Suburban morning racetrack tale of a Philadelphia pal and a scam
A hard luck gambler narrates a chaotic day at a New York track with a Philadelphia friend. They scheme for bets, dodge police, juggle rides to the Suburban and Belmont events, and extract winnings while dodging heat from ring men and Jockey Club officials. The piece captures a wary, slang filled voice detailing hopes of a big payoff and the folly of risky bets.
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Schuyleill
Yonkers
Shouldersteen
Matt Donohue
Infam
Huntig
Phillie
Canape
Crackera
Phillle
New York
Phille
Louisiana
Bant
Glass House
Haversack
Sim
Qate House
Matt
125Th Street
Ecnough
Ike
Seeing Tour For Forty Three Cents On Steamship Route
A whimsical New York era piece describes a half hour ferry and streetcar journey from Staten Island to Elizabethport Newark and Hoboken. It notes landmarks including Castle William on Governors Island, the Statue of Liberty, Windsor and Princeton remnants, old streets, parks, factories, marshes, and the famed cheaper metropolitan sightseeing fare. It contrasts American progress with traditional sites and ends with a tangential remark on European attitudes toward risk and novelty.
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New York
Staten Island
Tower End
Manhattan
Brooklyn Ami
Castle Wiltama
Governors Island
Statue of Liberty
Elis Island
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn Heights
Erie Basin
Bay Ridge
Narrows
Elizabethport
Sailor’s
RM von Kull
Bayonne
Costa
Perth Amboy
New England College
Washington
New Jersey
Princeton University
Princeton
Old Elizabeth
Newark
Bay
Metropolia
Hoboken
Jersey
Wild-Animal Farm Draws Circus Parade Through Pa Countryside
From Bt. Nicholas: a humorous look at a three hundred acre wild-animal farm near Allentown Pa housing camels zebras yaks and more. Each fall the animals migrate with the Greatest Show on Earth then return for winter. some balk at plowing while others pose like a moving menagerie along quiet country roads.
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Bt. Nicholas
Asia
Africa
India
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Milea
Barnum and Batley Circus
Tips and Tipping Tales From London and Beyond
A collage of humorous anecdotes about tipping culture in London Baltimore and Arizona. Cabmen, hotel staff and beadle guides recount reactions to unpaid fares faked generosity and mocked generosity as a social test with punchy quips and sharp wit. The piece mixes regional scenes and a mock-epic tone to lampoon manners.
4% Pennsylvania Avenue Items of Interest
Notices on health tonics and nerve relief from Horsford’s Acta Phosphate mix with a catalog of local business ads. Storage bags for mothproofing clothing, mail subscriptions to The Post, loan offers, and profiles of The Jones Company and Joyce Engraving. Local merchants emphasize prompt service and affordable rates.
Washington Visitors and Local Loan Broker Advertises
Mr John Minttres travels from New York to Washington while Mr RR Munsey of the Ebbitt House plans a northern and western trip. George D Hornings expands to the first floor at Sth and nn streets offering loans on salary, diamonds, watches, and goods with low charges. Moore & Hill Inc touts monthly payment loans at 4.5 to 12 percent. Guy Wright becomes Atlantic City hotel manager for summer. Walford sporting goods stores on Pennsylvania avenue claim wide stock and expert service for amateurs and professionals alike.
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Moore & Hit, Inc
Ridney F. Reizenstein
Mode
F Street
New York
Far Rockaway
John Minttres
Washington
RR Munsey
Ebbitt House
North
George D Hornings
Sth
Pennsylvania Avenue
Streets Nn
Mn Hornung
Stong
Horning
Moore & Hill, Inc
Guy Wright
The
New Willard
Atlantic City
Rapplers of
Dr. Walford
United States
Walford
Sporting Goods
Lme
William V. Mahoney
Arpeeis
Congress Heights
Darby Printing Co. Publicizing The Post Ad Service
Advertising Is Important News To readers of The Post. Merchants Washington have found the best advertising medium in this paper. Darby Printing Co. at 606-10% Fourteenth Street NW offers prompt on the hour service, railroad printing, and estimates. H. B. Covert leads the operation with Rush Work and quick patronage.
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Washington
Brooks Company
ibth st _nw
Brooks
the Post
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
H. B. Covert
Darby Print Co
Darby
Ja Ee
Work Darby Printing Co
Fourteenth Street Northwest
F Papeals
Murry
New York trip for Charles A Edwards noted in local lines
Local notices mention Mr. Charles A Edwards traveling to New York for a few days. The item blends with a long stream of advertisements for banking, tailoring, steamship schedules, and various local businesses including Neyes & Johansen, C A Muddiman & Co, Snyder & Co, and the Maryland Delaware Virginia Railway. Also includes dental services, river trade, and hotel notes for the city’s summer scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Edwards
New York
West End Notices of Washington's Shopping District
The Post highlights West End Pennsylvania avenue merchants offering varied goods, carriages on sale, and local attractions. It cites a public auction of lost luggage with liquor, fireworks displays by Chinese stores, and summer bargains at Doran Waters & Son with reduced carriage prices.
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Center Market
Center Martet
The
Post
West End
Pennsylvania Avenue
Kuying
D. Waters & Son
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Waters
A Little Coquette Refuses Emperor William I Flowers
An American report recounts a four year old girl in Berlin refusing Emperor William I’s request for her roses. After testing her, the child ultimately handed the bouquet to the emperor as he and his adjutant smiled and shared a kiss before the nurse led her away.
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William I
Albert Morris Bagby
St. Nicholas
Wiesbaden
Wiliam I
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Jefferson Bible Donated to National Museum Description
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth known as the Jefferson Bible is now owned by the United States National Museum in Washington after a purchase in 195. The original volume measures 8 1 4 by 4 1 6 inches with a back thickness of 1 1 4 inches and a middle edge point of 4 inches. It has full red leather binding with gilt tooling and a five panel back, the second panel from the top displaying Morals of Jesus in gold, and gold tooling along all outside and inner edges.
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Nazareth
United States National Museum
Washington
Jesus
Washington Post offers limited reproduction Bible souvenir
Readers may obtain a red leather bound photo lithograph reproduction of the Bible, bound with gilt tooling, printed from the original plates authorized by Congress. Inquiries and price details will be sent upon receipt of the coupon with name and address to The Thomas Jefferson Department, care of The Washington Post.
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Congress
Thomas Jefferson Department
Washington Post
The
Post
King Wilson to Hunt in Canada and Other Notices
Mr King Wilson of the Ebbitt House plans a hunting trip in Canada. A car advertised as proven in its class, with price and Wayne Automobile Co details. The Patriotic Society of Sterling Va marks Independence Day with remarks on Virginian contributions. Mr J Spliedt elected president of the Guarantee Ticket-Breere Association. Spliedt listed as agent for Maflory Company and P B Co with phone Math 4185-M. Rebuilding work at Lower Cedar Point Pier progresses slowly with planned two-year completion and improved structure. Steamers continue to land at the harbor during reconstruction.
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Colonial Beach
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Pocahontas
Esse
Wayne Automobile Company
Eere Ag
J Spliedt
HT Paave
Tcket-Breere’ Association
United States
Spliedt
Business Men's
Mesen and Shriner
Lafayette ‘Gheter
Ceder Point
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Per
Ht Almoat Gal
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Harry L. Myers
Daniel Loughran
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Sir Joseph Minitree
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National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust C.O
United States Army Quartermaster’s Department
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Fort Hunt
Estelle Randall
Neyes & Johansen
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Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Company
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Muddiman & Co
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H. Snyder & Co
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American Star Council
United American Mechanics
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William J. Quillen
Sallie T. Marvis
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A. J. Hole
Wilkerson’s Wharf
Diamond Back , Club
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Fred J Dear
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Frank Port
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J Osterman
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Blue Mountain House
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P. & Flynn
Blue Mountain Express
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Zemstyoists
Moscow
Old Wilkeson
Henry's
Baer Storage and Furniture Co
Alonzo N Bearse
Nanset
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Mik Sapesise Dairy
Lee Camp
Whiteside & Walton
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Perry Memorial
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Sue Aher
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Harry C. MacTate
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Joseph EK
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