Engagement Ring Case Ends in Marriage for Nelly Stephens
In Sheffield Scotland the machinist Nelly Stephens is involved in a tangle with Horace Ravensberg a dandy who courted her and borrowed money on a ring. After a police office investigation Ravensberg is jailed for desertion and Nelly marries John Jenkins the tailor who helped her. The tale ends with a wedding and a life of changes.
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Ravensbers
Glasgow
Central
Uoon
John Jenkins
Nelly
Ravensberg
Nelly Stepvens
Mip
Emma Munro
the Central
Horace
Imphm
Walter Scott
Nelly Stephens
Miss Munro
Nelly Stevens
Vensberg
Nellie
Enkins
Jove
Shriek
John Gray
Edinburgh
Ney Stephens
Rhavensberg
Jenkins
Kankeillor Street
Fast Trains World Speed Showdown Across Continents
A survey of express trains compares speeds from Baltimore to Washington and Philadelphia to Chicago, then London to Edinburgh and Paris to Constantinople. It notes American services often lead in top speeds while European routes lag on average, and explains factors shaping rail speed across regions.
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Baltimore
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Chicago
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilmington
Del
Jersey City
Trenton
Newark Central and
Hudson River
Utica
Syracuse
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Division
Buffalo
Fire
New York and Chicago Limited
New York Central Limited
New York
Philadelphia
New York and Washington
Lmited
England
London
Edinburgh
St. Pancras Station
Scotland
Leicester
Newspaper Express
Midland Railway
Glasgow
Queen’s Dominions
Leeds
St. Pancras
Carlisle
London & Northwestern
Express
Northampton
Rugby
Birkenhead
Liverpool
Crewe
Warrington
Birmingham
Europe
Constantinople
Paris
Vienna
Perth
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
St Petersburg
Kydthubnen
Berlin
Spain
Madrid
Paris, Lyons and Mediteranean
Blaine
Florence
Versailles
United States
France
Germany
Pfalzburg
Lutzelburg
Dieppe
Lisbon
St. Petersburg
North Eastern Railway
Hull
Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean
Nice
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Bound Brook
Phila
Delphia
Brook
Pennylvania
New York Central
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Crnadian Pacific
St. Paul
Taftalo
Michigan Central
C. M
Boston
N. Y
Star York
Ingland
Hartford
Atlantic City
PL & A
Pennsylvania Oxpress
Every Falls
North Pennsylvania
Long Branch Limited
Long Branch
Long Island Express
Brooklyn
Sue Harbor
L.1. R. RR
Pen Man Oxpress
Hagerstown
W. Md
N. C
Pacific Exprers
Kansas City
San
Pacific Express
Omaha
Mexican Express
City of Mexico
Atlantic Express
San Fran
New Orleans
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Fast Express
Mo. Pacif
Iron Mt. Express
Ron Mt. Ra
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Cincinnati
Mr. Ives
Dayton C
Mr. Stayner
Houghton
Red Jacket
Western Eee
Council Bluffs
Wisconsin Central
Oregon Express
Portland
California
San Francisco
N. P
Denvery
Atlantic & Pacific
Norfolk
Bristol
Chattanooga
E. T
Augusta
Atlanta
Richmond
Charleston
Florida
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla, & W
Asia
Africa
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Seraikenay
Alexandria
Cairo
Egypt
Suez
Soyot
Algiers
Oran
Berne
Ieee
Geneva
Rome
Brussels
Lyons
Warsaw
Bordeaux
Crades
Flashing political canvas on Scollay Square drew crowds
A stereopticon show by Gus Curtis and the Young Men's Democratic Club on 26 foot canvas in Scollay Square ridiculed Blaine and tariff policies. Witty epigrams and verses mock Cleveland Thurman Russell Corcoran and the trusts.
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Scollay Square
Gus Curtis
Young Men's Democratic Club
Grover Cleveland
Allen G. Thurman
G. O
Tarrison
Blain
Cleveland
Levi
Morton
Blaing
Blaine
Young woman earns livelihood by fashion photography
A New York Mail and Express piece describes a young woman who makes money posing for fashion images. The trend, already popular in Paris, aims to show life like models and elegant gowns, hinting at a forthcoming rise of professional fashion modeling in America.
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New York Mail
Mail and Express
Paris
New York
Academy
No Time Like the Present in Newark Call
A precocious Irvington child is bribed by promises of a bicycle from Santa Claus to curb expletives. While visiting a neighbor he slips, but prays aloud asking God to forgive him and to let Santa deliver the bicycle.
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Newark Call
Irvington
Santa Claus
From Moonlit Skies to Ocean Bottles Aged Messages
A poetic children's reverie from Albany Sunday Telegram frames heaven and angels as natural phenomena. The piece is followed by a report via New York Herald on two bottles from the ship Patriarch found on Ambergris Bay and Galveston Island. The bottles traveled roughly 3620 and 5500 miles respectively, their currents revealing oceanic movement and offering a rare geophysical record.
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New York Herald
Long
Ambergris Bay
British Honduras
Galveston Island
Do You Wear Pants Read How to Prevent Baggy Knees
A humorous 19th century styled tip advises men to prevent trousers from bagging at the knees. It recommends spreading trousers flat after use, aligning creases, and folding along the front fold over the suspender button to keep legs straight.
How to Prevent Bagging in Worn Trousers
The text advises folding and folding again, placing legs back toward the waistband, and laying trousers aside. It suggests using another pair or a clean board if possible. Change repeatedly when multiple pairs exist, since daily wear leads to loss of shape. It calls this a sure cure for bagging.
Brooklyn Theatre Gossip and a Blazing Card Mischief
A colorful scene in Brooklyn with a song and dance man leaning on a stained glass box office. He flashes a card reading James Swillington Whiskers but faces polite denial as the treasurer questions his identity and legitimacy in a witty exchange.
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Brooklyn Eagle
James Swillington
Odd Description of an Elopement in Newark Call
One of the best men Rev. Dr. John Lord of Buffalo lies buried at Forest Lawn. A monument was erected over his grave by a friend who could not, accordance with the piece, finish the description of the elopement or its surrounding narrative.
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Dr. Lord
Newark Call
John Lord
Buffalo
Forest Lawn
A collage of curious world facts and local curiosities
A jumble of brief items: a Pittsburg boy Hayes hearing but not speaking. Japanese author Hokusai with a new novel in 0 volumes. a Michigan factory making 1.8 billion picks yearly. a Washington policeman robbed by a thief to the lockup. New York day by day melon consumption. a $1000 reward for preventing corn swelling in cans. a Denver coyotes killed. and many odds and ends on railroads, population estimates, tall Pa. man, Florida oranges, bees, and odd notices from across the country.
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Hokusai
Harbor Springs
Mich
Washington
New York City
Denver
Redditch
King Tennessee
Pennsylvania
George R. Kersey
Eiizabethtown
Lancaster County
Yachariah Mash
Chandlerville
Hash
Alaska
Olio
Die Bevolkerung
M. Levasseur
Europa
New Central Railway Station
Frankfort-on-the- Main
Ouf
Chapel Hill
N. C
Wercheansk
Siberia
Thames
Crown
Vintners’ Company
Dyers’ Company
Anthony
Kan
Lexington
Sm Company
United States
Liverpool and Manchester
England
Stumm Brothers
Neunkirchen
Germany
Connecticut
Saratoga
New York
Port Huron
Canon Siddon
Church of England
Eli Wright
Youngstown
Hartford
Florida
Jacksonville
New York Tribune
Dakota
Texas
Georgia
Partan
Bieasé
Astorian
San Francisco Chronicle
Denison
Tex
Louisville Courier-Journal
Kentucky
Harlan, Knott
Perry, Letcher, Bell and
Leslie
Home Missionary Society
W. L. Candee
Milwaukee
Wis
Hudson
Albany
Schenectady
Robert Fulton
Frien
Chicago
Sharp
Puck's patent vipe edged parachute story from Augusta Chronicle
A Macon four year old girl receives delayed pension arrears for her deceased father. The pension totals about 284 per year and 19.50 monthly until age 16, plus $600 already saved, creating a substantial nest egg projected to exceed $4000 as she grows. The article notes the father was a United States officer and describes relief funding and its potential impact on the child’s clothe and support.
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Dianapolis Journal
The
Bee Journal
North America
James LD. Babcock
London
Swinburne
Bismarck
Friederichshrahe
John W. Mac
California
Alleghany
Sierra County
Cal
San Francisco
Hammon
Cincinnati
Unitites
Ole Obstadt
Hunter
Oak
America
Norway
Olean
Belgium
Thad
Deus Constantine Sobieski
Aurelius
Andrew Carnegie
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Jack Willams
General Sheridan
Arlington
Chicago
Pest
Goldberger de Endy
Will
United States
Madrid
Georgia
Green Island
Rustic
Nashville Ameria
Minnesota
Isaac
Ist
Lian
Caack
Iscac
Ysac
Isaag
Izic
Isi Isach
Isio
Isiaac
Teas
Toke
Isaas
Isica
Issach
Isac
Isick
Issaace
Iseka
Issick
Isaak
Iisace
Isaack
Icaac
Isich
Isice
Saac
Augusta Chronicle
Macon
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Mercy
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Corcoran
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