Old Smith and the milliner girl in Hopshire tale
In Hopshire a quiet, charitable sergeant known as Old Smith becomes involved in a romantic triangle with Grace Clough a milliner in Ruche Bustle and Bob Topsham the heir Lord Cray. The regiment watches and a meeting with Lord Cray follows as Smith seeks a resolution.
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Ihe
Hopshire
Smith
Firstone
Old Smith
Grace Clough
Harum-Scarum
Bob Topsham
Lord Cray
Subs
Ruche & Bustle
Gracie
Filstone
Grarie Clough
Grace
Tsay
Bob
Love and secrets in the regiment drama unfolds
Lord Cray orders a quick marriage for his son and a milliner girl while Captain Smith reveals Gracie Clough is his sister and arranged a match with Bob Topsham. Bob confronts Smith about motives as the family secret emerges, exposing hardship and mistaken origins.
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Smith
Opsham
Bob
Topsham
Gracie Clough
Gracie
Lord Cray
Bob Topsham
Bryanston Square
Hopshire Regiment
Old Smith
Robert
Capt. Smith
Rascal
Oldsmith
Fillstone
London
Discovery of Pedra Padrao Relic Recovered by Baron von Schwerin
The New York Sun recounts how eight years before Columbus a Portuguese sailor Diego Cam sailed to West Africa and inscribed a white stone at the Congo shore. Pedro Padrao stood as witness, later lost, then rediscovered by Baron von Schwerin after natives spoke of a fetid stone in jungle grass.
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New York Sun
America
Diego Cam
West Africa
Congo
Pedro Padrao
Baron von Schwerin
Pedra Padrao
Bank forger’s unlikely pardon credited to sister’s seven year drive
A Bank of England forger jailed for life in 1872—now famously pardoned—owes his release to a devoted sister. She spent seven years pressuring officials with persistent, varied tactics, becoming a nearly constant presence in pursuit of her brother’s liberty, while police acknowledge she changed nothing in official records or prison lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
Aguas
Brooks alias Maxwell case gains supreme court review
A Block Island dispatch reports attorney for Hugh M. Brooks alias Maxwell secured a write of error from Justice Miller. The move will bring the case before the Supreme Court on constitutional points, acting as a supersedeas to defer Brooks’s execution set for the 26th.
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Block Island
Long Island
Hugh M. Brooks
Maxwell
Justice Miller
United States Supreme Court
Th Supreme Court
Brooks
Omens and Dreams As Victorian Brooklyn Superstition
In Brooklyn, a Franklin Literary Club talk on Friday omens and dreams traces superstition from ancient Rome and Greece to modern times. It cites augury, portents, dream interpretation, and notable figures, linking signs to fate with humorous asides and historical anecdotes.
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Brooklyn Times
The
Franklin Literary Cea Carers
Yee Crow
Joseph
Egypt
Old Webster
Fluke McGilder
McCosh
St. Paul
Noah Webster
Noah
Samuel Johnson
Brooklyn
Rome
Numa
B. C
Cicero
New York
Edom
Walter Scott
Anne of Geterstein
Earl of Oxford
Arthur
Martha Nixon
Ireland
Scotland
Baxter Street Market
Jacob Cohen
Isaac Rosenthal
Greece
Orr
Zule
Peitz
Herr Spunge
Germany
William Hamilton
Leibnitz
Crank's Vagaries and Mad Notions Signal Progress
A Brooklin Eagle writer notes the insane often mirror scientific progress. He cites a man fearing wires in ears from telephone use, another terrified by electric light, a Broadway climber aiming to disable lamps, and three Flatbush men plotting to corner world shipping. These cases underscore the rarity of coordinated schemes among lunatics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atrush
Flatbush
Woodstock scene as Senator Riddleberger jailed and fined
In Woodstock Virginia United States Senator Riddleberger was jailed and fined 25 dollars by Judge Newman for contempt of court. A placard on the street attacked the judge amid rising partisan feeling and possible trouble later. The steamer Hiawatha burned at Port Huron Michigan. The death of Vice Consul General Miller in Rio de Janeiro was reported by the state department.
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Woodstock
United States
Riddleberger
Newman
Parisan
State Department
Miller
Rio de Janeiro
Potent Medicines and a Copper Mine Fire Report
The article argues against violent medicines suited only for emergencies, endorsing gentle laxatives that stimulate digestion and regular bowel function. It notes cathartics as harsh and favors a mild purge that strengthens the intestines and bile production. A separate report mentions a fire at the Calumet and Hecla copper mine’s sixteenth level.
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Calumet and Hecla
St Joseph Academy in St Paul Named Premier Educational Center
St Paul grows as an educational hub with St Joseph Academy on Nelson and Western Ave leading among state institutions. The stone building with steam heat and modern conveniences houses a large all girls program drawing students from the northwest and east. Guardians praise the school and a catalogue is available from the directress.
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St. Paul
Academy of St. Joseph
Nelson and
Western Ave
St. Joseph's Acadecy
St. Joseph's Academy
West St Paul Man Dies By Own Action With Paris Green
Frank Sheenig of West St. Paul died by his own action using Paris green poison. Local authorities reported the death as a suicide with poison. The incident occurred in West St. Paul, and routine investigations followed.
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Frank Sheenig
West St. Paul
Paris Green
Bethlehem Academy Advertises Education by Dominican Sisters
Of Interest to Parents describes Bethlehem Academy Faribault Minnesota run by the Dominican Sisters. It notes a solid useful and polite curriculum and that attentive governance will be provided. The building is heated by steam and modern improvements, with particulars from the Superioress. Wilfred Laurier succeeds Mr Blake as Liberal leader in the Dominion.
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Grantham Church
Ben Jonson
London
Bethlehem Academy
Dominican Sisters
Faribault
Minn
Wilfred Lauriie
Mr. Blake
Dominion
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Overworked Women
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription promotes tonic benefits for chronic weakness in women and general debility. It claims to cure stomach weakness, indigestion, bloating, back pain, insomnia, and nervous prostration, with a price of 1.00 per bottle and six for 5.00 plus a medical treatise offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World'see Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Immigrant Car Stir Sparks Northern Pacific Train
A commotion aboard a west bound Northern Pacific train near Billings drew attention as an infant was born in an immigrant car. The event momentarily increased Montana’s floating population with the arrival of a new traveler.
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Portland
Ore
Northern Pacific
Billings
Montana
Waltham Watches Highlight Longevity and Quality
The American Waltham Watch Company promotes its long standing reputation of over 30 years in public trust. It touts upgraded Crescent Street and Appleton Tracy & Co grades, adds superior models, and markets a one size Gold Waltham Watch as the finest American timekeeper with the Waltham Breguet Hair Spring and guaranteed “WALTHAM” engraving on case and movement.
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Waltham
American Waltham Watch Company
America
Crescent Street
Appleton, Tracy & Co
Waltham Breguet
Waltham Watch Company
Moxie Beverage Promises Restored Health for Women
A Massachusetts physician promotes Moxie a food plant turned beverage claimed to strengthen women by countering nervous fatigue and over stimulation. Marketed at soda fountains and by liquor dealers it purports to boost endurance and appeal to female consumers. Also noted is the death of Mrs. A. P. Kirkland in Lake City after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Lake City
A. P. Kirkland
Oscar Ayers
Odor Sense in Dogs and Human Attraction
The piece notes dogs use smell to detect people and claims humans have distinctive body odors that influence attraction or repulsion. It cites Dr Foots Health Monthly and muses on whether humans lack or possess heightened senses similar to dogs, reflecting on social effects of odors. It also mentions a railroad lands indemnity argument before Secretary Lamar and a mortgage case affecting land grants, plus a Des Moines shooting incident where constable Potts wounded Thomas Hardy and a bystander.
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Thurman
A. T. Britton
Lamar
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad
Western Farm
General Land Office
Des Moines
Potts
Thomas Hardy
Weck
Hardy
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Bop
George Bidwell
Crank
Hiawatha
Port Huron
Mich
Fairchild
Lew Wallace
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Waltham Watches
Brooks, Alias
Dr. Pierce
California
Allen
M. Ferry
Gen. Boulanger
Crricena
Potter Cave Axp Creoicat Co
Morbus
Ana A. Sumner
Percy Davis
Boals
J.f.williams
Oltom Bik
Minneapolis
Art’ S and Solicitor
U.S
Nicholis
Essors
C. M. Sites & Co
Washington, D. C
SA. P. Lacer
J. P. Allen
Mina
veTen Sapety Reln Holder CO
Holly, Hick
Commission
Woodbrary
Pearl St
Albany
Tutt
Tspa
Cman Rischaumeaus
Murray St
Stryker Seminary
Peer Stryker
D.D
Anna K. Stryker
University Avenus
E. Minneapolis
Boston
Bic
Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
Joseph Cillotts
Town
Tansil
Alvoxro & Forer
Eldora, Ia
R. W. Tansill & CO
Chicago
Eeasant Artoarlneeles
Willliam RaMica, Esq
Mindengee County
Nebraska
Pierce
Druggs
Scentsa
Chem- Laeorld
Dispensary Medical Association
C. W. Brows
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Chiszgo
Lil
Minnesota
State Fair
Hamline
ST. Pat L “Ani
Brilliant Park
H. E. Hoard
Sec’y
W. R. Merriam
Pres
T. St. Paul
RCKC
S&symptoms OF
Catarre
DR. Sage
Price, Socents
Gatarrr
W. Hausner
Ithaca
N. J
Thomas J. Rossixa
Pine Street
St. Louis
Hearty
Rosas
Rutyan P. O
Columbia Co
Procter & Gamble
Pearatorn onreInEn
Louis Bagger & Attorneys
Washington, D.C
Ely
Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson, Sons & CO
Troy
Stephens
Lebanon
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