Contessa Avezzana in Washington Square Engagement
Ann Cortlandt accepts a second engagement to Italian Count Guido Avezzana, moves toward a life of luxury in Rome, but doubts and loneliness push her to seek help from Peter Smith. Peter interrupts the wedding plan with a marriage license and convicts Ann to a Chicago life, leading to a hasty elopement to Niagara Falls where their bond deepens amid shared uncertainty.
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Ann
Contessa Avezzana
Guido
Avezzana
Carissima Mio
Italy
Congress
Paris
Mia Bella
Mrs. William
Mrs. Cortlandt
Fanny
Hendricks
Mr. Rennessyer
P. S
Joseph
Annie
Peter
Tam
Piedmont
Gettysburg
Sanitary Commission
Count Avezzina
Cortlandts
Chicago
Unitarian Church
Count Avezzana
County Avezzana
Washington Square
Adams
Trousseau
Wisdom Falls Short for Serpents Says Bronx Zoo Expert
The Bronx Zoo's William T. Hornaday challenges the idea that snakes are highly intelligent. A 22 foot reticulated python arriving in poor condition was bathed and restrained as keepers peeled away old skin. The snake remained calm and passive, even when eyes and lips were treated, implying a surprising grasp of the situation.
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William T. Hornaday
Bronx Zoo
Mr. Hornaday
Honeymoon Night in Albany Amid Sanitary Benefit Crowds
Ann and Peter begin their journey with a damped start in Albany as trains struggle on a crowded night. They share a hotel room with a kind stranger while Sanitary commission benefits draw crowds across upper New York, yielding a rueful but amused wedding-night finale.
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Ann
Peter
Albany
New York
Description of Father Sparks Courtroom Jest
Before Jebson Jr faces examination his father gives blunt counsel to answer concisely. In the form a question about description of father prompts the reply stout old man with red face and whiskers.
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Jebson, Jr
Jebson, Sr
Jebson
California Fig Syrup Ad Promises Gentle Relief for Children
A vintage advertisement touts “California Fig Syrup” as a safe laxative for sick babies and children. It claims the product smooths bowels without griping, sweetens the stomach, and stimulates the liver, urging mothers to ask druggists for the genuine syrup.
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California
Millennium Ideal and Practical Advice Quoted
A Belle Plain Herald quotation ponders a perfect world and liberal spending of money as readily as giving advice. It contrasts present duties with postponed ideals and urges timely action over delay.
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Belle Plain Herald
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Adams House
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