Whimsical Aphorisms and Vignettes From a 1900s Paper
A collage of quips and anecdotes from a period newspaper page. It cites Branch office at North Fork Avenue in Austis and Loomis News Depot while weaving satirical lines about manners, trust, cleanliness, and public figures like Admiral Schley and Gen. Miles. The piece includes jokes on mirrors, taxation, and medical claims about bicyclists.
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North Fork Avenue
Austis
Twtlcote
Loomis
Amee
Seasonal climates shape health and prudent self care
The piece notes how spring to winter bring varying exposures and health risks like colds and fevers, urging self adjustment rather than fear. It lauds nature living and quotes Prof. Hanford on beauty and benevolence as markers of a free society enriching all people.
Telegraph stamps prove a nuisance in wartime stretch
A New Orleans businessman vents about war revenue stamps attached to telegrams. He recalls misplacing stamps on a message and finding them later stuck to his sleeve, concluding telegraph stamps are a nuisance and should be abolished.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Jay Gould's Youngest Child Joins Stock Exchange
Frank Gould, youngest son of Jay Gould, has bought a seat on the New York Stock Exchange for 30000 dollars the highest price in over a decade. He comes into control of his share of the fortune after turning 21 and has long prepared by studying Gould holdings and railway interests. He lives with his sister Helen Gould at Lyndhurst near Irvington New York and is known as a quiet business devotee who loves dogs.
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Russell Sage
Gould
Frank
Helen Gould
Lyndhurst
Irvington
N. Y
Berkeley School
New York University
Gould Interests
Missouri Pacific Railway
New York
Presto
Laura Jean
St. Bernards
Wabash to Light Streets with Acetylene Plant
The City of Wabash Indiana plans to switch to an acetylene gas street lighting system soon. Installed by the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas Company also known as the Deitrich Syndicate. Equipment is on site and officials expect lights to be in operation shortly. The change from artificial gas marks an experimental move in municipal lighting.
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Wabash
Ind
Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas Company
Deitrich Syndicate
Railways Review
Britain Faces Huge Homeless Wanderers Problem
In Great Britain it is estimated that about 100000 people are absolutely homeless wanderers with roughly 60000 of them in London.
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Britain
Great Britain
London
My Poor Wife Chapter XVIII Excerpt Reveals Hidden Identity
In a dramatic confession the narrator recalls being mistaken for dead after police custody and living as Elizabeth Thompson. A nurse seeks a convent path in New Zealand but discovers her past lover is alive, confronting a doomed reunion at a grave.
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Elizabeth Thompson
Long lost love confession at Cosworth revealed
In a moonlit moment Helen meets Paul at Cosworth as he recalls a past tangled with Edith and Arthur. He explains Edith’s coercive marriage, his flight, and the deadly chain of secrets that led to Helen replacing a wife long feared dead. The tale closes with Mrs. Dennys en route to a Sydenham villa.
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Edith
Paul
London
Ireland
Arthur
Love
Europe
Asia
America
Colworth
Langham
Helen
Cosworth
Arthur Dennys
Sydenham Villa
A Great French Etcher Charles Meryon’s Naval Roots
Charles Meryon born 1821 rose from Brest naval school in 1837 to sail the world. He abandoned a naval life for engraving finding color sight limited, his etchings inspired by Zeeman and maritime scenes, while he studied under Blory and admired Zeeman’s plates.
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Charles Meryon
Brest
Pall Mall Gazette
Athens
New Zealand
M. Burty
Meryon
M. Blory
Zeeman
Blery
Glass Eye Artist Fails to Hire Night Fan in Yokohama
A San Francisco glass eye craftsman in Yokohama wanted nightly fans. An old Japanese worker gained trust by pretending a last employer’s praise. The artist slept while his eye rested and awoke to buzzing insects. The worker vanished and no one would fan him again. The tale ends with a quip about the world’s decline.
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San Francisco
Yokohama
Yorkville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ink Park Vindicator
Don Carlos
St. Louis
Chicago
Solomon
Admiral Schley
China
Hetty Green
Miles
Dewey
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Sampson
Board of Strategy
United States
C. Hanford
Henderson
Jay Gould
New York Stock Exchange
Frank ¢. Gould
Frank J. Gould
J. P. Smith
Mr. Dennys of
India
Australia
Lfe
Southampton
Gamitg Hank
Ladies and
South Clark Street
Rossi
Austin and Oak Park
F. Telephone
A. Hill
Monroe St
Cicero
Oak Park, Ill
B. Cammon
E. W. Witcher
West Madison St
Austin
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