Tricks With Money Tourists In Paris Warn Sharp Eye
A traveler recounts a Paris money scam involving counterfeit five franc coins and overpriced toning baths. The author describes hoarded bottles, a broken vial, and the risk of losing money to petty fraud while navigating Place Vendome and Rue de la Pepiniere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Parly
London
Taris
Republic
Etiange
Kodak
Place Vendome
Paris
Juatan
Liu
France
Mademoiselle
Koepa
Ma de Chambre
Tasbtoun
Servants in South Africa and the cost of keeping them
A London Mall recounts life in South Africa describing servant labor, wages, ages from 14 to 40, and the social dynamic between white employers and Black workers. It details language mixing, etiquette, name practices, and daily tasks with anecdotal examples.
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Walth
Africa
Mutley Howe
Sulu
Enelal
Natal
Walt
Jim
Charley
John
London Mall
The Bicycle in Honolulu a Pleasant Ride Not A Town Sport
A Honolulu correspondent notes limited riding and no current bicycle races or clubs. He describes modest prices for repairs, a rough coast ride to the Pala, and memories of Kawabanea and old Hawaii, with a glimpse of local shoppers and a Los Angeles wheeling scene.
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Honolulu
Sharrick
Whitmum
Board of Trade
Kaw Bameba
Hawaii
Cahil
Gian
Tomorow
Unclear Text Fragment Prompts Uncertain Exchange
The readable lines show a garbled customer remark about time and weather and a reply about clothes and a person named Joureal. The passage is fragmented with no clear event, date, place, or participants that form a coherent news item.
California Orange Industry Surges Amid Frost Fears
An Mississippi-era style report notes rapid growth of California orange groves in Los Angeles and southern valleys with yields between 4,200,010 and 4 600,000 boxes. It highlights high prices, rising capital, and frost risk from Jack Frost, detailing stations, shipments, and regional growth.
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California
Gost
Jack Frost
Ponthern California
Bay
Faith Witney
United States
Los Angeles Express
Los Angeles
Riverside
San Bernardino
Orange
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Pri
Boaernr
Hile
Serra Madres
Jack
N. Y. Bun
Fragmentary Scribbles and Nonsense in a Micro Story
A garbled historical text fragment presents odd dialogue between names Bey Micweller and Bobby with disjoint phrases about barking and bearing. The snippet includes misspellings and incomplete sentences, lacking coherent narrative or clear event.
Reverent Nation Shown Through Faithful American Leaders
The article argues Americans are devout, citing Dewey thanking God after Manila, Captain Phillips praising victory at Banting, and historic fasting and thanksgiving by Mayflower leaders. It defends presidents like Lincoln Jefferson and Jackson as devout, recalls Garfield’s Gettysburg words, and criticizes attempts to secularize the constitution.
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United States
Dewi
Washington
Manila
Philip
Bantitgy
Bradford
Fain
Jll
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
America
Lincoln’s Nature Angered Theil
Jefergen Anidee
Gettynburg
Fleus
Garfield
Newark
God
Leslie's Weekly
Plight of Stranded Sailors Reaches Government Attention
A State Department despatch from Bombay reports American sailors stranded due to destitution and fraudulent recruitment in New York. Consular officials see many as hopelessly adrift after being landed in foreign ports. Three Americans, Henry Macger of Bay City Michigan, Charles Brown of Bantingo California, and George Hudson of New York City, have received aid and work prospects, but others face starvation and plague with little hope of embarkation or return.
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Fee
Bombay
India
State Department
Tid
Anya
New York
Henry Macger
Bay City
Mie
Charles Brown
Bantingo
Cal
George Hudson
New York City
Africa
Dimaelf
Washington Post
Treasure From a Suaken Vessel Off Chios
Creeks and Turkish authorities probe the sea near Chios for wreckage from the 1770 Choame battle. Divers recover gold coin bags and notes of value at 40 dollars so far with expectations of more treasure. Turkish permits control finds include gold jewels and a richly ornamented belt.
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Chios
Choame
Turkih
Fielf
Jowelor
Danish Royal Naming Tradition Amid Succession Joke
The note asserts a long Danish royal naming quirk where kings named Christian or Roger recur, with Frederick and Christian appearing in succession claims. It jokes that no matter other names, Danish princes always include Christian and Roger, amid a mock legal line of succession.
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Denmark
Kinga
Linge
Corman
Cirigan
Frederick
Christian
Touttalu
James
Roger
Joke Durong
Capacity of a Wall Measure
An old instruction shows a method to estimate water capacity by using half the circumference and half the diameter, multiply by depth, and convert to gallons, yielding six gallons per foot as the result.
Preservation method for telegraph poles from wartime debris
Fragmentary note describes a pew style method using earthenware pipe pieces to preserve telegraph poles. The text is incomplete but hints at protecting pole sections with a crafted pipe insert and a coating to extend life amid postwar conditions.
Agnes Dougan Wins A Bricklayer Ball In Chicago
Agnes Dougan of Chicago debuts at the bricklayers ball after securing a pink chiffon front gown and new white kid slippers. She enters with Ed, her steady, and returns home to share that he has proposed, marking a memorable first dance and engagement news for her mother Becky.
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Agnes
Aebut
Tee Niitheer
Nils Hood
Katie Andarne
Lohman
Dougan
Lincoln Park
Abe W
Agnes Dougan
Becky
Ted
Mit
F Ramond Maxwell
Ubicago
Widcw
Bin
Herbert
Cence
Dutl
The Little Widow at Glenville Road
A fragment from a local tale follows Herbert Lancaster as he courts the widow at No 4 Glenville Road. Complications arise when he confronts rival Edwin and the widow Mrs Lawrence, leading to a confession and a surprising engagement twist. The piece blends gossip, romance, and moral sentiment in a late Victorian style.
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Glenville Road
Dares
Edwin
Len
Abe
Herbert
Ted
E. Suld
Tam
Mrs. Lawrence
Lonnie
Fifth Musketeer Arthur Annersley rises to stardom in Manchester
Nellie Fenton helps Arthur Annersley, a shy actor, become D Artagnan in a new version of The Three Musketeers at the Imperial Theatre in Manchester. Myles Barrington, furious at losing Nellie, confronts Annersley but Nellie stands firm. The play opens to acclaim with Annersley proving his talent onstage.
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Menton
Manchester
Tan
Gav
Diglund
Arthur An- Bea
Artagnen
Imporial Manchesster Theatre
New Royal
Nellie
Rehetreals
Nelile
Richelieu
Nellie Fenton Myles Barrington
Myles Barrington
Nelly
Anne
Annersley
Ellie
Arthur
Mr. Todhunter
Barrington
D'Artagnan
Guncony
Landing
Hong
Maiin
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Bey
Micweller
Cle
Bobby
THE
Chicago Tribune
Arthur Anneraley
Kennet
Nellie Penton
Squire Fenton
Arthur Annerstey
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