The Smiling Philosopher in a Chicago Window
A long prose sketch portrays a man in a Wabash avenue shop window who smiles at all life. He surveys crowds, riders, and shopkeepers, perceiving vanity, illness, and death, while silently musing on humanity from a cosmic distance. The piece blends street observation with quixotic philosophy and satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio
Bacon
Wabash Avenue
Mer
Chicago
Ezekiel
Ashino
Jeetara
Mammoth Cave
Monthly payments and the thrift of stores
A furniture dealer discusses why monthly payment stores persist despite hard times. He defends the model, notes a 10 percent excess over cash prices to cover risk and costs, and says most accounts close in six to twelve months. He argues these stores attract new patrons, encourage thrift only second to building associations, and notes women often drive purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Postal Reform and The Cost of Delivery
A critique argues post offices should deliver letters to addresses, not merely collect near the sender, highlighting wasted value when letters travel and wait. It cites long delivery times and costs, noting citizens lose time and money while government profits fall short. Includes a note on hot water’s soothing effects and a physician’s remark about insomnia and digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christendom
Ava
Sea Tho
Dr. Bacon
New York Tribune
Stranger at the Door in New York Weekly
A caller asks to identify a married woman living in the neighborhood described as singularly beautiful with pink and white complexion sea shell ears lovely eyes and hair like a goddess. A servant reports uncertainty and a voice from upstairs directs Jane to come down moments later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
York Weekly
Two Hill Women Venture Dime Museum Night Adventure
Two young Hill residents slip into a New York dime museum seeking spice and novelty. They witness a human balloon act and a burlesque variety show, find no outright sensational content, and depart with mixed amusement and lingering doubt about propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant
St. Paul
New York
Marion
Maude
Dime Museum
Fair hearthstone girls and Wise home lovers
A miscellany of domestic lore and moral vignettes on desirable girls, prudent households, and homemaking ideals. The piece contrasts old hagglers with modern fair dealing, cites anecdotes of trade and charity, and offers practical notes on home safety and garden pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meir
From Homespun to Royal Purple in France
A son of modest means, M. Carnot, becomes head of the French republic with a $20 000 monthly personal allowance and a free list for balls and receptions. The piece compares Elysee Palace life, budget cuts under the republic, and contrasts imperial extravagance with republican frugality, noting notable figures and venues in Paris. It also surveys broader French political finances and contrasts with English mortality data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mons. Carnot
French Republic
France
Europe
Legion of Honor
Presdent
Elysee
Molet
Comte d'Evreux
Pompadour
Duchess of Bourbon
Murat
Napoleon I
Louis Bonaparte
Alexander I
Russia
Duke de Berry
Napoleon II
Carnot
Champs Elysees
Garde Republicain
Palais d'Elysee
Napoleon III
White House
Washington
M. Carnot
Paris
Bacchus
Payche
Floquet
Blaine
Senate
The
Luxembourg
Provence
Louis XVIII
Marie de Medicis
Beauharnais
Josephine
Desmoulins
Danton
Robespierre
Palais du Directorie
Palais du Consulat
Palais du Senat-Conservateur
Palais du Senat
Petit-Luxembourg
Boulanger
Jacques
Boulanger Clique
Republic
Foreign Office
War Department
Boston Globe
Notice to Purchase 330 Acres West of Alberni Canal
T W Patterson and M H Cowan announce an application to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to purchase 330 acres of land on the west side of Alberni Canal. The land begins about three miles from the canal head, with described boundary lines along chains and shoreline, Victoria British Columbia, April 29 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chie Commissioner of Lands and Works
Alberni Canal
T. W. Patterson
M. II
Cowan
Chlorodyne touted as the cure all in medical ad copy
An advertisement extolls Dr J Collis Browne's Chlorodyne as a universal remedy for coughs consumption bronchitis asthma diarrhea cholera and neuralgia. It quotes Symes & Co and Davenport London claims of wide use in Hindostan and Britain, warns against imitators and notes official caution and government stamps on genuine bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Collis Browne
Army Medical Staff
Symes & Co
Pharmaceutical Chemists Medical Hall
Simla
Sth
J. T. Davenport
Lsq
Great
Russell Street
Moomsbury
London
J. Collis Jrowne
Collis Browne
Wy Page Wood
Freman
Times
T Catttion
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the Wise Skeleton
Ladica
Bourne
Dr. Pillbaga
Nuremburg
Chicago Times
G. W. Bigger Victoria
B. C
SPA SK
Pacific Coast
New
York
Wm. Blackmore
Hte
Cordova Street
Courier Office
NA ‘Aim
J. Lewis
Great Britain
Portland
Kirkman & Sons
Curtiss & Harvey
J. & W. Stuarts
Robert Ward
Wharf Street
Victoria
B.C
Ennuts Fair Captives
Milk and Water Adventure Museum
Seal
Pan
Maudo
Seventh Street
Maude Anthony
Wari
Ryan
Tralala
BK Paul
Prem
Anon
Texas
Coarly Samaritan
National Agricultural Society
New York Telegram
Dion
Bank of Hong Kong and Shanghai
Tientsin
Pekin
Taku
Tienison
Moniteur Des Interets
Jas. G. Fairburn
Boot A
Bastion Street
Hilbert
Luxembourg Palace
England
Wales
San Francisco
Victoria, B. C
Columbia - Carriage - Works
Ed Stock
Bedale
McNamth
Dominion
Mary Wedd
A. ‘Lt. McNabs & Co
Garesche Green & Co., Bankers
U.S
Wells, Farge & Co
British Columbia
Baker Fort Street
Douglas
Abernethy Cabin
Graham Waters
Dickson & CO
LAND
Investunt Agency
Thomas Allsop
Henry
Mason
Cuylehr A. Holland
Erst’s. Condon
Allsop & Mason
J Collis Browne
Ctilorodyne
T. Davenport
Great Russell Street
Bloomshire
Wymond Walkem
M.D
C.M
Province of
East Wellington
T. Davis
Smith’s
Commercial Street
Nanaimo
B.O
Comox
Amalia
Nanaiamo
Vancouver
Rainbow
Westminster
Robert Dunsmuir
New Westminster
Welling
Moe Welling
A.M. Ys
Wellington
Morse
Vostal Service
Alberni
Way
H, Blakeway & CO
Nanaimo Pharmacy
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