Jealous Husband Kill Wife Then Suicides in New York
Edward Lathy aged 43 shot his wife Abbie Lathy and her four children from a former marriage at their East One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Street home after a dispute over a delayed dinner. Dozens of pedestrians on Park Avenue witnessed the fatal shooting and the body falling to a lower landing of the fire escape before Lathy killed himself. Police say jealousy sparked the tragedy and the children were sent from the home prior to the act.
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New York
Edward Lathy
Abbie L. Lathy
East One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Ninth Street
Retge
Park Avenue
Luthy
Bait for Sunfish and a Humorous Fishing Method
A St Louis Globe-Democrat excerpt shares a quirky guide for sunfish fishing using beef scraps ground in a steak grinder as bait. It describes tying on red flies, using hamburg steak strips on a short rod, and collecting sunfish at Creve Coeur lake. The piece mixes humor with practical tips on bait types like crawfish tails crickets and Indy bugs for sunfish and bass.
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Creve Coeur Lake
Jake
Hamburg
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Posing and Model in the Artist's Studio
A Curio on the painter’s process notes that wealthy patrons demand brief sittings as artists switch models to capture faces hands hair and coloring. Different models bring distinct strengths and painters record their notes in address books with random, era specific descriptions.
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Capricius
Lee
Cosmopolitan
Forgotten coiners and a mistaken genius in wireless history
A fragmented article notes counterfeiters using a two person system the holder and the shover detailing how fake coins are circulated and passed as genuine. It also praises Joseph Henrys for discovering oscillatory electric discharges and laments his omission from early Hall of Fame selections.
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Joseph Tenry
America
Satest
Josep Ames
Review of
Tie
Joseph Henrys
Strange nautical muse lore and creature talk in sea tale
A quirky excerpt blends mythic lines with sea imagery as mermaids question why the sea spirit is troubled. It mentions Orpheus, Neptune, and a New York Marine Journal style aside about life at sea while detailing a mule finding relief by dissolving salt to lighten a pack train.
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Adwuleim
Ivins
Playing It Down Low and Good Advice in One Page
A fragmentary page notes a father’s pride over his baby and a mother’s question about parenting. It then touts August Flower as a cure for dyspensia and liver complaints with a list of symptoms and a nondescript price, urging readers to visit a local drug store for relief.
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Bilthersley
United States
Malu
To Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Medicine Ad
An old ad promises full refund if the remedy fails to cure a cold in one day. It highlights Bromo Quinine tablets and Grove’s liniment as products, with price and pharmacy references typical of historical advertisements.
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W. Grove
Wholesale Bathers of the Philippines
The open bay offers free bathing for all, a staple facility for Filipinos who love water. At Binondo tobacco factories, about 10,000 workers plunge into the bay after work, emerging refreshed.
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Binonda
Ledger Monthly
Child passenger jokes on Broadway car prompt conductor query
A mother and her little boy ride a Broadway car. The conductor asks if the child is married, sparking sarcastic humor as mother replies the boy is four. The scene captures a moment of dry wit from the New York Sun.
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Tye
New York Sun
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Interstate Telephone 297
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