Had to Jump. The Fate of a Prominent Marine Groceryman
Prominent Detroit grocer Patrick H. Monahan, longtime marine supplier, opens about forty seven years in business at Twelfth and Baker. He recounts early struggles at Jefferson Avenue store, postoperative illness, and his recovery after taking a health pill remedy that restored energy and allowed return to work.
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Bening
Detroit
Mich
Patrick H. Monahan
Baker Street
Second and
Jefferson Avenues
Duluth
Buffalo
Monahaa Marine
Twelfth and
Baker Streets
Jefferson Avenue
Jon
Aish
Sy Widde
Sae
Homent Gad and Reflect Trading in Agricultural Implements
Headquarters for agricultural implements, pay, and vehicles, including fish bro’s. Farm and freight wagons, spring wagons, Concord sullies, sulky plows, harrows, grain drills, harvesting machinery, hay rakes, hardware, nails, stoves, kitchenware, harness, saddles, and paints. Full stock, guaranteed harness, and earlier Idaho trade orientation.
The Tricked Rascals and the Moonlit Highway Theft
Two clever travelers steal a rich horse and silver harness from a Bath area inn then fall prey to their own ruse when the moonlight reveals the theft’s flaw. They flee with the horse, only to discover they have taken their own animal and gear, ending in comic exposure and loss of the prize.
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Ana Sales
Stnset
Bath
Wervads
Lordlord
Cantifere
Indies
Eleo
Jim
Crie
Ostler
Wade
Jin
Rome
Tation
Leurforfly
Ron Fool
Spoll
Viscount Dare
Noy
Ledger
Linen making in Europe long held prestige through ages
The Philadelphia Press notes linen craft dominates Holland with women far outnumbering men in harvesting, heckling, and spinning while men lead in damask and design. Four centuries of custom see young Dutch girls beginning linen work before marriage, assembling outfits from undershirts to household textiles for future needs.
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Europe
Philadelphia
Flex
Government Saloons and the Norwegian Model of State Liquor
A description of government controlled saloons funded by license allocations to stock companies, with profits shared to the city and public works. Saloons are government run, with strict controls on sales, uniformed barkeeps, and open ledgers. The plan allegedly boosts temperance while lowering total liquor sales.
Quarantined Toys Enter Toy Trade Tale
A Chicago dealer describes quarantined iron toys used during contagious outbreaks. Children in affected neighborhoods pass toys along with an instruction to bake before return, some sets surviving through epidemics, though repairs occur. The dealer notes such items are unusual but part of the trade.
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Chicago Timer-Herald
Deaser
Emperor's Two Souls in Pesther Liord Essay
A Pesther Liord writer argues the German emperor has two competing souls. One, the ancestral spirit of Frederick, would push him toward conservative, religious absolutism and self interest as ruler. The other embodies modern absolutism aligning with contemporary state power. A separate note mentions a huge cypress tree in Oaxaca, Mexico, measured at 154 feet in circumference.
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Frederick
Mal Episcopus
Tulle
Oaxaca
Mex
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Idaho
Ello
P H. Monahan
Merchar
Idaho Forwarding Co
Jos. R. Smith
Durham
Blackwelf Sul
Burtarbaking Tobacco
Blackwell's
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