Passageway of the Seven Steps in Chinatown
Kiang Yeh plans to elope with Chao Ying as Ai-ya and Ming Sang arrange a go-between. Kiang Yeh vows to rule and uphold Middle Kingdom customs while Chao Ying contemplates wealth as a tea and silk merchant under his father’s pressure. The scene unfolds in the court of Supreme Felicity with hidden vows and family schemes.
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Chinatown
Court of Supreme Felicity
Chao Ying
Kiang Yeh
Chao
Ai-ya
Lee Kwi
Tle
Loy Foo
Middle Kingdom
Kiang
Ying
Ming Sang
Chao Hai
Poems on love and fear and Death
A brief excerpt presents a dialogue of lovers and fear. She speaks of love and loss while frailty and mortality loom. He answers with triumph, referencing the grave and the sting of death. The lines weave romantic resolve with fatal undertones.
Jovial Sir Walter and the Waverley Dinner
George Croal of Edinburgh recalls meeting Sir Walter Scott at a 1827 public dinner where Scott privately claimed authorship of Waverley. Croal describes Scott as lightsome and gay, the after dinner speech, and his compliment to Charles Mackay Bailie Nicol Jarvie prompting playful banter about the “great unknown.”
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Waverley
George Croal
Edinburgh
Sir Walter Scott
Mr. Croal
Sir Walter
Charles Mackay
Bailie Nicol Jarvie
Mackay
Bailie
A Case of Cowardice From a Job Ad
A dialogue from the Cleveland Plain Dealer discusses hiring a boy who is not afraid of work. The advertiser asks for a boy who will wrestle with work, yet not soil his hands. The interviewer confirms the job is his after the exchange.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Waves That Rise and Fall and Public Mood
A Washington Post quotation on recurring waves of public sentiment shaping suggested laws and constitutional amendments. It notes that congressional records reveal sweeping movements that often end without concrete results, and argues for clearing political atmosphere during upheavals.
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Washington Post
Poet Swinbourne Finds Quiet Life in Autumn Years
The writer Swinbourne spends his declining years in tranquil pursuit of a simple life. A friend notes he lives with his needs met, surrounded by great books and a loyal friend, finding full satisfaction in long walks at a slow pace. He rests in twilight with greater security and peace than in youth.
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Swinbourne
Morley Declines Golf Question at Montrose Meeting
John Morley faced a heckler who asked why he does not play golf. Morley quipped that he is not old enough to begin golf yet, sparking audience attention at the Montrose gathering.
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John Morley
Montrosé
Overdoing It Leads To A Mixed Fate In Love And Work
A moral quatrain on a woman who loves deeply and talks cleverly. Her life would be merrier if less ardently pursued and less talkative. Her deeds were praised, yet moderation was lacking. The poem concludes that excess yields little of lasting value.
Unvestigation of the Packers in Public View
The article critiques widespread but vague criticism of Chicago packers and their business methods. It notes no definite charges or proof of illegal practices, cites Commissioner Garfield’s report as exonerating packers, and argues farmers benefit from packers expanding markets. It urges fair treatment and recalls the Garfield findings.
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Chicago
Garfield
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Pr Ture
Pac Wis
Novel Mother Goose Bazaar Brings Spring Charity Fun
A church society hosted "Mother Goose's Spring Opening," a profitable spring bazaar for charity. The Sunday school room boasted many booths themed after nursery rhymes with lilied decorations, fake seashells, and bargain items from dolls to baby plants.
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Mother Goose
Marjorie March
Old Mother Hubbard
Lucy Lasket
Mistress Mary
Cinderella
Jack Horner
Jack
Jill
Eastern farms cheap for buyers willing to work
Practical Farmer and Fruit Grower Jim Avoid argues Eastern farms are affordable as the young leave for cities. He says old owners sell at undervalued prices after first reluctant years, and a determined buyer with money can cultivate success in general farming or fruit growing, improving soil, buildings, and income.
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Jim
Fur Bearing Animals Scarce in North Dakota and Manitoba
George Denis reports dwindling beaver marten and mink in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba. He notes few beaver and otter left in northern Minnesota, with silver gray and rare black fox skins selling for $150 to $1,000, and plans a fur buying trip 800 miles north of Winnipeg beyond the Porcupine Hills.
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George Denis
Mr. Denis
Montana
Manitoba
Minnesota
Winnipeg
Porcupine Hills
St. Louis Dispatch
A Spectator Reads The Daily Paper For Fun
A Washington Star poem notes readers enjoy calm daily papers while witnesses of crime and trouble pass by. It compares life to a stage where kings and plowmen move within a wide plot.
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Daily Paper
Washington Star
Postum Food Coffee Cures Heart Palpitations in Brooklyn Man
A Brooklyn man credits giving up coffee after thirty years and switching to Postum Food Coffee. He reports relief from daily heart palpitations, especially after meals, when using thoroughly boiled Postum. The ad promises health benefits and urges a ten day trial with The Road to Wellville booklets.
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Brooklyn
Poston
Jesson
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Dr. Kline's nerve restorers and assorted ads emerge
A jumble of patent medicine pitches and product claims dominates the page. Dr Kline's nerve restorer touted for nervousness, Allen's foot ease promises relief from tight shoes, Woolford's lotion cures itching, while Winslow's syrup markets teething aid. Ads push trial offers and mail orders alongside vague notes on asylum care in Bertin.
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Alley
Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Cure by onticura relieves two years eczema
A North American mother reports her two year old daughter suffered constant eczema and sleepless nights. After trying many remedies with no relief she tried Crueluron and Resolvent with soap, resulting in a permanent cure. Dr. Bier Mitel berty Corin and other doctors note various skin remedies, with samples advertised by HM Dranpters and Sands bale.
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Onticura
N. Lust
Cy Cruleuon
I. B
Joyce
Addington
Ind
Bier
Berty Corin
A Bug h Pennant Flown By New Orleans At San Francisco
The American cruiser New Orleans entered San Francisco on January 27 on its way from Guan to Mare Island to be paid off and decommissioned. A homeward bound pennant measuring 540 feet fluttered from the ship.
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New Orleans
San Fracisco Gay
Guan
Mare Island
Hall's Cure Claims to Cure Catarra and Natarrh
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarra Cure as the only positive treatment for catarra a constitutional disease and Hall's Natarrh Cure taken internally to attack the disease at its root. Proponents offer a $100 payment for any case not cured and urge sending testimonials to F. J. Canvey & Co. Toledo. Druggists sell the medicines. Peace Her Crew Mutinied. In San Francisco the Brinkburne crew resigns after learning of contraband cargo for Vladivostok. Russian town bans typewriters as sedition tools, registering each device with police for seizure on suspicion.
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Hall
F. J. Canvey & Co
Voiedo
Brinkburne
San Francisco
Vladivostok
Russia
Kidney Trouble Relief by Mrs Pare Joh Glasgow Ky
Happy woman Mrs Pare describes kidney trouble with back pain irregular secretions and scalding passes. Dean's Kidney Pills regulated secretions restored color reduced inflammation and improved rest and back strength. For sale by all dealers 50 cents per box Foster-Allburn Co New York
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Mrs. Pare
C. B. Pare
Glasgow
Dean
Foster-Allburn Co
N.Y
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Daily Story Pub. Co
He and
Wile Ike
Sir Walter &Cott
Dr. Kline
Kalbottie
Rae Dr. &. d. Krave, Ltd
Poila
Cordeone
Sicily
Isle of
Mahe
Mra
Winslow
Apostle
Joux Florer
Ucinity Sncinls
Australia
Woolford
E. Detchon
Crawfordaville
Austria-Hungary
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bertin
Fan Devel
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