Women as Gamblers in History and Present Day Curse of the Day
The essay surveys female gambling across eras and nations, noting famed players like Blanche Edwards in Denver and Lonna Paquita in Texas to Mexico. It chronicles the rise of women gamblers from 18th and 19th centuries to the Klondike era, praising skill over luck and recounting notorious figures and incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
America
Denver
Blanche Edwards
United States
Dawson
Klondike
Misg ‘Blumpkin
Seattle
Duchess of Mazarin
Kenyon
Lonna Paquita
Texas
Mexico
Thattle Lonna
Paso del Norte
Famous Female Gamblers Of History And A Kite Experiment
The article recounts renowned women gamblers from French and English history, including Mme de Montespan, Mme du Barry, Queen Marie Antoinette, Nell Gwynne, and Lorna Paquita, noting their bold plays and fortunes. It also describes William A. Eddy’s Bayonne kite experiment, generating electric sparks as snow fell and the line discharged to ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Louis
Mme, de Montespan
Madame
Hoca
Nell
Gwynne
Charles II
Nell ‘Gwynne
Duchess of Cleveland
William A. Eddy
Bayonne
Eddy
Hiddy
Travel safety on American rails rises with signals and guards
The New York Sun reports 60 000 flagmen switchmen and line watchmen protect trains across the United States Canada and Mexico. Uniform signals cut fatalities as rail travel surges toward about 600 million passengers annually. Signals reduce wrecks and delays while boosting speeds and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American Railroad Association
Mexico
Canada
New York Sun
London’s coach rise and Abyssinian smoking law
The piece chronicles the early adoption of coaches in Elizabethan London with Dutch influence and a 1601 act to curb coach use amid dirty streets. It also notes Abyssinia’s 1642 tobacco ban aimed at priests, later applying to all, with travelers warned by an official not to smoke in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elizabeth
China
Fleet
Cornhill Magazine
Abyssinia
Cat misreads parrot as green chicken in early sighting
Theophile Gautler's cat initially calls the parrot a green chicken then deems chickens good to eat. She leaps to the perch as the parrot speaks French, and she concludes it is a gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theophile Gautler
Successful western farmer profile at W Creamer farm
Baldur Gazette reports W Creamer, a prominent mixed farmer near town, on 1 280 acres with 800 cultivated and 480 pasture. He moved to Canada in 1880, built modern facilities including a 55 by 55 barn, grain storage for 3 000 bushels, threshing outfit, and rich water supply, producing 600 acres of wheat this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Creamer
Creamer
Western Canada
Charity concert ends with kiss bid for Bellini
After a charity concert a gentleman proposes a kiss from singer Miss Bellini to raise funds. She consents as the crowd applauds. A man takes the baton and shouts a bid, provoking Mrs Shopperly to offer three kisses for ten dollars as the bidding escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellini
Moody as Boy and Business Man
W R Moody plans a biographical series for The Saturday Evening Post about his father Dwight S Moody. The first installment Moody as Boy and Business Man will appear in the April 7 issue, with unpublished photos and anecdotes drawn from Moody's life and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight S. Moody
Mr. Moody
W. R. Moody
Saturday Evening Post
Moody
Her First Thought Goes On Fire Delay
A dramatic exchange as a husband urges his wife to flee a burning house. She delays to tidy the room so it looks presentable for the arriving firemen, highlighting a comically misplaced priority amid disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Telegraph
Grain-O the new food drink replaces coffee
Try Grain-O ask your grocer to show you a package of Grain-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. It may be used by children and adults and is said to cause no distress. It imitates the rich brown color of mocha or java but is made from pure grains and costs one fourth the price of coffee at 15c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Miss Gabby Praises Miss Talky Mr Bringitt
A Baltimore American quip notes Miss Gabby praising Miss Talky Mr Bringitt for his fetching manners and recalls he once served as a letter carrier reflecting on his prior job and charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talky
Historical Plays from Shakespeare by Arthur T. Quiller-Couch
The book supplements Lambs Tales from Shakespeare by presenting the historical plays of Shakespeare in a rhythmical, accessible sketch form. It weaves history and drama for younger readers yet engages older ones who avoid verbatim play text and is published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Mary Lamb
Arthur T. Quiller-Couch
Lambs
Charles Scribner's Sons
New York
Racial Health Differences Highlight Longevity and Disease
A historical analysis notes racial disparities in life expectancy and disease. It states that the colored population has shorter life spans and high infant mortality with vulnerability to tuberculosis and pneumonia, while the Irish show low child mortality but higher adult death rates. It also mentions digestive disorders and cancer among Germans and a relatively low death rate but higher risk of diabetes and nervous diseases among Jews.
The Overland Limited and Pacific Express to California
The Overland Limited runs daily Chicago 6 30 p m arriving San Francisco third day and Los Angeles next morning with no car changes and full dining buffet library barber cars. The Pacific Express departs Chicago 10 30 p m with first class and through sleepers. Excursions Thursdays. Tickets via Chicago & North Western Ry. W B Knisken 22 Fifth Ave Chicago Ill.
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California
Chicago
Union Pacific
North- Western Line
Overland Limited
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Barber
Pacific Express
Chicago & North-Western Ra Y
W. B. Knisketn
Fifth Avenue
Ill
Conversation on matrimony at Browns golden wedding
A witty exchange at the Browns golden wedding celebration features a sweet young woman and a savage bachelor debating matrimony. The woman argues the event would change views on marriage while the bachelor dismisses matrimony as a fake and notes the uproar over a couple who endured years together.
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Browns
Hall's Family Pills and Catarrh Cure Claim Universal Reach
Advertisement proclaims Drugeists sell Hall's Family Pills and promotes Cheney's Frall's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional cure. It asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease treated internally, with a $100 reward for any cure failure and directs readers to send for circulars and testimonials from Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frall
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & CO
A Quote From Detroit Journal On Speech And Virtue
A Detroit Journal line contrasts human speech with animal silence and notes that one cannot mingle with both virtuous and vicious people without compromising purity. The aphorism emphasizes self control and moral integrity.
Patently Made Patent Medicine Advertisements
A collage of late 19th century patent medicine pitches touts cures and tonics. Claims include La Gripps cure and broncho cough remedies, with endorsements from Mrs Belitz and address details. Also mentions gold from British mint sweepings and various domestic tonics and corns cures with prices and dealer tips.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Counsel Offered
Mrs Pinkham offers free counsel to women seeking advice and remedies. Address listed as Lyan Massachusetts for correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marie Antoinette
New Mexico
Southwest
Lorna Paquita
Accideanta Ila
Abyssnia
Wise
Charitable
the Savage Bachelor
Drugeists
Te. Hall
Detroit Journal
KE. W. Grove
Pico
Belitz
8Th Ave
Col
Hills Br Brothers
McFall Mo
Crawfordsville
Ind
Cee
Ehila
Wisdom
Victor Hugo
Walter Baker & Co, Lab
Dorchester
Mass
W. K. Brown
Mehemet Ali
Michigan State Board of Health
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Archie Young
Oaks Ave
West Superior
Wis
Rene
Swanson
Alexander Futrell
Vanndale
Ark
Acarts
Ken Tennery
Gwanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Lake St
Cmlicago
Buyers’ Guide
Ladies’ Supply CO
E.wabash Av
Ochicago
Chivego
Cancer Epooid Co
Chicagane
Creme Marquior
Tor Shina
Vrita
Agente
Eer Et
Sons
Chicago, Ill
Kross
Bowe
Holland
Pamoe
Ragins Co
Philadelphia
G.F. Foster
SON &Co
Madison
Potas Avery
Merit
Olves Lee
Tadite
Dearden
Runsell Co
Menry Ball
Saves
Neary, Caremon & Gre Farboea
Agta
Chicaco College OF Law
Lake Forest University
Atheazomhig
Chicago, Ne
Eatesio
B. Desplaines
Rupert
Heme
Fante
Simm NS
W. Dame
Ecmiia Hellwig
Faris
Berlia
van E Wan Owen
Wwe
Barlat
Cucomberiie
la Croses
Salier 8
matSign
Arapa
Baker
Cathe van Zona A
GALEN
LA Crorse
W. L. Douglas
W. L Douglas Ehoe
Brockton
Ata
Ottawa
St. Paul Minn
Sh Paul
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
G. Broughton
Monsdnock BK
Chicace
S Holmes
Inianapols
T. O. Currie
Stevens Point
St.clair
Luu
Sulely, GO
Whce Ag
Milo
Stevens & C
Washington
Clevelan
Detroit
Senwich PeeWee
M. H. Graer'h Borg
Box EK
Auamta. Oe
Atents
Wic
H. Myers
Wastin, AG
W. N
Piso
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