The Whirligig of Theme and Margaret Drury Story
The tale centers on Margaret Drury a wealthy proud figure who oversees a grand estate filled with art and privilege. James Shannon a modest bank teller falls in love but Margaret rejects him citing wealth and lineage. A 1781 flashback reveals Shannon’s debt and a colonel named George Drury who borrowed money and fortunes rose while Shannon’s honor faded. The contrast ends with a reflective note that truth remains stranger than fiction.
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Mar
Baret Drury
Margaret Drury
George Drury
Washington
White Plains
Yorktown
James Shannon
Shannon
Margaret’ Drury
Lady Disdain
Margaret
Drury
Mr. Shannon
James Shannon Callng
Cornwallis
Boston
Shannon Cor
Revolutionary Army
Perish the Thought on Women Stenographers at Grand Trunk
The New York Sun reports Chicago Grand Trunk railroad officials promote mass discharge of women stenographers, criticizing their promotion prospects and office behavior. They claim women hinder promotion and prefer male staff, citing gossip and nonwork talk as decorum threats.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk Railroad
Grand Trunk
Civil Service
New York
Dieting advice and billing quip from doctors
A dialogue shows a young doctor telling a patient to diet and eat little, while an old doctor adds the plainest food and minimal amounts. The exchange ends with the remark that the advice will help pay the bill, attributed to the Philadelphia Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Rupture Now Curable Says Dr Henderson in KC
Kansas City Sunday Journal reports eminent hernia specialist Dr. Ernest Henderson says rupture is curable in most cases with a new method not using a knife. He notes wide patient demand from Kansas City and across the United States and promotes his no pay until cured plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Henderson
Pr. Henderson
Double Rupture Cured In Seven Weeks By Painless Method
A 1902 Kansas City report touts a painless rupture cure by Ernest Henderson M D. The testimonial from Eugene Sawyer claims bilateral rupture resolved in seven weeks without a truss and offers a guarantee to cure or no pay. The letter emphasizes cost relief after prior failures.
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Kansas City
Kas
Ernest Henderson
Best Wiehes
Lam
Yourstrucy
6Th St
Eugene Sawyer
Mr Elliott Case Proves Cure by Henderson Admitted
In Sterling Kansas on May 26 1902 Dr Ernest Henderson of Kansas City Missouri advertises no cure no pay. A man named Stanley Elliott recounts his hernia case from youth, initial treatment lasting seven weeks with recurrence. He later completed additional weeks of care and stayed cured after returning home.
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Elliott
Stanley Elliott
Agents in Every Town and Quick Maker Money
An ad set offering agents per day with sample terms and free postage, from Adams Mfg Co Rockford Illinois and Zesto Mfg Co Chicago Illinois. Also Unique Headache Cure ad promoting instant relief at ten cents and a copper prospect sale in Prosperous camp Mexico with investment inquiry.
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Adams Mfg. Co
Rockford, al
Zesto Mfg.Co
565Th Ave
Chicago
Uniqueco
Unique-Supply -Co
Creighton Ave
Wane, Ind
Ood
Aurface
Mexico
R. R
J. T. Murphy
Charéas
L. P
Berthen Supply Co Announces Record Seller Proposition
A Chicago firm Berthen Supply Co advertises a bold permanent business scheme with duplicate orders and immense profits. The notice cites sample Circulars and a “proposition” claiming wide interest and easy money to borrow.
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Berthen Supply Co
W. 23Rd. St
Chicago, Il
Great Men's Wit at Boston Dinner
Chief Justice Story attended a public dinner in Boston with Edward Everett present. Story proposed a toast praising Everett, and Everett replied that judicial learning could rise only to one Story. The exchange highlighted wit and mutual respect between the men.
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Story
Boston
Edward Everett
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Promoted for Teething Relief
An advertisement recommends Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for children during the teething period, targeting mothers with assurances of soothing effects.
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Mrs. Winslow
Burly Traveler Panel at Broad Street Station
A stout man with two heavy suitcases hurries toward a Pullman porter at the steps of the parlor car on the Pennsylvania Limited. He asks if the train stops at Rahway. the porter replies in a condescending tone that the train does not stop there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Street
Pennsylvania Limited
Rahway
Philadelphia Ledger
Torrey Tunnel debated by top engineers in Colorado
A Detroit Free Press excerpt quotes a cautious state engineer lauding a tunnel proposition near Quarts Hill as a premier industrial and mining project. It notes Riedel & Co. of Colorado Springs offering details by postal card.
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Quarts Hill
H. A. Riedel & CO
Colorado Springs
Colo
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Edward B. Clark
Broad Land
Bingle
Jim
George
Hali
Chas. H. Fletcher
Mea
New York City
9Th St
West Ninth Street
Peake
Kansas ‘City
WM. C. Peake
Fuer
Benton & Roping
Oberlin
Kansas
Hanesc
Carnegie Supply Co
Carnegie, Pa
Keathley
Dallas, Texas
New Ontario
Riverside
Christina Colony
R. A. Burress
Port Arthur
Ont
Fisherman Gold Mines Company
Mack
Denver
Cole
Country Publishers Company
Everett
Detroit Free Press
Steaness
Adress
F. J. Cheney
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