Honest Wall Street cashier in perilous tale scene
The narrative centers on John Oakburn a venerable cashier famed for integrity at Jason Garrison broker on Wall Street. A distant third story tenant Stuart Harland awakens to a strange night in March as the building’s aging structure and trusted doors loom over a brewing plot in a city firm.
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Jason Garrison
Wall Street
Jon Oakburn
Jason Garris
John Oakburn
Marion
Ndt
Judith Kredee
Mr. Pratt
Tratt & Weeks
Oli
Stuart Harland
Jontuart Harland
Secret Night At The Garrison Office Leads To Murder
Stuart Harland prepares a private midnight journey from the Garrison office while Marion Oakburn fears her father’s absence. Judith Kredge and the maid reveal a grim scene as Marion discovers John Oakburn murdered in the office.
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Pratt
Stuart Harland
Stuart
Edna Garrison
Stuart Marland
John Oakburn
Ted
Marion Oakburn
Harland
Shen
Rand Central
Marion
Judith Kredge
Judith Kredse
Miss Marion
Judith
Murder and Theft in Oakburn Office
Marion and Judith Kredge find John Oakburn murdered in his office. The large safe is open and valuables appear disturbed. Stuart Harland has fled, raising suspicion as investigators inspect the interior room and small safe for clues.
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Judith Kredge
Stuart Harland
Mr. Oakburn
Harland
Marion
Judith
Mr. Paxton
Detective Service
Paxton
Stilfly
John Oakburn
Tinfer
Waxton
Seamless Steel Boat Promises Durable Watercraft
A new seamless steel boat, pressed from an ingot and shaped by hydraulic power, attracts demand. Proponents claim it lasts twice as long as wood, resists capsize, and withstands climate changes. Construction extends a method used for cooking utensils to larger vessels.
Witchcraft belief spans immigrants and rural America in reform era
A historical discussion surveys widespread belief in witchcraft across the United States, noting immigrant fear, rural Pennsylvania cases, Southern charms, and African heritage influence. It cites dozens of lawsuits, mentions thunderstorms of superstition, and hints at legal limits on prosecution while linking thumb imprint science to identity.
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United
United States
Europe
Catholic Church
Pennsylvania
Dunkard
New York Sun
The
Philadelphia Times
New England
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Wine Drinking at Dinners and Shifts in Taste
George W. Childs argues in the Ladies' Home Journal that heavy wine service at large dinners is fading. He notes fewer varieties and lighter qualities, with English dinners favoring claret over port and more prominent men abstaining from wine, while fluids remain essential to meals.
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George W. Childs
Ladies’ Home Journal
The Misread Label Mystery in a Marine Specimen
Sir John Lubbock misinterpreted a bottle label reading 4S. 4 W as latitude and longitude. The note supposedly placed the animal at a real spot, but the label actually meant a 50 50 mix of spirits and water for preservation.
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Sir John Lubbock
Sir John
Marvels of gold's strength and malleability
A science note describes gold’s tenacity with a wire of 0.05 inches diameter supporting 500 pounds, its extraordinary malleability dividing a grain into 2,000,000 parts and a cubic inch into 9,523,809,513 parts, and a grain and a half beaten into 1 inch square leaves producing 25,000,000 tiny squares.
Costly Candor and a Dance of Broken Strings
A humorous tale shows Congressman Taulbee joking with Uncle Eph about candor. Eph, once a trusted servant, reveals he voted the Republican ticket, prompting Taulbee to offer a dollar per candor. Eph quips that if candor costs, he voted against him five times. The piece ends with a quip on laughter from broken strings.
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Congress
Taulbee
Uncle Eph
Old Eph
Massa William
Eph
Massa 'Taulbee
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Anthropological Institute
Francis Galton
I. R
Mr. Galton
W. J. Herschell
Civil Service of
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Mr.Galton
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