Jubilee Jim and the Black Friday gold panic tale
A detailed look at the 1869 gold market manipulation by Gould and Fisk, the dramatic Friday crash known as Black Friday, and the role of President Grant. The piece portrays Fisk as flamboyant and ruthless, Gould as a master of intrigue, and the ensuing Wall Street chaos that ruined many firms and prompted inquiries.
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ELMQ
Scott Watson
Tetts
Tor
Ory
Col
James
Fish
Gould
Jim
Robert H. Fuller
MacMillan Company
Fisk
Jay Gould
United States’ Treasury
A.B. Corbin
Wall Street
Grant
New York
Boston
Fof Fisk
Fall River
Head
Corbin
Butterfield
Horace Porter
Albert’ Speers
Nest
Speyers
Fwiler
Heath
San Franisco
Wall Streets
Bedlam
Geld
United States Treasury
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
James Brown
Brown
Imag
Washington
Fmt
Smith and Martin
Beldan
Erie
Grand Opera House
Gouldig
Tiss
Tweed
Garfield
Engine's Wild Journey Through Theft and Escape
A Transvaal railway engine was stolen from the Vork rust sheds two years ago and driven by thieves for about fifty miles toward Stand. The event highlights the audacity of the criminals and the remarkable path of the engine during its unauthorized run.
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By & Great
Vorkrust
Transvaal
Right Kind of Building Affects Land Value
The National Association of Real Estate Boards says the wrong building harms land value. Owners must choose the proper use for urban property and develop it to its best advantage, as future value depends on building type and development.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
National Beauty Campaign Targets Virginia Politics
National Campaign for Sonse Beauty backs a Virginia chamber conference on scenery cleanup. Nashville garden clubs plan rambler roses along highway fences to beautify approaches. Seattle weighs a 200 mile Tacoma to Everett route lined with rhododendrons as civic charm. Mrs. Rackefeller Jr. rewarded with a Washington trip and handshake for coining a beautify slogan, linked to Rockefeller plans to curb unsightly roadside fixtures nationwide.
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Sonse Beauty
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Garden Clubs
Nashville
Seattle
Tacoma
Everett
Detroit
John D. Rackefeller, Jr
Washington
Country
Rockefeller
Selecting Home Site for Lasting Residential Use
The home builder should verify that a proposed section will remain a home district and seek advice on zoning trends. While current rules may restrict commercial building, zoning laws can be amended if demand justifies change, so consult experts on nearby land trends and future district shifts.
Reliable Contractors Shortchange When Prices Are Too Low
The piece notes that when contractors accept underpriced house-building jobs with poor plans, they tend to deliver inferior workmanship to avoid losses. It warns that some in the trade are unskilled, delivering low-grade results despite reduced costs, a practice condemned by quality builders.
California Planning Enabling Act Bill Signed by Governor
California lawmakers pass a revised planning enabling act replacing the old law and the measure is signed by the governor. The California Real Estate Association supported enactment as the bill moves to guide city planning efforts statewide.
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California
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Callifornia Real Estate Association
Home Modernizing Concepts and Built-In Features
When modernizing a house you leverage the sturdy structure and add features that are substantial, modern, useful, and decorative to enhance the home.
Esthekics and Business: a blend of art and commerce
A compact look at how aesthetics and business intertwine in modern markets. The piece surveys designers and firms balancing creative vision with profitability, noting the role of branding, consumer demand, and ethical considerations in shaping new ventures.
Seaman’s Phrase “She Sleeps Eleven” Baffles Landsmen
Commander Mac Millen explains the phrase used aboard Bowdoin, a term for the ship’s sleeping capacity. A reporter and two old sea captains in Provincetown discuss the curious tombstone inscription “She sleeps,” reflecting nautical lore and cemetery observations.
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Bowdoin
MacMillen
Provincetown
Mass
Ta dana University faculty member hosts relatives dinner
A Ta dana University faculty member hosted relatives with a chicken dinner. Mrs Blank told her children they shared the liver. Returning to the kitchen, she found her five year old leaving the kitchen. She questioned the child about the liver and heard I ate it so wouldn't be selfish. Indianapolis News.
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Tadana University
Dispute Over Head Organ Centenary Sparks Public Debate
In Haly a quarrel over whether to mark the band organ centenary is public. Florence’s Le Stabile backs a fitting celebration claiming the hurdy gurdy popularizes Italian opera while Rome’s La Trisima opposes. La Tribuna dismisses the organelle and the attendant monkey.
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Haly
Florence
le Stabile
Rome
la Trismna
la Tribuna
Brought Home a Relic from Rome Sequel
A fragment from a column teases social observations on marriage and engagement. It notes how some women marry early or late, and hints at the humor in a silver-tongued speaker failing to captivate his own wife.
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Rome
Phillips Mic of Magnesia Beats Indigestion Quick
Many people mistaken as indigestion have 20 acid. Phillips Mic of Magnesia corrects digestion in minutes. It relieves gurgling and gas after meals, prevents distress two hours post meal, and neutralizes much more acid than its volume. A pleasant, lasting aid versus temporary soda relief.
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Phillips Mic
Magnesiz
Phillips
Phillips Mik
Magnesia
Traffic Cop and a Prescription for Nujol
A magazine style piece quotes a medical chief claiming Nujol is not medicine but a pure natural substance designed to regulate digestion. It suggests even a traffic officer faces summonses yet highlights Nujol as a safe aid for “keeping things fine” without drugs.
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Qur Medical
Nujol Laboratories
Park Avenue
New York
Uses of Iodine in Animal Food Prolongs Lifespan
A historical note states that adding iodine to animal feed can extend a cow’s useful life by two to three years and a hen’s productive life by at least one year, reflecting early veterinary nutrition ideas.
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America
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