Gambling and luck in New York as readers recall
A veteran sportsman narrates how gambling figures into daily life, contrasting Broadway and Wall Street with public amusements. He names players, bookmakers, and a famed pursuer of fortune, noting how fortune changes lives and the public interest in gaming and its risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
New York
Candia
Chicago
Algaviigg Flay Danica
Rirsto Tulok Manel
Miiceusshl
Lhaty Ami
Lyravene
Moreh Haas
Makati
Betta
Gates
Wenlil
Janeway
Levis
Aed
Haslore
Munara
West
Bia
Paria
Hocu Anil Trust
Wall Street
Hell
Poe
Wall Ktrewt
Fara
Bsal
Broad
Oxy
Catinol
Amwuak
Fragmented Moral Fragments On Fortune Pride And Duty
A garbled mix of quotes and musings ranges over wealth temper pride and destiny. It cites Emerson and Buripaten like scattered names, touching on virtue excess and the dangers of spoiling hearts with sentiment and misdirected zeal. The text reads as a collage of aphorisms about character and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oman
Eualiany
What Kind of Novels Do the Innocent Deae Opes Read
A discussion of nineteenth century feminine development and the impact of reading on girls. The piece argues mothers should guide daughters toward pure knowledge and elevating literature, warning against frivolity and coquetry. It critiques modern “light literature” and urges nurturing minds with substantial, moral reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile
Ninipeesslang
Gastronomical Dots and Odd Dishes in Historic Menu
A garbled article fragment reviews diverse foods and odd menu items. It mentions oysters, lettuce salad, Philadelphia chicken with fried oysters, and a claim about whale blubber as nutritious. It notes Thanksgiving season and a Boston tasting of aquatilated greens, with many corrupted phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Boston
Grace of Mexican Women in Chihuahua Rural Life Notes
A viajero chronicles a quiet Chihuahua Sunday with notes on tortilla tasting, adobe church Life, graveyard vivid details, and hillside brick labor. Observations cover mxican women with shawls, burros, adobe brick making, water red clay paths, and daily scenes of market and milk delivery in rustic Mexican towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumpania
Chihuahua
el Murto
Water and mountain trek among the Mexican community
Scrambled notes describe crossing mountains for water in mesquite country, encounters with native presence, and a waterfall viewed from painted cliffs. The party carried revolvers and rifles, dined on venison, and observed Mexican dances and a Palota square dance, noting challenges in Spanish integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortolious
Rose
Pleo
Rome
Fragmented 19th Century Almanac Snippets Survive Scraps
A jumble of quips and oddities from various papers recounts humorous misprints, misheard lines, and curious anecdotes. It mentions Fat Men’s Association, a tall tale about half human half alligator children, and observations on bicycles, poets, and historical curiosities, all stitched from disparate quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woincinnati
Lauraville
Charley Lewis
Niles
St. Augustine
McDonald
Fashion Foibles and Clerical Anecdotes
A collage of fashion notes and social quips covers winter styles. It notes coffee colors, velvet hats, broad brims, plaited skirts, high collars, white gloves, and turbanless feather hats, with remarks on shoes, cloaks, and fur trims. Included are humor entries about ministers, clergy, and a Jay Gould anecdote.
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Inaa
Fie
Veision
Maiston
Wilitton
Senora
Tris Ming
Charleston
Lin
Ceaces
Rebecca
Webster
Joan
Trady Journal
Norristown Herald
Pri
Toledo Blade
Ponce Wichrin
Hie Reat
Tomee
Piru
Douse Bos
Aof Tenmdliere
Ulserrand Fauied
Hartford Times
Tlave Suimetines
Deke
Yellow Jacket
Jay Gould
Indiana
Gould
Cinald
Monnens Principias
Rand
Guitator
Alfred
Werrun
Rensit
Hujolthik
Lora
Yountul
Alg. Ollsttor
Erin
Srnl
Tion
Gorda
G.mendel &Co
Main St
Brues
Coffer’s
J. S. Rhodes
The
Ing
Prasos
Jwinney & Fone
Katey & Om Obie Valley
Hamilton
Bofors
Ny Press
Gud Lene
Hele
WM. H. Sheib
J.S. Rhodes & Co
Twelfth Street
Washington Hall
S.b. Boyd Market Square
S E Boyd
Market Square
Alter HW
Rinehart
Ction
Geo, R
Taylor
Geo
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