Immigrant prospectus and testimonial notice from 19th century periodicals
A broad immigration notice promotes land at one dollar per acre plus free stockraising on 500000 acres in West Florida under U S Homestead laws. It offers half fare train excursions on the first and third Tuesdays and invites readers to request maps and information from agent R J Wettuss in Louisville. A testimonial by Rev W W Jacobs praises Dr Kay’s Renovator after indigestion, with dealer John Gifford selling the product.
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L. L. Carpenter
Wabash
Ind
Bethany Assembly
Brooklyn
Christian Church
Kay
B. J. Kay Medical Co
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
West Florida
U. S
Gulf Coast
W. W. Jacobs
Kansas
Illinois
John Gifford
Not Advertising Now and Two Widows and a Salted Mine
A collection of small items notes Cecil Rhodes as a boy at a north London-aunt home where dining table roles amuse, then contrasts ex Governor Hill and Theodore Roosevelt at a banquet with witty remarks about hats. Also told is a tale of two prospectors who salted a mine to trick two rich widows, who invest and later strike a $75,000 belt fortune.
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Cecil Rhodes
London
Cecil
Hannah
Rhodes
Albany
David B. Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Saturday Evening Post
Colonel Roosevelt
Mr. Hill
Governor Hill
Galena
Missouri
Kansas City Journal
Abhors Interviews Ex-Judge Moore Refuses Comment
An Exchange item notes Chicago financier and iron magnate W H Moore declines all publication of remarks. A reporter seeking Europe plans and iron business conditions is met with the same firm refusal, even in a teasing elevator exchange.
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W. H. Moore
Chicago
Europe
Chicagoan
Endurance of Japanese Miners
Four Japanese miners were entombed for 12 days in the Matsuyasu colliery, lacking food and light for long stretches. They report low spirits after oil ran out, but adjusted to darkness and persisted. The episode highlights notable endurance among the miners.
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Matsuyasu
Daisy the chimpanzee dies after London heat
Daisy the London zoo chimpanzee has died from the climate. The famed animal could open a pocketknife divide fruit into quarters and hand out pieces to visitors, performing for crowds.
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Daisy
London Zoo
London
Duties of a Missionary In Africa
From In Dwarf Land and Cannibal Country by A. B. Lloyd. The missionary is portrayed as a multipurpose worker who must build, heal, teach, farm, trade, and lead as lawyer, accountant, minister, and administrator under harsh colonial conditions. The passage lists an exhaustive set of roles demanded of him.
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Africa
Uganda
A. B. Lloyd
Will Form Rejected By New York Courts
A Boston Herald report notes the New York courts refused probate for a will written across three pages with the second page mislabelled as third page. The court held the signature did not occur at the physical end and disallowed the document for not meeting the statute.
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New York
New York Court of Appeals
Boston Herald
Hamlet Ghost Scene Delayed by Real Audience Comment
A Chicago Tribune excerpt notes a discouraging Hamlet performance with a slow pace and a ghost cue delay. A front row comment about 87 men with round white spots distracted the audience as the armor clad phantom finally appeared amid flat reception.
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Chicago Tribune
Parrots Gymnastic Feats Observed In Wild Habitat
Mrs Mandsley once claimed parrots perform gymnastic feats to escape monotony in captivity. She later witnessed parrots near Copan in freedom engaging in the same feats as caged birds.
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Mandsley
Copan
How They Lost Her
A reader recalls a Chicago Times Herald anecdote about a cook whose two cakes were swapped to steal one meant for a married sister. The tale frames petty deception as a curious domestic lapse.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Law as a sieve quotes a Chicago News remark
A Chicago News quotation compares law to a sieve noting that a person may pass through but emerge reduced. The aphorism emphasizes legal constraints and the cost of crossing borders between law and action.
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Chicago News
Desperately in Love Noted by Atchison Globe
A quote from Atchison Globe states a girl cannot speak of love without saying desperately, reflecting a witty sentiment on language and emotion. The remark highlights linguistic emphasis on passion.
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Atchison
Globe
Sign of the Times Tellers and Clerks in Savings Banks
A Boston savings bank teller recalls a humorous encounter with an Irish woman seeking to open an account. The woman struggles to provide a full name and resists standard paperwork, finally admitting she cannot write. The anecdote highlights perceptions of bank procedures and human nature.
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Boston Savings Bank
Ellen
Bridget
Mary
Silk train saved the Harpers Ferry bridge, Garrett praised
The Harpers Ferry flood endangered the Potomac river bridge. President John W. Garrett ordered a loaded silk train to the bridge to stabilize it, a decision that saved the structure. The silk originated in San Francisco via China and Japan, illustrating Garrett’s resourcefulness and impact on American infrastructure.
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Harpers Ferry
Potomac
Thomas G. Jones
John W. Garrett
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Garrett
San Francisco
China
Japan
America
Birmingham Age-Herald
Cards on the Cars Reflect Changing Travel Social Life
A Rochester Post-Express report notes trains no longer host card games as travelers distrust strangers over fears of gambling schemes. The piece highlights years of railroad betting and con games, saying deck flashing on Pullman cars has become rare from New York to California.
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Bunko
New York
California
Vermont
Florida
Rochester Post-Express
Why So Many Young Men Fail
An article quotes Hetty Green noting that young men in business fail when they try to do too many things at once. It argues salaried workers fear extra tasks, and value comes from thinking beyond assigned duties, with reliability as the scarce asset.
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Hetty Green
Circumstances Alter Cases in Brief Exchange
An observant man questions a watch and a wealthier man responds that circumstances have changed. He remarks the current watch is silver while the old one had a gold case, noting that circumstances alter cases in a wry Philadelphia Press tone.
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Philadelphia Press
Slow Work and a Proposal Tale in Cleveland
A comic exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features Maria defending a late night with a young man to her mother. The mother cites needing time for a proposal while noting the unusual five hour duration and Maria’s defense about him stuttering.
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Bobster
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Sheridan, Indiana
Albert C. Pearson
Mercantile
Theodore P. Davis
Noblesville
Humber
Rutland Vermont
Indiana
Nahics
F.C. Mvpcolm
Manchester
DR. Brothers
Cleveland
Ohio
Treasury Department
Office of Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C
First National State Bank OF
Sheridan
Hamilton
United States
Charles G. Dawes
Louisville
Nashville Railroad
Great Central ,Southern Trunkline
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
R J. Wetttuss
General Immigration and Industrial Agent
Louisville, KY
Cecil Tosk
Judge Moore
Stanwix Hall
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
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