Nate Batkins the sharp trader foiled by two con men
A rugged tale in a Western or frontier voice recounts how Nate Batkins, famed for foreclosing on Zellers houses and amassing wealth, is undone by two bunco men posing as miners with bricks of gold. The story ends with a moral warning that honest men should avoid thieves, as Nate discovers the sucker may be on the other end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batkins
Elnathan
Nate
Bunco Men
Nathan Brown
Nathan
Lincoln
L. A. W. Bulletin
Miss Maria's Brass Candlesticks
In a winter New England town Miss Maria Henshaw guards heirloom brass candlesticks from Mrs Antrim who wants them to decorate a colonial room. A repentant nephew Martin begs for help to start anew in New York, and Maria ultimately aids him, relinquishing the keepsakes to fund his voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Maria
Lucinda
Maria
Aunt Maria
Martin
Tye
Sle
Miss Marla
Mavia
New York
Martin Henshaw
Mrs. Antrim
Marla
Tam
Cuba and Puerto Rico Facts From Foreign Commerce Bulletin
The Bureau of Foreign Commerce issued a bulletin detailing Cuba and Puerto Rico, drawn from consular reports. It notes Cuba could supply the Americas with sugar if land was devoted to it, reports 1,000,000 tons exported in one year, vast forests, rich mineral deposits, and extensive tobacco and sugar industries. Puerto Rico’s San Juan harbor is hazardous to enter, with a walled, fortress-like city description. The piece also covers health issues and sanitation concerns in both islands and briefly mentions naval peril stories and British naval marksman skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Department of State
United States
Consul Myatt
Villago Dé Cuba
Polo
Iown
Troi
Rethiehem
Eulton
Spaveows Point
Pittsburgh
Mr. Hyatt
San Juan
Boca
Rico
Chicago Chronicle
A Patchwork of Jests and Snatches of Wit
A collage of quips and short sketches pulled from various newspapers, featuring light exchanges between husbands and wives, teachers and students, and quick wordplay. The items vary in tone from playful to ironic, with several humorous exchanges about manners, daily life, and social mores.
Appropriateness and Oddities From a Living Picture Show
The theater manager recalls a living picture show with unusual experiences. Music was hard to find and a feeble musician at a town improvised. He began playing “There’s Only One Girl in This World for Me” after glancing at the screen, while the scene depicted Adam and Eve. The Chicago Journal notes the moment.
Women in Business Health Cure Report
Detroit Free Press outlines views on women in business with a businesswoman, W Mansfeld, endorsing Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She credits the pills with restoring sleep and health, aiding vitality, and claims benefits for nervous disorders, paralysis, and ataxia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Press
Detroit
Mich
Ogee
Farrar
Willy
Williamy
Sonia
Ife
Accords Conscience in Tennessee Church Satirical Piece
A Washington Star excerpt recounts a Tennessee mountain church service with men and women seated apart to worship by conscience. The piece questions whether seating arrangements affect worship, noting practical nudges and personal reflections as the audience considers divine conformity to inner guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Ollcr
Ipoke
Allus
Washington Star
Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham remedy for tumor cure
Mrs Rosa Gaus of Los Angeles writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her ovarian tumor after doctors advised surgery. She praises the medicine for restoring health and invites other women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Dt Lynn
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
She Williston Graphic
Corrtann
Williston
Hby
Miss Maria Henshaw
George Washington
Buffy
Henied
Taawake
Min Maria
Ferris Place
The
Bureau of Foreign Con
Australia
Wille
Southamptal
India
Lond Roberts
Mom
Dorge
Mr. Blunt
Mrs. Bore
Boston Courier
Brooklyn Lite
Mabel
Moonshine
Chicago Record
Little Clarence
Solomon
Mr. Callipers
Puck
Harduppe
Journal
Yi Evening Journal
Dehelte
West
Ben
Ainslee
Pruge
Brobson
Crooklyn
Col Mer’s Weekly
Daphne
Chicago
Drake
Barkley
Blake
Yeast
Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statenman
Cumso
Rnk
Cawker
Detroit Free Press
Clancy
Horrigan
Cincinnati Enquirer
Brooklyn
Destiny
Cincinnat! Enquirer
Maud Hattling
Hill Smiggins
Ally Sloper
Steve Blind
Iknorince
Blinn
Batterson
Old Man
St. Martin
le Journal Amusant
Eve
Mildred
Women IN Business
Tennessee Mountain Church
Allen
Diestrl
Erie
Allen's
Olmstdh
Kelly
New
Alan
Iy. Piso
Lamsport
You Dros
Fac Sure Srgnatere
Lee
Rork
Weapper
Hood
America
Pitie
Tadore
Marquis
Boston Journal
Euiitors
St. Paul Pioneer Press
St. Paul Globe
St. Paul Dispatch
Minneapolis Tribune
Pioneer Limited
Minneapolis Journal
Minneapolis Times
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Paul
J. T. Conley
Agt
Minn
Hall
Ross Gaum
Mrs. Pinkham
Bears
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