East Side political club social hosts mayor and officials
The chairman of the entertainment committee acted as master of ceremonies at a social function of an East Side assembly district political club. He introduced guests including the mayor and municipal officers, and presented a congressman with his wife, then announced a couple as the inspector of tigrapis, prucels and shop work Gilligan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thory Hull Tite
Assembly District
East Side
New York
Smd
Tigcrapis
Pruicels
Gilligan
Sweatings and counterfeit coin scams warned in crime notes
The text explains sweating as a counterfeit operation pairing a rubber mold with electrochemical methods to remove gold from coins. It describes weighing coins to detect discrepancies, noting the practice as a poor business now. It cites a crime book and LondonTidbits, plus a stray advertisement for selling catalogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya HH
Ty Adams
Erin
London
A Remarkable Church at Stivichall Coventry England
At Stivichall near Coventry a unique church stands built almost entirely by one man John Creen a stoneman with a strong religious drive laid the first stone in 1810 and completed the building in seven years. He did all the work with his own hands and the church now serves a large congregation while attracting visitors who contribute to its revenue through curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stivichall
Coventry
Engand
John Creen
England
Taliet
Nano
Conetble
Nicholas Stombeidge
New York
de Starl
Brooklyn
Piot
Nicholas Stembridge
Thes
Breen
Mrs. Stansbury
Tie
Freon
Constable
Broan
M. Breen
Soronia
Boronia
Sas Seerion
Narrow Margin Race at Hot Day Dinner Try
Pao Bien and Antip scramble after a brisk run to decide who would pay for dinner. Antip, nearly exhausted, asks if they won and answers tea by the skin of his teeth as the restaurant owner looks on. The scene ends with a hint of Chicago Tribune style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pao Bien
Antip
Chicago Tribune
Crusoe and Constable Plot to Seize Stembridge at Sea
Constable and Crusoe plan pursuit after Stembridge, the rogue known as the Rajah’s Diamond, as they race from Martinique harbor toward the launch. Stembridge’s schemes and a rising set of threats unfold while Breen faces exposure as New York papers threaten his safety and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crusoe
Detective Bureau
Stembridge
Constable
Lhege
Sid
Indies
Joey
Denwoe
Ernst
Martinique
Nicholas Stembridge
Ailas Hays den Breen
New York
London
Paris
Teodor Jola
Fragmentary column of quirky dialogue and advice
A garbled mosaic of dialogue and stray phrases recounts a humorous scene with a pompous suitor, a skeptical adviser, and a jokey domestic warning. The piece intertwines names, places, and a faint financial figure, ending on a practical caution about interruptions and timing.
A Curious Plant Affects Nonruminants In Tropics
A curious plant found along riversides and waste areas in tropical America causes horses to crave hair from manes and tails and similar effects in mules and donkeys. Pigs become naked, while cattle sheep and goats are encouraged to grow the plant. The author notes color and texture changes in new hair, and mentions Bahamian fodder use with ruminants unaffected.
Remarkable Kidney Pills Helped Mrs Murray Says
Murray, Ky resident Mrs. A Daviest recounts kidney trouble relief after using Down's Kid Dry Pills. She describes terminal pain and grip attacks easing in three weeks with no remaining symptoms. Fortner Milburn Co. Buffalo distributes 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daviest Murray
Down
Dean
Forter Milburn Co
Buffalo
Experimental buoy system to raise sunken steamship at Lake Michigan
Report on a Chicago project by Arn de Staud to lift the sank Sta of Michigan using eight 82 by 14 foot metal gas-filled buoys sunk near the vessel. If successful, the plan would renew interest in salvaging the vessel with buoy-assisted flotation. Also notes Weather Bureau refuting equinoctial storm theories as overrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
White Lakes
Michigan
Sta
Arn de Staud
Chicago
Sintex Weather Bureau
Ief
Fragmented vintage line on steer price and rations
A partial OCR line discusses a price for beef and a steer weighing nearly a ton with a single liver noted in a debate about value. The dialogue reflects a humorous or rustic exchange on meat costs and preferences.
Uncertain dialogue on praise for cooking echoes family banter
An elderly aunt quizzically probes a young wife about her husband’s praise of her cooking. The exchange hints at domestic tensions and social expectations within a family scene without explicit detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doetsal
Hertha
Arte
Cure at City Mission Ends Her Illness
A young woman seeking aid at a city mission suffered severe skin sores from exposure and illness. After weeks with little progress, treatment with Cuticura Soap Resolvent and Outterra Ointment led to dramatic improvement. In five weeks she recovered enough to seek work. Laura Jane Bates of New York, dated March 11, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Jane Bates
Fifth Ave
New York
The F X Thompson Steamboat Sunk on the River
A western river steamer named the F X Thompson sank years ago after running on a snag. The lone visible survivor was the initials FX on her side. Passengers on a later boat probed the captain for details. The captain offered a cryptic reply that the cause remains unknown, with only the initials showing above water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. X. Thompson
Thompson
Aaid
Catarrh Cure Claim and Reward Notice
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity for catarrh. It states the disease is constitutional, requiring constitutional treatment and internal use of the cure. A $100 reward is offered, directing readers to Toledo Ohio for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hhick
Toledo
Question of rule echoed by crowd poet orator
A fragmented dialogue shows the poetic orator asking if the people should rule. An undersized man named Mr Amawley notes softly that the real question is whether a man should rule in his own family, implying current authority abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Amawley
A Remedy That Dampened Ardor For Sitting
An official in a government department is plagued by a friend who sits and schemes. During a routine duty he suspects glue on chairs from an office prank. The official orders water and a sponge, jokes about cloth, vows to uncover the offender, and bids the visitor farewell as the scoundrel vanishes. Argonaut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tureau
Timrmle
Ike
Argonault
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helps Suffering Women
A 19th century style ad touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe herbal remedy for women. It claims many have avoided surgery, cured by ingredients from roots and herbs, and emphasizes testimonials from letters in pinkham's lab archives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia i
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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