Millionaire Swindler Grafts Women With Paris Art Connoisseur
A tale of a French art graftman who posed as a Parisian art expert to fleece wealthy widows and wives of millionaires in American cities. He used elaborate pretexts, staged interviews, and a fake gallery tour to pressure purchases of pricey paintings, often funded by large bank accounts. One widow bought four pieces for 3200 dollars, then bought more to gift relatives, only to pay with a single large check after the con man vanished.
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Selle
America
Mons
Thls
George Gould
Vanderbilt
Chauncey Depew
Ervy
Post Office Burglaries Decline. Inspectors Cite Rewards Impact
A Washington Star interview with a POST OFFICE inspector details crime trends over the past year. Burglaries fell to about 1,600 nationwide, roughly one per 44 post offices, while arrests rose 17 percent, driven by the Bertillon system, the national identification bureau, and a $25,000 rewards fund.
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Washington Star
National Bureau of Identification
Post Office
Congress
Baltimore
Optimist in Devon village war tale ends with weather remark
A Devon village grocer ignores the war news and replies that there is fine weather for it. A traveling salesman mentions good news from the front, prompting the proprietress to respond that regardless of war, the weather is nice. This anecdote reflects rural anecdotes during conflict.
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Devonshire Association
Devon
South Africa
London Newa
Odds and ends from seedy humor and travel notes
A collage of quirky quips from various newspapers and a parliamentary note. Jests about a broker seeking steady nerves and a musical lesson, a sports banter about score uncertainty, a domestic barb about a husband and dressmaker, a joke on a doctor’s verdict, and a remark on lions run over by trains on East Africa rails.
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East Africa
Building a Home for Little Fishes in a Boy’s Aquarium
Instructions describe constructing a wooden and glass aquarium from pine or whitewood with precise joints, glass sizing, putty and lead seals, and a water test period. It covers framing, grooves, top rails, corner posts, and brass fastenings, plus decorative rockeries and substrate to mimic a brook bottom.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Crocodiles in Florida State of Nature and Goats as Shepherds
Crocodiles survive in Florida's lower east coast lagoons and inlets with eight foot specimens captured near Cape Florida and sent to the National Zoological Park. Crocodiles differ from alligators with narrow pointed noses and a fierce disposition. Goat shepherds in South Africa lead flocks, waking sheep during storms to guide them to safety, a skill noted in mountain regions and Swiss practice.
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United States
Florida
Biscayne Bay
Cape Florida
National Zoological Park
Washington
Switzerland
South Africa
Still Very Much Alive in Booths Early Reflections
A physician told William Booth that his life work was near done and he should retire to a quiet country place with good shooting and fishing. Booth recalls plans since then for men and the continuation of the Salvation Army.
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William Booth
The
Salvation Army
Booth
A Miserable Inventor Mamma Comes Up Short
A playful local exchange traces a comic moment about neckwashing and a cheeky reply from Willie in a Philadelphia Ledger style vignette. The piece captures a whimsical street conversation with simple dialogue and regional flavor.
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Wille
Willie
Philadelphia , Ledger
Bobby's Answer on Sea Water Components Question
Bobby Smith Flah from Brookira Citizen reports a classroom exchange about sea water composition. The teacher asks what sea water contains besides sodium chloride. The piece highlights curiosity in science learning and local student involvement.
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Bobby
Bobby Smith
Flah, Tir
Brookira
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