HIS COURTSHIP ON A VOYAGE HOME
An aged Indian Civil Service judge, James Lempriere, plans marriage as he sails from Bombay to England aboard the steamship Auckland. He encounters two women with cards in the cuddy, Effie Briedenbach and Mrs Silas Christie, amid shipboard social mingling. Stevens, a London man, offers to handle his luggage and service duties.
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James Lempriere
Watson'’s
Bombay
India
Orbich
Lempriere
Aeid
High Court
England
Mr. Lempriere
Stevens
London
Times
Garden Beach
P. & O. Comy
Auckland
Effie Briedenbach
Effie
Silas P. Christie
Aden
States
Mars. Christie
Christie, Moore & Burgess
Briedenbach
Byron
Red Sea
Banjo Mnusic
Egypt
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Liscau
Vesuvius
Ushant
Lewpriere
Mrs
Christie
Golden Cross
Charing Cross
Miss Briedenbach
Piease
Lubin
the Golden Cross
Strand
Georgia Water
The Judge and Effie On Board A Luxury Sea Voyage
On a voyage from Bombay to London the judge enjoys courtly society with Effie and Mrs Christie. He learns Effie is alluring yet wary, and a scheme emerges involving Georgi water and a costly consignment bought by Stevens. The judge faces a sudden bill and a treacherous servant.
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Stevens
Georgia
A Beautiful Arabian Stallion and Its Notable Lineage
The article describes a famed Arabian stallion from Wisconsin, part of the Wedjid-Hedjas breed, tracing lineage to Gaadir once in the Egyptian viceroy’s stables. It recounts Bedouin history, Abbas’s freeing of a prisoner to gain pure Nedjid-Hedjaz stock, and notes Arabian traits such as a silky coat, heavy tail, and refined conformation. It compares Morgan horses as closest American analogs.
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Wisconsin
Ga‘dir
Egypt
Mehemet Ali
Abbas
Arabia
Gadir
Ilderim
Orloff
A Theatrical Endowment Idea Suggested
A New York manager proposes an endowed theater to elevate the stage. He argues the endowment should include brains actors and patrons ready to pay to see performances.
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New York
Indianapolis Times
February farm duties guide stock care and planning
An American Cultivator article outlines February practices for cows sheep and pigs. It stresses careful feeding to prevent injuries, using good hay and roots, and warmth for ewes and lambs. It advises planning spring pigs in February and summer-wall pigs for July or August to ensure weight and fattening.
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Storina
J Yyil
Berthoud
Chicago
Petroleum for War Vessels and Naval Fuel Shift
The Philadelphia Ledger argues for switching from coal to petroleum oil for warships. Oil increases range, allows at sea replenishment, and supports fast “ocean cruisers” over traditional battleships like the Camperdown and Inflexible types.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Solicitous Friend Refuses Illicit Advance
In a conversation cited by the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph a friend asks for 35 dollars from Bellefield who declines, citing concern over the dirty, circulated five dollar bills that may carry microbes and diseases. She promises to inform when she has fresh bills.
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Bellefield
Bloomfield
Pittsburg
Five-Year-Old Confident Bracelet Safe Absurd Talk
A Detroit Free Press item notes Florence, age five, dismissing burglars and insisting they cannot take her bracelet since it is lost. The girl questions why burglars care about a lost item, reflecting youthful innocence.
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Florence
Detroit Free Press
Why He Swore Off
A well known business man recounts a bizarre incident at a post office annex that led him to swear off drinking. After a stamp stuck to the wall and skittered up toward the ceiling, a cockroach caused the scare and prompted his decision to quit alcohol.
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Chicago News
Chimpanzee Elishaba Dies in Liverpool Weather Scare
Professor Garner's chimpanzee Elishaba dies and Aaron shows deep grief at her death. Aaron clings to her body and signals distress to the professor, with both animals closely attached to him. The scene is described as profoundly moving by Blackburn Times.
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Professor Garner
Elishaba
Liverpool
Aaron
Garner
Blackburn Times
Bound to Kick
A Detroit reader recounts a comic exchange on a streetcar. A man with two cork legs complains of skating restrictions and cold feet while paying fares, and the conductor jokes that the man has no feet to be cold though his wife might.
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Sever Fares
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