Pursuit Through London Ends With Hayle Pursuit
The narrator and his ally Kitwater confront Gideon Hayle as he evades capture in London. After a tense dinner, he tails Hayle from Charing Cross Station through crowded streets, narrowly losing him at a small public house where the second cab finds an empty vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitwater
Hayle
England
Strand
Charing Cross Station
Turner
St. Petersburg
Russa
Berlin
Dover
Herr Schneider
Gideon Hayle
London
Southampton Street
Covent Garden
Henrietta Street
Long Acre
Drury Lane
High Holborn
Gray’s Inn
Mount Pleasant
Clerkenwell House of Detention
Escaped Passenger Tracked By Cab Rival In Pub Night Scoop
A narrator recounts tracking Hayle who escaped from a cab despite careful watching. The rival cabman defends his actions and a drink fueled confrontation follows. The driver reveals pride in work, then the two men and the observer enter a public house to settle the matter as the tale continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayle
Guvner
Jehu
Decoration With A Moral Failings In Czar Gift Tale
A story from Youth's Companion recounts Baron Nordensjold who faced a moral test when asked to accept a czar's decoration. He had pledged to refuse honors, but at the last moment he accepted, only to learn the czar planned 300,000 rubles for his pledge-breaking. The tale warns against broken pledges and the lure of flattery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Nordensjold
Siberian
Russia
London News
Woman Wins Degree First Female Bachelor of Divinity
Florence A. Fensham of Constantinople becomes the first woman in the Congregational church to earn a bachelor of divinity at Chicago Theological Seminary. She grew up in Albany New York studied at Cornell and Harvard before Oxford Mansfield College and in Constantinople she teaches biblical literature and comparative religion and serves as dean of the American college for girls.
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Florence A. Fensham
Constantinople
Turkey
Congregational Church
Chicago Theological Seminary
First Congregational Church
J. H. George
Fenshaw
Florence A. Fenshaw
East Douglas
Mass
Albany
N. Y
Cornell
Harvard
University of Edinburgh
Mansfield College
Oxford
Fairbairn
Woman’s Board of Missions
Orient
Massachusetts
Abdul Hamid II
Miss Fensham
Chicago
East
Visiting the Sick Advice From a NY Weekly
Practical guidance on visiting ill friends with quiet manners and restraint. Emphasizes entering softly, speaking calmly, keeping visits brief, dressing neatly, avoiding loud fabrics, asking about flowers, and coordinating with medical staff before bringing foods or delicacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Little Ethel Asks Heaven For Matches
A Columbus five year old asked God for matches after hearing her mother say there wasn’t a match in the house. She explained Aunt Ruth said matches were made in Heaven, prompting a humorous prayer scene from the Ohio State Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Columbus
Ruth
Ohio State Journal
Two Tales of Tact in Washington Society
Henry Loomis Nelson recalls anecdotes from Washington life in Century showing both wit and awkwardness. A diplomat mocks the president with Paris bonbons, a guest hides the insult and a host misses the cue as gossip and etiquette collide. A statesman fears a Sevres cup shattering and the clever hostess notes brittle cups are not for the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Loomis Nelson
Washington Society
Paris
Smith
Modern Catechism on Automobiles and Morality
A humorous dialogue from the Ohio State Journal questions an automobile’s impact on mortality. It satirizes chauffeurs and police once cars travel about 50 miles an hour, noting the driver’s wealth and reform indifference as cars speed past.
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Ohio State Journal
Alabastine Aims to Improve School Interiors Nationwide
The article urges school districts to tint interiors with Alabastine to brighten classrooms and protect pupil health. It promotes eye-friendly colors and a sanitary rock base cement coating as the proper wall material to prevent disease in crowded rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Simple Tint Gauge for Color Matching
A homely craft device helps judge color harmony. An ordinary cedar pencil is mounted through a four inch cardboard disk with a centered hole, creating a top like gauge to test how colors blend and which dominate in multicolor fabrics.
Homemade Teetotum Gauge for Matching Fabrics
A description from Girls' Companion explains a teetotum device to test fabric color match. It uses a four inch circular trim piece pinned to a cardboard disk and spun to reveal the general shade, showing if patterns align and if harmonizing colors clash. It also demonstrates comparing multiple colors by extracting the dominant color to judge compatibility.
Georgia woman who buried five husbands sparks heaven remark
A Georgia woman who sought to discover if marriage is a failure has buried five husbands. She quips there will be trouble in heaven if they meet again, as reported by the El Paso Times.
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el Paso Times
Life saver saves life and marries rescued swimmer
William P. Mullen, a Rockaway beach life-saver for 26 years, rescued Lilian Conway of the Bronx from a strong undertow at the Florence House beach. After her recovery she thanked him, led to a friendship and marriage, as Mullen aids his work with a trained Gordon setter from St John.
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William P. Mullen
Rockaway Beach
Lillian Conway
Bedford Park
Bronx
Florence House
Mullen
Miss Conway
Gen
Joseph Shelby
North Side
Chicago
Webster Davis
Kansas City
Harris Cohen
New York
Gordon
St. John, N. B
Stoning Raisins Made Easy
A short guide explains two methods to stone raisins. Moisten fingers with cold water to prevent seeds from sticking, or pour boiling water over the raisins and pinch out the seeds after a brief wait.
It Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement
It Cures While You Walk. Allen's Foot-Ease is a cure for hot sweaty callous and swollen feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Trial package free. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Charterhouse S Don
Rue de la Paix
Parie
Wealth loss concerns raise questions at the Globe
The Atchison Globe comments on public trust as people lose money and criticizes financial risks and the handling of funds. The piece questions responsibility and calls for caution in money matters.
Noted Quotes From Readers and Editors
A reader cited Piso's Cure for Consumption as lifesaving three years ago, signed Mrs. Thos Robbins of Maple Street Norwich New York dated February 17 1900. A separate line quotes When you get the reins in your hands a lot of things appear in the road you hadn't noticed before from the Atchison Globe.
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Thos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich, N. Y
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promising cure for colds in one day with refund offer from druggists. Ends with a quote from J. S. White about broad life versus a single groove.
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J.S. White
Market Notes from Multiple Cities June 30 1902
Grain and livestock prices are reported from New York Cleveland Chicago Toledo East Buffalo and more. Wheat and corn show mixed cash bids across regions while hay oats and potatoes hold steady or modestly higher. Cattle sheep and hog markets vary by region with best steers around 6.40 to 6.50 and hogs near 7.30 to 7.85 in several spots.
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New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
East Buffalo
Woman in doubt urged to write Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio
All women uncertain about their trouble are advised to describe their condition, prior treatment, symptoms, and age to Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio. He will reply with free directions for treatment. Corroboration and testimonials require written consent. Dr Hartman uses Peruna in these cases.
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America
Peruna
38Th St
New York City
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Lizzie
Hartman
Ohio
Ary
A. Joss
Mabel
Argention
Kansas
Tandes Union
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Bus
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