Prankish Times and Notorious Ridicule Verse
A satirical column parodies public figures and a bizarre horse incident in Kansas City. A woman on a bicycle distracts a horse with Marlborough bow in her knot, while ex-treasurer Taylor faces a two year sentence in Sioux Falls for embezzling about 300000 dollars. Readers admire the horse’s plight as a wheeled man leads a sturdy horse through Grand Avenue.
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Marlborough
Taylor
South Dakota
Sioux ‘Falls
Nebraska
Kansas City
Grand Avenue
Haro
Cottonseed oil yields and crop prospects discussed
Observers debate cotton crop size and oil output with last year yielding 1,200,000 barrels while this year may fall to 700,000 or less. Some expect a 7,000,000 bale crop and 1,000,000 barrels from past patterns, while a short season may not raise oil prices due to cheap lard and new demand outlets.
Rothschild Banker Sees Big American Profit Window
A Rothschild family member warns an English reporter that the next five years favor American ventures. He hints at a possible $60,000,000 bond deal with about $9,000,000 in profits, tied to Africa's wildcat schemes.
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Rothschilds
Africa
America
Why Do I Live Why Beatrice Sends Verses
Beatrice poses a poetic question about living for sending verses instead of delivering them in person. The exchange notes her practice of submitting poetry as the mode of participation rather than recitation.
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Beatrice
Peculiar Mental State After Hasheesh Meal Described
An account from the Cornhill Magazine recalls a meal where hashish induced vivid sensory shifts and altered perception. The narrator and companions transformed faces, read thoughts, and heard a cannons firing voice as laughter and bursts of thunder echoed in the mind.
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Sratt H Cael
Cornhill Magazine
Lavater
Leather Covered Pianos Attract Milwaukee Exhibition
A Milwaukee music dealer showcases leather covered pianos in the University building on Broadway. After years of study the inventor chose leather as the durable casing material. The Buffalo built instrument features black embossed leather, presenting a dignified finish that resists mar or spotting.
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Milwaukee
University Building
Broadway
Buffalo
Wisconsin
Russell Sage Withdraws 16875 From Sub Treasury
Russell Sage visited the sub-treasury on Friday and drew out 16875 in crisp new greenbacks in exchange for treasury checks representing interest payments. Attaches say they never before saw Sage collect money there personally before the visit became public. He tucked the bills inside his coat and returned to his office.
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Russell Sage
New York Sun
Sub-Treasury
Treasury
Mr. Sage
To Restore Bleached Locks
A Boston Traveller item cites Dr. Morin offering a hair color restoration receipt. Mix equal parts alcohol of roses oil of bitter almonds tincture of cantharides tincture of citron to revive natural color after dyeing.
Expensive Dinner Tale From City Boasters
A country man, newly flush with cash, imitates city yuppies by ordering a $20 dinner of ham and eggs, hoping to dine like the wealthy. The tale ends with the warning that generosity does not guarantee prudence and a good heart is no foolproof shield.
Remedy for Humor and skin issues advertised by Kennedy
Donald Kennedy of Roxbury Mass promotes a weed based remedy claiming it cures humor from pimples to severe skin conditions. He cites over eleven hundred trials with two failures and offers certificates of value from nearby Boston residents. The bottle is taken at night with water and claims quick relief without diet changes.
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Donald Kennedy
Roxbury
Mass
Boston
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Jefferson County Record
Prank F. Pearce
Chicago
Goelet
Newport Cliffs
Treasury Department
Ohio
John Carle # Sons
New York
Kennedy
Hood
L. Cockelreas
Irving
Illinois
Hobb’s
Paragus
Hobb’s Medicine CO
San Francisco
Bes H. Barrett
Atlan
Omaha
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Ad-Druggists. Soc
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