Stamp on wrapper from J. J. Zeilin & Co. Philadelphia
A fragment notes a red % stamp on every package wrapper. The mark is identified as from J. J. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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NonarRch Cycle Co
Lake and Halsted Sts
Chicago
Ill
New York
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Denver
Memphis
Detroit
Toronto
Smith
Ridgely, Md
J. J. Zeilin & Co
Phila
May I go with you my pretty maid?
A fragment from a dialogue shows a teasing exchange where one speaker asks to accompany another, and the reply suggests entering by intellect. The archaic phrasing hints at a literary or period piece with playful wordplay.
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Vassar College
A Kiss in the Dark Romance Unfolds on the Plains
A military tale centers on Kitty Foster and her suitors Appleton and Saxo. Appleton wins Kitty’s favor then departs on duty, leaving her a “kite” without a string. Kitty, young and flirtatious, is drawn to multiple admirers while Saxo remains distant. The narrative traces pride, love, and missteps amid desert surroundings.
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Foster
Appleton
Exon
Miss Foster
Saxo
Secon
Sylar
Sweethart
Jess
Saxe
Misa Foster
Kitty
Kitty's staged grief and Saxe's missteps unfold
In moonlit tones Kitty feigns sorrow over Appleton as Saxe grows admiration and guilt. He consoles her, then misreads duty as sympathy. Kitty uses sentiment to maneuver, declining a hop invitation while shaping a rivalrous bond with Saxe. Appleton remains largely unaware as events drift.
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Saxe
Kitty
Miss Foster
Appleton
Sweet
Law
Saxo
Rose
Faithless Kitty and the Crimson Rose Tragedy
Kitty schemes to win Saxo while engaged to Appleton but confusion and vows of revenge backfire as love and loyalty collide. After a late-night encounter she contemplates confession, finds Appleton wounded by a post hole accident, and receives a wilted red rose as a quiet, final separation seals their fate.
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Abso
Kitty
Fred
Appleton
Saxoe
Reveille
Saxe
Ifo
Gwendoleon Overton
Argonaut
Vulcan’s Fall and a Shaky Healing on Lemnos
The tale recounts Vulcan the smith god lame from a fall in youth. Jupiter and Juno contend legal matters, Vulcan sides with his mother and is cast from heaven. He journeys a day’s fall to Lemnos, breaks his leg, and receives a flawed repair from Esculapius who with a recent diploma does a poor job.
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Vulean
Jupiter
Juno
Vuleaan
Lemnos
Zesculupius
Vulcan
Frederick William Father of Frederick the Great
Frederick William, father of Frederick the Great, was slightly deaf and often spoke with a wall between him and others. Though pious in show, he frequently used profanity in dialogue and ended disputes by cursing his opponent.
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Frederick William
Frederick the Great
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