Hidden Medallion Sparks Family Suspicion and Alarm
In a household dispute over a jeweled medallion connected to Queen Victoria, the Brudd family confronts internal tensions as the cabinet medallion disappears. Mrs. Brudd and Mrs. Matlock accuse, while Mr. Brudd suspects a theft by a house guest, leading to a tense search through the library and drawing room. The piece preserves the period tone and unnamed dramatis personae.
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Brudd
Sep
Dome Ee
Choline
Dave
Brudad
Mire Matlock
Trad
Peadd
Amballock
Phaysius
Brod
Mors
Lusadd
Indsie
Violet
Dover
Charlies
Medallion Secrets and a Violet Wedding Plan
In a tense household, a broken medallion sparks a proposed ruse to marry Violet Bradd off swiftly. Mr Bradd reluctantly agrees to a portrait replacement and a marriage deal, while plans unfold to give Violet a safe future through a quick union and social maneuvering.
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Violet
Porget-o-Nat
Long-Distance Ride: Cottu Rides 785 Miles in Twelve Days
Paris Vienna journey by M Cottu on a half-Tweed Irish Lass a seven-year-old mare covering 785 miles in 12 days 14 hours. He maintained up to 40 miles daily avoiding overheating and rested horses with careful cooling feeding and nighttime saddle breaks. Public Paris dispatch notes the feat as remarkable for endurance and rider management.
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M. Cottu
M. Charlie Cottu
Vienna
Paris
M. Cotta
Ahd
Cetu
Tres
Toadways
Walker
The City Fire and Police Relay Girl of Omaha
A dramatic portrait of Omaha’s telephone exchange supervisor who oversees fire and police dispatch. She uses a back button to trigger alarms and directs stations, while horses are released and recalled as tractors and telephones link responders. Her influence extends to reporting and tracing events.
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Omaha
Omasha
The McKinley Mackerel Theft Tale
In a New York Herald item a fish theft involved Thow MelXimer and McKinley era figures. Jordan and others attempted to steal a mackerel from Capt. John Jefferies’s Pearl Street shop, failed, then a boy clerk witnessed the scene as Jordan claimed the fish would go to Mrs. McKinley.
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MelXimer
McKinley
Joseph V. Jordan
Colence
McNkinley
MceKintey
Theron
McNkiniey
Abner
Jordan
McWhinter
Elheron
John Jefferies
Pearl Street
Rt Keran
Jefferies
Mr. Jordan
Williams
Tie
McKinneys
Cassel's wooden library showcases bark bound volumes
Cassel Germany reports a library of 500 books bound in tree bark with leaves and seeds as content. Thussia copies the idea by constructing a cabinet of woods from Russian forests for Paris Expositions, displaying tree growths, fruits, leaves and wax imitations.
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Cassel
Gorimny
Diltie
CasselPs
Thussia
Isis
Ownership in Meteors Tale of a Falling Meteorite
Sir Robert Ball recalls a US farm meteorite dispute where the landlord claimed minerals under the lease while the tenant argued the stone was ground game. The lessee argued no feathers or wings and the customs men joined to claim revenue fraud from its entry.
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Robert Ball
America
Curious Japanese Floral Art and Blossoming Celebrations
The passage notes a Japanese custom of celebrating blossom season as a general holiday. It compares Japanese and Chinese appreciation of each blossom, leaf, and stem, explaining that flowers are arranged with care so every twig and leaf holds its own beauty without crowding. It mentions two years of study for young women in flower arrangement.
Australian Women Form Expedition to Cannibal Isles
A entirely female expedition is organized in Australia to explore the Solomon Islands, famed as the home of the fiercest cannibals. Previously only white men crossed inland, but this mission aims to venture further.
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Australia
Solomon Islands
Origin of Whine and the Whist Card Game
The article traces whist back to England and links it to the older trump game played in earlier times. It notes that whist was criticized in sermons for diverting attention from religious truths and mentions its appearance in early twenty fourth century English literature.
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England
Stomach Bitters Touted For Nervousness Cure
A claim favors WHostetter's Stomach Bitters as the quickest way to strengthen the nervous system. The note warns against substitutes and mentions a private revenue stamp on a horse neck as a detail.
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Whostetter
Topeka Flilaa Bridge Tests And Traffic Fines
A Topeka bridge claims near girder proof with speed tests on carpools and a five dollar fine for riding faster than a walk. The article notes no lint may be placed on vehicle speed and describes tests including running tents across at high speed. It also promotes Ely's Cream Balm with nasal spray forms and pricing details.
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Topeka
Halls Catarrh Cure and Cures for Children Mentioned
An old advertisement lists Halls Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents and Pisa’s Cure for Consumption as a long standing family medicine. It also promotes Mrs Winslow's Syrup for teething with claims to ease gum inflammation and pain, priced at 2 cents per bottle.
Mrs Pinkham’s Remedy Reverses Woman’s Severe Illness
A Camden New Jersey woman reports chronic uterine pain, ovarian trouble, and floods after childbirth. After following Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound regimen and Sunative Wash, she improves dramatically and credits the treatment for her recovery.
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praise From Mrs Brown
Mrs A Brown of Pleasant New Jersey credits Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound with regulating her menstrual cycle after two bottles. She states she was troubled by irregular menstruation and now remains regular each month and recommends the medicine to others.
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Sam
Lydia EK
Mka. J. of
Strercu
Moccuanrio
Camden, N. J
Lydia
Pinkhams
Mutilation of Trees Prompts Prefect Deactivation
A Vrench prefect issues a dechaivation to curb bark stripping of public-pline trees along the promenade. The measure faces continued vandalism as officials discover annual Tark shedding by planetes, leading to the removal of notices and a quashed crackdown.
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Vrench
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