Thief Hunt by Milkman and Detective in Bond Street
A London tale recounts a swift chase where a milkman drags a bystander into a pursuit of a jewel thief. The man and the milkman pursue through Conduit Street and Regent Street, capture two suspects, and recover a lady’s bag containing pearls and stolen gems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Blackwood
Flo
Soverpor
Bond Street
Conduit Street
Regent Street
Soho
Aly Milkman
Bank of England
May
Rint
Keaw
Witt
Early Golf in Anarteston Cited in 1731 Charleston Ad
A Charleston City Gazette note from September 27 1731 records a South Carolina Golf Club anniversary at Williams Coffee House on September 20 at 2 pm. References to club meetings suggest organization before 1791, with earlier records scarce due to incomplete files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anarteston
City Gazette
Daily Advertiser
South Carolina
Charleston Neck
Cochran
Shipyard Creek
Bacy Eoepaedia Britannica
Scotland
Charleston News and Courier
Right on the Job in a Want Ad Tale
A humorous slice from Business and the Bookkeeper shows a Chicago job seeker answering a want ad. A bold red envelope draws attention, the finder lands inside a sweatshop, and a manager orders him to work, proclaiming the scene with blunt wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Ben
Chicago
Hunter
Alexander Edwards
Kalsemining
Newark St
Glendale
Nutley
N. J
Boundary Marks Show Irregular US Canada Boundary Lines
An 1818 London convention and Lake of the Woods survey mark the US Canada boundary with iron pillars and earth mounds. The article notes eccentric state lines like Delaware and Newcastle circle boundaries and describes historical mapping practices shaping borders from the Great Lakes to the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tresterz Crater
Bisber
Higber
Buncombe
United States
Canada
Great Lakes
Leake of the Woods
Minnesota
Pacific Coast
Lake of the Woods
London
Red River
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Nerweastle
Chester
Newcastle
Kentucky
Tennessee
Warren County
Wufigm &. Walsh
New York
Diminutive Entomology Child Sparks Tiny Caterpillar Find
A three year old Janet studies insects and discovers a very small caterpillar. She calls it a cutest tiny thing and excitement grows over the find. The note ends with a playful quote about vanity and a mix of puns from different sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet
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Marcus Aure- Thos
Charleston
Callahan Bud
Mr. Callahap
Terry
Metropolitan Magazine
Washington Star
Pittsburg
Wall Street
Euripides
A&a
St. Louis Pont Dispatch
Hilot
Business Directory
P. B. Bross
Mountain View Avenue
Nutley, N. J
Thomas Hayes
Passaic Ave
William H. Parry
Hampson and Parry
Union Bldg
Clinton, St. Newark
Newark
G. H. Angell
Chestnut St
Nutley, NJ
William Searle
J. Searle & Son
Franklin Avenue
Church St
Keyser & Corb
F. C. Wittmann’s
Avondale Road
Weston Place
New Jersey
Central Meat Market
Y. E. Broadbent
Chestnut Street Nutley
William R. Stirratt
Chestnut Street
Franklin Ave
Lombardy & Son
West Nutley
R Nutley
George C. Baptiste
Dhce
Chestnut St. Res
Mountain View Ave
Keyser & Fleming
Beech St
Chestnut
Francis J. McKenny
General Contracting
Ww. L. Jones
Centre St
Passaic Av
H. E. Brown
Fred Spatz, JR
Harrison ST
J. NM. Davis
Stager Bros
Hugh Hallidy
Vreeland Avenue
Ferd
Haberle
Allwood
P. F. Guthrie
Highfield Lane
Nutley Market
A. Blum
Passaic Avenue
Franklin
Building and Loan
T. S. Brown
H. A. Connolly
Ernest
Cockefair
Strasher
Bloomsfield Avenue
Passaic County
Hanlon
Jefferson Bt
Passaic, N. J
Paddee Vania
Pettersin
Chest Chestnut Street Street
Nutley,n. J
Allan
Stirratt
St Nutley
Practical Dadies
High Street
Glen Ridge Cemetery
Jerolemon ST
Bloomfield, N. J
Onjoanetery Grounds
Bloomfield
Whitford Ave
William St
Noy
Joba
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