Oil Prince of McClintock Farm and the Niagara Spree
A lengthy tale recounts the rise and fall of the oil magnate Johnny Steele known as the Oil Prince. He inherited a modest farm, struck prolific oil royalties, spent prodigiously, and ended in poverty after wells dried. His story contrasts wealth’s gain with health and morals lost, set amid Pennsylvania oil country and beaver dams, railroads, and befits of early industry.
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Johnny Steele
Johnny
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Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
Tiffaney
York
New York
Qil
Afepit
Oil Creek
John Steele
Venango
Butler
Clarion
McKean
Pennsylvania
East India Company
Indianapolis Journal
Lynchburg Judge James Garland Retires at 91
Judge James Garland of Lynchburg Virginia retires from the bench at age 91. History notes only one prior case of a judge serving at 90 while on the bench, Sir John More, a figure Garland surpasses.
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James Garland
Lynchburg
Virginia
Sir John More
Garland
Tools and weapons values in the state audit report
The Alabama State Auditor reports mechanical tools valued at 228537 dollars and farming implements at 77086 dollars. Guns and weapons total 354247.25 dollars, exceeding implements by about 48000 dollars. Tom Thumb turns 46 in Chicago on the 4th, recalling Barnum’s early days. Kenyon’s tannery in Canonsville dumps vats into the Delaware River, harming fish and leaving the river full of dead fish along its stretch to Deposit.
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Alabama
Tom Thumb
Chicago
Barnum
Tom
Kenyon’s Tannery
Canonsville
Delaware County
N. Y
Delaware River
The Author as Public Property and the Idol's Folly
Oliver Wendell Holmes reflects on the writer’s exposure once published, noting how fame invites support and exploitation alike. He critiques readers who appropriate a writer’s time and privacy, and urges pilgrims to read Miss Edgeworth’s Angelina, or The Unknown Friend as a corrective to idol worship.
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China
Peru
Eunulphus
Athanasius
Miss Edgeworth
Angelina
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Atlantic Monthly
Debt dispute at tailor shop over twelve months of statements
A customer tells a Six Avenue tailor he owes sixty dollars for a year. The tailor proposes using twelve two-cent stamps to send monthly statements, avoiding more postal cards and foot travel. The tale ends with the tailor crediting 24 cents and feeling he’s recovered more than expected.
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Six Avenue
Wall Street News
Attitude and Affluence Spoiling Hotel Porters
The Philadelphia News criticizes a young man who shows off expensive clothes and airs while patronizing hotel porters with a five dollar tip. It laments corrupting porters rather than mourning the man, warning against spoiled service culture and pretentious behavior.
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Sambo
Virginia
Lynchburg
Cor
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia News
Jersey City Man Purchases 36 Pairs of Pants With Windfall
Leonard Smith of Jersey City came into twenty thousand dollars recently and spent the money on thirty six pairs of pants. He vows to take good care of his legs even if his head may suffer from the windfall.
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Leonard Smith
Jersey City
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