Frisky Johnnie Platt and Other Young Miscreants
A Milwaukee Sentinel verse recalls mischievous boys and local figures, including Johnnie Platt torturing a cat, Davie Hill’s pollywogs tale, Tommie Lawson and marbles adventures, and John Rockefeller's cellar oil sale linking to a Sunday school offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Platt
Brother
Hannah
Louisiana
Johnnie Platts
Johnnie Rockefeller
Johnnie
Milwaukee Sentinel
Ragtime Dinner with Barbarians of New Wealth
Lively Chicago society scene recounts a dinner where self made magnates from Kansas City, Cripple Creek and Chicago discuss beef, corn, and futures while toasting fortunes. Lush wines and antique wines accompany light gossip about marriage prospects and a baron observer notes their lack of hauteur and a flirtation with a Mile. Bines from Paris is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldaker
Federal Oil Company
Texas
Higbee
Cripple Creek
Chicago
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Hudson
Kansas City
Caroline
New York
Gaga
BIOW
Monsieur
Promenade de Gateau
Bines
Mlle. Higbee
The Patricians Entertain at Millerey House in New York
A refined gathering at the Millerey residence on Murray Hill showcases wealth and social ambition. Guests include Fidelia Oldaker and Cornelia Van Geist, with Mrs Gwilt-Athlestan arriving late amid gossip of marriages and urban elegance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Hill
Fifth” Avenue
Millerey
Europe
Cupid
Bar-Barian
Bines
Kansas
City
Fidelia Oldaker
Cornelia van Geist
Percival Bines
Shepler
Mrs. Gwilt-Athiestan
Victoria
Higbee
Angleberry
Strand
Kathareine
Blanchmere
Melton
Mowbray
Delicate Reform Talk Amid Graft Debate
In a Washington Star fragment Senator Sorghum voices hope for substitutes to graft worries. An earnest reformer predicts in a few years graft will be scarce and fears fade as alternative solutions emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald
Sorghum
Washington Star
Woman Escapes Operation With Pinkham Remedy
A physician advised an operation for a woman with serious female troubles. She refused and used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ulceration healed and her strength returned, illustrating use of the remedy before surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Glass that blocks heat from sun yet lets light through
Austrian inventor Richard Szigmondy claims a new window glass blocks nine tenths of sun heat while admitting light. Ordinary glass passes heat from the sun but blocks heat from non luminous sources, so a hothouse would stay cool with this glass in summer. Winter comfort is less clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Szigmondy
Szigmondy
Mother and daughter clash over child behavior tale
A humorous dialogue captures a mother urging quiet offspring while the daughter counters with a push for spoken expression. The exchange highlights generational views on discipline and communication between parent and child.
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Serials Kostorycz
Davie Hill
Wolfert
Tommy Lawson
Tommie
Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Lothrop Publishing Company
Millereys
Jarvis
Epergne
Jarvis Nots
Merkley
Miz Margret Merkley
Marhma
Ives Pills
M. Qorin
Broadway
Yore
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