Tremont Mystery Dream Turns on Race Betting
A dream about Tremont, the Black Whirlwind, unfolds at Saratoga in which two men discuss a $5,000 wager over Tremont's start and a possible career ending after he withdraws from the race. The narrator awakens to find it was all a dream, leaving questions about age and racing schemes unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sjewett
Pickett Hardware Co, Limited
Warren
Saratoga
Grand Union Hotel
Bl. A
Mr. D
Mr. H
Mr. Hi
Tremont
America
Scratch Tremont
New York
Telegram
Dignified Return Home Ends With Bright Gas Question
A Chicago Record anecdote recalls Mr James W Scott who, after a club function, enters home with precise courtesy and orderly dress. He lights gas after dressing and his wife notes his dignified conduct though puzzled by the daylight lighting. The tale wryly notes wine influence and domestic humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Scott
Chicago
Men chew gum too in modern times declares observer
A female observer argues chewing gum is no longer a feminine habit after a grand central train car episode shows 16 of 29 riders chewing gum including 8 men. Reports also note Miss Addie McDermott shoots a bear with steadiness, and a wartime medical belief links sunny house sides to recovery. Also mentions timber belts in California and a bust of Herod given to the Hermitage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Central Station
New York Herald
Addie McDermott
Albany County
Kirk Dyer
M. T. Bennett
Fred Berry
Little Medicine
Laramie
Boomerang
The Hidden Language of Finger Signs on the Trade Floor
The Chicago Tribune notes traders communicate on the board of trade with finger codes. Brokers signal market moves by raising fingers to show eighths of a cent and busting by a closed hand with the thumb down. The system conveys price direction and volume swiftly to observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Public
Chicago Tribune
Absentminded Rev. George Harvest of Thames Ditton
The Rev. George Harvest, noted scholar and fisherman, famed for absentmindedness, failed to marry on time due to gudgeon fishing. He once fell into the Thames reading Greek aloud, and later assisted Lord Sandwich’s Cambridge canvass by joking about nicknames. He once signaled lodging in Calais by placing a shilling in his mouth and posing as a lion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harvest
Thames Ditton
London
Arthur Onslow
House of Commons
Harvest
Thames
Lord Sandwich
Cambridge
Eton
Jimmie Twitcher
Calais
Silver Lion
Indians Tracking and Hidden Inks in Odd Ways
A collection of items notes Indians reading animal signs with uncanny skill, a contrived moose hunt tale ending in a paid yet false chase, a Boston Post piece on invisible ink made from starch and iodine that can be wiped away, and a humorous exchange about a will that baffles a lawyer, all drawn from Light reading snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Partridge
Blackwood’s
Boston Post
New treatment methods and diet improve health prospects
The article promotes innovative therapies alongside strict diet, urging use of a condensed raw food extract as a recommended aid. It emphasizes regimen adherence and the potential benefits of combining medical advances with nutritional discipline.
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Jewett Gas Ranges
Pittsburg Exposition
Baugh
Baugh & Sons Company
Delaware Avenue
Philadelphia
von Mohl CO
Cincinnati
A. Weiss
Philadelphis Ledger
California
Herod
Palestine
Hermitage Gallery
St. Petersburg
Mr. Brief
Brief
Bovinine
Bovinine CO
PISO
Laura EH. Parrzrsas
Newton
Iowa
Vitalis
Calumet Rewedy Company
Chicago, Il
Siegfried & Co
Fehlman’s
Fehlmans
Merl
al Correspondence SE Ua Gant. Park Remedy CO
Boston
Mass
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