Freak of nature in Pike County infirmary
The Chalievothe Leader describes John Haines a 40 year old resident confined twelve years in the Pike County infirmary. The piece portrays him with bulllike physique and instincts, noting his strength, animal behavior, weather sensitivity, and eccentric habit of wearing torn pantaloons.
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Pike County
John Haines
Hea
Pebble Township
John
Thaines
Ken
Juhn
Tie
Kaneas
Mather
Bill
Rible
Chalievothe
Women Blackmailers Explain Novel Techniques in Big Cities
A veteran detective discusses the rise of beauty linked blackmail in New York and other large cities. He details methods from staged escapades to storefront schemes and the role of women as chief operators aided by bogus detectives and lawyers. He notes cold resistance and police handovers as the only defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Father and Son
Edith
Romeo
Touce
Jersey City
Oyster debt disruption at Lome Kiln Club meeting
In a club gathering led by Brother Gardner, Pickles Smith is pressed about a grocer’s four dollar bill for oysters, dried peaches, and jellies. Members debate who can pay, with threats of action and possible fines, while plans unfold to settle the debt or face consequences.
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Pickles Smith
Gardner
Braudder-Smith
Bradder Binith
Dis
Sashiwel
The Rag Trade and Rag Pickers in Chicago
An article excerpt from the Chicago Herald describes the rag and paper industry in Chicago. It covers rag collection by street scavengers, itinerant buyers, sorting by women, and the vast economic scale including thousands of workers and millions invested. It notes rag and paper recycling as employment for Poles Bohemians Italians and Canadians and praises rag pickers as valuable to society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortes
Lord Palmerston
United States
Chicago
Herald
Mini
Economist
Chicago Herald
Italian Epigrams in a Grim Vein of Wit
A fragment labeled Italian Epigrams offers pained reflections on virtue and temper. The piece sketches a hardened world where kindness and patience clash with desire and weariness, with clipped phrases suggesting a bleak moral meditation. The diction hints at a poet’s struggle to steady a weary heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoe Brash
Wives in the Gallery and Quiet Controversies of Congress
A Washington Letter describes how gallery seating was reserved for Members and their wives, the gaze and chatter of observers during debates, and incidents including a colored representative’s late-night exit and return with his wife as guards secure the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Senate
Lelind
Smith ‘Pakan Se
Liathesa
United States
Wien
Algemees
We Uss
Lume
Wone
Frstrand
Legislative Hall
Washington
Courier-Journal
Forgetful mother leaves infant asleep in carpet shop
A city tale recalls a moth and her child as two women visit a carpet store. A clerk serves others, and at 1 PM the baby is found asleep in a rug. The mother cries out in surprise and questions where her child has gone, then retrieves the infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant
Mace Si
Fragmentary description of a decorative arrangement
A garland of intertwined sprays and flowers described with scattered terms such as roses blue ink and frosted gilt. The text reads as fragmented notes about a decorative block or display with entwined motifs and ornamental dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suares
Hoosier Poker Night Ends In Loss For Watterson
Watterson and Bright in Indianapolis recently played poker with Dick Bright, ex-senate sergeant at arms and city railroad president. Watterson built a big lead to about 5000 dollars before luck vanished, leaving him broke as Bright pulled a single car ticket as a reminder of the night.
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Theard
Watterson
Indianapolis
Dick"’ Bright
The
Senate
City Horse Railroad
Fragmentary exchange prompts sharp retort about grandchild
A clipped dialogue features Mrs. Yerger questioned about her grandchild by Gilhooly and a quick defense from Yerger. The passage also references John Ruskin as a misanthrope content to see most people out of his way when enjoying himself.
Bicycle Bearings and Ball Wear in 1000 Mile Test
A report from C. Vernor Boys in Nature details using steel ball bearings in bicycle hubs. Twelve balls weighed 26.8040 grams, after 1000 miles they weighed 25.80088 grams, a loss of 1.00112 grams, indicating wear of 0.0001158 inches per mile and projecting minimal loss over long distances.
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Bown
Fies
C. Vernor
New York Doctor Notes Temper in Belle of Chicago
A New York doctor comments on the belle of Chicago, suggesting a quick temper and a claim about her unfitting disposition. The remark appears in a clipped excerpt signaling social gossip and character judgment from urban society pages.
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New York
Chicago
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Hamlet
Mey
DEERE
Jenescu
St. Josrra, Ill
Denny & Mansur Co
Moline
Brown
Swearingen, Woonen & Co
Derix & Manson Co
V. B. Currron
Raed
Jane
Shaurco
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