Journey by steam to Mexico end of voyage and onward
The party sails from a sea city aboard a steamer to meet a telegram forgotten by Colonel Bob. Dick replaces him, Dora and the Sheriff settle a dispute, and the group moves from New York toward Nuevo Laredo on the road to Mexico. The mood remains hopeful as they press toward the capital.
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Telegraph Company
Pauline
Bob
la Gascogne
Mademoiselle
Pauline Westerly
Express
Scott
Monsieur le Prefect
Denver
Dora
Secora County
John
Barcelona
Highlands
New York
Mexico
St. Louis
Texas
Nuevo Laredo
Envrlopes
Tordas Barcelona
London
Lassoed on the Calle San Felipe Neri in Mexico
Dick Denver prepares to defend Pauline Westerly as Mexican power politics loom over the El Dorado Mine. Bandits, Lopez loyalists, and military aid mix with romance aboard the Mexico National train and at Santa Teresa Church as Don Lopez vows to seize control and threaten Pauline.
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Calle San Felipe Neri
Hotel Iturbe
Mexico
Merceria
Dick Denver
Senor Lopez
Pauline
New York
el Dorado Mine
Miss Westerly
Lopes
San Luis Potosi
Senor Lopes
Monterey
Santa Teresa
Juanita
Senor
Senor Denyer
Gov Hubbard Garden Joke From Connecticut Leader
The Connecticut governor Richard D. Hubbard faces a persistent office seeker noted for shabby attire but a fresh boutonniere. The visitor asks about the bouquet and Hubbard quips that it may have grown there, underscoring a civic satire of access and vanity.
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Richard D. Hubbard
Connecticut
Mr. Hubbard
State House
Fashion notes for the spring gown and graduation wear
In spring fashion the young graduate favors filmy summer gowns in pale blues and light lawns. Styles center on princess lines, elbow sleeves, lace trims, and delicate belts, with accents like voile, dotted Swiss, and accordion plaited skirts. Accessories include posies, floral garlands, and corsage flowers.
Washington Man Lives Cheaply in Afternoon Tea Circles
A Virginian resident in the city avoids work during the social season for a decade. He lingers at houses' luncheons, subsisting on salad and crackers with tea and claret punch, wearing only afternoon regalia. A naval officer recalls a London parallel about a man who needed only two suits.
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London
Washington Star
Squire W on temperance pledge and wine cellar tale
A near Philadelphia townsman, famed for a wine cellar, joins the temperance pledge after a neighbor jokes that cold water supporters nabbed him. He and his wife have no liquor at home except a little for illness, and admit they have not felt well days since.
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Squire W
Philadelphia
Squire
Woman's rights pledge fears end of century
Mrs. Ferme declares that by century's end women will win rights she battles for. Her husband Ferme dismisses it, asking if she truly believes it. He remains unconvinced, saying he will be dead by then.
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Don Lopez
Pauline Westerly
Lopes
Mrs. Ferme
Ferme
Fragmentary courtroom exchange on missing home visit
A disjointed transcript shows a lawyer questioning a witness about leaving home on the 10th and returning on the 25th. The line ends with a garbled interjection as the witness speaks of being in an unclear place.
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Green
Gray dominates fashion in spring show windows
Ellen Osmonde notes a chic trend of gray in garments and accessories across stores. Gray gowns, veils, hats, shoes, and handbags appear with accents of coral, yellow, and green, while both women and men embrace varying shades from gun-metal to pearl gray.
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Ellen Osmonde
Heaviest Rails Said to Crown Philadelphia Belt Line
Believed to be the heaviest rails in use on any steam railroad in the world are on the belt line around Philadelphia. The rails weigh 143 pounds per yard, indicating unusually heavy construction for mainline service.
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Philadelphia
French beach toys tempt sunny play on shore
A fragment advertises beach toys priced at six dollars, noting ease for sand play and a screen feature. The copy mentions a set with a paint and carry convenience, highlighting portable fun for seaside visitors and families.
A Streetcar Lament From 1901 Aboard A Lofty Car
An exhausted rider on a New York streetcar recalls a chaotic journey as a chorus of gossiping women, performers, and shoppers unload talk that drowns out the ride. The narrator, overwhelmed by chatter, mutters of leaving, then succumbs to the sensation and crawls home to his mother.
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Wall Street
J. Pierpont Morgan
Laura Jean Libbey
Eliza
Charlie
Baldy Sloane
Tiger Lily
Mother
G. W. D Ingram
Mission Work in Africa from London Missionary Society
A grateful letter from Bethe Cape Colony Christians thanks the London Missionary Society directors for pioneering efforts since 1805. The mission has grown to 120 independent churches with 10,000 communicants and 32,000 adherents in the Colony, all rooted in Dr. Widerkemp and successors through a century of toil.
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Africa
London Missionary Society
Bethe Cape Colony
Widerkemp
Colony
Effect of Beer Drinking Cited by Scientific American
A fragmentary note claims beer drinking in this country yields the lowest form of inebriety and can lead to criminal insanity. The text references dangerous ruffians and warns beer as a recourse for other forms of violence, citing Scientific American.
Breakfast Recipe Fragment Gathers Powder Milk Batter
A fragment describes making batter from two cupfuls powder milk and half a pint of water. It hints at a morning cooking method but lacks complete instructions.
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ATARI
Gov. Hubbard
Coat
Rae
Batiste
China
India
Fritzi Scheff
Sweet Girl
Washington
Weil
John Henry
Hugh McHugh
George W. Hobart
Broadway
Julia Marlowe
Chicago
Corie Payton
James
Hammen Club
Sone
Swat
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