Notable Odds and Ends Across Cities and Eras
The piece catalogs varied trivia and brief notices: Count Bent de Castellane snubbed by George J. Gould in London. Asa Field and a Vermont family with a combined age of 420 years scattered from Vermont to California. J. W. Beers in West View Pa. claims a vast shorthand library. Major General Wiley leads Pennsylvania forces in the Spanish American War era. George W. Sanford longtime Guilford cornet maker. Lt Graetz of Prussian army touring German East Africa in an automobile. Harlan I. Smith's Wyoming archaeological reconnaissance for the American Museum of Natural History. Governor Frear of Hawaii inaugurated. Mott Smith as territory secretary. A. S. Hartwell as chief justice and Ballau as associate justice. Judge George A. Carpenter notes hair brush redeems cases. Winthrop Maine residents live long with Elias Miller and George S. Fairbanks noted among nonagenarians. Abiel Robinson aged eighty six. R. S. Barrett of Daily Record of Mexico City back from London planning a London daily newspaper modeled on American papers.
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Asa
Field
Brattleboro
Vermont
California
J. W. Beers
West View
Pennsylvania
Ohe A. Wiley
Spain
Harlan I. Smith
Wyoming
American Museum of Natural History
Frear
Hawaii
Mott Smith
A. S. Hartwell
Supreme Court
Ballau
George A. Carpenter
Chicago Juvenile Court
Winthrop
New England
Elias Miller
George 8. Fairbanks
Abiel Robinson
R.S. Barrett
Daily Record
City of
The Picture Critic and the Face That Settles It
A critique essay contrasts casual picture judging with music criticism. It argues pictures endure and tempt harsher judgments, while music fades after applause. The piece notes critics often settle on a face they approve or condemn, likening Rembrandt to an overly critical viewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattias
Rembrandt
Free Lunch For a Lion
A former lion tamer recalls tame feats with Frederick Barbarossa, describing how trust faltered when the animal bit his fingers. He notes his palmy days as Professor Piccolomini and mentions suspenders as a joke about fixing attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Piccolomini
Frederick Barbarossa
Frederick
New York Times
Wall Street Victims Hidden in Plain Sight
A New Broadway Magazine essay contrasts the glittering Wall Street crowd with the many fallen traders unseen by tourists. It notes fugitives, jailed jumpers, and thousands of smaller losses, while spouses sew, daughters study stenography, and victims haunt hotel lobbies and cafes seeking relief from crippling financial ruin.
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Wall Street
New York
The
Waldorf
Street
New Broadway Magazine
New
Britain
Milwaukee
Sherry’s
Delmonico’s
Martin’s
Rtector’s
the Waldorf
Manhattan
Astor
St. Regis
Holland House
His Luck Cynicus and Silicus Dialogue Caption
A Philadelphia Record comic caption features Cynicus boasting of engagements with many girls and Silicus quipping about his luck in love while Cynicus notes he has never married any of them. An unrelated scientific line about African oil species appears afterward.
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Cynicus
Silicus
Philadelphia Record
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Kahemmer
Tingher & Dickenson Bros
Fourth St
Fairbury, Nebr
the Hall OF Fame
Count Bent de Castellane
George J. Gould
West End
London
Maine
George W. Sanford
Guilford
Graetz
German East Africa
the Picture Critic
Shoo
Congress
Dr. Shoop
L. P. Raymond
Edison
J.B. Kere
Main St
Fairbury
H. Bauguess
Dil
Nebraska
505
Seventh Street
Washington
So. Sc
Womptly
U. S
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