Gertrude's Escape Fails Then Triumph on Thames Steamer
Gertrude Nor ton and Jim Norton become suspects on a Southampton bound voyage as a detective searches for an elopement partner. Police misidentify Ge rtrude as Mrs Leslie Somers, leading to a dramatic arrest scene and eventual release by Lord Wartlebury and Miss Somers. Gertrude reunites with friends aboard and authorities plan to keep Leslie Somers aboard the yacht for a San Francisco voyage.
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Southampton
Sandhurst
Graham Wendell
Wendell
Norton
Gertrude
Young Norton
Southampton Water
Lord Wartlebury
Jim
Hia
Samuel Davidson
Fender
Georgina Bannister
Fay
Gartyide
Miss Wendell
Leslie Somers
Est
James
Brown
Leslie Somerses
Bean
Beatrice
Bannister
Ber al
Thenate
Jais
Ste
Lealiv
Polies
Lord Wattlebury
Dr. Mansell
Mr. Norton
Miss Somers
Gertrudd
Saftdhurst
San Francisco
Mansell
Lawrence Soames
Lord Wettlebury
Hin
Arizona trapper’s haul along the Gila and Salt rivers
A. R. Ford arrived in Phoenix with the month’s trapping results from the Gila and Salt rivers. He captured six wildcats, seven coyotes, four raccoons, seven skunks, and two foxes. The total bounty will be about $40, with hides adding a smaller sum. Coyotes are plentiful yet wary. wildcats are scarce, and Ford notes he used steel traps baited in brush.
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Arizona
A. R. Ford
Phoenix
Gila
Salt Rivers
Arizona Republican
Two Umbrellas Cause Amused Confusion in Cartrifiges Tale
In a humorous line from Youth's Companion, a forgetful man named Jim answers why he carries two umbrellas. He claims having a spare ensures he never is without one, showcasing his practical yet evasive reasoning amid a light exchange.
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Jim
Home Made Ice Cream and Tomato Caning Tips
Includes multiple recipe items and method notes from the New York Telegram and Boston Post. Describes coffee frappe with egg whites and whipped cream, a chocolate ice cream method with chocolate and spices, tomato canning steps, and a plain eggless pudding recipe with malt suet and spices. Mentions equipment like double boiler and steam method.
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New York Telegram
Eunts for The Mousekeeper in Kitchen Tips
Practical household advice list from a 19th century guide covering food storage, knife handling, egg whites, dairy odor control, washing, rugs, cake removal, bread usage, horseradish canning, cooking vessel design, donut batter with vinegar, soapstone griddle benefits, remedies for cramps and bee stings, and burn treatment using ammonia and oil dressings.
Something to Live Up To in Honest Praise
In Byron and Mer certs and Eira words rise on a moral note about living up to praise. A friend’s compliment acts as a bell call to higher service, revealing inner faults and fueling courage for better effort. Honest praise strengthens virtue more than blame.
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Cura
Beauty of Death as a Restful Victory in Life
A fragment from Phillips Brooks reflects on death as beautiful when life ends in service to God and truth. It argues death can renew vigor, give life to dead truths, and bring peace or triumph after struggle, suggesting beauty in mortality within divine timing.
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Washington Star
Ike
Phillips Brooks
A Father's Love in West End Parish
A rector's widow dies leaving a fatherless child. The parish learns the father’s tender care matches a mother’s love. Four years later at an Easter service the rector speaks on maternal loss and the child softly asks for a father’s love, prompting praise for paternal affection.
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West End
London
Jeans
Our Law is God quote by George MacDonald
The quote contrasts earthly law and divine will, stating that heaven arrives not when God’s will is a law but when God’s will becomes our own. It suggests two states: rule by constraint yields “noble slaves,” while harmony with God’s will grants true freedom as His children.
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Kingdom of Heaven
George MacDonald
Duty to Suffer and Duty's True Burden
The remark argues that duty is not to endure all things but to endure all things for duty. It notes that sometimes it is prudent not to suffer, quoting Dr Vinet to frame duty as selective endurance aligned with moral obligation.
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Dr. Vinet
Hair Dye Lawsuit Over Walnut Hair Stain Injury
Mrs Ellen Rember of Detroit files a $10,000 action against a drug company claiming disfigurement from walnut juice hair stain sold to improve appearance and win back her husband. She, age forty, says the dye stained her face and caused eruption, dried her scalp, and slightly affected hearing. Her husband, age 58, filed for divorce last June.
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Detroit
Mich
Ellen Rember
Rember
Toyetty
Decrease of Drinking and Drunkenness Across Nations
A long critical look at alcohol abuse notes a measurable decline in drinking and drunkenness in England and the United States. It cites temperance movements, government placards, medical reports, and parliamentary inquiries as driving forces behind a shift toward sobriety, while warning of continued social harms from alcohol. The piece highlights abstinence campaigns, health warnings, and the broad social impact of alcohol on families and public health.
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England
United States
TW. Mahin
Nottingham
London
France
Howe
The Shepherds Witnessing For the Christ They Had Found
A Christmas sermon notes how shepherds received the angelic message of Christ birth in Bethlehem and hurried to see the savior. They proclaimed the good news to others and returned glorifying God, while Mary pondered events. The piece emphasizes faith, obedience, and praise.
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Place
Bethlehem
Christ the Lont
Micah
Israel
Ria Saylour
Christ
Jesus
Cariesne
Beppy
Cust
Mary
Goa
China and Japan sign two sual railroad loans
Two loans for railroad construction and improvement were signed at Pekin. One for 1,075,000 dollars runs twenty five years with nine ty-five price and five percent interest, split between Japan and China. The other loan for 160,000 dollars funds improvements on the Hsinnuimtun-Mukden line for thirteen eighty years.
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China
Japan
Pekin
Hsinnuimtun-Mukden
Weighing Ten Tonsils? Mastodon Tooth Found in Indiana
Tooiht Weighs Ten Tonsils, Lewis Guthrie of Colfax Township Indiana uncovered mastodon bones while digging a ditch. Among finds a tooth nine inches long and five inches wide, nearly ten pounds in weight. Tooth nearly perfect, finest specimen in the region. Bones found at four feet depth.
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Tooiht
Lewis Guthrie
Colfax Township
Indiana
Dearest Rabbit in Pennsylvania shooting fined in Emus
A hunter in Emus Pennsylvania was fined 80 dollars for shooting a rabbit without license. The case names Lion Harrigal as the violator and notes the penalty was paid to local authorities.
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Pennsylvania
Lion Harrigal
Emus
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