Bogus Champagne Factory Exposed in Hoboken Basement
A reporter found a counterfeit champagne operation in a cellar of a dilapidated Hoboken tenement near city hall. A chemist explained how fake labels imitate genuine brands and how cheap California wine becomes sparkling with sugar and flavorings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y. Wort
Cir
LE Champs
Abdéken
Hoboken
Germany
France
Frances
Gave
California
Heidsieck
A Wise Mule Leads Boy From Indian Attack
A lone rider recounts a perilous escape after his mule detects approaching adversaries. He fires, the mule charges, and two Indians fall during a brutal riverbank skirmish. The survivor clings to life as the fight ends with the fort praising the mule’s bravery.
Little Mag Studies Anatomy From Living Church
A three year old girl Maggie in a Living Church piece encounters baldness when a visitor removes his hat. She studies the bald head with curiosity asking if it is his head, revealing a child's bewilderment at adult appearances. The brief vignette captures early observations of anatomy through a child's perspective.
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Maggie
Snow Ibex Killed by Old Trapper in Owl Mountains
In the Owl mountains of Lander Wyoming, a rare white snow ibex was killed by an elderly trapper known as Shoshone Jack. The article recounts Tom Anton’s earlier encounter with the ibex in pursuit of black-tail deer, detailing a violent battle, Anton’s knife use, and the successful carcass weighing about 125 pounds with excellent meat. The Owl mountains are noted as the primary Wyoming range where the snow ibex is found.
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Owl Mountains
Lander
Tom Anton
Bonanza
Big Horn Basin
Tom
Anton
Hontuna Mountains
Happy Hezekiah Reunited With Brother After 25 Years
Hezekiah Watson, a Chicago janitor and former slave, reunites with a long-lost brother after a quarter century apart. The two embrace on LaSalle Street as he recalls a life spanning slavery in Georgia, a Confederate service, and a later Union enlistment, ending in a civilian life rich with family ties and city-wide Black community connections.
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Bezekiah Watson
Janso
Watson
Tezekiah
Gezekiah
Hezekiah
Cincinnati
Chicago
Maria George Graham
Florence
Massa
George Graham
South Carolina
Mexico
LaSalle Street
Antietam
Sheridan
Shiloh
Donaldson
Honey Hill
Sumterville
Gettysburg
Hezekiah Watson
United States
Poor Little Caroline and the Midget Nature Peak Tale
Caroline Terbass, stuck at age eleven in a body of mature features, lived on Fifth Avenue near the reservoir. She never grew beyond four feet three inches, with four foot long dark hair and a highly sensitive skin that caused pain from touch and washing. Coroner Blessemer and physicians examined her, noting an eleven year old form with no deformity, and an autopsy followed.
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Caroline Terbass
Miss Terbass
Fifth Avenue
Reservoir
Caroline
Mileston
Louisa Durham
Frank O. Manning
Blessemer
Manning
A. C. Anthony
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Onicigin
As Bueno
Teny Vheda
Hoboken Znauter
Inj
Rds
Skeptaclus
Thas
Bilis
Oahive Valley
Iowe
Piso
W.R. Bernard
Simmons Liver Regulator
Ricuatono
H. G. Crenshaw
Hiram Waren
Simmons
Mlb. Wharton
Stey Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Gabriel T
Nfiporerorr
Ohio
J. Hugg
J. H Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Flynn
Clarendon, Pa
B. A. Jamieson & CO
Oil Weil Supplies
Tapacys
Blackomitus Utai Parm
Srs
Syracuse
Ui Onl
Dupont Powder Company
Geo. P. Orr & Co
Johnson & Siegfried
Warren
Mond St
Savings Bank
L. G. Noyes, Warren
J. D. Bernd & CO
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