A Milliner's Bill Ends an Engagement
In a Times short story, Donald and his fiancée argue over secrecy and money. She reveals she will train as a milliner for two years, forcing a two year delay to marriage. He secretly buys her contract for 1000 dollars, then agrees to share the burden, culminating in a test of trust when the wedding bill surfaces. Hope Hopkins.
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Jett
Thi
Andled
Bho
Laola
Atheart
Millliner
Hope Hoprins
Catching Butterflies The Net That Reaches People
An old essay uses butterfly and net metaphors to urge local newspapers as the correct tool to attract readers and patrons. It argues mail order and periodical ads form a vast net, but the home paper’s net reaches homes directly and preserves patronage.
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Sangre
Wife murderer meets his doom at Sing Sing
John Johnson and his wife Katherine were living in Yonkers when Johnson killed her two years ago in front of their two young children. He was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison early yesterday after a history of crime and abuse.
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New York
John Johnson
Sing Sing Prison
Johnson
Katherine
Yonkers
Maggie’s wage raise ends in unexpected flight
In this tale from Youth’s Companion a wealthy Mrs. Baker attempts to raise Maggie the maid’s pay from six to ten dollars. Maggie’s cheerful efficiency masks a quiet plan as the kitchen scene reveals the servant’s view that higher wages would drive out others and a rebellious response follows.
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Maggie
Dorothy
Ness
Mike
Humor of London Cabbies and Their Clever Remarks
A collection of cabby quips from London Tit-Bits recounts witty lines when tips are scarce. Carriage humor emerges as drivers joke about fares, bus choices, and a dash of frontier bravado, with some gags poking fun at customers and the social scene of hurried city life.
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London
Piletake
Mack
New York City Fragment Sells as Readable Clip
A fragment from a New York newspaper item shows a brief scene with a city setting and characters. It highlights a local action and the urban background without sensational detail.
Dr Pierce Medicine Advised For Female Ailments
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Prescription as safe and beneficial for long standing female diseases, promising to strengthen regulate and invigorate the system and pelvic organs. It asserts no alcohol or harmful drugs and offers free consultation by letter with Dr Pierce in Buffalo New York. It also advertises the Dr Pierce Medical Adviser and provides pricing and mailing details for copies.
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Pierce
Diam
Doctor Pierce
BV. Pierce
Buffato
N.Y
Pantie
Newark
Glasgow
New Yorker
New York
Rome
Aluern
Ori
Statlerd
Maetigg
Red Pete
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kate A. Menin
West
7Th Street
E. Plakham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Vanity's Visions Up to Date Riding Habit and Embroidery
Fashion notes describe an up to date riding habit with Breton embroidery and a short jacket, offered in dark blue and black with variations. The piece highlights embroidered linen waistcoats, frayed red and blue motifs, and hand embroidery. a dressmaker notes the style is lucky, simple, and elegant, suitable for children and adults.
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Gover
Spa
Elia
Lively In the Tenements From New York Tribus
A young woman new to minelon work on the castelle in New York comments on tenement life. She notes monotony yet cites small diversions that keep residents from despair. On their floor, revelry and a tremens afflicted gentleman cause disturbance while a neighbor injures another by biting her sister's ear.
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Castelle
New York
Teverenta
Abe
Fragmentary 19th century dialogue on employment for a widow
Fragmented text shows Mira and Nuriteh debating offering work to a widow's son, mentioning a note promising scant pay and a pun on Philadelphia Pro. The readability is limited and non-specific.
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Mira
Noriteh
Nuriteh
Oren
Walking A Poem On The Simple Act Of Exercise
A fragmented verse extols walking as a simple daily routine. The quirky cadence hints at a playful, archaic voice praising steady steps, light exertion, and a calm body keeping at bay trouble through regular movement. The text resembles a clipped, stylized piece from an old column.
Unwritten Law Defense in Judge Loving Trial
Judge Loving of Nelson county faces indictment for the murder of Theodore Estes, a Livingston merchant, as jurors are selected in Houston Virginia amid tears from Miss Elizabeth Loving, the judge’s daughter. The defense, led by John Lee, contends with veniremen and possible exemptions for harvest duties while Ward Houlding leads for the state.
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Houston
Loving
Nelson County
Theodore Estes
Livingston
Elizabeth Loving
Batre
Jurom
Veniremen
Oho
Miss Loving
Poearge Forvice
Thomas F
Amung
Thoew
Glasgow Street Cars and Urban Transit Attitudes
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts Glasgow street cars with Newark and New York practices. It notes fares, conductor roles, ticketing, car interiors, and crowd behavior, praising discipline and efficiency while highlighting gendered rider experiences and cultural differences in urban transport.
President Rookrevelt Signs Dominican Treaty
President Rookrevelt signs a Dominican treaty to make the convention operative. The ceremony is noted with emphasis on formal ratification and the anticipated impact on ongoing diplomatic relations.
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Rookrevelt
Scrap Book Echoes From Early American Tales
A collection of vignettes recounts a judge’s terse rebuke to a verbose lawyer, Jackson and the Mutineers during a Creek campaign, a Bristow merchant's postcard misadventures, and a humorous Boston doctor Sanaue Teed note about a horse with a bridled dignity.
Whims And Fancies In Fashion Stitches And Accessories
Latent in automobile verle hemstitching and new net materials shape travel and fashion. Hemstitching dominates dressmaking with impartiality across garments. Gray linen, Moon handkerchief bags, and suede handbags suit mourning. Cotton velvets feature blue pink mauve stripes. Rough straw sailor hats suit young women. Jeweled pins and dragonfly brooches trend, with gowns in gray French organdie with metallic trim.
The Drawback Mile Victorine Confides to Janitor’s Wife
In the Parin Journal a tale unfolds where Victorine tells the janitor’s wife of an old feeble mistress who vows to remember her in a will if she cares for her. The janitor’s wife retorts that patience in serving the mistress only delays the money.
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Mile
Victorine
Jupitor
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