The Counterfeiter Brockway Seen in 19th Century Tale
New York correspondent for the Philadelphia Times profiles William E. Brockway, famed for counterfeit $1 bonds and elaborate greenback lathe work. The piece recounts his notoriety, methods, and opinions on currency security, noting the scale of foreign counterfeiting, the historical context of Bank notes, and Brockway’s uncertain self-portrayal as a criminal.
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Greenback
William E. Brockway
Sing Sing
Brockway
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London
Marlboro House
Sandringham
Thas
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Salmon P. Chase
New York
Brazil
Bank of England
New York Cor
Philadelphia Times
Iron sulphate as antidote for plant fungi
English physician Dr. A B Griffiths reports that iron sulphate can counteract virulent fungal epidemics in crops. It targets fungal cellulose while sparing plant cell walls, acting as an antidote to parasitic germs causing potato disease and wheat mildew.
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A. B. Griffiths
Frank Leslie
Food of Our Childhood Dish At Lunch Counter
A downtown lunch counter waiter asks what the customer wants. The reply requests the food of our childhood and rips a half loaf into milk as a twelve cent dish. A rarer side, grub of our daddies, combines milk and mush.
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Philadelphia
An English Special Artist and His Political Sketches
A vivid reminiscence of political agitation and journalism. The narrator recalls sketching politicians at Bingley Hall Birmingham and Liverpool during election excitement. He details rapid drawing, rival reporters, midnight oil, and the exhilaration of capturing life from the field.
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Gladstone
Bingley Hall
Birmingham
Liverpool
Sol
Adelphi
Magazine of Art
Honeymoon Couple Subjected to Snickers at New York Table
A New York World report describes a shy bride and her husband on their honeymoon at a distant table. A sharp fellow diner from New Egypt pressed questions, prompting polite but terse replies and silent discomfort as whispers spread among the crowd. The scene ends with lingering scorn as the couple remains largely undisturbed.
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New York
New Egypt
York
New York World
White Races in Africa Interior Claim Confirmed by Slave Kingdom Leader
The New York World reports Zekehr Pasha, famed Central African ruler, now captive in Groraitar, claims tribes along the White Nile such as Sakara and Benghieh possess white features and long hair. He describes slave markets trading humans by the pound and cannibalism among other tribes.
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Africa
Hitler Haggard
Allan Quatermain
Zekehr Pasha
Central Africa
Cer
Schweinfurth
Groraitar
Egal
Soudan
White Nile
Sakara
Benghieh
Zebeler
New York World
Charity Concerts Show French Rules for Public Benefit
Paris correspondent notes Uproar over a Miss Van Zandt benefit at a Paris home. In contrast to London, authorities require police presence for awnings and charity events. Receipts are taxed by authors society and public charities under formal rules, with required permits and paperwork.
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Paris
London Daily Telegraph
London
France
Miss van Zandt
Opera Comique
Society of Authors and Composers
Boston Transcript
Train Medicine Chest on Maine Central Railroad
The Epoch notes the Maine Central railroad provides each conductor with an emergency medical case containing medicines linen rubber bandages and surgical instruments for accidents aboard trains. It also remarks mourning bands on bats as a new regrettable fashion for men without recent losses.
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Maine Central Railroad
Yale Senior Societies Skull and Bones Scroll and Key
Yale’s top senior societies include Skull and Bones Scroll and Key and Wolf’s Head with strict secrecy and elite membership. Junior groups Delta Kappa Epsilon and Psi Upsilon once staged Thanksgiving plays in Alumni Hall before faculty curtailed public performances.
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Yale
Skull and Bones
Yale Literary
Yecept
Wolf's Head
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Psi Upsilon
New York
Sheffield Scientific School
Arthur Edmands Jenks
Lippincott’s
Kaskine Promoted as Cure for Malaria and Rheumatism
Advertisements claim Kaskine as a superior blood purifier for malaria rheumatism and nervous prostration, citing testimonials from F A Miller of New York, Gideon Thompson of Bridgeport, and T A Solmong of Jersey City. It asserts weight gain and rapid recovery after severe illness, priced at $1 per bottle with mail order from Kaskine Co. 51 Warren St New York.
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F. A. Miller
East 15Rth Street
New York
Kaskine
Iss
Gideon Thompson
Bridgeport
Comn
T. A. Solmong
Eo Tialliday Street
Jersey City
Sword Practice in India and the Ghoorka Duel
An English Mechanic excerpt describes Indian sword training with low priced blades and brutal drills using soft clay, game carcasses, and fish. It recounts a Ghoorka prince leaping from an elephant to strike a wounded elephant, drawing the Nepalese sword to pierce the beast as it charged.
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India
Europe
Thad
Hollered Right Out from Aunt Nancy in Deep Awe
A Boston Transcript listener describes Aunt Nancy recounting a dramatic moment aboard a vehicle. She sat upright in a black gown, knitting, and recalled how, startled by a sudden jerk, she cried out whoa. The tale preserves her astonishment and the others’ reactions as she relates the incident.
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Nancy
Boston Transcript
Beautiful Bartenders Showroom of New York Styles
A New York Tribune quote praises bartenders as the handsomest men in the city. The physician notes their abstinent habits lead to good complexions and clear eyes, and says bartenders, as a class, outshine New York aristocracy in appearance and manners.
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New York
Pick and Flower
New ‘York
New York Tribune
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