Lovers in the War Wager End in Majuba Hill Graves
Two young officers Castor and Pollux pursue Lily Landon in a seaside garrison town. Their prank of faked danger leads to actual peril and a surprising romance. Mr Landon, wealthier and wary, is drawn into the drama as Lily falls for the soldiers. In the end the lovers die in battle near Majuba Hill, united in death.
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London Graphic
Landon
Newmarket
Clara
Bournemouth
Woolwich
Lilly
Gerolstein
Lily Landon
Mr.Landon
Lily
Miss Lily
Barsetslurce Regiment
Royal Bombardiers
Barmouth
Ceversi
Avernus
Castor
Pollux
Nick, Alias
Caster
Pall Dick
George
Nick
Duenna
England
Restor
Pollax
R. Smith
Xee
John
Anohn
Tali
Ouyx
Mr. Landon
Marine Vista
Green Gate
Castle Pollux
Sonny
Polinx
Tyro
Laanch
Happie
Mr. Castor
Miss Landon
Cook
Bridget
Onsee
Grace Darling
Lord Bacon
Deed
Sagers
Heavy
Papa
Craytur
Irihman
Toos
Miss Vizard
South Africa
Messenges
Majuba Hill
Lady Longworth
London
The London Figaro tale of the £6000 miscount
A Scotch tradesman believes his fortune totals £4000 but his old clerk insists on £6000. After repeated tallies confirm £6000 the master spends, then, in a late night confrontation, discovers the clerk has miscounted by adding up the year of our Lord to the pounds.
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London
Figaro
Death in Chewing Gum Warns City Children
A reader appeals to the Examiner to curb chewing gum use among children, arguing it spreads diphtheria and urging parents and the Board of Education to instruct children and teachers about its dangers.
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Board of Education
Squire and Miss Kurtz End Up Betrothed After Public Shame
The squire J Hillery Crabtree, long mocked for bachelor ways, falls for Miss Kurtz after an awkward sequence of events including a glove and a photograph. He hides his courtship, confronts his own prudishness, and with family help prepares to marry the estimable Miss Kurtz who accepts him. A later revelation shows she planted the items to tease him.
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Squire
J. Hillery Crabtree
J. Hillery
New York
Miss Kurtz
Widdy
Mies Kartz
Miss Kartz
Mixx Kurtz
Kurtz
Woos Fond Tee
Asaia
John
Iit
Hillary
Johm
Gerse
J. Hilary
Hillery
German School of Clothing Reform Promotes Wool Underwear
A reporter interviews a doctor who endorses woolen underwear over linen or cotton. The German movement argues wool regulates heat and improves skin activity, reducing illness. The physician cites improved health from changing undergarments, though not a universal cure.
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Germany
Wall Street finance saved the Union in early Civil War days
The North relied on Wall Street to raise funds for the war effort. Wall Street men pooled resources, faced high risk, and charged 12 percent loans. Their decisive early action financed the government, preventing a Bull Run defeat and possible anarchy.
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Wall Street
Europe
Georgia
Lombard Street
Rothschilds
Republic
Bull Ran
Old Age as a Fountain of Talent and Usefulness
The piece praises Mr Smiles for citing great elders like Goethe Priestly Defoe and Adams to show that age enhances wisdom and productivity. It argues that statesmen and writers often peak late, with Lyndhurst Adams Jefferson and Jefferson cited, and that growing old gracefully is an earned art of usefulness rather than a natural fate.
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Smiles
Somerville
Goethe
Priestly
Defoe
von Moltke
Turkey
Russia
Eldon
Brougham
Lyndhurst
Palmerston
Lord Lyndhurst
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Democratic Party
Texan rowdy scene disrupts Galveston opera engagement
Chicago impresario J Davis leads Hay Market Theatre troupe into Galveston Texas where a long haired man and two boys disrupt seating. A society man reveals revolvers and a red flannel shirt as tension peaks but the opera resumes without further incident.
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Chicago Times
Will J. Davis
Haymarket Theatre
Chicago
Texas
Galveston
Physical Training of the Greeks and Romans
Mr A S Murray keeper of Greek and Roman antiquities gave a Parkes Museum lecture on March 22 on physical training in ancient Greece and Rome. He linked beauty and health to rigorous training and cited the Parthenon frieze as evidence of youth developed by exercise. He contrasted Greek and surrounding peoples and described Palaistra activities for boys and limited running for girls.
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New York Graphic
Murray
British Mueum
Parkes Museum
Athens
British Museum
Lucian
Anarcharsis
Palaistra
Beauty Sleep From Evening Rest For Youthful Skin
The article extols regular daily rest at set hours as the surest defense against wrinkles. It cites a famous artist’s wife who naps daily from 6 to 7 after her afternoon workout, claiming preserved skin texture and a bloom at forty. It notes Oriental and Parisian habits of early night sleep or siestas and urges busy homes to find brief rest periods to refresh complexion and spirits.
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Orient
Paris
Philaelphia
Thumb Squeezing Dilemma Stirs Child’s Pain Question
A child asks why squeezing the injured thumb hurts, while a caregiver advises not to squeeze. The playful exchange frames a small moment of family concern and communication.
Moxie touted for all ages and a Sheridan move
The notice extols Moxie as a year round tonic for aging men to strengthen nerves and aid digestion while helping young men recover from drunkenness. It claims a tumblerful can end intoxication within an hour with no lingering stimulation. It also mentions plans to relocate Gen. Sheridan to Fortress Monroe soon.
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Gen. Sheridan
Fortress Monroe
Allen's Lung Balsam Offered In Three Sizes For Relief
Advertises Allen's Lung Balsam in 25c 50c and 1 dollar sizes as a cropp remedy. Reports internal revenue for first 11 months of fiscal year ending June 30 1888 at 114 094 759 dollars, up 5 428 867 from same period last year. May receipts totaled 275 529 dollars more than May 1887.
The Common Lot and a New Catholic College in Helena
A meditation on fate contrasts with a sales pitch for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery promising restored strength and purified blood. The note also announces an upcoming Catholic college construction project to begin soon in Helena Montana.
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Helena
Montana
Remarkable Cod Liver Emulsion Promises Relief for Starving Children
An advertisement touts Scert's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites as a tasty digestible remedy for infantile wasting. Dr. W. Coney of Ware Texas testifies it restores wasting, boosts strength and appetite. A stray line notes concern over egg trust activity.
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Scert
8. W. Coney
Ware
Texas
Famous Women and Health in Creative Life
The piece argues that most successful women in art, literature, or public life must maintain top health. It claims mind and sustained effort require bodily strength and advertises Pr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female weaknesses and related disorders, promising restoration of function.
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Pr. Pierce
Small Pellets Stand Out From Harsh Pills
The text extols Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pelagic Pellets as highly effective for liver stomach and bowel derangements. It emphasizes their small size gentle action and lack of constipation compared with old-fashioned pills. It presents them as superior and easy to swallow.
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Dr. Pierce
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