Desert Camels Dominate Valuation In Tuareg Society
The piece describes desert life where value is measured in camels, with property tied to herds. It notes traders and explorers recount how wealth is counted by camels, and even presents anecdotes of rulers and merchants valuing possessions in camels rather than land or money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baksra
Sabure
Goldstein
Germany
Merlin
Chardaon
Queen Victoria
White Barth
Prenchmen Houret
Niger
Timbactes
Subsiete
Fourean
Sanara
Alger
Sverige Mat
Nackthal
Desert
Mansfield Death Warning Shocks Brother in England
Richard Mansfield, brother of the dead actor, recalls a premonition two years earlier that his sibling would die. The family kept illness private to protect home sanctity, while the actor faced a doomed fate. The note arrives as Mansfield sails to England on the steamship St Lewin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mansfeld
Mogland
Secret millionaire check protection tricks from checks back blot
A historical look at forged checks and millionaire safeguards. It describes a famed tactic by a celebrated millionaire using a tiny blot on the signature back of checks as a deception detector. It notes bank refusal when blot is missing and outlines other elites’ methods using private secretaries to guard against forgeries.
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Moat
Thera Fa Litte
Milionarres
Nis
Pearson
Hay
Great Britain
Ha Sheik
Millioteire
Ihen
Passbank
Iis
Hia Chenlt
Guy
Notable Gambling Madness Among 18th Century Elite
A brokendown survey recounts famous fortunes squandered at cards by British aristocrats and financiers. It cites Colonel Mellish, Lord Granville, Sir John Bland, and others who lost sums ranging from tens of thousands to millions in single nights, with anecdotes of high stakes, long sessions, and lavish lifestyles ending in ruin.
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Rupotiva
Jay
London
Colonel Moellish
Ubieh
Hadsack Priory
Blythe
George
Payne
Lord Albert Denison
Lintmer's
Albert
St. George's Hanover Square
Almack’s
Walnole
Moleanx
Teta
C. W Heckethorn
Waltiole
O'Dirne
Harvey
Chigwell
Gilengs
Horvig
Wilte
Jenna
George Canning
Sandwich
Duke of
Guntherland
Hs Podwol
Lord Granville
Crockford
Jack Myliou
Halsland
Esras
Prigon
John Bland Ron
Taanel
Ernest Bentow
Goodwood
Charinl-Derer
Granville
Graham's
Paris
Jesva
Pepys
Maan Tin
Nell Gwynne
Portsmouth
Lord Lauderdale
Croker
Fox
Faro
Duchesse de Barry
Pa's Fruit Chronicle Excerpt on Jonah Story Readings
Cartoon style snippet from Chicago Retord Herald shows a Sunday school scene with Johnny asked about Jonah and the whale. The boy mishears and mispronounces biblical names, reflecting humorous confusion in dialogue and spelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Retord-Herald
Johnny
Pep
Ileana
Shralin
Society to See Zebras Parade Up Broadway in New Show
Russell Hopkins of Atlanta plans a publicity stunt driving a pair of zebras tandem up Broadway to Dolmónico’s. The stunt aims to shock New York society, with Hopkins and his wife hosting a dinner and entertainment for friends at his Irvington-on-the-Hudson estate while trainers prepare the zebras. Date not yet fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New
Ruesell Hopkins
Hopkins
Irvington-on-the Hudson
Do We Worship Ugliness or Art in Modern Culture
A fragmented reflection on beauty and ugliness in modern art, arguing that pessimism fuels a worship of ugliness while noting the enduring appeal of practical beauty in cars and fashion. The author defends elegance in design and suggests art's future beauty will return after a period of morbid and aggressive experimentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibsen
Poor Pay for Big Jobs A glimpse at twentieth century salaries
The article argues that social and professional pay scales diverge as the century shifts. It notes that top salaries rise in business and elite roles while midtier and public sector wages lag behind historical levels in real terms, highlighting figures for civil servants, lawyers, doctors, and engineers and comparing them with lucrative private gigs.
Some Queer Inn Signs From English Taverns
A fragmentary historical note surveys odd inn signs in England such as Honest Lawyer at King's Lynn and the Three Compasses seen in Wrench, with theories linking signs to sayings like God encompasseth us and a Masonic compass motif, alongside references to the Cat and the Middle and a Salmon and Company.
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Thera
King’n Lynn
Norfolk
Geen
Saya
O. Weeldy
Alnead
Grosvenor
View
Fliilco
Petersborough
Botanic Balm Promises Cure for Wide Range of Ailments
An old advertisement touts Botanic Balm as a universal remedy for ailments including swollen glands, cataracts, cancer, and nervous conditions. It claims to cleanse blood, relieve aches, and cure many illnesses with its Botanic ingredients. The ad urges readers to request a sample and send payment by express from the Atamo Plaza firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganses
Eboxar Drug Co
Atamo Plaza
Bermady
Express
Curious Inns and Names Echo a London Past
Fragments describe inns and signs with historical echoes from Tudor and Stuart times. References include Bowlogsne Gate and Bull and Month, distortions of Bow Lane and Bow Lane, plus tales of inn signs altered after portraits of bishops. A later note mentions the Shepherd of Woodhead and a shift of portraits to the Quiet Shepherd room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Henry Carr
Bulland Gate
Holborn
Ton Jones
Lon‘don
Bowlogne Gate
Sigm
Bowlogne
Henry VIII
Boulaane
Linmlamtonne
Tiandes
Torside
Manchester
Frownhill
Woodhead
Lord Trllemache
Birmingham
Prastwich
Turnford
Sten
Whore la George Now Mudhrated Gita
A fragmentary, misread text presents a dramatic exchange about deceased spouse. The lines imply regret and memory of a late husband, with distorted phrasing suggesting a personal, intimate plea and a reference to a life with George, though the source text is garbled and unclear.
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Baltimore American
Conditien
Willan N. Hill
Health Department
Chicago
Phewry
New York Sun
Oyster Hay
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Bo 7A
City National Bank
Carnegie Library
Physicians’ and Burgence’ Hospital
Alamo Street
Shields
P. T. Shields
North Olive Street
Broadway
Jin
Sulrina
Civil Service Commissioners
United States
Mr. Root
Paul Morton
Che Savy
John Findlay Wallace
Panams
New York City
Thancome
Fontecakes Tos
Phyatclana
Bist Nnt
James Th DM
Prinavon MA
Eei
Ver Aan
Teor
Antonio
Texas Pride
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