From Green Goods King to Walther in a Cheap Yonkers Restaurant
James McNally once dubbed the green goods king, who earned millions, now works as a walter in a small Yonkers restaurant. He describes prison, lost fortunes, and the safety deposit box with $80,000 that may reopen his life, while awaiting possible future access to funds.
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James McNally
America
Ednone
Gonay Island
N.Y
Reaturant
McNally
Conn
Nellie Marcus
Bsk
Leonid
Chicago
New York
Somnambulant clergyman climbs lightning rod in Tennessee
In a Tennessee town a physician followed a somnambulist minister moving along main street in night attire. The clergyman climbed the court house lightning rod, rode the roof incline, and descended, then returned home. He later claimed no recollection of the episode.
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Tennessee
County Erst
Court House
Tattoo woes and Homer in fringe Greek letters
A quirky Western college trend prompts young men to tattoo Greek letters on their arms as fraternity insignia while a New York Tribune tale recalls Peter Fogg of Harrison Maine and a village church caper about Sally Skinner. An Enfield Connecticut driver delays a train by insisting on proper timing as his passenger hurries to catch it.
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New York Tribune
Peter
Sally
Peter Fogg
Harrison
Enfield
Stoor
Jast
Ap Atom
Jaly
Hackman
Why Bishop Brooks Caught No Fish Story
A fragment from Sigourney Buver recounts a dinner tale about Bishop Brooks. A Boston lawyer recalls a fishing trip where Brooks supposedly claimed he caught a big fish but joked that it was “old good feb,” illustrating a humorous, embellished anecdote about the bishop.
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Bishop Brooks
Sigourney Buver
Boston
Bishop Brooke
Eaid
Bishop
Beald
Unique Scarecrow Draws Attention Near White Mountain Farm
Passengers remark on a New Hampshire farmer who bought a cornfield by a track, planting an upright scarecrow in the middle of the rows. The display, amid a quiet room, suggests a playful, inventive scene that captivates local onlookers.
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Trackeup
Diagnosis and banter over a young doctor’s degree
A fragment shows a callow youth teasing a newly graduated M D named Misa Heeler about cars. A gunshot or shooting pains are mentioned as a mental health cue, with a cryptic exchange on worry and risk. The brief dialogue hints at worry, indifference, and possible mischance. The item reads like a stray clip from a larger humor or satire page.
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Misa Heeler
Vulture Found by Derby Farmer In Erie County
A rare black vulture chick found by L. B. Bachus near Derby, Erie County, is thought to be the only vulture living in northern climates. The three month old bird, larger than a crow with wings spanning about four feet, was brought to Buffalo for confirmation by Dr. Crandall who noted nesting further north than expected. The Buffalo Zoo now owns the specimen.
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Buffalo
Buchus
Derby
Erie County
Buffalo Zoo
Bachus
Clowe Quarters
Buffalo Commercial
New Stamp Series From South African Chartered Company
A forthcoming stamp issue will replace a special series by the South African Chartered Company. Six colors include red blue crimson lake green black and purple with denominations 1d 12d 54 1a 26 Od and bs respectively.
Many Ways to Take Tea in World Cultures
A sailor describes diverse tea traditions including pickled tea from Burma, sweet Tah and spiced varieties, chewin’ tea in Stamway, tea cigarettes from an Englishman, and a Tibetan stewed tea dish made by cooking tea with fat salt hour milk into a thick cold porridge.
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Richeo
Excellent Sport in Morocco Excerpt from Four Track News
A travel writer describes Moroccan leisure and sport options from Tangier southward. He notes hunting wild boar and panthers, firing horses in Tangier for a dollar and a half daily with an American saddle, and comfortable mule provision for women. He mentions the slave trade’s persistence despite abolition and observes Arab traders leading enslaved children, linking to a broader slave caravan reaching Niger and Timbuktu in central Africa.
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Morocco
Tan
William GhiteGerald
Atlas Mountains
Tangier
Thier
Bar
Niger
Timbuctoo
Central
Cured Her Rheumatism Deep Valley Woman Recovers
A Whipkey family note from Rheumatism Pennsylvania tells how Dodd's Kidney Pills relieved the little girl suffering five to six years. The father thanks the medicine, saying it saved her from crippling and she can run and play. The ad asserts kidney health eliminates uric acid to prevent rheumatism.
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Deep Valley
Green County
J. N. Whipkey
Dodd
Mr. Whipkey
Standard measures and old inches cited in historical note
The piece explains imperial and metric standards. It notes a gallon equals ten pounds of distilled water, pint variations worldwide, and the imperial yard defined by two bronze bar marks at 62 degrees Fahrenheit kept in London. It mentions the standard pound in secure cases and contrasts German metric adoption with older local measures.
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London
Hesse-Darmstadt
Schwarzberg-Rudolstadt
Dawes Could Thin Them Out In Early Courtroom Tale
A Boston Herald anecdote recalls Hon H L Dawes in early manhood as an indifferent speaker. In a North Adams case an older attorney drew a crowd, while the justice urged the senior to sit and let Dawes begin to speak to thin the audience.
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H. L. Dawes
North Adams
Dawes
Boston Herald
Expert Opinion on Patents and Player Skill
An expert opines that talk about patent put ters patent clubs and patent clerks is dreary. He asserts a good player can adapt to any variety while a bad player cannot play well with anything.
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Andrew Lang
Prosperous India Regions by River Basins
The richest and most populous area of India lies in the basins of the Indus Ganges and the Lower Brahmaputra, noted as the most prosperous region in the country.
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India
Indus
Ganges
Brahmaputra
New Jersey Woman Finds Relief After Quitting Coffee
A New Jersey woman recounts severe indigestion tied to coffee. After stopping coffee in 1901 and starting Postum, her stomach pains vanished, she regained health, and a new interest in life followed. The advertisement credits Postum and cites Battle Creek's Postum Co and the book The Road to Wellville.
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New Jersey
Manly
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Despairing Woman Credits Kidney Pills For Recovery
An Indiana woman, Mrs Henry A Beamer of Main Garatsta South Hend, credits Dow Kidney Pills for relief from severe pain, nervous collapse, and bloating, claiming the remedy saved her life before. The ad notes availability by Foster Milburn Co, 50 cents. A separate item describes a Fifteenth Century French custom showing linen being stretched on a loom with grey scissors.
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Henry A. Beamer
Main
Garatsta
South Hend
Ind
Deniers
Foster-Milburn Co
Able
Tridacha shells used for Holy Water in European churches
In European churches shells called tridacha or tridaknos are used for holy water and font basins. The largest are in St. Peter's home with weights up to 500 pounds for two valves. The term tridaknos means three bites, though none can fat a twenty-pound animal in tres bites.
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Europe
St. Peter's
St- Nicholas
Medicines that stood the test of time affirmed by authority
A medical authority notes that leading proprietary medicines with proven therapeutic value are prepared in high grade laboratories by skilled pharmacists from approved formulas. These medicines have endured public scrutiny and are used because people find them satisfactory, or they would stop using them.
Cause of Ocean Tides Explained by Gravity
Explanation notes that tides arise from the gravitational pull of the sun and moon on water and the earth. The moon, being closer, exerts the principal force, pulling surface water toward it and causing tidal waves beneath the moon while also tugging the earth, though less strongly than the water.
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Earth
Antarctic Area Description of Landmasses and Seas
Antarctic area consists of two continents Queen Victoria Land and King Edward VII Land, separated by a barrier of floating ice. Two seas extend far south the Ross Sea and the Weddell Sea.
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Antarctic
Queen Victoria Land
King Edward Vil Land
Ross Sea
Weddell Sea
She Uses the Spools In Domestic Device Tale
A young woman stenographer uses spools from her typewriter ribbons to wind baby ribbons and scraps. She cleans the spools to avoid ink suspicion and repurposes the spools creatively. The article notes the spools are well made and all their extra roles are well judged.
Wine and Tea Stir Conversation Yet Fail to Grant Wisdom
A witty saying notes that wine and tea spark talk but neither yields wisdom, suggesting that conversation and insight come from other sources. The line plays on the contrast between beverages and genuine understanding.
Woman and Mise exchange playful age banter
A humorous exchange features Mise Over remarking she feels younger today than years past. Mise Therteons counters noting she seems more childish, prompting a lighthearted back-and-forth about aging and attitude.
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Mise Overseven
Mise Therteons
Fnte
Greenland Coast Unexplored Hidden Reach So Far
Greenland's coast remains largely uncharted with almost 500 miles still unknown to explorers. Scientists note significant gaps in coastal mapping and urge further surveying to reveal new landforms and possible resources along the Arctic edge.
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Greenland
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