Ways to Block Crooked Promoters
An article by W R Morehouse urges investors to avoid high pressure promoters in mining oil and inventions. It recommends consulting bankers or the National Better Business Bureau, and to always get the facts before exchanging investments. The piece recounts a gilt edge stock example and warns of daily new fraud schemes.
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W. R. Morehouse
National Better Business Bureau
New York City
Better Business Bureau
Rockport Man Feels Snake Charm During Hunting
Fred Deaver at his fishing camp island reported a peculiar sensation while cleaning snakes. He felt a choking sightless pull and fear as a rattler's gaze seemed to exert unseen power, surprising him though he has killed thousands of rattlesnakes.
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Fred Deaver
Deaver
Rockport
Senator Sorghum on aviation fears and airmen ovations
A Washington Star quip cites Senator Sorghum saying he knows little about aviation and fears it as ovations go to airmen. He jokes that statesmen may have to learn to fly if all honors go to pilots.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Tobacco Dealers Versus Bookstores Count Questioned
A statistical remark notes 500000 tobacco dealers in the United States contrasted with 2500 bookstores reflecting the distribution of retail outlets. The comment highlights disparities in market presence between tobacco and book sectors.
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United States
First United States Pianos and Pioneers in Music Making
A historical note traces early American piano making from John Isaac Hawkins in Philadelphia to Joseph Hisky in Baltimore. It mentions Johannes Francis Kahl in Washington and Jonas Chickering as designing the first distinctly American pianoforte, with the English origins of the instrument and its varied names in different languages.
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United States
John Isaac Hawkins
Philadelphia
Joseph Hisky
Baltimore
Johannes Francis Kahl
Germany
Washington
Jonas Chickering
John Broadwood
Preserved Charlemagne Relics In German Cathedral Vault
A vault in Aix-la-Chapelle holds Charlemagne relics with a marble throne and a throne statue titled Carlo Magno. After his 814 death, Charlemagne lay seated in a throne robe with crown and scepter. in 1215 Frederick II moved the body to a gold and silver casket in the cathedral treasury where it remains. The marble throne was used at emperors coronations until 1558. other relics are kept in Vienna.
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Aix-la- Chapelle
Rhenish
Prussia
Carlo Magno
Charlemagne
Frederick II
Vienna
Kansas City
Brick Buildings Endure Through Time Across Civilizations
The article extols brick as an imperishable building material, noting Europe’s brick houses preserved for centuries, America’s shift from wood amid fire losses, and brick landmarks like Boston’s Old South Church Faneuil Hall Independence Hall Betsy Ross House remaining sturdy through the ages.
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Europe
America
Old South Church
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Betsy Ross
Evolution of Purses Through English History
The passage traces pocketbook evolution from Charles II era flap-pockets to perfumed quilted pockets, net purses in later centuries, and netted styles worn by all. It notes coin-specific divisions in book-like cases, then the banknote era expanding size and compartments to form the modern card case purse.
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England
Why They Hesitated Inspector Makes Crocodile Joke
A Natal school inspector took boys to a lagoon for a swim after inspecting a small farm school. While he swam, the boys stayed on the bank. After the swim, he teased them for not joining, noting a crocodile sighting the day before.
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Natal
South Africa
Historic Dumbarton Castle overlooks Clyde near Glasgow
The ancient Dumbarton Castle sits on a rocky eminence above the Clyde near Glasgow. Once a Union treaty fortress still maintained, it recalls Sir William Wallace's 1305 confinement and Mary Queen of Scots childhood stay in 1548. Dumbarton Rock’s fame dates to 756 A D when captured by the Picts and Northumbrians.
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Dumbarton
Clyde
Glasgow
Scotland
William Wallace
Mary Queen of Scots
Dumbarton Rock
Beadwork Inquiry in Fort Mink Prompted by Visitor
A visitor in Fort Mink asks the local chief where to buy Indian beadwork. The chief responds that the beadwork can be purchased from a mail-order house in Rochester New York.
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Fort Mink
Rochester
New York
Costs Only 25e In 25 Words Or Less
Brief note states costs priced at 25 euros within a constraint of twenty five words or fewer.
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Sun
Local residents urged to spend money locally to boost community
A booster argues residents should keep their money in town rather than buy out of town, claiming it would benefit the community more than a new factory. He criticizes town leaders for allowing local funds to flow elsewhere.
The Rule of the Ranch
A Western wedding tale ends with sudden tragedy as Bud says he shot his wife after her horse shied and she broke a leg miles from medical help. The anecdote echoes old frontier fiction from Iron Spike and mesquite country.
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England
Iron Spike
Mesquite
Bud
London
Dog Fights Inspire Quiet Exchange About Distractions
Miss Cayenne notes a dog can read a book and listen to radio music at once. She asks if it is confusing. The response says it is not, as each activity helps take the mind off the other.
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Miss Cayenne
Sun Want Ad Department prompts readers to scan ads
The Sun highlights that readers can gain value by reading the advertisements. It notes the importance of advertisers and readers engaging with the classified pages for deals, notices, and opportunities.
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The
Sun
Deluge Reference Prompted by Rainy Travel Night
A traveler seeking shelter in a village inn compares his flooded journey to Noah's Deluge. The waiter replies that they have had no papers for three days, highlighting a humorous miscommunication and a quiet moment in a rainy spell at the Epworth Herald era notice.
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Mount Ararat
Epworth Herald
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