Wall Street Beggar Bargain and Death in Ancient Art
A Wall Street broker recounts a beggar tale on Broad Street ending with the beggar's coat yielding coins a pipe and tobacco a reminder that a bad bargain is not always clear at first. The piece surveys death imagery in ancient Greek Roman and modern art with jokes about memory and a New Guinean smoking anecdote. It closes with a mock Japanese disease kakke noting lethargy from rice and a diet cure idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Himelf
Broad
Twenty-third Street
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tisses
Thanates
Fos
Europe
New
Missionary Review
London Hospital
Fish Tales and Truth in Detroit Free Press
A quirky note from the Detroit Free Press laments fish stories exaggerating the size of the catch while asserting fish themselves do singular things and rarely lie about the angler.
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Detroit Free Press
Old Squire Jones and the indignant widow tale
A silver haired lady recalls a tense encounter with Squire Jones who mocked age and courted wit in a sharp exchange near the city library. The exchange ends with the squire retreating to his buggy, eyes moist, as she quips that elderly gentlemen must share compliments to be received.
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Squire
Sipiie Jones
Clty
Aelen
Ier
Mrs. Brown
Squire Jones
Squire Shank
Indianapolis News
Ppi
Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s Major Leagues
National League games saw Philadelphia beat New York 4 1 Brooklyn won 7 3 Boston 3 Pittsburg 2 Chicago 1 St Louis Cincinnati rained. American League results included Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 3 Boston 4 Washington 2 Detroit 3 Chicago 2 in 10 innings St Louis 5 Cleveland 2. German immigrant George Schanba of New Lebanon Ohio praises Chamberlain's Pain Salin after his wife’s eight week back pain relief. Sold by A L Pearre.
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Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburg
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
George Schanb
New Lebanon
Ohio
Dayton Volkszeitung
Chamberlain
Jame
Arsin
Kiet
Uncle Sam
Francis Riges
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Mark Twain
South
George Washington
General Washington
Delaware
Anassa
George
Gladys
Hushant
England
Pearson's Weekly
Lorearmt
Naples
Colletta
National Review
ASPAY
SWIFT
Atlanta
Harcourt Derlinada Pesrage
London
Edward
William Vernon Warcourt
William
House of Common
Lopar
Zanesville
Moden
Reel
Helen
Tracy
Reed
Ruse
McGarvey & Donnelly
West Philadelphia
George A. Gilbert
North Market St. P
D. & D. Institute
Chear
I. W. Harber
Buffalo
The
Chas
N. Hauer
WM. S. Miller & CO
Iyow
Porsie
Cirouler
Williams Aiwg.co
Ole Agents
L. Prarre
Frederick
C. Thomas Kemp
Wellesly
Gainsboro
Madras
Carty
Carty’s Furniture Store
E. Patrick St
Fred’k, Ma
JAS. E. Walker & CO
Dr. Jaeger
James E. Walker & CO
Blackston
Lowenstein: & Wertheimer
B. Rosenour & Sons
SENTS
Thave
Parcallville
North Market Street
Adams Express Office
S. M. Dizon
W. H. B. Etchison
South Market Street
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