Swindlers Tricks in New York City Society
A New York letter details swindler ruses by seemingly respectable beggars using a bread crust ploy on Fifth Avenue and a London ready wit by a well dressed actress borrowing two cents. A contrasting tale follows of two English men seeking work in Union Square and help from a charitable path, with a successful outcome.
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New York
Frank Dodge
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
Union Square
England
Morton House
Christian Association
Bowery
New Jersey
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Bill
The Poets Recompense By Annie V Culbertson
Poets endure lack of fame while many songs earn gold. Some praise remains sparse as borrowed verse, yet some poets die unpraised only to be honored later. The poet seeks a silent place in a grateful heart, a friend in which thoughts long kept in the breast are freed.
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Annie V. Culbertson
New Orleans French Market Portrait From The Globe Democrat
A Globe Democrat correspondent offers a vivid, dated sketch of New Orleans French Market as a fixed city institution. The piece details diverse crowds, languages, attire, and the market’s lively chafing, noting racial and cultural contrasts and the distinctive voices and humor of its people.
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Crescent City
New Orleans
South
Leven
Cor
Globe- Democrat
Summer Garments and Mosquito Retaliation Tale
A New York fashion lament contrasts summer dress norms with lighter outfits for men. A Portland reporter seeks revenge on mosquitoes by breeding them in a jar, watching them hatch and struggle in a windowed prison while colleagues fear the caper.
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Portland, Ore
Chicago Herald
Gas supply will cease in 10 to 20 years says Journal
Professor Lesley of the Pennsylvania geological survey puts Pittsburg coal at 30 billion tons with about 11 million tons mined yearly two thirds bituminous and one third anthracite He notes oil and gas may end in a decade or two The Journal contends gas can be replaced by new methods and delayed use of fat gas Townsend estimates he has written about 80 000 words weekly for 25 years total about 150 volumes of 700 pages each
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Pittsburg
Lesley
Pennsylvania Geological Survey
Journal of Light, Heat and Power
Gath
George Alfred Townsend
Inter-Ocean
Dog
Humanus
Burrashuta
Black Fly
Cimex
Bichu
Creation
Soman
America
Europe
New York
The Quack Immortal and Other Curious Pasts
A historical essay traces the quack across centuries and cultures, noting how medicine men, root cures, and patent nostrums evolved from the sixteenth century to modern times. It discusses profits, scams, and the social role of quackery, with sharp examples and criticism from analysts.
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M. Danilewisky
Officiel
St. Petersburg
Leon Tolstoi
Tolstoi
Chicago Times
O'Donovan Rossa
Ireland
Connaught
Jewish Free Press
Newport
Chicago
New York Graphic
New York Journal
Thriv
Stern
Mette
MiMion
Mme. Marchesi
Naples
New York Mail and Express
C. G. Rockwood, Jr
Furmishes
New England
Atlantic States
Missisippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Unite States
Alaska
Mexico
Central America
West Indies
Ecuador
Port and
Chili
Argentine Republic
Arkansaw Traveler
Golkien
Hall
Hatu
Buckingham
R. P. Hall & CO
Nashua
N. H
Ale & Thompson
Maneles
Warren, Pa
Jos Rowland
Grainine
Decora
Tive
Greet
Warren
Poona Shop
C & & Bartsch
Ater
Diamond Block
M. Trusmans
Tlasa
Water Street
Warren, Penna
Arren & Farns Wi Road
Clarendon
Underwoort
BicCalmont
Wood
Garland
Lem
Garfield
North ' A Iy
Pas- Titusville
Iain Three
Kingway
Erie
Vanderamilt
Dunham's Mill
WD Gene
Ral
Aventis
Walter A. Word
W. Anson
The
Meadow King
Oliver Chilled
Buford's Wheel
Tiger Steel Tooth Hay
Buckeye
Jackson Farm
Wetherill
New Hartford
Beecher & Copeland
Peter Greenland
Front Street
Episcopal Church
High Street
Hazel
Lauren
P. Greenlund
Schellhammer & Lesser
Parick
Beo
Nelson Greenland
Warren County
Harry Spitler
H. Spitler
Worth Clarendon, Pa
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