Prank W Pettygrove and the Portland coin tale
A historic penny once decided Portland’s name, tails sparking the tie that kept the city named Portland after Maine’s Portland rather than Boston. The coin, dated 1885 and kept by Pettygrove’s family, links a famed origin to the Willamette metropolis. Also contains an August 28 note touting Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney-related female health issues.
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W. Pettygrove
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Willamette
Boston
Mr. Pettygrove
AL Lovejoy
Massachusetts
Pettygrove
Maine
Pettygrave
Love- Joy
Regulated Meat Prices in 1592 London
The law forced butchers to sell beef at a half penny per pound and mutton at three farthings. London butchers offered penny pieces of beef for the relief of the poor, typically weighing two and a half pounds or more, sometimes three pounds for a penny.
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England
Butchers of
London
Locomotive Oil Use Revealed in Annual Need
A passenger locomotive requires about 420 gallons of oil each year to stay in operation. The note suggests following standard tea in a package and a policy of refunds if billing is not met.
Cremation Costs in France Mentioned in Odd Note
A garbled item notes the cost of cremating a body in France as three francs and remarks on poor tea quality with fragmented phrases about a grocer and money. The readable bits focus on the cremation cost and stray comments about money and beverages.
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France
Frances
Origin of By Law and Town Terms
Fragmentary text discusses by law origin and the word bye from old Danish for town. Mentions phrases about tea friends and hosts of friends. Includes a quotation attributed to Emerson on the mind aligned with nature and current events.
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Pylaw
Emerson
Schilling's Best and the Wasp noted by professor
A fragment discusses Schilling's Best and remarks on the wasp as a disputatious creature that carries its point, attributed to a professor.
Contested L and O Stock Frenzy and Bankrupt Threat
Wealth magnate Randolph Morris orders action as L and O surges from 29 to 125. A syndicate led by James Blake gains control with Blake absorbing shares from Mason Hawkins and General Marshall Carden. Randolph collapses into apoplexy after disowning his son Arthur over funds, signaling dire financial peril and an impending suspension.
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Mr. Mason
Randolph Morris
Mason
James Blake
New York
Blake
General Marshall Carden
John Hawkins
Carden
Mr. Blake
Randolph Motrin & Company
Arthur Morris
Ielah
Fils
Chapter XXXI Father and Son on Wall Street Crash
Randolph Morris drives the market plunge at L. & O. as the bank’s directors resist. He falls to ruin while James Blake & Company profits surge, and General Carden gains a fortune via a secret pool. Blake signals a dramatic close as Morris is carried away.
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Randolph Morris
Arthur Morris
Wall Street
James Blake & Company
Active for Greek Church Archbishop Tikhon Leads U S
Archbishop Tikhon, head of the Orthodox Eastern Greek church in the United States, Canada and Alaska, plans a first council in New York City this October. He founded many of the denomination’s 150 congregations on this side of the Atlantic and opened a seminary in Minneapolis for priestly candidates.
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Tikhon
United States
Canada
Maska
Bin
Russa
Tikhon Han
Auaotic
Minneapolis
Minn
New York City
Fly Traveled 900 Miles from Chicago to Library of Congress
An amusing tale from the Library of Congress recounts a fly that rode a 900 mile journey from Chicago to Washington. The insect escaped death in canceling machines and landed on a copyright manuscript for a piece titled Come Fly With Me before fleeing. The event is noted as a remarkable feat in avian history. Japanese in San Francisco show broad economic presence. Statistics reveal many licensed Japanese businesses including 85 hotels and 75 housecleaning offices, with various other services, and significant licensed activity in the city.
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George Ambrose
Library of Congress
Chicago
Washington
Windy City
Ambrose
Washington Files
San Francisco
Father John of Cronstadt’s Enduring Influence and Age
The 86 year old Father John of Cronstadt wields remarkable sway with the czar. He resembles the average Russian peasant in demeanor, yet abstemiousness has refined his features. Short, florid, with twinkling gray eyes and furtive look, he remains active despite age, his long brown hair still unmixed with silver.
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John
Cronstadt
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Tersey Store
Dodd
Schilling
Tear Rover
John Burt
Ner of
Cop R Ricmr
Upham Adams
Frederick
Coryucen, T
Ad. Durreel
Dore
Randolph Morris & Company
Hin
Niagara
General Carden
Stock Board
James
Blake & Cogany
Nith
Place
Broadway
le & O
Acker
Marshall Carden
Ms Office
Burt
Sherman
Greek Church
Czar
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