Freaky Luck and the Hoodoo: A Tale of Hennessy and Betrayal
A streetwise pool shark recalls a tumultuous friendship with Hennessy, from their rough start to fortune and back. He describes debt, luck, and double crosses across New York and New Orleans, ending with Hennessy’s ruin after a bold betting move on a favored horse.
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Orthography and the stenographer habit debated by a Pittsburgh wholesaler
A Pittsburgh News quote from a street wholesaler argues spelling accuracy is an arbitrary skill learned by practice. He likens the stenographer habit to cocaine, says most businessmen rely on dictation, and fears writers regress when not using the pen. He references medieval scribes and warns of widespread spelling laziness.
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Pittsburgh News
Hard Tack and Love Across War Rails
Franklin Pa reports a romance born from the Spanish American War. William Barber, serving with Company P Sixteenth Regiment, tossed his name and unit on hard tack to beg for food. A Southern woman’s father Col Hay found it, invited Barber to visit, and Barber later married her and moved to Tennessee.
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Inventions of a Lunatic at Wellesley Asylum
A former tailor in a Wellesley asylum produced a dozen inventions during ten years. His star device, a faster reliable anchor, earned about $10,000 in two years after patenting with a capitalist. The income supported his two daughters and himself. He also created a corkscrew and a folding chair.
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