Disappearance of Mona Lisa Returns Thret of Gainsborough
Article recounts the Mona Lisa theft from the Louvre in Paris and discusses its global fame, potential copy schemes, and theories. It links to a related Gainsborough portrait theft, the Duchess of Devonshire, and Pat Sheedy’s role in recovering the painting and aiding Adam Worth.
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James A. Edgerton
Leonardo da Vinci
Louvre
Paris
da Vinci
Walter Pater
Leonardo
Madonna Lisa del Giocondo
Francesco del Giocondo
Florence
Leavin da Vinci
Milan
Venice
France
Miche'angelo
Raphael
Bertolommeco
Sking
Pater
Europe
Gainsborough
Duchess
Devonshire
Pat Sheedy
Sheedy
Adam Worth
Worth
Pinkertons
Pinkerton
Constantinople
Ican
Boston
Pat
South America
Raisuli
The Code Duello and Notable Historical Dueling Facts
A survey of dueling from its medieval judicial roots to modern forms. Balloons and billiard balls illustrate bizarre late examples, with a French duel between women and a New Orleans Oaks clash cited among remarkable cases.
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Francis I
Charles V
England
America
France
Comtesse
Pintols
Boise de Kenlagne
Marquise
Paris
Grandpre
M. le Pique
Tuileries
le Pique
Lefant
Melfaut
Melfant
the Oaks
New Orleans
M. Pedesclaux
Consolation on Drudgery and Marriage
A skeptical bachelor tells a drudge he brought his fate on by marriage. The drudge replies that looking at him explains his own condition and notes there are worse fates, in a wry Chicago Record Herald exchange.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Industriousness Debate Echoes Through Rhetoric
Fragmentary lines show a debate on industry and effort with fragmented wording. The text hints at a question about who or what qualifies as industrious and the value of industry in society. The source presents unclear dialogue or aphoristic remarks without intact context.
Oklahoma Reliability Run Opens Soon In Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City event, described as the most important automobile reliability run of its kind in Oklahoma, will begin tomorrow under the auspices of the Daily Oklahoman.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Daily
Oklahoman
New Kansas City Pastor Takes Post at Independence Church
Dr. L. A. Ferris, formerly of the Tabernacle Methodist in Binghamton New York, will begin duties tomorrow as pastor of the Independence Avenue church in Kansas City also known as Bishop Quayle's church.
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Kansas City
L. A. Ferris
Tabernacle Methodist Church
Binghamton
N. Y
Independence Avenue
Bishop Quayle
Woman mayor loses levy power as Hunnewell council stalls taxes
In Hunnewell Missouri, August 31, councilmen let the levy for next year's expenses expire without approving a tax, sparing Mayor Ella Wilson from a large funding challenge. She contemplates oyster suits against the council for negligence, noting poll tax collection could still generate revenue if an ordinance is passed.
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Hunnewell
Kan
Ella Wilson
Wilson
Coell
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
An advertisement claims catarrh is incurable by local treatment and must be cured internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a blood and mucous surface treatment, made by I J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, with testimonials available and price 75 cents. Druggists sell the product alongside Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
I. J.cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Union Switch and Signal to Sell Stock to Employees
Pittsburgh August 31 employees of Union Switch and Signal will become shareholders by buying stock at 50 dollars per share from a pool of 2000 shares with half distributed immediately to applicants who meet the pay scale. Payments may extend fifty months. Price to start at 75 dollars with a five year bonus lowering to 50 dollars plus dividends.
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Pittsburgh
Union Switch and Signal Company
Food Ferments and Indigestion Linked to Vitality Loss
Indigestion is blamed for chronic stomach trouble and loss of vigor. Fermentation of food signals a run down stomach and poor digestion. Mi-DNA stomach tablets advertised by Lemmon's Pharmacy at 50 cents a large box claim to rebuild the stomach and improve overall health.
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America
Lemmon
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