Meeting a Chance Hope in a City of Despair
After years of struggle and near ruin, the narrator finds a lifeline in a chance encounter with a compassionate woman in black who offers aid and a possible future. He finds work copying a manuscript after Martha’s insistence, while Mr. Montgomery’s wary gaze lingers, and a renewed sense of purpose returns as he clings to the faint promise of belonging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Montgomery
Josiah
Martha
Providence
Clinton Mc.Hierald
Kansas
Denver
Pluck and Smoke End a hazing tale of Matsmulla at Naval Academy
An American naval officer recalls Commodore Matsmulla a popular Japanese midshipman at the Naval Academy. During a hazing smoker Matsmulla cleverly sings in Greek to stall and smoke out the aggressors taking all blame when the officer of the day arrives, preserving his classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Academy
Matsmulla
New York Sun
Sartaro Ise
Mats
Hazers
Fragments of witty notes and jokes from old papers
A collage of humorous quotes and rhymes from Life Chicago News New York Times and other papers. The items include quips about marriage bargains schooling shoes yawning and a church notice.
Quaker Declares Phillies Players Not Cowards
A Philadelphia man defends his ball players amid a rude New Yorker remark. The Quaker replies confidently that the team can run and proves their mettle in the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Her Mission and a Monument in Pittsburg
A dialogue notes a daughter attending cooking school to write a cookbook. Pittsburg plans a monument to General Alexander Hays at his Wilderness battlefield. The Siberian Railway project totals $401,700,000 in invested funds.
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Homer
Uppson
Pittsburg
Alexander Hays
Scent of Suspicion In Banking House Dialogue
Characters discuss a banking house position and why one knows the president. The exchange hints at motive and social intrigue, with a line about the breath of suspicion flavored by cloves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles
Huarris
Novel Monkey-Wrench Improves Grip and Adjustment
An Ohio inventor Edward A. Renouf of Wellsville introduces a monkey-wrench with a toothed lever locking the movable jaw, preventing slips and allowing universal nut fits. Also described are pointed-toe shoe trees by James H. Burt and Augustus L. Anderson to preserve toe shape, and an adjustable trestle by William A. Drummond of Okla for varied furniture heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Edward A. Renouf
Wellsville
James H. Burt
Springfield
Maass
Augustus L. Anderson
Brooklyn, N.Y
Oklahoma
William A. Drummond
Camargo
Okla
Count Boni de Castellane Builds Versailles Style Palace Rooms
Paris society tale recounts Count Boni de Castellane and the Countess restoring and copying Versailles rooms in their Avenue du Bois de Boulogne mansion. The grand Salon d Hercule and marble interiors are recreated with hidden mirrors and exact ceilings, echoing Louis XIV craftsmanship and historic oak flooring notes from Versailles.
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Count Boni de Castellane
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Paris
Grand Trianon Palace
Versailles
Nee Gould
Palace
Salon d'Hercule
Inexpensive Mayoralty Campaign in Minneapolis
D. P. Jones swears in an affidavit filed with the city clerk that his mayoral victory cost only 15 dollars. Ten dollars paid to the country auditor for nominating certificate filing and five dollars to the city clerk for election certificate filing. He says the funds came from donors with business ties to his supporters and that he had no dealings with those interests.
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D. P. Jones
Minneapolis
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Montgomery
Bilas
Elle
Fitzwalton
Porter
Jonathan Rodwell
Bury St. Edmund's
Fic
Chiapter Xit
Martha's
Mia. Wilson
Rackstraw
Kobesbodege
Clara
Maud
Washington Life
Johnny
New Yorker
Pansy
New York Times
Ernestine
Jack
Chicago News
Tom
Johnnie
Miss Nextdoor
Ethel
Houston Post
Chicago Daily News
Neepes Stylus
Mississippi
Hastings
Minn
United States
Count Boni's
Louis XIV
London Telegraph
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