Try Arabella and the Admirals Ward in England
A fragment from a serialized tale follows a shy orphan boy arriving in Portsmouth for a midshipman warrant. He encounters Lady Hawkshaw, Lady Arabella Stor Mort, and Sir Peter Hawkshaw while Betty Green’s devotion preserves him. At the inn, a striking officer Giles Vernon draws attention as the journey toward naval life continues.
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Bull-in-the-Bush
Peter Hawkshaw
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Stormont
Beny Creen
Corporal Green
America
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la Hawkshaw
Baty Green
Delly
England
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Pelter Hawkshaw
Lady Hawkshaw
Betty Creer
Sir Peter
Betty
Green
Str Peter
Yate
Betty Green
Sir Peter Hawkshaw
Pete
Himble
Portsmouth
His Majesty's Sea Service
Giles Vernon
Wheelbarrows Carry Heavy Loads In Chinese Transport
The Washington T Herald notes wheelbarrows in China outpace land methods for freight and passenger moves. Central wheel supports the load. a strap over the operator’s shoulder aids handling. A two-passenger barrow travels about 20 miles daily, with wages around 20 cents per day.
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China
America
Shanghai
Peking
Hongkong
Washington T Herald
Scandinavian Dinner Custom Abroad
A brief note on Nordic table manners describes a dinner custom in Norway Sweden and Denmark where if guest counts differ men may offer their items to others to balance numbers when ladies are not enough. The foreign observer finds the practice grotesque and lacking charm or grace.
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Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Harriman Seeks Health Breakthrough Amid Wealth
Edward H. Harriman, famed rail magnate, after years of railroad expansion and mounting rumors of illness, travels from Austria where a leading specialist advises weight gain. Once weighing 165 pounds, he now weighs 144 and aims to restore health while contemplating retirement from wealth pursuit.
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Edward H. Harriman
Fay
Austria
Struempell
Altthough Harriman
John D. Rockefeller
Harriman
Wall Street
Railroads to Build Twin 12 Story Offices in New York
New York Central and New York, New Haven & Hartford close a real estate deal exceeding 3.5 million dollars. They plan twin 12 story blocks from Forty-Fifth to Forty-Eighth streets and Lexington to Depew place, with Grand Central station tracks beneath. The Merchants and Manufacturers' Exchange will lease the space for 6 million and offer 30 acres of floor space for global buyers. One building will house the New York Furniture Exchange. the other will be controlled by the new exchange. The project includes club rooms, offices, reading rooms, a restaurant, and a roof garden for visiting merchants.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford
New York City
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Forty- Highth Streets
Lexington Avenue
Depew Place
Grand Central Station
Merchants and Manufacturers
New Exchange
Former Mrs Molineux To Be Opera Singer RS
Blanche Chesbrough, ex wife of Roland Molineux who faced two murder trials in New York, plans to sail for Europe to study music and pursue opera. The case links Barnet, Chesbrough, and Adams in a web of poisoning, trials, and a dramatic public arc.
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Blanche Chesbrough Scott
Roland B. Molineux
New York City
Europe
Katherine J. Adams
Harry
Cornish
Knickerbocker Club
Roland Burnham Molineux
Gen. Molineux
Blanche Chesebrough
Molineux
Blanche Chesbrough
Harry C. Barnet
Adams
Barnet
Divorce Suit Recalls Helen Bretts Romantic Career
Friends of Helen Brett Tyler of New York and Washington were stunned to learn she has filed for divorce from Francis J. Tyler of New York. Miss Brett, daughter of Major Lloyd M. Brett, once a celebrated army belle, pursued an operatic and stage career before marriage, performing as Carmen Espinoza and later as the Football Girl. The couple wed while Tyler pursued a professional engagement, and Brett reportedly went to Reno to seek a divorce.
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Mise Brett
Richard Carle
Mary’s Lamb
Washington
Carmen Espinoza
Mas. Arelt
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Backed By Baltimore Patient
A Baltimore woman describes four years of misery from irregularities and nervous distress relieved by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts its success in curing female ailments including displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors and backache urging readers to seek Mrs Pinkham's guidance for free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sven
Mrs. W. Scorp
Lansdowne St
Baltimore
Lydia H. Pinkham
That Froze Him A Remark On Men And Monks Exchange
A brief dialogue records a moment of discomfort as a character notes being spoken to by men and by monks, then remarks that tonight there seem to be no men about. The exchange hints at social scrutiny and a hint of mischief in the setting.
A Case for Sympathy in a Western City
Two matrons meet at a woman's crib and discuss their ex husbands. The first notes she met Tom, the second matron's ex, and that he was frankly sorry about her second marriage. He claimed he did not know the man personally.
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Hattie
Tom
Lippincott’s Magazine
Stella-Did she have an unusual wedding
Bella confirms the ceremony used common tropical planks in place of rarer materials. The scene included notable décor choices and a distinctive domestic touch reflecting modest resources and creative styling.
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Stella
Bella
Test Your Coffee With Postum Health Claim
A 10 day home test suggests abandoning coffee for Postum to determine if coffee causes illness. A reader reports relief from gitomach trouble nervousness and headaches after switching to Postum and returning to coffee worsened symptoms, then improving again on Postum. The letter cites The Road to Wellville and promotes Postum as a genuine remedy with a positive testimonial.
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Postum
Wellville
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