Guardian Angel Dulce Rides To Save Melvin Stewart
Dulce warns Melvin to quit drinking and stays steadfast as Hazel Sheldon arrives, a love triangle blooms, and Melvin confronts ruin after a drunken night. Dulce consoles him, saves him from despair, and he proclaims her as his guiding guardian angel and true love.
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Dulce
Mel
Powel
Melvin Stewart
Hazel Sheldon
Duke Lockhart
Elvin Stewart
Jenile
Snowe
Reeve
Dulcee
Rheldon
Melvin
Mrs. Jewart
Stewart
Benji
Wire
Are
Art
Hazel
Lee
Malvin Stewart
Blanc
Ali
Vin Stewart
Kazel Keldon
Per
Bemi
Dee
Taghter
Quotes and maxims from the Atchison Globe Page
A jumble of aphorisms and social observations appears, detailing opinions on faith, desire, gender roles, humor, and self reflection. The snippets critique generosity, relationships, honesty, aging, and the influence of women, all presented in a dated, editorial style.
Familiarity Breeds Contempt in Texas Siftings
A humorous domestic exchange from Texas Siftings recounts a wife chiding her husband for excessive familiarity with a passing gentleman. She warns that familiarity invites presumptuous requests and hints of unpaid bills, labeling the man a presuming scoundrel.
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Texas Siftings
Good Cause for Suspicion
A Westerner in a New York restaurant complains about a steak, praising its taste yet accusing the cook of poor cleanliness. He notes dark streaks on the steak and asserts it was not cooked on a clean frying pan, urging caution.
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Street & Smith
New York
Comedy duo plan with Professor approval
A playful exchange asks if two friends should attempt a comedy partnership. The professor tentatively endorses the idea, suggesting it could work well and bring out lively results.
Swell Dinners Cost and Wine at Society Dinners
A New York World interview with a leading uptown caterer details wine consumption at fashionable dinners, noting champagne leads and small tables boost intake. He recounts the Astor-Willing wedding reception in Philadelphia, a 1500 guest New Year’s ball at the Metropolitan Opera House, and costs of wines from $8 to $26 per quart. He states ladies drink far less than men, pink and yellow luncheons cost about $26 per person, and elaborate society suppers for 600 can run $3000 to $4000, with wine often the priciest item. He also offers full service, including furnishing empty houses for events.
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Philadelphia
Apolinaris
Metropolitan Opera House
Ward McAllister
Apollinaris
New York Society
Axminster
Two Pretty English Words
An excerpt from the Chicago Evening Post notes Dr. Coues explaining that long unfamiliar terms are not the hardest to define. He contrasts lengthy medical terms with very simple words that resist description due to their simplicity.
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Chicago Evening Post
Dr. Coues
Well of Frozen Air described near Dayton Georgia
A Philadelphia Ledger report notes a locally known well near Dayton Ga called the well of frozen air. Drilling broke into a frozen clay and gravel stratum at fifty five feet. After five feet of this material, cavities were found at a certain depth in the subterranean section.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Dayton
Frigid Depths Halt Boot of the Cavities Work
The article notes extreme cold at depth makes it impossible to insert a hand for more than two minutes, as water left over the opening freezes solid within hours. Work on the Boot of the cavities, also called frozen air, was abandoned due to the hazardous conditions.
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Bank of Ngland
Bank of England
Beadle
Giant 125-Ton Hammer Forging Navy Armor Plates
Harper's Weekly describes the South Bethlehem hammer shop where a 125 ton block plunges during plate forging. The vast steel and iron frame rises 90 feet, with a 1400 ton anvil bed and a 2000 ton iron mass total, aimed at shaping armor plates for the navy.
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Harper's Weekly
South Bethlehem
John Fritz
Bethlehem
Fritz
Plang
le Creuzot
Laniys
His Invitation A New York Times style midwinter romance
A bride recounts moving into a cosy uptown flat and hosting a first dinner with her husband. The evening highlights a one servant household, culinary misfires, and a blunt dinner invitation logic as hunger and pride mix with domestic misadventure. The couple ends with another supper and a hopeful yet humorous note on social dining norms.
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New York Times
Harry
Jane
A Woman's Philosophy
An editorial style meditation from the Detroit Free Press contrasts wisdom and action. It notes forgiveness tests of memory and truth, and warns that sacrificing for love should be genuine not transactional. It closes reflecting on a lost race due to guiding a wanderer off track.
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Detroit Free Press
The Car Window Paradox
A Chicago Tribune vignette describes a young man easily raising a stubborn car window that a young lady could not budge. The incident is presented as an unbelievable paradox, with humor about skill and chance.
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Chicago Tribune
Umbrella bought from Schaumburg won't shut after sale
Gilhooly complains indignantly to Mr Schaumburg that the umbrella purchased yesterday will not close. Schaumburg retorts that it closed when sold and questions what Gilhooly has done since the sale this morning.
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Texas Siftings
Gilhooly
Mr. Schaumburg
An Affair of the Heart in Texas Siftings
A humorous vignette shows Miss Snowball rebuffing a suitor while another woman Matilda Snowball-Op hints at a deeper attachment to Jeems Webster. The piece captures local dialect and social courtship with playful tensions.
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Texas Siftings
Sam Johnsing
Miss Snowball
Matilda Snowball
Suicide of Officeholder Sparks Succession Line
In a brief exchange the Citizen notes the death of the officeholder and proposes applying for the vacancy. The Statesman replies that the line for succession begins immediately, directing the applicant to wait in the other room for consideration.
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New York Weekly
Citizen
Statesman
Postal scheme teased by Mr Wanamaker voices
Mr Wanamaker contemplates improving the postal service as discussed by Puck and Mrs Blivius. The exchange hints at a new scheme to facilitate mailing letters, with a jest about wives passing greetings through the mail.
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Puck
Speech Speed Sparks Hushed Exchange in Patters loci
In a brief dialogue, Patterton urges slower speech to avoid stuttering while Chatterton mocks the idea, and Whywhy exhibits a stammer explaining it takes a minute to form a word. The exchange captures a lighthearted moment of linguistic quirks and confusion.
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Patterton
Chatterton
Fragmentary Detroit Free Press Quote Sparks Curiosity
A garbled Detroit Free Press snippet shows a man recalling meeting another's father for the first time and comparing him to the other boys. The fragment ends abruptly as the speaker notes the father’s striking likeness or impact. The incomplete text offers little context or names.
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Detroit Free Press
A Little Stale. Confiseur's Mademoiselle Prize Cakes
In Harper's Bazar a brief note mentions confections called Confiseur and Mademoiselle winning a prize at the Paris Exposition. A short judge scene follows about beauty and jealousy, posing a quip on appearances and social judgment.
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Harper's Bazar
Confiseur
Mademoiselle
Madame
Secret Wonders of the Bank of England Tour
A London visit to the Bank of England reveals the grand balance weighing machine, the silver scale nicknamed the Lord Chief Justice, and a labyrinth of vaults and note vaults. The narrator meets guards and detectives, handles large gold bars and £1,000,000 notes, and describes the bank’s marvels and security underscores.
A Fantasia Cairo Letter in Hartford Courant
A Cairo letter describes the Barrage bridge and a Khedive era palace with its ruined garden. An American engineer watches over the bridge as a lavish wedding procession approaches. The narrative questions the bride’s beauty versus wealth and notes veiled women, village windows, and a bride’s unseen face before marriage.
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Cairo
Hartford Courant
Damietta
Rosetta
Nile
Khedive
Eeen
Veils Through Time Show Beauty With Little Revealed
A nostalgic look at veils from dotted tulle to transparent fabrics traces their history from Eastern seraglio use to modern fashion. The piece argues veils hide flaws while highlighting allure, notes regional tastes among French English American Spanish women, and mentions mourning uses and evolving reception.
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New York Continent
Heaven
Seraglio
Scarlatina
Ambrose
Tropics
Washington
Legation
Jerusalem
Ireland
The Thumb Ring Fashion Through Ages
The Detroit Free Press notes thumb rings as an ancient custom seen in mummies and kings. It cites Falstaff, German customs, and modern figures like Oscar Wilde George Macdonald Edmund Russell. The image signals strong cross gender friendship rather than romantic souvenir.
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Detroit
Oscar Wilde
George Macdonald
Edmund Russell
Lively directions prompt request for Bob Combs livery
Mr Rambo, lost in an unfamiliar Chicago area, asks for Bob Combs livery stable. The guide maps a route past a bakery, a vacant lot, a hotel and three saloons, but Rambo declines and asks for a different stable.
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Chicago Tribune
Bob Combs
Mr. Rambo
Jack and His Master Reflected Lazy Lout in Lounge
A valet relaxing on a lounge while his master is away laments their shared idleness. He resents the view that the master pursues contemplation while he is branded lazy, then dozes off.
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Monsieur
Jacques
A Thought on Love and Friendship in Youth
The speaker contrasts love and friendship among the young, noting that losing a lover may become a blessing with time, while losing a true friend is a calamity. It reflects on varying love’s degrees across youth and the singular value of genuine understanding in friendship.
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Detroit Free Press
Harpers Bazar Dialogue on Travel Preparations
In a railway sleeper Sanso debates with an old man about whether to have the porter blacken their shoes and tip him now or await arrival at their destination to buy new pairs, weighing convenience against cost.
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Harper's Bazar
Sanso
Measuring Long Distances Across Regions and Nations
The article surveys varied distance expressions across cultures and regions. It cites examples from Jewish, English, Yankee, Southerner, and Hoosier speech, noting how each group uses local landmarks to define far reaches. The piece highlights regional diversity in measuring vast distances.
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Detroit Free Fress
Great Lakes
Gulf
Horn
Louisiana
New Orleans
Caliornia
California
Altaville
Pilot Knob
Resigned Man Receives Stray Necktie in East Side Tale
A West Side woman offers a man a necktie as he tours a dilapidated street scene. The traveler decries wardrobe mismatches with a waistcoat and unmentionables from nearby houses, bowing with a sigh at life’s impracticalities.
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Chicago
West Side
Tye
Ceare Ip
Fragment of诗歌 in a newspaper verse
The excerpt presents a reflective, sentimental poem about friendship and kindness. It contrasts life’s fragmentation with a desire to craft a message of goodness, noting a softer, clearer day as kindness appears in voice and face. A lyrical meditation on relationships and humane feeling.
Spring Comes In A Poem Of Love And War Echoes
CW J Henderson in New York Times presents a lyrical spring ode where winter storms fade and love blooms. The verse travels through nature and emotion, promising unity and defiance against any who would part the lovers, with vivid images of wind, birds, and burning passion.
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CW. J. Henderson
New York Times
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Frederick May
Fawkes
Jack
His Master
St. James
Cinderella
Emma, Dowd
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hezekiah
Widow Gray
Mother Brown
Dicky Dwight
Deacon Barnes
Timothy Bean
Sean
Violeta
Samuel Williams Cooper
Frances Wynne
Longmans Magazine
M. D. Hatch
San
Christ
Josephine Pnett
Times-Democratic
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Academy
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Love
Kate A. Carrington
New Orleans Picayune
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Angelus
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