Poisoned Passion at the Rock Island House
A narrator tells of Mrs. Devereaux a gleaming beauty at a Southern resort and her flirtations with Mr. Hermann while her husband Mr. Devereaux watches. After a yachting party a poisoned vial is used, with Mrs. Devereaux dying and Hermann implicated as the poisoner. A newspaper later reports it as an accidental poisoning.
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Rock Island House
Mrs. Devereaux
Mr. Devereaux
Mr. Hermann
Tran
Alice
Wfe
Alfie
Mr.Hermann
Swain
Mrs.evereaux
New York
Mrs Devereaux
Les 6
Tam
Byron
Lean
Miss Rand
Hermann
Trac
Teanno
Henry Hermann
Three or Four Tons of Prevention
A shoe dealer questions a clerk about selling large cowhide shoes to an elderly customer who prefers soft footwear. The exchange reveals the dealer’s insistence on understanding the reasons behind the sale and hints at social dynamics between customers and staff.
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William
What a Girl Can Do in Centretown Jobs and Dreams
A narrator in Xville Chronicle's proof-reader room explores work options in Centretown. She samples waterproofing plants, dressmaking, office work, staffing, and teaching, comparing pay, training costs, and entry barriers while weighing promises of quick advancement versus heavy expenses.
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Xville Chronicle
Centretown
Anne
Madame
Iaches
Life Choices Drive Women Through Curious Jobs
A woman recounts job trials in Centreville as she seeks work from bookkeeping to millinery and music folding. She notes modest pay, failed applications, and odd listings from drivers to table girls, even considering poetry after calculating earnings from Sir Walter Scott.
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Centrevills
Arene
Sean
General Sheridan
Walter Scott
Take the dog between your teeth, Nelly, and climb up
The fragment appears as a quoted directive likely from a dialogue or caption. It preserves a harsh, instructive tone and mentions a person named Nelly guiding a perilous ascent with the dog placed between teeth. The readable snippet hints at a cautionary or dramatic moment.
Remarkable Swedish Druggist Unveils Extralite Powder New Britain
Rudolph Ericsson, a New Britain druggist, develops a new blasting compound named extralite. Tests show it resists open-air explosion, burns slowly when saturated with kerosene, and fails to detonate under dynamite or hammer impact. Experts conclude it works like blasting powder but remains safe to handle for rail shipment. Manufacture planned in New Britain, with government usage considerations and municipal quarry applications.
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Hartford Times
Rudolph Ericsson
New Britain
Ericsson
Sweden
America
Curran
Mr. Curran
Shuttle Meadow Mountain
Joaquin Miller in November Century Poem Fragment
Fragmentary verse passage reflects on origins and fate of the poor, elevating the marginalized as first to be touched by divine light. Pondering mortality and social ladder, the speaker questions whether the poor might ultimately prevail.
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Joaquin Miller
Bath society laughs at white hose at church wedding
A Bath bride recently married drew on her father's white socks to wear with her slippers, and on arriving at the church forgot about the socks. In the ceremony the sight of the socks near the groom's boots drew amused whispers from the audience and Bath society smiles at the mishap.
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Portland Argus
Bath Society
Bath
Grinders Long Ocean Passage Worth the Full Value
Wiggins questions a voyage on a slow steamer to Europe while Grinder insists his wealth justifies a longer, cheaper voyage. Grinder claims he has earned his fortune by getting full value for his money, noting 16 days aboard can cost less than eight days ashore.
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Europe
Wiggins
Grinder
He Looks the Other Way Norristown Herat
The editor of a daily paper receives from a friend a copy of the Weekly Bugle with eight seats inside and a thrill of delight, yet he looks the other way, avoiding the lure of distant travel and distractions.
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Norristown Herat
Bugle
Notions Of Savages and Their Surprising Reactions
A long survey details how various peoples across the world misinterpret or react to European traits and technology. It notes beliefs about skin color, language, clothing, instruments, and objects like mirrors, bells, and machines, highlighting curiosity and fear among many tribes from Tahiti to New Zealand and the Sahara.
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Louis Globe Democrat
Vancouver
Florida
Marianne Archipelago
West India
South Sea Islands
North
South America
Hiquimaux
New Zealand
Admiralty
Congo
Sahara
Park
Kondo
Abbe Voiret
Morocco
Drummond Hay
Laos
Africa
Cook
New South Wales
South Sea
Siberia
Cambodia
Viger
Sey
Tam
Columbia
Guaranis
Brazil
Marianne Islands
Fezzan
New Guinea
Chuef
Coranna
East Africa
Livingstone
du Chaillu
Guiana
al Vighiter
Senegal
East Indian Islands
Islands
Weighing Her Choice on the Platform Scale
Poetic excerpt depicts Lurana W. Sheldon on a platform scale with her lover beside her. She blushes as he asks to marry, her eyes lowered and voice faltering, then she places a nickel in the slot and submits to the weighing act with a symbol of commitment.
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Lurana W. Sheldon
Puck
Love
Genuine Yankees With a Love for Change and a Genius
A Portland boy travels by foot and by rail across the country seeking work and experience. A natural mechanic he learned wood turning and iron shop skills, then wandered from Boston to New York Philadelphia Washington Richmond Parkersburg Huntington and Cincinnati. After a 100 mile hike he gained 40 pounds and kept moving south toward winter with Louisville, Kentucky as his home.
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Portland
United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Alleghany Mountains
Parkersburg
Ohio River
Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Cincinnati
Hampshire
Maine
Canada
Louisville
I Like Lighter Plays After Life's Grim Dream
Ella Wheeler Wilcox reflects on shifting from preferring tragic drama to lighter, humorous plays. She recalls early love of high tragedy for its fierce conflicts, then notes real sorrow taught her to seek laughter and merriment to momentarily forget pain.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
How They Saw the Show at Wieting
Two Syracuse men almost spoiled by money woes scheme to attend Henrietta at the Wieting Theatre. With 69 and 88 cents they pool funds to buy one seat for the first act, trade the pass-check, then swap places so both could watch the show. One leaves at 9:28 to return the ticket, praising the clever performance.
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Syracuse Journal
Henrietta
Frankie
Charles
Frank
Spectacular streetcar scene tests patience on South Main
A well dressed shopper on a South Main streetcar stopped after a third of a mile to fetch a forgotten item. She claimed it could be kerosene, shoe strings, or a barrel of flour and grew indignant when the driver refused to wait.
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Waterbury
Noisy Night at Closed Fish Market
A citizen, heard outside a closed fish market, asks for entry while recalling plans to fish that day. An upper window voice questions the roatter and notes the market closed by 4 o'clock. The citizen, intoxicated, demands the door be opened and vows to prove his word tomorrow.
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Dutchy
Day with gentle glow warms air and tempts relief
A vivid description of a day when the air feels slightly warm and molten, easing the cold of winter. The furnace seems to alter its habit, making outdoor cooling tempting and the day feel unusually mild.
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Puck
Tiny Tiffany watch owned by E A Parsons in seal ring
E A Parsons, the musician, owns a dime sized watch set under a seal ring stone. It is one of two such watches made for Tiffany of New York, with a price of 250 dollars each.
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New Haven
Hamlet praised by audience. SCOLe needed for success
A Western manager recalls audience reaction to Hamlet last night and notes several locals said the play would grow with a SCOLe written in some place. The dialogue reflects a light theater discussion and hints at future improvements.
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Page
Mrs Ewing Explains Bread Making At YWCA Event
Mrs Emmal Ewing the noted kitchen economist spoke at the Young Women's Christian Association building on Vienna bread and bread making. She demonstrated a straight dough method with yeast and flour quality notes, stressing pure air, kneading, fermentation times, salt use and baking details while distributing samples to attendees.
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Mrs. Ewing
Young Women’s Christian Association
Ewing
How Was This for an Investment
A New York lawyer recalls paying a former client $50 to aid a suspected crime, later receiving $400 by express with a note saying the money was repayment plus interest. The banker’s tale links a burglary acquittal to a Maine bank robbery and a distant payment. No further contact followed.
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New York
Maine
Australia
Express
Night Watch Captain Douses Drunken Lodgers
Portamouth Times reports Captain Hobbs of the night watch housed James Stewart and Martin Daley at the station. After eating pilchards and throwing scraps, the men dumped water on him. He replied with a garden hose soak lasting about an hour, likely teaching them a lesson about water.
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Portamouth
Hobbs
Night Watch
James Stewart
Martin Daley
Manchester
Woman’s Quick Witted Note and Health Hint
A Lowell Citizen item humorously cites a prominent physician who says men would be healthier if they walked stairs more. The piece also includes a domestic aside calling Johan to fetch wood and coal before bed.
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Lowell
John
Johan
Colby Delegate’s Relative Highlighted in Augusta Route
A Colby University YMCA delegate, noted for having a cousin living on the outskirts of Augusta, was described during a return trip from Brunswick yesterday morning. The remark drew local attention as part of social notices in the Kennebec Journal.
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Kennebec Journal
Colby University
Augusta
Brunswick
Train Mistake Leads to Theft on Waterside Route
A young man leaned from a moving train to glimpse a dwelling, lost his hat over the wind swept fields, and after pleading with the conductor the train traveled on to Riversi. There the man met a tramp who forced a small present from him, then took possession of the property on the afternoon Waterville-bound train.
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Durate
Riversi
Sma
Sma Present Unon the Knight of the Road
Waterville
She Was a Witch. A Midnight Lament of Love and Folly
A fragmentary verse recounts a man laments losing love to a woman accused as a witch. The speaker recalls Salem and sorcery, lamenting his late recognition of the true nature and the pull of the beloved who ensnares him despite warnings.
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Salem
Man leaped from moving train thinking wife aboard
Charles McFarlane of Mansfield leaped from a 20 mph New London Northern train near Stafford to check if his wife was on board. He survived with a lacerated scalp and strained shoulder, received repairs from a Stafford doctor, and later rode another train home with his wife. He reportedly vowed not to jump for two wives.
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Rey
Esnair
Bethink
Sean
Norwich
New London Northern
Stafford
Charles McFarlane
Mansfield
McFarlane
Clever bulldog Johnny outsmarts owner in city tale
A Lewiston reader recalls with humor how his bulldog Johnny tricks him. The canine lies on the sofa, feigns asleep, and retreats to his box to dodge punishment, fooling the owner with a clever ruse that defies the notion bulldogs are stupid.
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Buchmann
Lewiston Journal
Johnny
Two New Haven Ladies Narrowly Escape Runaway Buggy
Two well known New Haven women faced a comic misadventure at West Haven when a dog cart broke through a weak board as they adjusted their gowns. The horse ran two miles before a bystander halted the runaway, leaving the ladies mortified but uninjured. Witnesses laughed at the scene, and the pair vowed to avoid dog carts in the future.
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New Haven
New Haven Union
West Haven
Elm Street
Gesner & Mar’s
Run Iy
Expensive Building Material
Mrs Yeast asks about the Crimsonbeak boy and jokes that he plans to build a house. The boy says his father is building a home, and a brick name in his hat is mentioned as part of the tale.
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Yonkers Statesman
Mink and eel battle in stream near pumping station
In Gardiner, a dramatic fight between a mink and an eel played out in the stream below the pumping station last week. The mink seized the eel by the back of the head, but the eel wrapped around the mink and pulled both around in the water until the struggle ended in a draw.
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Gardiner Home Journal
No, but They Are Blacklegs Cambridge Daily
A brief note arguing that while all blacksmiths are forgers not all forgers are blacksmiths, the term blacklegs is used to label a subset of workers. The piece contrasts crafts and fraud labels with a sharp historical tone.
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Cambridge
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