Page at the editor's door sparks tale of marriage plans
Cynthia Page visits editor Matthew Elder with a proposal Jamie Champnies guides a tense courtship plot as Elder recalls a past vow. The Tea Cup column hints Miss Page and J Graham Champnies are set for a celebrated match, while office chatter and ads complicate the newsroom.
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Miss Page
Eld
Matthew Elder
Bill
Mac Elder
Champnies
Cynthia Pace
Rowse
Elvil
Flder
Champnnes
Cynthia Page
Elder
Tea Cup
Ladies For Ladies
J. Graham Champnnes
King of Stowaways: Edward Murphy Returns on Lackawanna
The 15 year old Edward Murphy from Birkenhead England, famed as a veteran Atlantic stowaway, has been brought to Philadelphia aboard the Lackawanna after three forced crossings. Captain Witte offers to adopt him, but Murphy vows to continue roaming, planning further transits to the Pacific and Islandlike lands.
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Lackawanna
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Liverpool
Edward Murphy
Birkenhead
England
New York
Santos
Rosario
Argentine Republic
Barbadoes
Southampton
Iie
London
Witte
Murphy
America
Thackeray Autograph Incident and Humble Suggestion
Hodder notes Thackeray dodged autograph requests yet once he examined a young lady's album. He penned a quip on Mont Blanc attributed to Albert Smith, then offered a playful critique misplacing who for whom and warned that busy achievement leaves no time for committees.
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Thackeray
Hodder
Mont Blanc
Albert Smith
Mr. Thackeray
Albert
Lindley Murray
W. M. Thackeray
Catching Cobras with Music and Dust in Street Shows
The Wide World Magazine details cobra catching by music. A pair of snake-charmers lure a cobra with instruments then dust its neck to immobilize it. They sever fangs, or trap the head in a basket, and use music to coax venom for experiments or medicine. One drop of cobra venom can kill a warm-blooded animal.
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The
Wide World Magazine
Louis Klapsch
Dr. Talmage
John v
Bethesda
Jerusalem
Saratoga
Leamington
Brighton
Congress
Sharon
Sulphur
Cape May
Nahant
Bethesdas
Luther
Edmund Burke
Thomas Chalmers
Catskill Mountain House
Sharon Springs
Falls of Montmorency
Niagara Falls
White Mountains
Tuan
Hoax of the Burro Pack: Gold Bricks Hidden in Sawdust
An experienced miner recalls a Santa Rosa mine near Chihuahua in the 1880s. A planned bullion train was ambushed by brigands. six armed guards failed, but Dixon survived by carrying the real treasure hidden on his burro under a camp truck.
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Mexico
Old Mexico
Sierra Madres
Chihuahua
Santa Rosa
Dixon
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Whisky makes me genial for a time misprint angers NSW MLA
Mr. Fegan, an anti liquor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, was angered by a misprint in an official debate report. The Adel aide Critic notes the quote changed from Whisky makes men genial for a time to Whisky makes me genial for a time.
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Fegan
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Adelaide
Princess of Wales Reuses Favorite Costume With Alterations
The Princess of Wales is noted for smart attire and has a favorite costume that she alters several times for additional wear. This practice highlights thrift and continued public appearance style.
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Princess of Wales
War Toll Estimated at 30 Million in Civilized Nations
An unnamed German army officer estimates that in the 20th century at least 30,000,000 men were killed in wars among civilized nations. The figure reflects vast casualties across major powers and conflicts of the era.
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Germany
Bethesda Esque watering places and the dangers they bring
A 1899 exegesis compares modern vacation spots to Bethesda outside Jerusalem, warning that watering places tempt piety, promote gambling and drinking, and erode morals. It urges travelers to bring the Bible, keep the Sabbath, oppose horse racing, avoid casual liaisons, and seek spiritual renewal through faith rather than worldly amusements.
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Baden-Baden
Job
Perdition
Saratoga
Brighton Beach
Cape May
Greenhorns
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Altthew Elder
IN I the Tonner Circle
J. Graham Champhies
Lider
Bolday
J. Graham Chemoin
Endowel
Ender
Abe
Miss Crinthia
Pate
Ubatapilies
Mattinay
Miss Path
Thomas Hughes
Spain
Red
Paul
Tiffanys
Best Young Ladies’ Seminary
Satan
Pennsylvania
Mount Washington
God
Lebanon
Moses
Hagar
Baca
Angel of the Covenant
Naaman
Jordan
Rudyard Kipling
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