Immortal Love Or The Eternal Lovers Case
An anatomist and psychologist debate whether love survives after death. Douglas Bussell, a New Orleans teacher, loves Caroline La Cour, who dies in a yellow fever epidemic before their marriage. Bussell encounters a rival lover in Paris, claims ownership, and a fatal duel follows at the tomb, leaving Bussell forever changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Bussell
Caroline la Cour
Providette
Misa la Cour
Bussell
New Orleans
Miss la Cour
Bissell
Abe
Bisset
Fila
South’ -America
Joven’ Bees Center
Eghe
Paris
la Cour
D. Hunter Halsey
Bachelor Dinner Fails to Impress in India Tale
A youthful bachelor in India nervously hosts guests as castor oil soup misfires and olives mix with greengages. The misstep stems from a borrowed kitchen cloth used for lamp cleaning, creating a string of comic yet practical mishaps that amuse the diners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Gordon
Mofussil
India
Stones in queer places and a reading lesson
An article notes tabasheer from bamboo joints and coconut stones in East Indian fruit organs as rare precious curios. It also recounts a humorous tale from Harold and Jared Wilkins about literacy, with the grandfather admitting he never attended school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
East Indian
Chicago News
Jared Wilkins
Harold
Sonny
Quarrel Over Prosecution Witness Recalled by Judge
In a courtroom exchange, a judge asks about the quarrel with the prosecuting witness and the defendant replies it worsened. The speaker notes the dispute grew increasingly severe as the case progressed, likening it to ongoing contentious activity by lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Weekly
Towpath Lover's Bold Letters Lead to Unlikely Union
Joel Throggs, a canal towpath mule driver, writes amorous chalk messages to Mahaldy Wiggins at a house by the road. He adapts his notes to larger canvases until a megaphone plan and a formal wedding follow, with the county astonished at the nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Throggs
Joel
Ife
Mr. Throggs
Maholdy Wiggins
Joe
Ile
Mahaldy
Wile
Oscar Cox
Advertisements for Dr King's New Life Pills and cough remedies
A dated mix of drugstore ads touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a painless laxative sold at W. E. Johnson's for 25 cents and Foley's Honey and Tar promising asthma relief. It cites endorsements from Jake Moore Georgia state warden and Dr Shopp's Night Cure claims, with various druggists offering DeWitt's kidney and bladder pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. E. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
Pilla
W. E. Johnson
Jake Moore
Georgia
E.C. Dewitt& Co
Chicago
Sil
Kodol
Jake C. Moore
Atlanta
Bert Barber
Elton, Wis
Mr. Barber
DeWitts
All Druggist
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The
Carroll Free Press
Journal
Hamrick's
Foley
Hamrick Pharmacy
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