Fights for Large Estate Regains Control of Fortune
John Armstrong Chanler, cousin of the Astors and ex husband of Amelie Rives Troubetskoi, seeks to overturn a New York ruling deeming him insane and restore a million dollar fortune. He argues state insanity varies by jurisdiction while detailing his experiences in Bloomingdale, Virginia courts, and various sanatoriums as he fights for custody of his estate and legal standing.
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Troubetskoi
Virginia
New York
John Armstrong Chanler
Astors
Stanford White
Amelie Rives
Princess Troubetskoi
Chanler
Union
T. T. Sherman
Charles Reade
Bloomingdale
White Plains
Philadelphia
Mr. Chanler
Merry Mills
Cobham
New York State
United States
Columbia
William Astor Chanler
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Reade
Jock Dering
Hanler
Miss Rives
Prince Troubetskoi
Miners in the Klondike and Yukon Life Hardships
Leslie's Weekly notes lack of water hinders Yukon mining with reliance on meltwater. Towns near creeks raise living costs, souvenirs costly, winters harsh. Miners earn four to six dollars daily with board, many cook in tin cabins. Veterans called sour dough, newcomers cheechake. Letters from home brighten cabins. wives’ influence on business gains.
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Yukon
Leslie
Dawson
Cripple Creek
Creede
Tonopah
Klondike
Doctor Struck It Rich Pranks Doctor With Car Motif
A New York banker visiting parents in a small town falls ill and is cared for by his mother and a devoted doctor. After recovery he ditches the physician, pays the bill, and uses an ax to demolish the hitching post. He quips that future visits will be by car.
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New York
Struck Trouble at Once in New World Arrival
A Russian immigrant lands in America and asks about upheaval. His former neighbor hurried him to safety as a mob of rooters for the Giants harasses an umpire at the dock, signaling a tense scene on arrival.
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New World
Giants
Chicago Tribune
Pathos in Play Affects Box Office Profits
A brief exchange highlights how the play's emotional impact translated into disappointing box office returns. Mr. Stormington Barnes notes the pathos was strong, but the financial result remained unfavorable for the production.
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Stormington Barnes
The Long-Suffering Horn Learner Joke
A brief quip from the Houston Post features a speaker declaring they will learn to play a horn. A neighbor replies with humor about patience. The exchange highlights light domestic wit and small-town humor.
Rheumatism Cure Through Blood Treatment Proved
Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to cure rheumatism by cleansing and enriching the blood. Mrs Henry Cota of West Cheshire Connecticut credits a permanent recovery after years of pain and bed rest. The pills, sold by druggists or by mail, are priced 50 cents per box or six for 2.50.
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Mrs. Cota
Dr. Williams
Williams
Henry Cota
West Cheshire
Conn
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Disobedience Brought Death In Italian Prince's Family
An Italian prince forbade his daughter to smoke yet she secretly smoked on a balcony. As he arrived she hid the burning cigarette behind her back, causing her muslin dress to ignite. The blaze engulfed her, she burned severely from head to foot and died after intense suffering.
What Americans Eat According to Die Wovhe
A two page piece reviews the typical American diet of the New York business man, labeling hot cakes quick lunch dishes pie Welsh rabbit ice cream grapefruit oyster cocktails pork and beans and water as indigestion promoters. It notes the relish with which Americans eat such dishes and lists four disliked items frankfurter sausages sauerkraut buttermilk and limburger cheese called Dutch foods.
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New York
Reynard's Hiding Place in Essex Hounds Chase
During a hunt at Great Burstead Essex Union Hounds forced a fox into a brewhouse where it sat on a copper of boiling water. Too warm and pursued it fled to the roof among rafters as chairs, plates and paint pots were overturned by the dogs until a whip arrived to capture and free the fox.
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Reynard
Essex Union
Great Burstead
England
Doctor’s Trial Through Overwork Finds Relief in Grape-Nuts
An Ohio physician describes severe burnout from two jobs and a large practice. He says daily use of Grape-Nuts with cream restored weight and endurance, improving health, mood, and heart function, with the pamphlet The Road to Wellville provided by Postum Co. as a helpful aid.
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Ohio
Wellville
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Voltaire
White
State of
Empire State
Russian Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte
Hotel K
New York City
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Cohn Armstrong
Pathos
Houston Pst
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