Policemen of Aurora Ill. Break into a famous resort during an orgy and capture some well-known young men of the town.
A Chicago man wants a divorce because his wife sings Salvation hymns, gains his suit by having her give an exhibition of her vocal powers in court.
A Fire in the Chicago Opera House creates a stampede among pretty actresses who rush to the street dishabille.
J. I. Lighthall, better known as the Diamond King, was a charismatic showman and a master of marketing, but he was also a dedicated healer.
The Eye that Never Sleeps.
Westfield, Ohio, October 23, 1887 - The Sudden Insanity of Rev J. R. Young. He uses profane language in a Sunday school at Westfield, Ohio.

Suggestions for an evening costume. [more]
“The respectable citizens of Chicago are making an effort to rescue the city from the control of the disorderly classes. It is doubtless to-day the worst governed of the large cities in the country, and the effort to rescue it from those who have disgraced its name has been none too soon.” - N. Y. Tribune.
Quoted in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 31, 1883.


