The Strollers and a Mount Governs Hidden Plot
Comtesse Hills, daughter of the Mount governor, meets a peasant boy in a northwestern French island bay during Louis XVI era. Desauray seeks education and noble status, while Lady Elise pursues him amid intrigue at the citadel. A mountebank stirs riot, is jailed, then released by the governor’s orders as De gaurao’s schemes unfold.
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Comtesse Hills
France
Louis XVI
Seigneur de
Hise
Hilla
Nohez
Aelg-neur
Cockles
Degaurao
Addler
Ruetes
The Stairway of Sliver Through the Mount at Midnight
A tense sequence follows a young man as he slips toward the Mount of Saint Aubert. He scales moonlit stone stairs past watchful sentinels to a hidden wheelroom, where a rope and pulley await, while a guardian druidlike observer marks the crossing of fate and time.
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Henry
Galtry
Saint Louis
France
Salle Des Gardes
The Whirling of the Wheel on Mount Rock
In a dim Mount chapter a grim abbot rules cruelly via a wheeled hoisting device. Jacques the dwarf contends with a hunchback intruder as the Black Seigneur forces a perilous return to the wheel. A sword at the dwarf’s throat halts action. a muffled cry follows as danger deepens. The scene ends with a threat to force the wheel’s grim machinery.
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Callara
Seragno
Bixcel- Tenay
Jacques
Ano
Auntie Bargains for Shoes in Antebellum Style
A Chicago Post item recounts a stroll in a shoe store where a mammy of antebellum days asks the clerk for a pair of everyday shoes. The clerk remains standing as she tries on a pair of men’s heavy plow shoes and pleads for help in a humorous, racially charged exchange.
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Chicago Post
Lyman Abbott's anti suffrage joke at New York luncheon
Dr. Lyman Abbott, a known anti suffragist, told a luncheon anecdote in New York. The tale about two suffrage supporters at a club night out includes a misheard line about a husband slowly mending and a joke about khaki riding breeches.
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Lyman Abbott
New York
Maker of Death Masks Adds Barton Mask to National Museum
Eculptor U 8 J Dunber, noted maker of death masks, has added a mask of Clara Barton founder of the American Red Cross to the National Museum. His other works include masks of Judge W Gresham Chief Justice Waite Supreme Court Justices Bradley and Matthews Fred Douglass Frank Hatton Senator Beck General Joseph E Johnson and Admiral Stevens.
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Eculptor U
J. Dunber
Clara Barton
American Red Cross Society
National Museum
W. Gresham
Waite
Supreme Court
Bradley and Matthews
Fred Douglass
Frank Hatton
Senator Beck
Joseph E. Johnson
Admiral Stevens
Plague of Snails Strikes Cay3on Island
A snail plague overruns Cay3on Island damaging all vegetation. Natives dig trenches to block snail paths and surround trees with barriers of charcoal and pitch to protect them. Some parts are overrun by the pests, prompting cooperation to curb the infestation.
Thanksgiving Desserts From a Historic Menu Reprint
A quirky historical excerpt presents Thanksgiving dessert recipes like Curoh Souffle and Cape Cod Pudding with detailed steps and ingredients. The piece also quotes Abraham Lincoln on justice, urging restraint before overturning wrong, framed in a period newspaper voice.
More Apple Recipes From A Turn Of The Century Menu
Apple dishes rise in variety from baked ice cream to tasty steamed apples and masked apples. Recipes describe core and quartered apples cooked with sugar and lemon juice, then blended with milk and cream for ice cream. Other preparations include sugar glaze steam tender apples, lemon juice coatings, custards with gelatine, and stuffed baked apples with nuts and raisins.
Bound to Be Busy
A young man finishes legal education and protests he will not wait for clients. He has a job promised in a dry goods store, signaling a shift from aspiring lawyer to working life. His friend comments on his busyness ahead.
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Stroney
Poor Father Have you asked your fathers consent to marry
The dialogue notes a mother urging consent for a marriage while a daughter and another relative argue that the suitor has not been refused. It reflects a family scene on marriage negotiations and parental authority in a historical setting.
Still One Hope Remained in Jam Closet Mystery
A brief New York Evening Post item recounts Mrs. Titus leaving home with two boys ages eight and ten. The chorus of “All right, mom” fades as the jam closet locks tight despite several attempts for keys. The brothers vow to wait until she returns to plead for a treat.
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Shane
Thoma
Eid
Frederick
Mamma
New York Evening Post
Eruption Case Promotes Cuticura Cure Claim
An 1912 letter from Jackson Missouri describes a ten month old child with an eruption spreading over the body. Red spots turned into bloody sores before Cuticura Soap and Ointment relieved the child’s symptoms within a week. The testimonial notes rapid sleep and full recovery after using the remedies.
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Jackson
F. Bartels
Cuticurn
Dept. L. Boston
Mrs Meekton s Position in Washington Star Style
The dialog imagines voter and candidate roles with Mrs Meekton confirming she would vote for Leonidas but warning against other women voting for him. The exchange highlights gendered political dynamics and social attitudes in a humorous, clipped newspaper tone.
Propriety Query Sparks Engagement Banter in Puck
A brief exchange from Puck depicts Misa Filttera asking Mr. Bain Bridge if he will marry. He replies he has not proposed yet, and the tone of the response halts further inquiries.
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Misa Filttera
Mr. Bainbridge
Puck
Gracious Insult Sparks Witty Exchange Over Pants
A playful exchange centers on a boy's pants and furniture polish. The humor hinges on misheard words and a banister cleaning reference, producing a light, domestic quip about polish and attire.
The Difference. Does your cook ask many evenings outz
A brief, cryptic line presents a dialogue about a cook’s behavior. The odd phrasing suggests a comic or observational fragment, with emphasis on the cook’s response to evenings out. No clear persons or organizations are named in the readable text.
Grape-Nuts Aids Daily Labor And Night Study
An advertisement recounts a Ga man who recovered from stomach trouble and nerv ous fatigue after switching to Grape-Nuts. He claims improved strength, appetite, and stamina to work from 6 A M to 6 P M and study at night, crediting the cereal with restored nerves and energy. The piece promotes the product and cites testimonials from Pontum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Pontum Co
Wellyiite
Tver
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Frederick S. Isnam
Ray Waster
Drabani
Cellency
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St. Aubert
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Queta
Pardi
Horsting
Prin Apers
G. C. Roderick
Abraham
Lincoln
Herbert B. Ives
London
Scientific Mer
Ives
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