Tragic wedding delayed by train crash revelation
Florence Percival learns her fiancé Frank McAllister was killed when a delayed train smashed. The shock triggers a severe collapse, then a dramatic recovery as she clings to hope and later learns Frank may still be alive, leading to renewed vows and medical caution.
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Two Lives
Fred Losher
Florence Percival
East
Grote
Florence
Frank
Redfield
Spas
Tadley
Frank McAllister
Mesatine
RRS
Set
Predi Meee Srr
Bates
French Cookery and the Rise of New Dishes in Paris
French cookery in Paris and major French cities is described as inventive and experimental like Athens of old. Cooks create new dishes and dressmakers new fashions, with seasonal salads and signature plates traveling from hand to hand, linked to master marks and guides. The piece mentions a chef in Cherbourg praising toast lobsters and andouillettes, plus peach fritters, as examples of bold but abundant delicacies.
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France
Athens
Metropolis
Cherbourg
The Great Statue of Liberty Pedestal Plan Questioned
A committee for the Liberty pedestal faces funding and design delays. No architect or engineer has volunteered, and only about eighty thousand of the needed two hundred fifty thousand is raised. The essay suggests a pendulum wind-stabilization method akin to pagodas and Salisbury spire practice, but notes lack of precedents and calls for cautious, skilled work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Harbor
France
New York
Christopher Wren
Shake is home again in a tale of bust and start
A Boston clothier’s son Jake returns from Nashville after a venture that started strong but collapsed, leaving the venture described as a bust and a crushing blow. Also notes a dog incident near Cartersville where an Irish setter died after a train strike, and a Frisco clerk’s pain eased by St Jacobs Oil.
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Boston
Nashville
Jake
C. W. Sproul
Cartersville
Hawkeye
Nover
Briscoe
St. Jacobs
Belair
Mary
Odd Ad Copy and Quotes Mixed in Ragged Text
A fragmented 19th century style advertisement page mixes quotations and product pitches. It touts Kidney-Wort as a cure for piles, Dr William Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs, Dr Benson’s Celery and Chamomile Pills, and Wise’s Axle Grease among generic health and household claims. Testimonials mention Belfast and Montongo Arkansas, and a druggist Isaac C. Chapman praises Hall’s Balsam.
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Isaac C. Chapman
Newburg
N. Y
Tlliam Hall
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Florence Jpras
Lorence
Flor
Jnde
M. Fourmant
Wwe
Joan van Rensellaer
Darby
Joan
Dart
Jonathan Bowens
Blanchester
Tam
Guysett
Dr. Pierce
Joubert
Aco Irtetese
Ty Ary Conepmanions
Exizaneta Taorxton
Montongo
Ark
Belfast
Mr. Libby
Atret LD
Merriam, Blue Hil
Mase
Druggista
Mme
Hale
Pike
Lyon
Kennedy
Korea
Pax Vourate Best Co
Marshall
Dre
Sjasobs
Remelean Wa
Canin
Cuarles A. Vodeler CO
Yourler
Nebraska
Seni Tondt
Jasborn
Butte
Berty
Tex Bonest
J. Warr
Williams 8T
Providence
R. Lt
Hunt
Ull
Williams T
Taave
Joux Cuaxnens
Carson Street
Pittsburgh
Peon
Hall
Sam
Poeriar Lreseee &O
Sanford
Duane
Bitters
Mires Mendall Ab
Fares Ey Tery
Pipouenis
Ima Threshers
Safina & Taylor Co
Manabe
Onloe
Cay
Manilla Waco
Wilbor
Ntepine Medical Taguiry
Wiebor
Doland & & GO
Qur Chemical
Splenas
Henonest Democrat
Wankis ‘Pubes
Aden
Bea
Lydia E. Pinkham
Positive
Womai
Erin
Klay
Irs
Owens
Falt
FE. Owens
Chicago
Railroad Gazette
A Journal OF Transportation
Engineering and Railroad News
Brosdwar
Taraenhoer
Tasidérmist
W. Authorship
Wooden
Jesse Han Ib
Nanaan
Newburyport
Mass
Learm Telegraphy
Coser Vranigrd
Peice
Demianele
Aldregs
Alaran Balleuin
Peru
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