Riverboat Gambler Card Game Ended In Sharp Bluff Clash
Caleb Mix recalls the Mississippi river era on the City of Natchez where Greg ory and Dick Merrill play a high stakes draw on a Belle of the Bayous voyage. Merrill loses then winces as Gregory takes a commanding lead, the tension rising with every hand and bluff.
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Caleb Mix
Mizerssippi
Natepez
Ms Questioner
Sheves
Bette
Lorg
New Orleans
Memphis
Wong Dick Merrill
Hansum
Cap'n’s Office
Wes
Dick Merrill
Merrill’s Nervy Run Over a Thousand Chips
Gregory watches as Merrill bets big and then reels in a lead, cussing softly and laughing when he regathers his stake. The scene shows Merrill’s nerves and a tense poker session, with Gregory matching his pace and the motion of chips indicating a high-stakes back-and-forth.
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Gregory
Merrill
Merril
Japanese House Restaurant in New York Aided By Tokyo Chef
Special Correspondence reports a New York side street brownstone labeled Japanese House serving a Japanese dinner prepared by a chef imported from Tokyo. The table d hote meal features tea, sake, lacquer trays, chopsticks, and a delicately arranged seafood course, with meticulous presentation and sugary flavor permeating the courses.
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Washington Post
New York
Broadway
Tokyo
Laziness Germ in Tropics Said to Drain Puerto Rico
The Postgraduate journal cites a study linking uncinariasis to widespread labor aversion in Puerto Rico. It notes the parasite enters mainly through the skin, weakens workers, and reduces earning capacity, with high mortality in severe cases. American medicine seeks tropical disease expertise amid Cuba and Panama Canal concerns.
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Tropics
West Indies
Porto Rico
United States
Selma
Ala
New York Post-graduate Medical School
Europe
Cuba
Panama Canal
New Orleans
Medica
L School
Twenty Nine Languages in One School in New York
Harper's Weekly notes New York's linguistic diversity with a Syrian district school reporting twenty nine languages and dialects used by its students. The piece argues the city must naturalize its immigrant children not by law alone but by fostering spirit, habit, and speech to form an American citizenry.
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Harper's Weekly
New York
United States
Europe
Loss of Appetite Described as Gradual Decline in Taste
The text notes appetite loss as a gradual process with dishes set aside one by one, eaten with little relish, and often avoided to conserve energy. It mentions appetite as an early sign and references Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic used to address this condition.
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