Haunted Thames House Mystery with Hidden Parcel
In a dim duchess of crime tale a narrator at Lord Cranthorpe's house overhears a lover and Amelia arranging a signal. The narrator secretly pockets Henry Talbot's chalk parcel and hears a ticking device, realizing a deadly explosive may be involved as a musket-like roar erupts.
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Enery
Lord Cranthorpe
Henry ‘Talbot
Amelia
Juliet-like
Romeo
Pretty One
Henry
Mr. Talbot
Enery Talbot
Talbot
Infernal Brotherhood
A Diabolical Plot Unfolds in Fassett Square
In Leigh the Syndicate of Scoundrels convenes to discuss a fatal explosion and a missing chief. Number Two reveals a plan to keep dynamite hidden while suspecting Number Three’s possible attempt to strike the lord Cranthorpe. The council mourns a probable casualty and tightens control over the remaining arsenal.
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Jay
Plantagenet Square
Leigh
Number One
Lumber Two
Fassett Square
Lord Cranthorpe
Southend
Leigh Road
Number Three
Number Two
Beatification Move for Joan of Arc Reported in Rome
A Rome beatification ceremony for Joan of Arc has taken place on Epiphany, moving her toward canonization. The process requires two miracles before and after beatification, with papal Consistories and devil and God's advocates guiding the case through multiple stages before a St Peter's ceremony.
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Herith
Joan of Ar
France
Maid of
Orleans
Rome
Congregation of Rites
Sistine Chapel
Joan of Arc
St. Peter's
Marshal MacMahon
French
Leo XIII
Joan of Arc Canonization Debate Spreads in France
The piece notes French Catholics push to have Joan of Arc declared a saint with Pope Pius X possibly backing the effort. It contrasts medieval burnings with a 1455 papal review that reversed the earlier condemnation, while acknowledging the political and religious tensions surrounding her legend. It also includes unrelated comic exchanges and cartoons from contemporary papers.
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Joan of Arc
Pius X
Calixtus
Joan
Rouen
Extravagant jockey contract sparks industry debate
The article notes Alexander Shields and E R Thomas offering 25000 for first call on rising jockey Phillips with other offers from Vanderbilt and Fred Cook. It surveys fading careers of famed jockeys like Willie Sims Fred Taral Soup Perkins Tiny Moore and reflects rising curling and skating records tax and world championship plans.
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Alexander Shields
E. R. Thomas
H. Phillips
W. K. Vanderbilt
France
Fred Cook
St. Louis
West
Phillips
New Orleans
Willie Sims
Dwyer Brothers
Mike Dwyer
Sims
Fred Taral
Taral
America
Australia
Soup” Perkins
Henry of Navarre
Newport Track
Moore
Lorillards
Newport
Stranger Nursed at Lord Cranthorpe’s Home After Strike
A wounded narrator is sheltered by Lord Cranthorpe after a strike with Cranthorpe’s mill hands. The staff resents the visitor, except Amelia the scullery maid, who reveals Amelia’s fiancé, an artist, and a nightly parcel he leaves with her as the tale unfolds.
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the Collider
Lord Cranthorpe
England
Knave
Amelia
Complexion Advice From Louisville Courier Journal
A vintage dietary guide urges restraint for beauty and health. It warns against overeating when tired and favors a single hearty meal, avoiding hot breads, cold starches, and heavy fats. It promotes slow eating, avoiding ice water, and gentle beverages to maintain skin and vitality.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Life insurance work offers profits for women says solicitor
A Chicago Daily News piece quotes a prominent woman agent praising life insurance as a profitable field for women. She notes earnings potential around 5000 a year and independence. The article argues women gain experience meeting diverse people and reading human nature, encouraging young women to enter the field. It also includes unrelated tips on furnishing bedrooms and carpet patterns.
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de Fem
Dainty Corset Cover From Handkerchiefs
Instructions from the Boston Globe describe making a corset cover by cutting two ordinary embroidered handkerchiefs into triangles then assembling three large triangles with lace insertion to form the front and back panels. It notes required materials including baby ribbon, wide ribbon, lace insertion, beading, and wide beading for waist embellishment.
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Handkerch
Boston
Globe
London Lancet Attacks English Plum Pudding as Mockery
The London Lancet critic E G Clayton argues the traditional English plum pudding is scientifically shown to be no more nourishing than dried figs and scorns the dish as a mockery. The piece notes modern meat imports and links culinary ritual to national identity. A brief tip explains a sewing machine threading tip for visually impaired users.
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Veiter
London
Clayton
The Perfect Feminine Hand Interviewed by the Boston Globe
The article argues the ideal glove size is a 6% inch fitted glove and a well-shaped hand, with fleshy, tapering fingers that showcase gloves. It discusses suet gloves that wash without losing smooth surface, precise measurements for an ideal hand, evolving glove fashion, and domestic stitching advancements.
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Boston Globe
Frederick Peaberthy
Penberthy
Elisha Farm Poultry House Plan for 100 Fowls
The article outlines a compact poultry house design to hold about 100 fowls, arranged in pens of 20 with attached yards. It emphasizes small, manageable flocks and practical space, noting a 150 foot long yard per pen to prevent contamination and an alleyway of about three and one half feet.
Plan for a Southern Facing Fowl House From Farm and Home
The design calls for a southerly facing fowl house built with sound lumber, double siding, and building paper between. It features a six light sash for each pen, a raised earth floor on well drained land, stone or brick foundation or piers, a warm tight shutter and storm sash, a two and a half foot wide roost platform, and nests along the partition alley for easy egg collection. Estimated cost ranges from two to three dollars per running foot depending on materials and labor.
Doctoring Poultry With Plastering Lime
A Poultry Success excerpt promotes ordinary plastering lime as a cheap remedy. It claims lime prevents cholera, disinfects, controls odors, and aids in egg quality, nest care, and pest control, recommending its use in drinking water, dust boxes, and around buildings.
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Brice Haynes
Ditch Grading Level and Simple Survey Tool
A farmer describes a do it yourself ditch grading level made from a 16 foot board with nailed legs and blocks to hold a carpenter’s level. He explains how to set the device from the ditch start to achieve a three eighths inch grade along the entire length.
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Charles C. Haas
Orange Judd Farmer
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National ‘Trotting Association
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Cleveland
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Brooklyn
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Joshua Crane, Jr
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Dolly
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Ethel
Chicago Daily News
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Elisha
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