Parisian Romance and the Disappearance of Bank Notes
The Paris saga centers on Prince Michael Stourdza's vast fortune missing after his death. Gregory Stourdza accuses sister Princess Gortschakoff as court filings reveal belts with $10,000,000 in notes and jewels, while servants testify to hidden hoards. Courts will hear the dispute as avenues of rescue or exile unfold.
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Michael Stourdza
Chicago Tribune
Paris
Gregory
Demetrius
Princess Gortschakoff
Michael
Prince Gregory
Prince Michael
Baden-Baden
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Princess Iortschakoff
Gortschakoff
Gregory Stourdza
Russi
Russia
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Banking Oddities in St Louis Revealed by Traveler
A Chicago visitor recounts how St Louis banks demand strict identification for drafts, a custom old residents accept. He recalls a wealth man denied coupons at the Sub-Treasury because the cashier did not recognize him without his deceased dog.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Chicago Mail
Treading for Clams on Fairfield Shoreline Traditions
Fairfield County farmers harvest a large clam crop and rush to take a day off to celebrate by the shore. wagon trains head to Norwalk and nearby islands, where men ladies and children wade tide pools search for clams, some up to waist deep, using long-handled tools. The catch brings a feast as the clams are hauled to the shore and cooked on hot coals for the party.
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Fairfield Co
Conn
Norwalk Harbor
Norwalk
Mer
Dog Farming in China and Manchuria Dowry Tradition Noted
Describes dog and goat farming in northern China regions and Manchuria Mongolia with extreme cold, high quality dogskins, and seasonal slaughter to avoid thaw damage. Notes economics including rug value per eight dogs and potential use of flesh. mentions dowry of six dogs upon marriage.
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China
Australia
Manchuria
Mongolia
Mali
Lions at Fortress Monroe Doomed as Fortress Fades
Fortress Monroe Virginia serves as an artillery school and a lounging haunt for young officers rather than a defensive fort. A Louisville Courier correspondent notes officers' haughty air toward civilians and mocks their pride, likening the scene to Daniel and the lions.
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Monroe
Louisville Courier
Fort Monroe
Republic
Byron
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Lion
Dan
A Noble Revenge and a Wolf in an Election Plot
A Wolf seeks revenge on a Fox by securing the Fox’s nomination and defeating him with lies. The dialogue notes the Fox’s honesty in business, prompt debt payment, churchgoing, and lack of scandal, while the Wolf proposes political ruin as a heartless remedy. Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
Ivory Soap for Babies and Nursery Use
The article praises Ivory Soap for gentle cleansing in children, noting it has no excess alkali and leaves skin soft. It advises wetting a cloth with the soap, washing folds thoroughly, rinsing well, and drying carefully. Professor Leeds endorses Ivory Soap as cleansing yet nonirritating and warns against counterfeit white soaps.
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Leeds
Stevens’ Institute of Technology
Procter & Gamble
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