Dark Side of Life Murder Will Not Always Out
New York June 7 special correspondent recalls Byrnes the "dark silent man of Mulberry street" discussing famous unsolved murders and recent cases in Jersey City and New Haven. He notes women often die to spare betrayers, cites Helen Potts, Jennie Cramer, and the famed Mary Rogers case, and recalls Annie Downey and Mary Ryan mysteries with moral tones.
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Mulberry Street
New Yorks
Daniel Webster
Vidocq
Thomas Byrnes
New York Police
New York
Byrnes
General Grant
Katie Rupp
Jersey City
Martha Fuller
Nassau Street
Per
Clas
Helen Potts
Carlyle Harris
Jennie Cramer
Savin Rock
Connecticut
New Haven
Annie Downey
Mary Ryan
Mary Rogers
Helen Jewett
Annie Downer
Bowery
Nicholas
Broome Street
Mary
Patrick Burke
Ryan
Poe
Mary Roger
Edgar Allan Poe
Mary Cecilia Rogers
John Anderson
Broadway
Thomas Street
Hoboken
Hudson
Lighting by wallpaper or paint affects room brightness
A scientist compared lighting needs for rooms with different wall coverings. Dark brown paper needs 77 candles to match black cloth, blue paper 72, fresh yellow paint 60, clean deal boards 50, white paint 15 to equal 87 candles in dark surroundings. Conclusion: avoid abrupt dark light contrast as it wastes energy.
Footsore Fagin's Tough Run and Historic Watch Tale
A street corner tale recalls a hard traveling railroad man who escaped wrecks and cold, noting a Denver to Colorado Springs trek and a brakie chase. Also recounted is a 250 year old watch, made in London 1636, tied to Sir William Johnson and the Mohawk leader Brant, passing through generations and preserving time.
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Maine
California
Winnipeg
Mexico
Knight of the Road
Denver
Colorado Springs
Houston Post
Pamelia
Broadway
David Minthorn
Thomas Linford
London
George II
William Johnson
England
New York
William
Joseph Brant
Sir William
Brant
Schoharie
Umbrellas and Lanterns In China
A vivid look at Chinese customs reveals lanterns lighting cities at night and umbrellas marking social rank. Lanterns appear everywhere from pagoda corners to river ports, while red silk umbrellas denote ranks from governor general to noble commoners.
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China
Philadelphia Times
Art is a stern mistress in opera chatter
A Washington Star item notes Miss Flimsyfluff in the opera company is gloomy because she loves her husband yet feels her art compels her to divorce. The quip highlights tension between personal life and artistic demands within the troupe.
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Washington Star
Bovinine: Aims to Aid Food Assimilation in Disease
The discussion argues that in disease ordinary foods fail to assimilate, risking starvation amid plenty. It suggests using Bovinine annually as a solution, noting the need for a suitable food to prevent malnutrition during illness and improve nutrient absorption.
The Bovinine Co Beef Nourish Paste Advertising Claim
Is the only raw meat food condensed by a cold process preserving all nutritive elements of selected beef in an exceedingly palatable form ready for immediate use. It is prescribed and recommended by more physicians than any other food known to the profession. Sold by all druggists. The Bovinine Co. New York.
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Jewett Gas Ranges
Jewett
Pigkett Hardware Co., Limited
Warren
Sapolio
Baugh’s
Baugh & Sons Company
S. Delaware Ave
Philada
T.o.slater & CO
Superintendent Byrnes
THE
Bernard Altenberger
Rome
N. Y
Snake Hill
New Jersey
Jersey
Biss Fuller
Joseph F. Magee
Magee
Miss Fuller
Yast
Footsore Fagin
Bovinine
Bovinine CO
New Yorke
PISO
Laura E. Partersox
Nuwrtox
Iowa
Vitalis Nimsen Pade
Calumet Remedy Company
Chicago, IL
Fehlman’s
Fehlmans
Inail Rort
Apa Park Remedy CO
Boston
Mass
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