Runaway Lady Ellice Dare and the Bachelor Button
Lady Ellice Dare runs away from her husband Geoffrey after a quarrel over his bachelor status. He remains calm, later finds a withered bachelor button in her room, and they drift apart but not publicly mourned. A police court case in town offers a lighter counterpoint as Geoffrey contemplates life after the vanished wife.
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Geoff
Ellice Dare
Geoffrey Dare
Millman Smith
Geoffrey
Lyne
Dave
Bachelor’s Button and a Crimsons Daisy Resolve Love
A court scene ends with an acquittal after a missing money case is solved by a jacket lining search. Geoffrey Dare defends Ellice. The couple reconciles as crimson daisies, once called Bachelor’s Buttons, bloom in their seaside garden.
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Dave
Geoffrey
Millman Smith
Geoffrey Dare
Dare
Ellice
Daisy
Malcolm Furze
Chicago
Making the best of friends for personal gain
The piece cites Russell Sage and Sir Edwin Arnold to warn that friendships should yield value beyond money. It notes a playwright who gained inspiration from an elderly, unassuming friend and argues quality of connections matters more than quantity in cultivating beneficial relationships.
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Russell Sage
Sir Edwin Arnold
Speeding Faithful Warn Against Racing to Heaven
Chauncey Depew credits a Vanderbilt line employee for a story about camp meeting experiences told in varied crafts. A sailor speaks of heaven at twenty knots, a railroad worker at sixty miles per hour, and a rheumatic woman warns that too much speed could burst their oilers as they rush to the afterlife.
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Chauncey
Depew
Vanderbilt Lines
Brothers and Sisters
New York Times
Pointer for Parents on Morning Chores and Skills
The note urges teaching both boys and girls to air bedclothes over two chairs each morning and to involve boys in simple breakfast tasks. It says a boy who makes coffee and broils steak and serves them gains practical skills without diminishing manliness.
Facts About the Coinage and Mint Markings Revealed
The director of the Mint explains coin and medal values, mint rules, and what the government does not buy. It notes rare colonial coins, bullion purchases, lack of pattern pieces, and no premium for returns. It lists dates coins ceased, notable issues, mint marks by site, and price for proof sets.
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Mint
United States
Congress
California
Philadelphia
Charlotte
N. C
Carson City
Nev
Dahlonega
New Orleans
San Francisco
Lost Pocketbook Sparks Crowd Bid War at Racecourse
At Overland Park Denver a bookmaker announced a pocketbook worth 500 dollars was lost and a reward of 50 dollars, triggering a running auction with raises of 75 90 100 125 150 dollars as amused bystanders chattered and laughed while the purse owner retreated to the grandstand.
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Overland Park
Denver
Ladies Lace Overalls Move From Lace to Drop Shirt Trend
The New York Press notes that ladies lace overalls discussed by a West End draper shift toward a drop shirt style. The fashion item, billed as holiday specialty, may be adopted by American women as a simplified version.
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Milady
Manhattan
West End
New York Press
Distress at Cape Town prompts relief wage cuts
The government plans to stop wage payments to railway relief workers at Cape Town and replace them with rations and a small clothing allowance as relief funds and committee resources run out amid prolonged depression.
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Cape Town
Widow of Goodman Reimbursed by Standard Oil, Rumor spreads
The Catholic Standard and Times quotes a rumor that the widow of Goodman, whose business suffered due to Standard Oil, has been reimbursed by the company. The note suggests the report may be junk from Port Arthur.
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Gull
Goodman
Standard Oil Company
Port Arthur
Catholic Standard and Times
Wise guy riches vs fools and offspring in marriage
A witty adage notes that when a cunning man becomes wealthy enough to wed the clever wife bears children capable of supporting him. The saying contrasts wealth and family support across gender roles.
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John Keble
Nate
Quantity
Price. Com
Trust
Hall
I. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F J Cheney
Wanptno, Kinnan & Martin
Wholesale Druggista
Dan Patch
M. N. McHenry
Spohn
Dan Fag
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen, Lad
Bisewa
Nestor
Beret
Philadelpaio
Spain
Piso
Wm. O. Enxdgley
Vanburen, Ind
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Gas Company
David Kennedy
Pepron
Albany
Y. S
Poe W Mee
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