Fortune's Favorite Son and a Coroner's Judgment
A coroner's jury recounts a tale of a young cashier who rose to wealth through trust, then fell into embezzlement. Spurred by $500 and a broker's boasting, he spiraled to $58,000 stolen, fled abroad, ruined families, and lived as a penniless fugitive for decades before returning to face punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Lewis
Tory
The
Concern
James
Nellie
Fortune
New York
England
Alkali Pots and Geysers at Stein's Pass Described
The San Francisco Examiner reports on alkali pots near Stein's Pass, calling the place the birthplace of the Apaches. The white desert is scarred by alkali waters forming reservoirs, some large as 40 feet across, with water lethal to animals. Cacti dot the lava rocks as reptiles roam in the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stein’s Pass
San Francisco Examiner
Drying Sheets and Tablecloths on the Line
Advice from New York Ledger urges half dried linen items be shaken smoothed and folded before hanging to save line space and ease ironing. Pin edges to keep flat and avoid wrinkling for better drying and less wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Leder
A Noble Cause Comdr Dean’s Favorable Remedy Endorsement
Commander James B. Dean of General Grant Post G A B credits Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy with curing chronic dyspepsia after a week of use and praises renewed health. He urges comrades to try the remedy with a guarantee of cure or money back. Also quoted is Quartermaster Wilbur L. Hale who attributes recovery from salt rheum to the remedy and recommends it to others with medical staff’s prior discouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 8. Dean
Grant
Bondout
David Kennedy
Dean
Rondout
N.Y
Wilbur L. Hale
Pratt Post
G. A.R
Kingston
WN. Y
Tobacco Shop Adds Fine “La Perigne” Brand Smoking Tobacco
A local retailer announces new stock of premium smoking tobaccos from THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY including the La Perigne brand and other varieties currently in full supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Tobacco Company
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Jewett Gas Ranges
Pittsburg Exposition
Jewett
the Pigkett Hardware Co., Limited
Warren, Pennia
Nerve Seed Co
Chicago
Warren
Siegfried& Co. Druggists
Brown & Friend
Henry Friend
A. Weiss
Water Street
Warren, Pa
D.shear's
D. Shear
Liverpool
Paris
Berlin
Philadelphia
St. Louis
India
Japan
Sambhag
Singapore
Thad
United States
Arizona
Jou
A. KF. Sawhll
Free
Sawhill
Allegheny
U.S. Patent Office
Washington
U. 5
C.a.snow &Co
Patent Office
Washin
Davis
Prug
Emily
Cornell
YALE
Marbury Bros
Richmond
Oxford
LA Perigne
Princess Royal
Monte Cristo
Birds Eye
Frhlman Brothers
Humphrey & Nemoyer
Episcopal Church
Dumont
R. du Mont
Aily
Halsted St
T.s. A
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