of 1846 features Hawthorne and essays
The issue opens with an unpublished Hawthorne fragment, early chapters of a three part Ed Stim son tale, and pieces by John R. Proctor and I M Ludlow. It notes reviews of Rome essays by Marion Crawford and Castagnie artwork. A domestic anecdote centers on a cherished rag carpet and a near-fire rescue.
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Atlantic Monthly
Nathaniel Hawthorns
Ed. Stimson
J. S
Unic
John R. Proctor
United States Civil Service Comission
Congress
I. M. Ludlow
Christian Socialist Movement
The Old Rag Carpet and Living Memories
A reflective sketch recalls a mother weaving with rags into a carpet rich with family memory. Aunt Salli cherishes each thread while a Thanksgiving visit foreshadows change as her son David and grandchildren arrive.
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Sallie
Burglars Run Staircase Confidence Scam Reported in New York
In New York burglars target homes by announcing a child has been run over in the street. The panicked mother rushes downstairs while her pocketbook on the table is stolen. The incident highlights a ladder of deception as criminals exploit fear to grab valuables.
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Moanexy
AU Durglara
New York
Notable Names in Odd Historical Anecdotes Across America
A collection of brief items mentions B C Stedman declining Yale a professor’s chair, Henry Arthur Ones denying a name change, Frederick Remington’s early clerkship, Capt Alfred Sanford linked to Ulysses S Grant, a 73-year-old in a poorhouse, Mexican clay modeler Tamoteo Panduro winning medals, Appellate Division judges voting on gown attire, Rev Myron Reed’s lecture trip, a Colby to Hall City horse and buggy journey, and Rabbi Wise recounting 10,000 weddings with few divorces.
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B.C. Stedman
Yale
Henry Arthur Ones
Jones
Henry Arthur
Frederick Remington
Expres
Alfred Sanford
St. Louis
Ulysses S. Grant
Tamoteo Panduro
Atlanta
Appellate Division
New York Supreme Court
Haye
Myron Reed
Denver
Hall City
Kaw
Colby
Rebbi J. M. Wise
Cincinnati
Standish Aremortal Commemoration At Squantum Mass
Three hundred patriotic residents gathered in Squantum Massachusetts to mark the 1621 landing of Captain Myles Standish and his men. A cairn monument of beach stones stood ten feet high with a white flint cornerstone laid by Mr Adams and Mrs Lee and a granite tablet bearing the Standish tribute. The inscription notes the memorial was erected by the Daughters of the Revolution of Massachusetts on September 8 1880. Raw bronchial remedies are advertised as aids for hoarseness and coughs.
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Standish
Squantum
Mass
Myles Standish
The Literature of Crime and a Murder Note
A critique argues that crime reports and detective fiction may stir imitation crimes. It cites a Mary K Wilkins story in the Express about a woman in male dress who commits murder in Albany Oregon, suggesting possible connections while noting uncertainty.
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Truffaio Express
Mary K. Wilkins
Albany
Ore
Miss Wilkins
the Express
Oregon
Mary B. Wilkins
Trea
Hhey
Inventive Watermaker’s Bicycle Gains Townwide Use
Twenty five years ago Ik Mears of Youngstown built a heavy bicycle similar to current models. Opposed by locals to the new design, he faced protest and ultimately closed his store to move elsewhere. Now, many residents, rich and poor alike, ride bicycles in town.
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Ik Mears
Youngstown
Mears
Parrot Poet Sir Morris Draws Mixed Notices
The piece notes Sir Lewis Morris, recently knighted, as a parrot of poets who, on public occasions, provokes odes and elegies. It cites critics questioning his influence and mocks attempts to reach American newspapers. It also surveys varied topics from spooks to tonics, ginger elixirs, flea control, dentition remedies, and a six pound roast's cooking time.
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Tewis Morris
Atlantic
Lord Sallisbury
Armenia
Lewis Morris
Chicago Times-Herald
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