Love and Courage Heal Auntie Jill and Uncle Jack
Nine year old Rex and his sister Babs chase Uncle Jack to mend Auntie Jill’s tears. They learn love and forgiveness as Farmer Burton and Dada guide them home. Jack takes the children fishing tomorrow, while Jill forgives and restarts their family.
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Babs
Jill
Rex
Babsy
Tibby-Cat
Tibbycat
Lady Jane Grey
Jil
Jack
Mamma
Hunter
Nier
Loyal Babs
Auntile
Wex
Uncle Jack
Rex Upton
An Rex
Farmer Burton
Sleepy Hollow
Margery
Misser Burton
Zem
Old Burton
Sonny
Golden Hair
Jibby
Dada
Sarah
Jane
Cook
Auntie
Uncertain reunion cheers young anglers at rereinstated figure
In a lighthearted moment, Rex and Babs laugh at the prospect of unlimited fishing and supplies as a familiar figure, once to be Uncle, is reinstated. A woman cries softly, sharing that the scene feels unsaid yet brings relief and joy to the children.
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Rex
Babs
Jack
Chicago Times-Herald
Steve Ds
Essary
Heros
Pharaohs Rats Barred From Landing At Philadelphia Port
Two Egyptian ichneumons arrived aboard the British steamer Malbridge from Matanzas Cuba and were initially barred by Philadelphia collectors. A ruling by Secretary Wilson warned of their danger, but the engineer pleaded for mercy and the animals were spared. customs officers will monitor them. Ichneumons are nocturnal predators from Africa and Asia, similar to mongooses, feared to threaten poultry and fowl if released.
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Thomas
Philadelphia Inquirer
George Barton
Malbridge
Matanzas
Cuba
Pennsylvania
Jamaica
Delaware
Brophy
Wilson
Africa
Asia
Former Alaska Governor Swineford’s Copper Riches Rumor
An old Western newspaper profile recounts A P Swineford, former Alaska governor and longtime Washington figure, as having struck it rich in Baranoff Island copper mines. The piece recalls his early printer’s devil days under Gov Samuel Medary, a dramatic stairway prank, and Medary’s quip about “infernal Whigs.” It also notes a separate science note on death determination via fluorescin and rapid color change in preserved bodies.
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Swineford
A. P Swineford
Alaska
Baranoff Island
Washington
Big Territory
Washngton
Devil
Governor Medary
Alfred
Medary
Electro Plated Doors Advancing From Bridgeport Process
The Bridgeport invention electro plates wooden doors with copper or brass. Some women venture downtown infrequently and act timidly while others fear the idea, calling it virtuous or improper.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Langley photographs birds from two towers at Smithsonian
In Washington a pair of fifty foot towers in the zoological park wait for a buzzard flight as professors and guards work with gun cameras to photograph birds in midair. Langley aims to perfect a steam powered flying machine using artificial wings, to rise without gasbags.
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Langley
Zoological Park
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Boston Herald
Santos-Dumont
Zoo Park
Talking baby of Houston shocks a nation in brief life
Report recounts a four month old Houston infant that spoke clearly and showed advanced mental understanding before dying weeks later. Physicians warned the child would not survive while news of the precocious baby drew crowds. A Houston storm coincided with its death. The piece also recounts early theories about oxidation and nitrogen, noting carbonic acid's role in life.
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Will Fechner
Houston
Texas
Courier
Priestley
Charles Morris
Lippincott
Rats Claim Hoboken Gum Habit in Pittsburg Dispatch
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports rats have contracted a gum chewing habit at Hoboken. The note questions whether inspiration for a widower's remarriage precedes or follows a sensational story about him.
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Pittsburg
Hoboken
Liberty and charm in public life and modern fashion
A column reflects on women's public influence and charm through history and fiction, then surveys 19th century fashion trends including tea gowns and lace, discusses marriage and liberty for women, notes notable societal matches led by Mrs. Wilson, and concludes with tips on kitchen ranges and tea brewing practices.
Mis Harriman Jr Named Most Beautiful Woman in New Port
The Harriman family stands in idle luxury as Mrs Harriman, famed for beauty, maintains a stylish display befitting the presumed honor. The remark notes rivalry in appearances among society women and the wealth that supports such public splendor.
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Mis Qjiver Harriman, Jr
Newport
Harriman
Tariman
Thoughts for Mothers and Harmless Tooth Powder
Thoughts for Mothers extols the quiet happiness of a content woman who radiates cheer and comforts others by her self possession and lack of complaint. The piece concludes with a brief note on Harmless Tooth Powder made from ground orrig reot and precipitated chalk scented with rose oil.
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Jack and
Ily
Pease
Erbs
Yoard
Marseilles
Academie Des Sciences
Chicago
Aspasia
Zenobia
Cleoatra
Madame Recamler
Mary
Sveta Nell Gwynne
Peg Woillington
Fanny Elisler
Sara Bernhardt
Obr
Heart of
Man
Charlotte
Perkins Galman
Max O’rell
K. T. Wilson
New York
Aking Societ
South
Ogden Goelet
Manhattan
Michael Herbert
Irme Wilson
Merried
Grace Wilson
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Richard T. Wilson, Jr
Marlon Mason Reston
Lelle
Aliss Malork
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