The Astute Bank Clerk Turned Forgery Schemer
A twenty six year old bank clerk named Mr Phillips devises a year long plan to operate forgery. He studies past cases, inventories his advantages, and prepares disguises and a second room to carry out thefts from banks without involving private individuals. A single flawed check and a detective friend unravel his scheme leading to a seven year state prison sentence.
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Dames Philips
Alenih
Giusg Wy
Phillips
Evuswoft
Uncle Sam
Willips
Ife
Whiips
Dfe
Artery
Dew Bank
Wiedatdis
Walte Fediy
Flo
Tellar
Aoman
Thillips
Axl
Mrr. Phillips
Balloon ascent ends in farce near Vienna
Terrible scene at Stockerau as aeronaut Strohschneider and landlord Werr Pramper ride a tight rope and balloon trapeze. Pramper loses balance and plunges. spectators fear death but find a dummy dressed in the landlord’s suit as the act ends in triumph for the inflatable figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strohachneider
Stockerau
Vienna
Strobselmelder
Werr Pramper
White Rose
Strohschneider
Landtlord
Pramper
British Anthem Changes and Historic Origins
A fragmented clipping discusses the British national anthem with notes on its verses and suspected authorship, citing changes from 1745 and debates on the line about God save the king. It then shifts to a brief, unrelated note about a National Mothers' Congress president and a gruesome anecdote about a family incident, ending with stray garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great George
Ben Jonson
Jamies 1
Marsial
God
Ktag
Lady Moon Returns To London Ballroom Dreams
Nigel Anstruther attends a society gathering at Lady Cheynemore's. He recalls Ethel Wharton, his former companion in Simla, and the music of a famous soprano. A sudden memory of Lady Moon unfolds as the curtain lifts revealing Wharton as the celebrated performer. He seeks to reunite with her, hoping to repair their past.
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Envriagea
Tandon
Nigel Anstruther
London
Tie
Aid
Tonoa
Shola
Simra
Bombay
Simla
Anstruther
Ethel Wharton
Ethel
Jay
Boon
Thal
Uivis
Ati Wharten
Cheypemore
Saasen
Walt
Anatruther
Amile
Donorina
Lady Moon
Miss Wharton
India
Benatur
Roscoe Coukiing
Beuatoc Thurman
New York
Couktlig
Sivat
The Diplomatic Clerk and a Tale of Rooms in Chicago
A New York traveler secures a hotel room in Chicago after a clerk misleads about a prior occupant. The piece shifts to a historical aside on tavern terms, tracing “entire” to early 18th century England and how it evolved into “porter.” A Burgoyne-like inquiry ends with a courtroom sting of wit and legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
New York
Chicago
New Yorker
Mayland
Harwood
Loudun
Keep Your Nerve Nerve Energy and Dr Miles’ Nervine Claim
A vintage health ad promotes Dr Miles’ Nervine as a nerve energy booster for the brain and spinal system. It asserts benefits for nervous exhaustion insomnia and melancholy, with testimonial praise from Junghof Shemann of Madison Wisconsin and notes a Dr Miles’ Heart Cure sold by druggists with money back guarantee from Miles Medical Co.
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Nevers
Miles
Milo
Jungm Facor Shemann
Madison
Wiseimstn
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
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Benny
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Iowa
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