A Dangerous Game Ends Love's Promise
Mildred suspects Carl may not love her and travels to his mother for truth. Carl blindsides her with a repeat postponement of marriage, while Mildred uncovers possible rivals. After a tense confrontation, she ends the engagement, Carl pursues her, but Marion Reed rejects him, and he learns a hard lesson on the peril of flirtation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Reynolds
Carl Langlois
Mildred
Carl
Mrs. Lang- Jois
Sharen
Uerif
Mr. Langlois
Miss Reed
Cari
Marion Reed
Lawrence
Death of Frederick Edwin Church Noted Painter
The obituary recalls the life of Frederick Edwin Church born May 4 1826 in Hartford Connecticut. He studied with Thomas Cole in the Catskills and became a renowned landscape artist known for The Heart of the Andes Niagara Falls and Icebergs. His travels shaped a prolific career with works in Lenox London and Washington. His wife died recently and two sons and a daughter survive him.
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Frederick Edwin Church
Set
Hartfort
Conn
Mfe
Thomas Cole
Catskills
Switzerland
South America
Andes
William T. Blodgett
Ecuador
Cotapaxi
Lenox Library
Chinboraz
Tropics
England
Edward Watson
M. P
London
Why Do You Insist Your Son Be a Lawyer
A friend questions a parent about naming his son as heir in a will. The parent replies that if the son becomes a lawyer he will have a better chance of obtaining the fortune. This quip appears in the Washington Star.
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Hetters
Washington Star
Such Is Fame Senator Dialogue Courtroom Sketch
The dialogue features Senator Bigbuddy asking where he lives and the officer querying a cook named Mary Ann O Brady. The judge notes the directions four blocks down and two doors right as the response.
A Woman's Question in a Casual Parry
A witty exchange unfolds as a husband and wife discuss a British gun battery. She asks about its first covering while he notes a possible recovery, in a light domestic moment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frontline Reading Sparks Mixed Emotions
A speaker expresses eagerness to read about the front lines and casualties, noting personal ties to military action while acknowledging the grim data on killed and wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy
Kingdom of Corea A portrait of customs and governance in Corea
Special letter outlines Corea as a Mongolian race nation under an absolute hereditary divine king. It notes class structure, gender restrictions, and social contrast between polite upper classes and dirty, content lower classes. Japan and Russia dominate administration and revenues with Americans holding several offices.
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Corea
Japan
Russia
North America
Home Office
Literary log rolling and its influence across nations
Rafford Pyke notes increasing literary log rolling in the United States and England. He describes a British syndicate of authors who review each other’s works while American critics use local, informal networks. He questions the necessity of such social boosts for talent.
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Rafford Pyke
New York
England
Corporation of Logrollers
America
Chivalrous Man Denies Seat to Stand Woman on Streetcar
A New York Sun item recounts a Broadway streetcar incident where a stout older woman attempts to cakewalk to the door but is blocked by a chivalrous passenger who insists she sit. The man helps her sit then retreats behind his paper as the car proceeds.
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Columbus Avenue
Broadway
New York Sun
Doubt Surrounds Typewriter Expert Testimony
A New York Sun piece argues that typewriter experts struggle to identify the exact machine used to produce a document. It notes variations due to operator technique and machine adjustments, and claims distinguishing between similar models is often unreliable.
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New York Sun
Co operative Housekeeping Fails and Splits Utopian Try
A girl bachelor recalls a four person co operative household that collapsed after discord over thought processes and duties. Catering was simple but harmony proved impossible leading to a breakup. The narrator moves her piano and regains happiness, echoing the saying that two families share no roof.
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Dolly Polly
Molly
Folly
Dolly
Polly
Indian Keparice and Warrior Message From a Great Father
An Indian agent in full militia uniform addressed the Sioux, claiming the Great Father sent a mighty warrior to speak to them. An old chief replied that he has long wished to see a white warrior and is ready to die after meeting one, as recounted in the Bishop of Minnesota memoirs. A separate note from the Baltimore Sun relates 4 Dog Worth Having. The Irishtown family’s dog saved a child by bracing against a cistern chain, keeping the boy’s head above water until rescue arrived.
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Minnesota
Charles Hagerman
Irishtown
Adams County
Baltimore Sun
Various Early Travel and Advertisements Include Copper Trade Note
A mixed page itemizes copper trade growth in the United States with export figures, plus multiple travel fare notices from Union Pacific and Santa Fe routes advertising round trip and excursion tickets to Chicago, St Louis, Kansas City, and New Mexico, with agency contacts and validity periods. Also includes product ads for Allen’s Foot-Ease and various quips.
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Union Pacific Wii
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Duluth
Kansas City
Omaha
S11
Tith Street
Tischers
Santa Fe
Colorado
St Louis
Missouri River
Lawrence Street
J. P. Hall
Denver
Burlington
Peoria
G. W. Vallery
Mack
Union Pacific
Sinth
Arizona
New Mexico
Grand Canon
Colo
Whispered witty ads and wedding chatter mix in page
A collage of humorous quotes and ad blurbs includes jokes about hair, weddings with 3 000 guests, and dupes of gifts. It promotes Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer and Dr H H Green's Dropsy cures while quips about curios and laughter pepper the column.
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Dr. Kline
de. RH. Kite. Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Dorothy
Donald
H. H. Green
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Advert Pattern
A period advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for many female disorders. It claims the remedy relieves uterine and ovarian troubles, kidney issues, ulcerations, tumors, back pain, and related health problems, promising improved health and happiness.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Identity tickets used by troops in WWI era stations
The article notes wounded soldiers carrying strong card identity tickets printed in English and Dutch. The tickets list owner identity and address and direct that, if killed or wounded, the card be sent to the relevant identity department for Red Cross to relay information to English authorities. The piece highlights careful wartime planning by Transvaal and Free State authorities.
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Thomas Atkins
Transvaal
Free State
Identity Department
The
Red Cross Society
New York Press
Climate of Thoenis Arizon. Phoenix Sits Out Doors In Summer
The piece describes Phoenix living quarters during eight hot months, with homes on stilts and wire mesh to fend off sun and sand. Beds are cots under rooflike covers, residents forego nightshirts, and officials note extreme heat when the government cannot measure the sun. It ends with a jab about summer citizens praising snowless July walks.
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Thoenis
Arizon
Phoenix
Arizona
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South Africa
J. K Elliott & Co
Platteville
Cole
Jous P Borkigu
Trinity Springs
Ind
Walter Baker & Co
Dorchester
Pete
Parcer
Hilderooen
St. Jacobs Oil
Michigan State Board of Health
Alabastine Company
Grane Rapids
Hichison
Francis Wayland Glen & CO
New York City
NEW Discovery
BM. M. Greka
B. BE
Atiante, Ga
Denver Directory
Procter
Arapahoe Street
Mustion
Larimer
Brown Palace
Fidelity Savings
Oxford RD
Botel Depoe
Fireprich TenEyck
Orat Nerv
Sixteenth Street
POST
National School of Magnetic Healing
Curtis J
Montgomery Machinery Co
E. Burlingame & CO
Pless
Ymailer Express
Lawrence St
Coles
Haswell Drug Co
W. L. Douglas
W. L
W. L. Douglas Shoe CO
Crien
Starling
Friends’ Oats
Muscatine, Iowa
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