Gentleman with heirloom watch bargains in a curious tale
A man staying in Saratoga while traveling to Bisrom encounters a door attendant, offers $50 for a family heirloom watch, secures it after permission, and muses on risk, past follies, and common sense. The tale shifts to a column of local incidents and curiosities including rubber industry talk and a Wardrobe of curiosities in a newspaper.
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Saratoga
Mandel
Abe
Boston Cor
Providence Journal
Gotham Rubber Teaschte
Central America
Doren
Arion
America
Valley of the Amagon
Para
Brazil
Dangerous to Handle Hides Warns of Arsenic Poisoning
The New York Sun reports on dangerous hide curing practices with arsenic exposure risks. It cites cases of workers in East Indies and the Americas, notes misattributed deaths, and urges proper precautions like gloves and covered skin. The piece also shifts to London gossip and social intrigue through Miranda and High Life, ending with notes on a German market and fashion trends.
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Tdo
Gotham
New York Sun
Thomas Young
East Indies
B. Horton
York Sun
Vicksburg Siege Ousts Newspaper Tone Defiance
The Citizen reports a defiant paper on the Confederate side during the Vicksburg siege. It recounts exchanges of pro Confederate prose with Federal lines, notes food shortages and inflated prices, and cites editorials predicting Confederate endurance and Lincoln’s administration as the war evolves.
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Vicksburg
Maj Gillespie
New York
Richsmond
Cattanooga
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the King
Martha
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Georgia
Canas
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Kelly
Mearest Kore Bd
Marzina
Timir Litersure
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Alec
Alerp
Onne
Athens
Beamer-Watcman
Mexico
Ramana
Evertide
Cordoba
Porter
Savy
David D. Porter
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Llausha
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San Domingo
United States
Asia
Army
Navy
Washington
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Boston
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al- Soraya Dihen
Keft
Scrub Womes
Scrub
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Sage
Busabe
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Father
Amistad
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Charles E. Munroe
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France
Rennes
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London
Miranda
Pblic
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Gam
Germany
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Lincoln
Aining Im Vicksburg
Jos Johnston
Viekburg
Geo
Grant Ibas
Viekeburg
McKnight & Hine
Fast Douglas
Ohio
Real Dsout Oatehe
Fourth National Bank
Wichita, Kansas
We Is
Eri Rise
Ota
Park Willary ‘Academy
A and
Marka Sud So
Viain Wiceam Ras
Wichita
Eagle
Wichita Wholesale Grocer Company
Commer First and
Water St
Wichita, Kan
Wichita Cracker Company
Manupactu
Pourte Avenue
Wichita City Roller Mills
Imperial
Tally HO
Oliver & Imboden CO
Vanes
Citizens Bank
Kansan
CR Mrl
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Me Stewart
Oarinmeis
Carpentra
Kansas Loan and Investment
F. Nrepertaxpei
Pres
Mo W_ Lavy
Treas
A.W. Ottvun
J. C Ropas
Capital
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Kans
Smithson & CO
East
Douglas Ave
Bnd
Chicago Lumber CO
Lawrence Ave
Chicago Yards
35Th and
Iron Sts
Chicago
W. A. Smith
Geo. L. Pratt
Geo. D. Cross
S. W. Cooper
Main ST. Wiesta
Kasame
Oliver Bros
Tassa
Jeke Watts
Cankm
Anston
West Side National Bar
J.P. Allen
Wickts, Kan
Arkansas Valley
W. & Woodman & Son
Davidson & Case
John Davidson
Sedgwick County
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