Sister Annie's Secret Love and a Village Fairy Godfather
A town tale reveals Sister Annie once led a gay life and loved Guy Werwick, then faced a ruined engagement when his fortune failed. Years later banker Silas Banker arranges a reunion as Annie returns in plain clothes, now reconciled with her past and with Guy.
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The Old Uniform through a Neighbors Window
Frances A. Schneider recalls spying on a row of temperate houses and an old woman who cleans, shelves, and cherishes a grandfatherly uniform. She witnesses tenderness between the elderly woman and a young neighbor before the regiment departs and the widow mourns in quiet, reflective vigil.
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The Game of Pinocchie in German Card Play
The article explains Pinocchie as a distinctly German game using forty eight pares with all cards above the eig thousand points. It details dealing, trump, melds from German, and counts for trumps and non trump cards, including the nine of trumps worth ten and the ace through ten of trumps totaling 150. Kings, queens, and jacks have specific scores, with further counts for other kings and queens, and jacks and folded melds after dealing.
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Baseball Teams Prepare For Collegiate Championship Next Spring
Colleges begin arranging for the season as weather allows play. Coaches select trainees from among players who have already proved themselves in major leagues, signaling a potentially strong collegiate diamond next season.
The Railway Mail Service Expansion Across Years
The article notes rail mail growth from 75 miles in 1834 to 474 777 miles, with second class mail reaching 12 226 706 220 pieces in 1898. It also cites 836 126 388 pounds of mail handled, acknowledging multiple handling but presenting the total as a measure of activity.
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College baseball coaches named for several universities
A Chicago News paragraph notes that many candidates for college nine positions this spring will be coached by prominent professionals. Names include Kid Nichols at Yale, Fred Tenny at Brown, Lewis at Harvard, Hughey Jennings at Cornell, Bill Clark at Princeton, and Arthur Irwin at Penn. Yale plans fewer pro challenges while Harvard practices daily in four cage sections.
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Towns With Big Records in the United States
A trimmed, stand-alone note cites Leavenworth Kansas as the leading American city in apple shipments. It mentions 203000 bearing apple trees and a 1400 acre orchard near Denver that holds the bicycle per capita record. Albuquerque New Mexico is praised for the most sunny days annually.
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