The Tramp Fitzhugh Seeks Wealth in Orchestrated Crimes
A waifish man named Fitzhugh collides with a street life in Chicago. He is humiliated, reformed, then drawn into crime by Esther Strom and Kathleen Otis. He joins bogus stock schemes and a wheat deal, amassing nearly thirty thousand dollars before revelations and danger unfold.
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Synopsia
Daniel Lashugh
Chicago
Esther Strom
Fishugh
Fitshusa
Symington Ous
Otis
Lozrna
Kathleen Otils
Fitzhugh
Eather
Kathleen
Nikolay
Esther
Fitshugh
Bean
Bis
Pitzhugh
Quigs
Henry Hunt
New York
Hunt
Fushuga Neta
Bull Market Schemes and a High Stakes Wealth Gambit
In a Chicago wheat scheme, Fitzhugh predicts a bull attack by Otis and company and plans a cautious entry. Hunt and Fitzhugh navigate market slumps, debt, and sudden graft, unloading futures as December wheat tumbles while Fitzhugh offers funds and signals a dangerous, high stakes move in search of profits.
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Fitzhugh
Hunt
Chicago
Jong
Lincoln Parkway
Otis
Otis and Company
Haki
The Silent Messenger and the Desperate Letters
Daniel Fitzhugh reads Esther's letters from Russia showing escalating love and jealousy. He sends a thousand dollar draft to her, writes a faked urgent note to Hunt, and fends off despair before hiding away. Fitzhugh sinks into a drunken two week debauch then returns home exhausted, dreaming of gold chased but finding a rainbow.
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Esther
Randolph Street
Firzhugh
Fitzhugh
Gustave Doré Taught Violin Yet Veers From Mastery
Anecdotes recount Gustave Doré as a famed violin amateur rather than a concert artist. He owned a valuable instrument and played Berlioz with flair yet rarely persisted when a piece resisted. The painter and his friend Gaunt-Saens recall lively studio days and lively arguments amid immense productivity.
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Gustave Dore
Berlios
Muncor
Dore
Johannes Wolf
Queens
Cmpresses
Gaunt-Saens
Decorative frocks for bridesmaids with timeless and modern flair
Bridesmaids frocks may draw on historical or contemporary styles in taffeta georgette and fine net. Net gowns feature tucks frills and an embroidered waist band. a sash of satin ribbon with chiffon rose clusters finishes the look.
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Georgette
Net
Cap
Formal Afternoon Frocks in Georgette Remain Elegant
Formal afternoon frocks in georgette hold top spot for elegance with graceful sleeves and beadwork. The featured gowns show pale twin and twine colors with embroidery beads, front georgette panels, and satin striped crepe finishes.
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Rorgette
Fentus
Georgette
Geormette
Millions of Tin and the Hidden Health Tale
A fragmented 19th century style ad copy references germs and ear health, noting catarrh and deafness as linked to inflammation and ear anatomy. It mentions a British naval style mustache rule, pay consequences, and a medical warning about recovery, with a footer for Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Stomach restored after four doctors gave up
Mrs Mary Hendricks of Litchfield Owensboro Kentucky credits Milks Emulsion with reviving her health after five months of stomach and bowel trouble. She weighed seven pounds and within weeks was working again. The ad promotes Milks Emulsion as a nutritious remedy aiding digestion and appetite with a money back guarantee. Sold by druggists everywhere.
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Litchfield Head
Owensboro
Eanvarsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Drysists
Faded Fashion Snippet Describes Garment Details
A fragmented text notes kimono sleeves bodice suits and sport coats with short sleeve lengths and camisole or gown beading issues. It hints at tape slips and lingerie fit frustrations, offering a third tip for wearers familiar with slipping lingerie tape.
Chinese Hold Hill Sacred in Ming Dynasty Legend
A Buddhist priest Po Men visited Huang Shan in the South Aphul hills during the Ming era and favored the site for a sacred mountain. A Peking audience secured large sums to develop a fairyland of the gods, with a brass pagoda temple named Thousand God Pagoda and the Purple Sand temple later renamed Merciful Night Hall. Hundreds of priests flocked to the mountains amid Buddhist prosperity and roads climbed to peak temples above perpetual springs.
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Po Men
Huang Shan
Aphul
Peking
Chins Herat
Not Interested Miss Quister in Rome Colosseum Visit
Mr Filmhound says he did not visit the Colosseum in Rome as it had been closed for repairs for several years. He chose to see up to date picture houses instead.
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Symington Otts
Miss Quister
Rome
Colosseum
Preezoan and Freezove Promote Corn Relief
An old advertisement touts Preezoan for quick corn relief with a few cents, claiming it stops aching and lets you lift the corn with fingers. It markets Freezove as a tiny bottle from a druggist, promising to remove hard and soft corns and calluses without irritation, credits Hreeauia as a Cincinnati genius discovery.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Baboons Used as Shepherds In Earnest Animal Labor
A writer in the Atlantic Monthly notes baboons trained as shepherds. Baboons show rare affection for young animals and even guard an infant for years. One observed baboon tended hundreds of sheep, guiding them daily and bringing them home at dusk, alarmed by distant calls of wild baboons. The article also mentions a cheap hat costing 35 beans.
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Purple Dreams
Depths
Burton & Burton
Pirehugh
Dan
Fitzhugl
Teady
Whitshugh
Burton
By Edwin Baird
Daniel Fitztich
Russia
Lower
Clark Street
Urtjanle
Hendrick
Bedfast
Red Cross
Grocers
Sausgh
Deernn
Gbiste
Tupover
Eniy
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battis
Mich
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