Expert Thieving in City Households Reveals Clever Cons
A cautious eastern visitor and a fur wrap theft at a prominent city residence expose a cunning scam. A jewel watch later vanishes after a deceptive found notice leads to a second false lead, with a mysterious man querying details and slipping away. The episode ends with the bust of a political figure seized, while a long-time domestic worker witnesses the scene.
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Ferrier
Weer
Walnut Street
Delings
Mrs. Smith
Bridget
Another Use For Paper in Daily Goods
The Philadelphia Times notes new paper products include artificial straws for sipping beer and iced drinks. After rolling, they are paraffin treated to be water tight and nonabsorbent. The patent also covers cigarette mouthpieces made similarly.
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Philadelphia Times
Courting by Wire Ends in Comical Tea Theater Visit
A Boston telegraph operator, famed for his romance with a distant woman via the Western Union line, journeys to meet her. He arrives with a carpetbag and a flower bonnet, only to be seen by colleagues as courting his aunt from the country. After the night out, he returns home avoiding others on the wire, keeping to business.
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Baston
Western Union
Mga
Boston
Neil Burgess
Vesuvius
Isa
Donahoces Magazine
Antiquity of the Alphabet Origins and Phoenician roots
The St. Louis Republic notes Philippe Berger on 1500 B.C. as the alphabet's invention, calling Phoenician scripts the oldest. It cites Auer on 400 variants, then narrows to fewer than 30, with Phoenician alphabet having 16 to 22 characters and questions how Greeks gained extra letters.
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Philippe Berger
Professor Auer
Vienna
Sprachalle
St. Lous Republic
Whistling Jack Winsling Jack? The Winsling Jack Story
A fragmentary feature recalls Jack Secor, known as Whistling Jack, famed for a stutter and public chatter in a British setting. It notes his early life and an alleged cure via whistling at pronounceable words, leading to a lasting habit and nickname. The piece references New York and a literary style, with unclear chronology.
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Jack
Jack Secor
New York
Scenery Shifts and War Commentary in Linen Duster Tale
A fragment describes travelers in rain and scenery shifting as they move, noting tension among men and a traveler’s reaction. It mentions a Turkish or British text exchange about Paradise Lust translated into French and returned for publication, and a note on British land leases in Borneo totaling over 1 million acres under 99 year terms.
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Great Britain
Borneo
Tattoo the Wedding Ring Idea Sparks Controversy
A British reformer suggests tattooing wedding rings around the left ring finger to prevent betrayal and improve social order. The proposal envisions legal penalties for nonmarried or divorced individuals and a ceremonial tattooing process, aiming to curb deceit and promote peace in homes.
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Bob
Drax
Barbariem
B. T. Kyuntys
Pal Mall Gazette
Umbrella Care Warns Against Damaged Goods
A New York World piece argues about umbrella quality and maintenance. It warns owners to avoid improper handling like rolling up wet umbrellas and storing them in cases, which causes wear, mold, and holes along ribs or at the ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Tornado mystery and causes still unclear, says San Jose Mercury
The piece questions what gives a tornado its twist and why it forms without mountains in the Mississippi valley. It notes violent spiral motion, rising air in valleys, and suction as central to destruction while weather bureaus have not fully explained the motive force. The author urges a definitive study for residents on the east.
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Vailey
Missisippi
California
San Jose Mercury
No Offense at Fulkestone Mayor Trial over Geese
A whimsical San Francesco Thonaut report recalls Old Steady Baker, mayor of Fulkestone, who confronts a goose theft case. He cites a mislaid alphabetic book and the lack of evidence for gooseberries, joking that the offense seems non offense while eyeing the culprit.
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Old Steady
Baker
Fulkestone
Barn
San Francesco Thonaut
Frantic Coin Report Leads to Blank Response
A distressed note recalls a pupil reporting a pistol shot near a school. The superintendent dismisses the report with a curt remark, signaling no action until a more severe incident occurs.
Removing Paint Stains From Fabrics and Draperies
The Brooklyn Citizen describes a method to treat paint stains by applying a chloroform solution to saturated areas, brushing out, and repeating if needed. It claims the solvent dissolves oil and leaves only powder, with no rain on most fabrics and full removal if done persistently.
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Brooklyn
The Church of the Ragpickers in Roosevelt Street
An expansive profile of St. Joachim Church, its Italian ragpicker congregation, and how poverty and filth shape worship in a Roosevelt Street building. The lower floor hosts ragshops while Masses occur above, drawing workers, bootblacks, and vendors who participate daily.
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New York
Italy
Roosevelt Street
St. Joachim
Vincini
Cear
Icis
St. Joachim’s
Father Morilli
New England
Father Vincini
St. Joachim's
Wiget Marine
Italien
Cife
Gett Tain
Vincim
New York World
The Hoosier Poetess and Riley Alliance
A Cincinnati Enquirer piece quotes A J Ogdon of Greenfield praising James Whitcomb Riley and recounts a Greenfield romance between Riley and a woman known as The Goo She. It claims their liaison influenced Riley’s early verse and notes the woman’s later disappearance from the literary scene, lamenting the loss of her high order talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riler
Sweethead
A. J. Ogdon
Greenfield
Ruer
Greenfeld
Riley
Eei
Cincinnati
Dress Well and Maintain Taste in Attire Advice
A Chicago News editorial urges women to dress with self respect and dignity. It argues that simplicity, when paired with good taste, suits any social position and discourages dowdy appearance despite trials or disappointments.
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Chicago News
Hind Sight Letters Highlight Newspaper Typos and Errors
In a Portsmouth Dispatch inspired note, Hind sight complains about spelling, misused words, upside down letters, and lines slipping into the wrong articles. The piece muses that preventing such slips would deprive readers of daily amusement and argues proofreaders’ vigilance keeps newspapers lively.
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Hind Sight
Hind
Piresburg Dispatch
Brain Size and Differences Between Genders
A St Louis Republic summary notes authorities claim male brains weigh four to five ounces more on average and that even if women matched men in height and weight the male brain would still be heavier. Differences include larger occipital lobes in women and higher specific gravity of thought matter in men.
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James Crichton-Browne
Matthew Arnold
St. Louis Republic
On the Capture of Constantinople debate in the Edinburgh Review
A discussion argues Russia could not easily seize Constantinople even with naval superiority. It notes Alexandria and strong defenses, Turkish ironclads, and large force requirements. The piece dismisses a quick coup and cites limited Black Sea shipping. Includes unrelated quotes from Over Long Ago and New York Herald dating context.
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Russia
Turkey
Constantinople
Alexandria
Derkos
Bospomts
Bisck Sea
Andironsk
Edinburgh Review
Barsicw
New York Herald
Umbrella Insurance Idea Ends in Cash Crisis
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a comic scheme where a man promotes umbrella insurance at 10 cents yearly, promising $2 for lost umbrellas. The plan boomed, then collapsed as theft and overflowed demand drained resources, leaving the editor speechless as the con man fled seeking a ferry ticket.
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Umbrela Insurance Company
Army Office
Woodward Avenue
Umbrella Insurance
Denmark
Rond
Dingbar
Umbrella Insurance Company
China
Windsor
Quebec
Detroit Free Press
Zevemens of
Cnctue
Fort Worth Senator Carter Calls Out Joe Bailey Story
Senator Perry J. Lewis recounts a tale about Congressman Joe Bailey with Fort Worth figure A. M. Carter as authority. Carter and Bailey observe a spirited horse, the rider calls it a pretty animal, and Carter asks if it is a runnin hoss. The rider explains the horse is neither trotter nor pacer but merely prancing, named after Marie Joe Bailey for its appearance.
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Joe Bailey
Perry J. Lewis
A. M. Carter
Fort Worth
Lewis
Carter
Darky
Weill
Scipio Africanus
Marie Joe Bailey Dar
Galveston
Abel Russell's Poker Obsession Splits Household
In a New York Press item, Miss Russell's fondness for poker creates rift with her husband Signor Perugini. He earns about $150 weekly and cannot join the high stakes games upstairs where she wins or loses large sums. The couple's breakfast aftermath hints at strain from contrasting fortunes and roles.
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Abes Russell
Tam
Perugini Inte
Miss Russell
Schenck
Signor Perugini
New York Press
Time Passages in the Promissory Note Exchange
An odd exchange describes passing time by handing a promissory note for thirty ders as a simple solution. The dialogue hints at a playful or cryptic barter system with unclear origin. The characters Ned and Ed participate in a terse exchange about time and notes.
Untitled fragment hints at a public dispute or quote
The readable fragment shows a quoted remark about Miss Bolton and a dismissive stance toward stopping at a fountain. It hints at a confiding exchange or travel note but lacks clear subjects or events to establish a full report.
Copper Pilate Engraving Price List
Copper plate engraving offered with set card printing. 50 cards for $1.06 or 100 for $1.50 plus 25 cents for engraving address or design. Wedding invitations and monograms available. Located at Taz News, Frederick Maryland.
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Nsme
Taz News
Frederick, Md
Silver and gold in a lover’s paradox riddle
Edith MT presents a verse puzzle about imbalance in love symbols of silver and gold. The speaker laments having too much silver yet too little gold, wishing for less of the former and more of the latter amid imagery of rose tokens, dry leaves, rime, bells, and a forlorn forager.
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Edith Mta
Look Toward the Light Rose Lesson from Sorrow
In a sick room a single rose faces the light, refusing gloom after experiments. The tale urges facing light, not despair, and to turn grief into braver duty, truer service, and kinder hearts. Selected wisdom.
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Rose
Hfe
Care For Flowers From The New York Advertiser
Daily water changes keep cut flowers fresh. Remove old blossoms and arrange groups to avoid tall specimens together. Brief sunlight helps, but full sun wilts flowers quickly. Pick in early morning and spray with a rubber sprinkler to preserve freshness.
Fhre Man the Goat and the Banana in Whitehall
A gray goat pauses before a vendor’s cart on Whitehall Street East as a passerby buys a banana. The man smiles while both share the fruit, the goat eating with grave composure and the man departing with a fixed, rising smile.
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Whitehall Sect
New York Sun
What He Meant Adolphus
A fragment from the Boston Transcript presents a dialogue where Adolphus recalls biting someone and remarking that “the fools aren’t all dead yet” while Arthur questions what the point was, and Adolphus responds that Dolly should take care of herself as the other person notes Dolly does not look well.
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Fr. Hankinson
Adolphus
Aarthur
Dolly
A Dour Quip on Wives and Money from New York Werlé
In a playful exchange Miss Evelyn agrees with a nobleman that a wife should have some money. The lord counters, and Evelyn concedes, arguing the funds would enable the wife to back out if she mismanages the affair.
San Francisco Celebrates Global Holidays With Parades
The city is described as the world’s most cosmopolitan with public parades honoring nations’ holidays. The waterfront displays ships from Britain, Malta, and China, reflecting a diverse maritime presence in the bay.
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San Francisco
Bay
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