The Easy Mark in Cairo Rugs Trust
John Kimberly Mumford recounts a tale of American buyers in Cairo duped by clever rug salesmen. A wealthy party visits a bazaar and, after a staged display, buys seven carpets and a single pair for 60 000 francs, fearing the illusion was real.
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John Kimberly Mumford
America
Constantin
Smyrna
Cairo
Tiflis
Mustrate
New York
Europe
Moneybags
Alexandria
East
Etiquette of Letters in Regency Era Society
The London Chronicle notes rigid letter etiquette eighty years ago. Even the twopenny post was deemed unsuitable for correspondents of the same social class in London, with servants delivering in-city letters to avoid a vulgar postal channel.
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Louisa Packe
London Chronicle
Desertion of Self Sparks Loss of Friends
A pithy aphorism notes that a man who abandons himself loses his own company and is soon left by friends, illustrating self-betrayal leading to social isolation.
Hold Tight Furnishings Ad Ups Value for Money
A local advertisement urges shoppers to compare lawn and porch goods hammocks and Gur ney refrigerators to ensure full value. It stresses that a quick glance at the furniture line confirms the claims of quality and worth.
Strenuous Arctic Day With Peary on the Roosevelt
Commander R. E. Peary recalls a perilous August moment aboard the Roosevelt as ice floes pummeled the ship. A entangled propeller line and near-capsizes gave way to a daring dynamite break to cushion the vessel.
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Arctic
Peary
Roosevelt
Bartlett
Lazaret
R. E. Peary
Hampton's
Making the Choir Sing
Dr Samuel West resolves a difficult choir by directing the congregation to start with the second verse of a hymn Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God sung as the morning service proceeds The exchange ends with the hymn being sung as planned
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Samuel West
Dr. West
God
Classified ad promotes reaching up to 15 000 families at low cost
The notice highlights a weekly opportunity to reach as many as 3 000 families and 15 000 people at a very low rate. It urges readers to try the service.
Eb ert Grocery Ad Promotes Broad Household Supplies
Get the habit of calling G. W. Eb ert for groceries fruit jars caps rubbers poultry or eggs. The ad emphasizes a wide range of household needs and urges customers to rely on this supplier.
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G. W. Ebert
Milkman’s Honest Trick Sparks Laugh in Domestic Split
In a brisk quip from a Woman's Home Companion line Mrs. Youngbride and Mrs. Smith debate cream in milk bottles. The Milkman replies he fills bottles full, leaving no room for cream, showing a playful contrast between honesty and trickery in a domestic vignette.
Lost Articles Recovered Through Record and Chronicle Ads
The Record and Chronicle offers Lost and Found columns to help readers reclaim missing items. Advertisers are urged to place notices and search for lost ar ticles through public advertisements.
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Record
Chronicle Lost
Planets Show Phases and Light Speed Through History
The article explains that planets display phases similar to the moon and can be observed with a small telescope, citing Mars and Venus. It recounts a demonstration analogy for lunar phases and notes a discovery about Jupiter's moons: light travels the Earth’s orbital diameter in about sixteen minutes, yielding a velocity of 186000 miles per second, later confirmed. It ends with an advertising note about The Daily and Weekly reaching 3,000 homes.
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Mars
Vegas
Earth
Xan
Jupiter
St. Louis Republic
Three physicians discuss popular fallacies in medicine and law
A group in a downtown drug store debunks the third time rise in drowning myths and argues malaria does not turn into typhoid or pneumonia. A lawyer and bystanders debate if touching a dead body before a coroner arrives is lawful, exposing chimney corner legal myths.
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Great Caesar
Oth
United States
Geographical Oddities in the United States Revealed
A collection highlights curious facts about the United States. It notes Texas size by string measure from Chicago to the Atlantic or Gulf, large and small counties, four state meet points near Durango and Harper's Ferry, and California’s extreme elevations from Mount Whitney to Death Valley.
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United States
Texas
Union
Chicago
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Custer County
Mont
San Bernardino County
Cal
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Delaware
New Jersey
Bristol County
R. I
Durango
Colo
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Harpers Ferry
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
California
Mount Whitney
Death Valley
Two Oceans Pass
Midnight Messages and Philosophical Quips
A late night club exchange questions belief in telepathy as one man claims to read his wife’s thoughts. The Washington Herald notes the remark quoting two clubmen, followed by Voltaire saying a judge is known by questions rather than answers.
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Washington Herald
Voltaire
No Difference. Jinks- Which women have the worst tempers, blonds or brunettes
A fragment from a humorous exchange appears in the Yogy Times. Jinks asks which women have worse tempers while Binks jokes his wife has been both hair colors, yielding no real difference.
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E. C. King
E. Botts
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West Oak Street
Kincaid Wagerd Yard
W. H. Land, Maer
J. M. Gurley
Lee Murphy
McGinnis & Sims
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Ada Kincaid
West Highland Street
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Arkansaw Mill
Moreman & Luster
Red Barn
J. W. Fralin
South Side Square
W. E. McCabe
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R. R. Turner
West Oak St
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R. L. McCoy
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