Margaret and Robertson at Barton Manor reunion
Margaret, now grown and refined, revisits a five year wait at Barton Manor. Charles Robertson returns with plans for marriage after a tense year apart, challenging Margaret’s memories and feelings. Amid family bustle, Tommy’s antics and Georgina's wedding loom, culminating in a public proposal that renews their bond and seals their future.
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London
Mr. Wilson
Mrs. Wilson
Georgina
Tommy
Margaret
Miss Wilson
Mrs. Brown
Tomy
Dr. Brown
Hossie
Goddenly
Mrs. Wilpon
Robertson
Ederickson
Barton Manor
Argaret
Charles Robertson
Mr. Ilson
Bolss
Robert
Life in Washington as Congressmen Pay 1200 Monthly Board
Washington. Sept. 18. A provocative survey of congressional living costs shows many members spend well beyond their 6000 yearly salary. Hotels and furnished houses command large weekly rents, with prominent figures like Spinola and Belden paying top rates. Some save, but most entertainers and social duties drain resources, shaping who runs and stays in office.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce
William H. Morrison
Congress
Congressional
Morrison
Massachusetts
Sodom
Gomorraham
Paris
Long
Reed
Maine
Machinies
Quio
Khancdall
Pennsylvania
Republic
J. Scott
Erie
Bayne
Pittsburg
William Walter Phelps
Perry Belmont
Randall
Capitol
Arlington Hotel
General Spinola
New York
Senator Hiscock
Sumner House
Arlington
Belden
John E. Russell
Felix Campbell
Archie Bliss
Brooklyn
Willard’s
Ebbitt
Kiges House
Macor McKinley
Hamilton House
National
Pirate of the Red Flag
Osson
Washinington
London
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
House
Lfe
Phelps
Lodge
United States Senate
Senate
A. Mauricr
Man Loses Right Niche and Tongue From Whiskey Drinking
Fred Miller of Missoula Montana has lost use of his entire right niche and tongue due to whiskey drinking.
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Fred Miller
Missoula, Mont
Toward a Rude Jest of the Artist and the Cup
A fragment shows a speaker teasing Mr Coakley about judging an artist by appearance. The Artist replies with a playful challenge, insisting no one can discern which cup hides the joker. The exchange mimics a rustic humor tone from a historical page.
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Mr. Coakley
Names of cities on doomed ships claim many lives
The New York Sun notes fatalities linked to ships named after cities. A partial list mentions Ville de Paris, City of Bristol, City of Glas, City of Boston, City of New York, City of London, City of Buffalo and others with scores of lives lost across years from the 1800s to 1940s, indicating a troubling pattern.
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New York Sun
Ville de P Aris
Bristol
City of Glas
City of
Boston
City of New London
Ville de Havre
Waco
Griswold of Madison Noted Traveler and Wealthy Figure
Josiah Pierson Griswold born in Madison about forty years ago in Copse house of Darius Coe. He left with $2.50 and later traveled with Strong and Griswold in a private palace car visiting Topeka Boston and embracing eastern states. Griswold is described as wealthy influential and tempered in nature with a wide circle of friends.
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Hartford Post
Josiah Pierson Griswold
Madison
Darius Coe
Copse
Strong & Griswold
Topeka
Kaui
Griswold
Mary G. Beet
Boston
Tovea
The Salmon Wheel Threatening Columbia Salmon
A Livermore Herald article discusses the Columbia river salmon wheel invented to ease fishing. It describes how the wheel traps salmon near river banks, reducing runs at Cascades and threatening populations as canneries run constantly and prices rise.
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Livermere Herald
Columbia River
Cascades
Columbia
Boston Bound Romance With Family Feud and Inheritance
A Troy man moves to Boston after marrying Nellie to escape a critical mother-in-law. A cousin’s death makes him heir to a fortune, promising wealth, a mansion, and a carriage, prompting him to wonder how his mother-in-law would view such privileges. The letter hints at envy and social display but ends with the narrator praising his cousin’s choice and character.
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Nellie
Trey Standard
Boston
Troy
New England
Cleaning tombstones a queer business in smoky Pittsburg
A Pittsburg Dispatch interview from a large marble shop reveals tombstone cleaning as a major post era industry. The proprietor explains how natural gas reduced soot, details a cleaning recipe using soft soap, powdered writing, soda and stone blue, and notes techniques to preserve enamel and paint on marble.
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Pittsburg
Dispatch
Allegheny
St. Mary’s
Uniondale
Iself
Eest
Baltimore
Red-Haired Girl Wanted to Drive White Horse Wagon
An advertisement in Jersey City papers seeks a red haired girl to drive a delivery wagon. A Sun reporter visited the establishment and was shown a team of white horses purchased for the delivery wagon, with a manager blankly confirming plans.
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Jersey City
Sun
Red Haired Girl Sought for Job Offer with Free Horse
A manager reports no replies to his advertisement yet. He promises the first satisfactory applicant a free horse as an inducement to take the job.
A Queer New York Light on Park Row Tandem
A blind man and a guiding urchin traverse Park Row each afternoon from post office to bridge. The tall man clutches a heavy load of papers, while the boy dodges wagons and street cars with practiced skill to deliver the papers to his stand on time.
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New York
Soan
Park Row
Amateur photographer’s risky dog portrait at college
A Wednesday amateur photographer shoots six frames of his dog near college buildings. The developed negative shows a lone lawn and a nettled night scene with a stump. The dog’s face lands in the shot, provoking the photographer’s apology for reckless photography and a joke about costs.
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Castie
Let Them Choose Their Names at Saratoga Hotel
Four Chicago children known as One Two Three and Four at a Saratoga hotel were given the chance to name themselves. The father explains the plan arose from children’s dissatisfaction with their names and will allow them to pick new names when they turn twelve. The eldest is ten. The family reports the scheme has brought satisfaction.
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Clare Ra Harrison
Wilson
Laura Cole
Gear
Maro
Leachurch
Robertson
Charles Robertson
Margaret
Laura
Mr. Wilson
World Row
Georgina
Clara Harrson
Charlie
Secur
Tommy
Dr. Brown
Barton Manor
Mrs. Wilson
Mr. Elton
Grandpapa
Mrs. Brown
Edwin
Wilsons
Anne
Mitiope
Chicago
Saratoga
Kansas
Luce
Michigan
London
Globe
Edith Kinkham
Racine
Wis
Congregational Church
Ottawa
Kan
Mary Kinodwin
Atlanta
United States
Jay Gould
Georgia Penitentiary
New York Evening World
Kansas City
Samuel J. Randall
Garden City
Davenport
Missouri
St. Louis
California
New Opera House
Paris
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Academy At
Pekin
Middletown
Conn
Washington Territory
Simmonds
England
Texas
Richard Kidd
Kidd
Hamilton
Baltimore
Jennie McKenzie
Blue Rapids
Enoch Pratt
Pratt
Karisanersaakserakon
Nonuksati
Nonsasonk
Asarine
Tisnoukati
Skennen
Grate
Carson
Nev
Stewart
Alsateen
Mobile
N.d
Clippings Span Odd Facts and Local Anecdotes
A vast collection of oddball notes covers topics from Bible word counts to Kansas tree planting, horse theft bars, and governors. It cites London clubs, pensions, a Kansas City hotel’s finances, and a mail clock world tour, mixing curiosities with local tidbits and notable figures.
An Abridged Tangle of Oddities and Remarks
A jumble of snippets from editorial notes and anecdotes covers a wide range of topics. The piece references a Jacksonville Times Union editorial tone, a royal funeral expense list, a proverb about chin and character, a Bay City horse medicine anecdote, measures of Alexandre Dumas, a West Springfield withered bouquet note, red hair in Colorado politicians, disability loss tables, Jay Gould’s medical fee, a New York Sun quip about prayer, a notable Georgia tombstone tale, and a snow-filled artifact beside the American Art School, all in brisk, curio-like fragments.
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Jacksonville
Tata
Kalakaua
China
Bay City
Mich
Alexandre Dumas
West Springfield
Mass
Colorado
Grant
Jim” Belford
Congress
Symes
Tabor
Lerpsic
Jay Gould
William Mann
Gould
Mann
Dovo
New York Sun
Georgie
Henry Scarlett
Upson County
Begrigtt
Atlanta
Mr. Scarlett
Twenty Third Street
New York
The Bull and the Boarder, Washing Windows
A practical guide to washing windows efficiently. Use dull light to avoid streaks, dust inside and out, wash woodwork first, clean with warm water and ammonia, avoid soap, wipe corners with a pointed stick, dry with cotton, then polish with tissue or old newspaper for faster, cleaner results.
Boston Spirit Defies Gatekeeper in Minor Cartoon Exchange
A comic strip scene shows St. Peter rebuking a figure as a cheerful Spirit from Boston declares innocence and curiosity, adding a lighthearted note of crossing celestial thresholds with regional pride.
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St. Peter
Righ
Boston
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Lea
Sissy
Aunt Margaret
Margaret Caneht
Destiny
Dian MarGarntt
Barton
Papa
Georgina Margaret
Bissy
Leacharel
Clara
Lok
Sterling Sir Edward
Mr. Smith
Lally Clara
Miranda
Charles
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Lewiston Journal
Rees
St. Paul
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