War Kncitement and Extra Bowler Scams in the Metropolis
War talk stirs patriotism among National Guard members in the city as veterans enlist for potential front service and old uniforms are reused. Meanwhile the surge of "extra" street hawkers floods downtown and residential areas, selling papers with dubious news at inflated prices, including a dubious Chilean note.
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National Guard
Seventh Regient
Atreeta
Fiftieth Street
New York
Worth 100000 and a Tramp Guardian Bid for John Swim
The courts consider appointing a guardian for John Swim an aged wanderer with a $100000 estate who has lived as a tramp since boyhood. Found near death on the road last week he reportedly avoided clothing and subsisted by begging. He once stayed at the Lan caster almshouse a year before authorities expelled him as the county’s richest tramp and a lawyer is resisting the guardian motion.
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John Swim
Lancaster
Columbus Cor
Philadelphia Press
Ice Cream Brandy Stir Sparks Texan Dinner Tale
A wealthy New Yorker visiting a Texan town attends a dinner where his big appetite and a wary hostess lead to brimming curiosity. The guest pours brandy on ice cream to soothe his stomach while locals discreetly follow suit, creating a humorous contrast in manners. The scene captures social tension between refined outsiders and local proprieties.
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Tex
Mexico
Henry
New York Tribune
Sensibilities clash with income in New York Times excerpt
A young matron jokes about the strain of bad taste and austerity in daily life. She laments constant mail, squeaky shoes, maid habits, and the failed attempt to persuade a cousin to seek dental care. The piece reflects social mores and personal frictions of urban living.
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Thor
New York Times
A Suggestion On Late Dinners For Social Life
A New York Lodger argues for shifting dinners to early evening to fit social life. People would meet around six and disperse after a modest meal, freeing time for intellectual and friendly interaction without harming work. The piece defends social needs as essential to human well being.
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Powle
New York
Inlet Fishermen Use Indian Method To Net Salmon
The Vancouver Today notes red her ringed waters alive with fish as shipping scatters them. Boys on a deck use a pole and nails to spear fish, sitting in the bow and paddling to drive the nail into the stream to snag many fish at once.
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Vancouver
Pensive Lines on Joy and Loss by Jobo Boyle O'Reilly
The poem ponders stages of hope and having and the sadness within. It questions whether unknown joy or joy possessed yields deeper happiness, contrasting present blessing with vanished memory and emotional ache.
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Jobo Boyle O'Reilly
The Gray Wolf Tale of the Arvilles in Lorraine
The Marquis d Arville recounts the 1764 wolf legend from the Lorraine chateau. Brothers Jean and Francois d Arville chase a colossal gray wolf. Jean dies, Francois kills the beast and bears the corpse back as triumph. The widow instills a lasting horror of the chase.
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d’Arville
Baron Des Ravels
Saint-Hubert
M.d'Arville
Messieurs
Jean
Francois d’Arville
Lorraine
Francois d'Arville
Jean d'Arville
Francois
M. le Marquis
M. le Cadet
d'Arville
Chateau d'Arville
Francesa
Bantagruel
Marquis d’Arville
Guy de Maupassant
The
Boston Herald
Rat release causes dramatic crowd scene at street corner
At a New York avenue corner a man released a cage containing a rat to be killed by dogs. Rats ran under a woman's skirt. She did not faint but shook the rat free and walked on calmly while onlookers watched the grisly event.
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Fifteenth Street
New York Avenue
Washington Post
Almanac Promotes Stomachs Bitters and Multilingual Guide
The Hostetter Company of Pittsburg publishes a yearly Almanac for Hoatet ter's Stomech Bitters. The brochure promises clear uses and actions, accurate calendar data, and lively content. It is available without cost from druggists and dealers in many languages. Some claim mischief from Claus Loveskeie in Hawaii is false.
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Hoatetter
Hostetter Company
Pittsburg
Claus Loveskeie
Hawaii
Porous Plasvens Lauded By Physicians For Local Pain Relief
The text praises Aunoork's Porous Plasvens as universally favored by good physicians for local pains and many conditions. It claims quick relief with no after effects and highlights their use for back stiffness joints rheumatism indigestion and kidney trouble.
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Aunoork
Alloorg
Baaxvneth
Hoitt's School for Boys Millbrae Admits Graduates
Hoitt's School for Boys in Millbrae California prepares students for university or business. Graduates gain admission to State and Stanford universities without examination. Next term begins January 2 catalogues available from G. Holtt Ph D Master. Also mentions various patent medicines and remedies with distributor notices.
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Millbrae
San Mateo County
Cal
Stanford
G. Holtt
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Parham Ling
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Posy Sr
Malta
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Portland, Or
A. Felden Trim. KK
Paeette
Keepen Tare Stork
Srockret SM
Neat Gots
Lowvet Ceures
Radger Thede
Gray Wolf
Pennsylvania
Stumptown
North Carolina
Maryland
Canada
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
St. Louis Republic
Dla
Queen Lil
Hoitt's School For Boys
Snell, Heitlin & Woodard CO
Portland
Oregon
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Frops
Toledo
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Sages Catarrh Iy
Green
Sarah J Cox
Defiance
Collgel
Do-San KO
Soavako
Philadelphia
Hood’s
Sophie McKeldin
Witliam McKsipis
Btockholm &T
Baltimore
Cure Patty Ee
Druguista
Shiloh
Socta
DR. Gunn
Cook Remedy
Chicago
San Francisco
Dewey Engraving CO
Pioneer Co
Sylver
Miller CO
Marquam
Portlasd
Maon Incorporated
Standard Oil Company
Jacobs Oil
Bny
Puette Canat
Flood
Koup
Morris Poultry Cure
Creovosone
Petaluma
Sapolio
Moore
Autosia
Eoss
Strele
Fuld
Cooper & Levy
Seattle, Wash
Hi. T. Hudson Arms
Brooklyn Hote
Charles Montgomery
Pardee
Dr. Pardee
Mack & CO
Front St
Bright
ALL Darughings
Reliabhe
Pocide
GoLperam & Co. S
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Mipen
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