Mistress Rosemary Allyn Chapter Continues in Turbulent London
The narrator recounts Rosemary Allyn’s maidenship and romance entanglements with Quentin Waters and Lord Felton as they flee plague in London toward Long Haut. Gil guides them through peril, while past loyalties and a locket's secret weigh on Rosemary. They reach Long Haut where Nance greets the weary lord, restoring home comforts after danger.
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Tondon
Tim
St. Olave’s Church Yard
Long Haut
Pat the Unkman
London
Nance
Shane
We Leave London Beset by the Plague in Chapter XAI
The narrator and Gil debate over a locket and a missing paper as illness erodes memory. Delirious days drift by with Rosemary and the locket haunting the narrator. He proclaims Lady Felon’s innocence and pleads in a dreamlike trial before the King.
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London
Gil
Felon
Prayer at the chapel and vow to seek Lady Dwight
In the early morning I wake strengthened by sea air and vow to deliver my father's message to Lady Dwight before pursuing the woman I love. I ride a bridle path past Castle Drout, the morning mist turning the distant ruins into a fairylike scene. To be continued.
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Gil
Nance
House of Prayer
Lady Dwight
Castle Drout
Castle
Bright Doggle and the Smart Water Spaniel
M M Williams of Titusville Fla owns an imported water spaniel praised for keen smell and usefulness. The dog found a hidden roll of bills 160 yards away and retrieved them intact. It also recently recovered a valuable gold hunting case watch for Isaac Jenkins of Jacksonville.
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M. M. Williams
Titusville
Fla
Star
Isaac Jenkins
Jacksonville
Mottoes Clash Over Yale Club Lux et Veritas
John Kendrick Bangs visits New York Yacht Club where Yale Club medallion inspires him. He suggests the yacht club adopt a motto, joking about Ducka at demitasse as fitting. Host says they have none, sparking Bangs to propose a playful motto swap.
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John Kendrick Bangs
New York Yacht Club
Yale Club
Bangs
Yacht Club
Mr. Bangs
Acetylene light aid for eyesight amid old urban homes
An 1900s article argues poor lighting harms children’s eyesight and promotes acetylene gas lighting as a clear, steady, sunlike option. It touts cheap production, easy home installation, and expected reductions in habits of defective eyes among students and others. It also includes unrelated anecdotal items about printing errors and Scottish dialogues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alice
Tigion
Misa C
Saved Childs Life Remarkable Cure of Dropsy by Dodd Pills
Sedgwick Ark June 19 A father credits Dodd Kidney Pills with curing his son from dropsy. The boy, once unable to walk, reportedly recovered after thirty five pills over eight days, able to run, dance and sing. The account emphasizes dramatic improvement and declares the medicine saved the child's life.
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Dodd
Sedgwick
Ark
W. &. Taylor
Attie
Purple ribbon marks lieutenant governor’s Senate chair
The lieutenant governor of South Carolina presiding over the Senate wears a purple ribbon of office.
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Leutenant
South Carolina
Senate
Washington Selected as Peace Conference Seat
Washington was chosen as the location for peace talks between Russia and Japan, with Secretary Loeb announcing the decision at 1:28 p.m. The plan allows for possible adjournment to a northern summer resort if heat becomes uncomfortable.
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Washington
America
Russia
Japan
Far East
Roosevelt
Loeb
Chefco
Paris
Hague
Tweaty
Chefno
International Arbitration Tribunal
Nicholas
Asia
Panama Canal Zone Health Drive Begins Soon
Panama canal commission technicians depart New York June 24 to study conditions in the zone. Army surgeons say about one month will suffice to place Panama in healthy order, while Colon lags due to nearby swamps. Officials warn Americans may need higher clerical pay, and malarial resistance remains a challenge. Canal progress includes extensive excavation and a proposed four track railroad to speed material movement. Tariff reductions on goods entering the isthmus are planned to lure European trade.
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Washington
Panama Canal Commission
New York
Colon
Cholera Epidemic Growing in Polish Regions
Cholera panic spreads from Sosnowice to nearby Tula as daily deaths rise. Authorities order anti cholera inoculations in infected areas. Warm moist weather aids transmission, raising public concern in St. Petersburg and surrounding cities.
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St. Petersburg
Sosnowice
Poland
Tula
Record Breaking Run in Pennsylvania Flyer
Fort Wayne dispatch reports the westbound Pennsylvania flyer arriving seventeen minutes late at Plymouth but on schedule from Cressline to Fort Wayne covering 124 miles in 116 minutes. The fastest stretch near Ads with three miles in 85 seconds set a new record at about 427.3 miles per hour.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Plymouth
Cressline
Ads
Thiya
All Done Out and Curatives Featured in 1899 Ad Clippings
A dated collage recounts Joshua Heller of Urbana praising Doan’s Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and back pain since 1899. Also present are assorted curiosities: Dean’s Kidney Pills endorsements, Defiance Cold Water Starch pricing, world wars cost, Norwegian drowning myths, Japanese auction paper bids, river Jordan versus White River, a rhymed will from Harrisburg.
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Joshua Heller
South Walnut Brrest
Urbana
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Australian black swans rescued near Norfolk Island
Two Australian black swans were picked up off Norfolk Island in the Pacific after likely traveling 400 miles. Exhausted, they revived after a fresh water bath and food. The note remarks on the swans' strong swimming ability despite the long sea journey. The Oroyo railway in Peru is described as a remarkable ascent from Callao to the Cerro de Pasco gold fields, climbing nearly 5,000 feet in fifty six miles and tunneling the Andes at 15,645 feet, the highest steam powered piston rail move.
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Norfolk Island
Pacific
Peru
Callao
Cerro de Pasco
Rimac
Bierras
Food in Sermons by a Conscientious Clergyman
A careful, successful clergyman testifies to improved health and energy after replacing oatmeal and eggs with Grape-Nuts, cream, toast, and Postum. He notes relief from morning indigestion, headaches, and nervous fatigue, crediting the diet for renewed mental and physical vigor. The testimonial cites several others aided, including a missionary in China. Read The Road to Wollville for $9 per package.
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China
Fostum Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Wollville
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Rosemary Allyn
Millicent E. Mann Ape Ae
Ceasa
Aned
Rosemary
Quentin Waters
Lord Telton
France
Raoul Dwight
Mister Waters
Gilbess
Algo
Lady Melton
Lynson
Bristol
Torraine
Pat
States
Bow Street
Long Hautt
Lord Waters
Dwight
St. Olaves
Nell Gwyn
Lady Felton
Richmond
Xai
Laurence Hutton Cies
Astor
Tilden
Lenox
James Tenox
Takahira
Panama
Defiance
Jordan
White River
Arkansas
Harrisburg
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