The Safe Path of a Crook in Chicago's Underworld
Inspector John D. Shea recalls professional criminals who gain money yet fall to prison, citing a Westside burglar as a near-untouchable figure. He notes how criminals group, become overconfident after successes, and eventually attract police scrutiny. A fabled escapee named Murphy illustrates luck and inevitable capture, as a Chicago encounter ends with Murphy recognized and arrested.
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John D. Shea
Uves
Westside
Desplainee Street
Murphy
Lew
Joliet
Chicago
H Im
Central Station
Ohio
Andy Kohn
Andy
Halsted
Madison
WRNT
Sunfert
Ex-convicts and police treatment stir Chicago debate
The piece argues about police handling of criminals with pasts, noting a tailor caught stealing a bolt of cloth and suggesting reform toward surveillance rather than harsh stigma. It cites Chicago history, inspector Shea, and Maj. McClaig hry’s police reforms, plus examples of ex-convicts turning to politics or steady service.
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Murphy
Ohio
Chicago
Hit
Waleb
Rogues’ Gallery
Joliet
Pittsburgh
Lemont of the Death Dharma Prince in Nine Years Contemplation
The ascetic Lemont of the Death Dharma, son of an Indian king, traveled to China and Japan. He spent nine years in contemplation in a temple and endured extreme privation including self-maiming to stay awake. A bud sprouted from his eyelid area yielding a plant that produces a perfumed beverage to banish sleep.
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Lemont
India
China
Japan
Katavka
Vick's
Magnaine
The Executioner and the Mutiny Era Justice
A mutiny era sergeant served as executioner after mu tinea detainees were caught red handed. Charges of mistreatment were raised before the commanding officer, who summoned him to reply. A defense by Piddles and remarks by Chambers emphasize self control as the ultimate victory, noting that true triumph lies within.
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Ant
Lowe
Air Eade
Chambers
Jayrush
French academicians and detectives spark in column of Paris notes
A French paper notes that Jules Lemaire is the sole academician riding a wheel. Frederick 8 Jarvis, once Scotland Yard inspector, resembles Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Signor Nicolini’s estate, $100000, is challenged by widow Adelina Patti and his former wife’s children’s claims. Francisque Sarcey’s real name is Francois. Bryan amasses earnings from lectures, notably $2400 in Wichita. In Turin, citizens plan a state memorial for Victor Emmanuel, with a sculptor nearing 80 at work, while council debates the delivery date of the effigy.
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Jules Lemaire
Frederick
Jarvis
Scotland Yard
Seard
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Signor Nicolini
Adelina Patti
Mme. Vatti
Francisque Sarcey
Francois
Ivea Nolomom
France
Usl
Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Wvita
Kan
Aton Tittle
Victor Emmanuel
Turin
Victor Immanuel Tay
Kaiser Wilhelm Wardrobe Details From Pall Mall Gazettes
The Kaiser keeps five rooms of wardrobes in Berlin with oak fittings and a central spreading table. He favors frock coats over swallowtails and hates mindrellas, sticks, and flaws in uniforms. About 18 white military boots are kept pristine, and garments are repaired rather than discarded, with strict tailoring oversight and a daily wardrobe routine.
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Vienna
Old Castle
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Tia
Wavirabe
Pall Mall
Rejuvenating Versailles project eyed by leaders and public
A two committee effort, including politicians, financiers, and artists, plans to transform the Louis XV wall into a theater at Versailles. They would stage Moliere plays with period costumes, aiming to attract Marisians and make Versailles a cultural hub. Rail upgrades could cut travel from Paris to Versailles to about 20 minutes, boosting access and attendance.
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Flmanciers
Art Intero
Versailles
France
Louis XV
L Marisians
Moliere
Bayreuth
Lourgenis Gentilhomme
Old Royal Borough
Hotel Des Invalidex
Paris
Palace
Park
Woods
Trianons
Bertrand
Tatler
Philadelphia Telegraph
Agricultural Hints on Hen Feeding and Care
Annie L. Rogers explains farm poultry feeding and management with emphasis on consistent care. Details cover bone meal for nutrition, shell material like oyster shells, scratching exercise, hayseed substitutes, and a daily feeding routine including warm mash, oats at noon, and wheat at night. Regular watering and vigilant oversight from chicks to stewpan are urged.
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Annie L. Rogers
Eggs For Hatching Across Breeds In Mixed Flocks
Guidance from Farin and Fireside urges keeping breeds together on fields until spring to save labor and fencing. It warns that mixing breeds briefly won’t impair offspring if separated a month before hatching. Suggests avoiding long separation and replacing with new stock next spring while noting roosters are not needed for egg production.
Helpful Farm Notes On Orchard Care And Manure Use
Farmers should employ proper thermometers when churning and save liquid and solid manure to preserve soil fertility. Root grafting can rival budding for trees, and soil quality, dry and fertile, supports both crops and fruit trees. Read agricultural papers to stay informed and profit from farm interests.
Treatment of Pigs in Texas Farm Rearing Practices
Guidance outlines early pig care focusing on frame development with pasture and peas as key feed. Separate breeders from market hogs at five to six months, ensure varied diet, fresh water, shelter, and staged corn finishing to avoid overreliance on one feed. Market readiness at eight to nine months.
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Texas
Value of Artichokes for farmers in drought regions
R M T Watterson notes artichokes yield 500 to 600 bushels per acre on rich soil and even 1,000 stalks, drought proof and useful as hog feed, pickles, salads, and fertilizer. Recommends soil prep, four foot rows, 14 inch spacing, mid May planting, and pit storage with straw mulch. One acre can outperform six acres of corn next season.
Ground Plan for Barn for Small Dairy Farm Use
A practical barn ground plan suitable for small farms with cows and horses and a sheep flock. The design features five foot wide stalls for horses and four foot stalls for cows, adaptable size, a 3% capacity for all feed including roots and ensilage, a corner tool room, and a hay bay extending to the roof with hay fodder and sheaf oats stored above the animals.
Old Crow and the Egg Train Tale from Garral County
In a Louisville Post anecdote, Jim Dillon and locals recall a railway tale of a woman delaying a train to fetch a single warm egg. The conductor allows the stop to wait for an egg needed to reach a full dozen, and a blue hen hatches the moment, delivering the final egg to complete the dozen before the train resumes.
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Lancaster
Jim Dillon
Garral County
Old Crow
Empire State Express
Louisville Post
Dyspepsia cause tied to vitality and blood strength
An anecdotal piece explains dyspepsia arising from lack of vitality and blood nutrients, detailing a Scranton case of Joseph T. Vi who improved after using De Wil LIning's Pink Pills for Pale People, attributed to restoring blood constituents and nerve force to aid digestion. The item includes promotional content for the pills and a brief literary excerpt and ad snippets.
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Joseph T. Vi
Hickory Sts
Scranton
Mr. Vandykeraya
Thomas Campbell
Dr. Williams
Spring Medicine Claim for Hood's Sarsaparilla
A vintage health ad declares springtime blood impurity causes boils pimples humors and eruptions and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the cure for impure blood. It asserts the remedy cleanses humors expels impurities and readies the body for warmer weather.
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America
Hood
A Cure for Foolishness and the Buckers and Kickers
Buffon of Detroit a rich socialite joins the Buckers and Kickers as grand high contortionist a frivolous society with mock justice. Family anger grows when letters from New York reveal his role prompting a confrontation. He resigns and burns the society stationery in a dramatic rebuke reported by the Detroit Free Press.
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Bulfon
Detroit
Buffon
New York
Big Tyne
Gotham
Merfes
Land
Gran High
Buckers
Kickers
Prand High
Detroit Free Press
Woman repairs shirts with improvised button
A Detroit Tribune clipping recounts a private’s wife sewing repairs at home with a makeshift button and holder. It contrasts domestic tasks with a Chestnut tone, then shifts to ads for catarrh cures and local quips about hotels and onions, reflecting era commerce and humor.
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Solre
McGinnis
Abe
Ryt
Arte
Fibroid Tumor Triumph Promised by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for fibroid tumors and related uterine pain. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. B A Lowpann of Westdale Mass claiming the remedy cured her fibroid and restored normal flow after hospital doctors failed. Mrs. Mansfield of Lynn Mass offers free advice from Mrs. Pinkham to readers.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham
Westdale
Mass
Lydia FE. Linkham
Lydia E Pickham
Mixed-Up Worse breeding and erroneous horse trades
Mixed historical report describes mixing horse breeds for profit and poor breeding decisions. It notes nurses, streetcars, and a mare bred to a fast horse to produce a flyer. Draft mares bred to draft stallions, then light mares to draft horses. Heavy horses struggled, and thieves produced scrubs. Owners warned of misbred foals in a chaotic market.
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Polish for Old Leather and Gate Bar Advice
Instructions describe polish for leather using glue water brandy flour and heat. Also notes about restoring leather dashboards and enamel, plus tips on gate bars for stock control focusing on preventing jumping and ensuring clear passage. Mentions Western Plowman Gates of Bars and practice of driving stock on one side to avoid bad habits.
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