Passion on Sunset Hill at Clive Towers
On a mountain lawn near Clive Towers a group gathers after a croquet session as Sybil Wraye and Herbert Clive share a tense, hopeful, and finally doomed confession of love. He begs for a future together, she reveals a dark past and insists they must part.
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Clive Towers
Fannie Clive
Fenton Forest
Navy
Laurence Grey
Herberts
Marlan
Bybil Wraye
Marian
Fannie
Rose Garden
Herbert
Miss Sybil
Sunset Hill
Sybil
Perbert
Jack Shep
Sybil Wraye
Mr. Clive
Darling
Nerbert
Night at Clive Towers Leaves Family in Quiet Anticipation
Herbert and Sybil return to Clive Towers after dusk as Fannie bickers with her brother and learns of their father’s imminent arrival. Sybil withdraws to her gloomy west wing room, where talk of haunting unravels family history and loyalty as Mrs. Wylis prepares her for the night.
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Herbert
Sybil
Clive Towers
Mrs. Wylis
Mrs. Clive
Aaid
Fannie
Papa
Darling
Sybil Wraye
Towers
Fan
Basil
Myself
Bisil
Wamma
Quiet Housekeeper at Clive Towers Notice
Sybil Wraye senses danger from housekeeper Mrs. Wyllis as she hides a troubling letter. Mrs. Wyllis maintains strict control over the household at Clive Towers, while Sybil feels eyes upon her and uneasy warning in the air from the enigmatic, sleepy blue-eyed caretaker. The letter orders a secret meeting in the graveyard by the river that night.
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Herbert
Clive Towers
Sybil
Miss Wraye
Fannie
Mrs. Wyllis
Basil Clive
Plague Victim Dies in Honolulu Home
A Japanese woman on Maunakea street died of bubonic plague last week after sudden fever and painful swellings. Her sister Ito acted as nurse, applying poultices and cooling measures as the patient endured extreme torment before passing at about 1 pm. Austin's Hawaiian Weekly reported the incident as Honolulu’s plague toll rose.
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Maunakea Street
Ito
Honolulu
Austin
Hawaiian Weekly
Boys Who Lack Good Manner On Elevate D Streets
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reprint argues New York streetcars abound with rude boys and young men who refuse to give up seats to women. It notes mothers sometimes defend their sons by keeping seats, and laments the widespread selfish behavior as a civic failing on public transit.
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Lic
New York
Darling
America
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Odor of Oysters and a Swinging End
A railroad contractor recalls the deathbed scene of Chicago Pete on the Texas and Pacific line near Alexandria. A hard life ends peacefully as the smell of frying oysters prompt a reforming moment and a tearful prayer, with Pete dying amid grace and humor.
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Old Quarter
Texas and Pacific
Alexandria
Chicago
Pete
Peter
Ice Cream Burned During Stage Performance
A famed actor recalled a pratfall in a play when a cotton filled ice cream freezer used as a prop caught fire from a torch spark. The blaze consumed the fake ice cream, drawing hearty audience applause and a hit to stage realism.
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New York Mail and Express
German Doctor’s Mercury Massage for Rheumatic Fingers
A German doctor treats rheumatic fingers by thrusting the hand into a deep glass of mercury, pressing on swollen points. The hand is dipped in and out about thirty times per session, reducing swelling, according to the Washington Times.
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Germany
Washington Times
Salesgirls Lead Slang Crackdown in New Jersey Town
In a New Jersey town salesgirls have launched a campaign against slang usage. They organize talks and pamphlets urging customers and staff to speak plainly and avoid informal expressions.
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New Jersey
Teeth Made From Paper: A Curious Dental Trend
A peculiar process yields paper teeth reported as superior to other materials. Experts note comfort but suggest personal preference matters. The text links dental health to stomach condition and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for constipation dyspepsia and biliousness.
A Capable Woman and Her Household Role
A brief dialogue notes a wife’s capability to support her household, with comments about Jones and Brown and a Detroit Free Press citation. The remark emphasizes the wife’s ability to earn a living for both spouses.
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Jones—Brown
Smith
Detroit Free Press
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cured Child's Scrofula Case in D C
In Washington D C a mother describes her 16 month old son’s illness starting as a rash thought to be measles then mumps and scrofula. After three doctors failed to help, Hood's Sarsaparilla was used and the neck sore healed with lasting improvement following renewed use.
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Washington, D. C
Hood
Mus
Nertig Coast
K St
N. E
Poor Old Henpeck Divorce Gag From Press
A light joke about Henpeck and his wife ends with a quip that he wants a divorce but she won’t allow it. Also an ad offering a society dancing chart for 25 cents from American Publishing Co. Minneapolis.
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Henpeck
Philadelphia Press
American Pub. Co
Minneapolis
In a Quandary Over Lynching and Frankfort Call
A Kentuckian mutters a lament about a horse thief to be lynched today while noting a call to arms in Frankfort. He wonders how to conduct business in two places at once.
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Frankfort
Frequilag Bonanza At De Haven Mig Co
Sioux City supplier Frequilag announces a trial offer to attract steady customers and claims failure is impossible for the De Haven Mig. Co. in a bold sales promotion.
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de Haven Mig. Co
Sioux City, la
Opportunity is Rare as a Wise Man Holds It
A concise proverb attributed to Bayard Taylor stressing that timely action preserves chance and rewards prudence. It frames opportunity as scarce and valuable for decisive individuals.
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Bayard Taylor
Style in the street a meal at home in a Book of Choice Recipes
A modern edition titled A Book of Choice Recipes by Walter Baker and Co Ltd of Dorchester highlights household cooking. The pamphlet notes street style influences on meals and emphasizes affordable dishes for home use.
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Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
The Rent and a Tear in a Cautionary Tale
A wary warning links volatile behavior to financial strain and mental strain. The speaker notes that frequent outbursts foreshadow difficulty in meeting rent, suggesting a progression from nerves to full blown lunacy as consequences unfold.
Millis Brothers Offer Falls City Show
Local listing advertises a moving show featuring the Millis Brothers in Fall, Missouri. The program promises lively entertainment and suggests it is a top attraction for residents seeking a day of entertaining performance.
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound touted for pain relief
An advertisement claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound alleviates dull pain more surely than any other medicine and will continue to work until the underlying cause is known.
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Fanny
Weet Hill
Warbler
Somerville Journal
Washington
Tadsess Millis Brothers
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mre
Pinkham
Secone
Mass
DE Ochade
Patien
DR. Chase
H St. Philadelpmla, PA
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