Sheridan and the Great Writer’s Bad Money Habits
A ragged set of anecdotes about Sheridan dodging creditors and living beyond means. Tales recall a kettle theft, a rising debt, and a memorable encounter on Pall Mall as a creditor pushes for payment. Mixed with stray quips and verses from contemporary papers, the piece reflects on wit and debt.
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Aluce
Fepard Aelantey
Sheridan
Robert Anydon
Ida
Abe
Shevnan
Pall Mall
Tye
Charles Wells and the Monte Carlo Bank Breaker
In a historical account, adventurer Charles Wells testifies to and embodies the high stakes of Monte Carlo gambling. He emulates D'Alembert by wagering from ten to twenty units, briefly ventures to create substantial gains, then suffers devastating losses as the game spirals. Wells is later linked to criminal reports in Paris, allegedly claiming a 40,000 gain from the casino, revealing the perilous arc of high risk gambling.
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Monte Carlo
Charles Wells
Binate Carlo
D'Arembert
Wella
Preakliyt
Onas
Faris
Ersina
G. M. Williamson
McClore
Court hearing during river swim inspires unusual record
In a curious case before Vice Chancellor Brindwell, an injunction to halt a Duke of Newcastle’s timber felling was argued during a morning swim by the river Nor Tamnes. The chancellor, arriving by boat, granted the injunction after a brief hearing, while contemporaneous notes reflect transcribed prophecies and anecdotes from Pepys era, including Dutch concerns and medical commentary.
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Brindwell
Duke of Newcastle
Chimber
Lord Lincoln
Nor Tanmes
Pepys
Oriet
Moore
Lilly
Braybrooke
Holland
Holand
Medway
The Ducking Stool and Harsh Colonial Punishments
A 1700 travelogue describes colonial punishments including the ducking stool for a gossipy woman Betsey Walker. A machine submerged the offender in water for short periods, repeated up to five times, while spectators and officials watched as the penitent woman endured a feared form of discipline.
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America
Thomas Hartley
Viraiola Frole
Nis
Betsey Walker
Theo
Rothschild Beggar Tale Reported In Satirical Book
In a late 19th century spoof the Rothschild family is parodied in a romance about Baron James Rothschild. A beggar model portrayed after the baron is aided by a painter, who receives a note delivering a check for 19,000 francs plus interest from an amused Baron Rothschild. The tale appears in The Nothechilds romance and is cited in the Luster Gazette.
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Jarnsu
Rothschild
Tha Nothechilds
Tginthis Batla
James Roth
Achild
Sym
Paris
Wagera Demucrots
Baron Rothschild
Io Begest
Relucroia
Atudio
Lolita
Baron Jamie Rothschild
Luster Gazatte
English and Irish Glass Craft and Odd Fragments
A scattered excerpt surveys English and Irish glass types, noting European factory distinctions, whiteness and weight, and famed Cork and Dublin pieces. It includes stray fragments on glassmaking history, a street anecdote about a tramp, a New York limewash line, hotel descriptions, and a mock dialogue about fashion and manners.
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Lande
Cork
Phores
Mediterranean
Trustee's Sale of Valuable Real Estate in Maryland
Trust sale announced for property in Washington County Maryland near Benevela with details of parcels, boundaries, and historic references. Auction set for September 2, 1915 at the courthouse in Hagerstown with terms requiring cash or certified funds and credit arrangements as prescribed by the court decrees.
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Washington County
Maryland
I Doevey
Circuit Court
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Equity
Anid Court
Yibthc
Hoowe
Eagerstown
Thair Ufa
Waslingto County
Tend
Tonevoli
Waahingtonounty
Kuo Mille
Mapieville
Boonehorn
Jacob Manyalides
Maryaot
Palla
Wrahintgon County
Lahove
Ethue
May
Maylaville
Balug
Jacob Magalllen
Amenda
Olon
Ata Diwellig
Howe
Anklyn
Dali Ear
Winiam Krothor
George Groouw
Peter Weaver
Ant Houwel Ton
Brverdl
Washington Canny
Xanthert
Smoketown
Smoketowte
Myaville
Seine
Auld Facale Muyailles
David Schindel
Ded
Liberty
Hank Reevida
Washington
Aldmet J. Long
Tristan
Waah
Ave
West Side
George
Winter
Ridge Ave
East Ave
Lee
Doudto
Largo
Howard
Potomac
Hingla
Bargalo
Williamsport
St. Madora
West Side Ave
Michell Ave
Modora
Dower
Crown Ave
Hale Way
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Wolahitu
Alty
Auburbe
Jn Price
Intel Ss. L
Young
Real Eatats
Jonmthan
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