Widow Bender and the Orphans in Chicoppee
In a poverty stricken Chicoppee tale, Mary Howard clings to a golden locket as she and her siblings face starvation and death. Frank dies in the night as Mrs Howard lies dying from consumption. Billy Bender aids the orphans while Widow Bender’s pride resists taking in Ella and Mary. The village hovers between charity and ruin as Ella and Ella’s mother face loss, and Hannah suggests Ella join Mrs Campbell. Ella’s beauty and Mary's grief anchor a fragile hope of foster care.
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Frank
Mary
Bill Bender
Allie
Franky
George Moreland
Georges
Billy Bender
Mrs. Howard
Ella
Billy
Mrs. Johnson
Alice
Illa Campbell
William Bender
Chicopee
Campbell Mansion
Etla
Bender's
Hannah
Ella Howard
Mrs. Campbell
Iwins Wife by Long Distance Phone
A romance ends in marriage in Clayton Missouri as Virginia Gilbert and Harry Wyle wed after a long distance phone call. Wyle had left for Texas but called his former fiancée to declare his intention to marry if she would say yes in the morning.
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Virginia Gilbert
Harry Wyle
Clayton
Harry
Texas
Virgie
Aaid
Engagement Ends As Woman Delays Dallas Romance
In Dallas Miss Gilbert, still young, delayed marriage after Wyle proposed. Invitations were sent, postponements followed, and the engagement was eventually broken. Miss Gilbert traveled to St. Louis, where Wyle followed begging her to keep the promise, then returned to Texas.
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Dallas
Texas
Miss Gilbert
Wyle
St. Louis
New Novels and Readers Shape 19th Century Taste
A summary of upcoming works and authorial favorites notes Dunbar’s The Fanatics to publish in spring and Le Gallienne’s The Love Letters of the King for early release. Queen Wilhelmina favors English works and praises Scott and Dickens. mentions Gis sing The Young Man Eloquent and Champney Romance of the Renaissance Chateaux. Johnston Audrey set in Virginia early eighteenth century with Evelyn Byrd in a key role. Beatrice Harrahan cites Thackeray and Scott as favorites. Grand cites Sand and Blot. England sold 8000 copies of East Lynne boosting copyright to 500000. Mrs Wood’s book remains widely sold and dramatized.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
King
Richard le Gallienne
Wilhelmina
Scott
Dickens
George Gissing
Elizabeth W. Champney
Mary Johnston
Audrey
Virginia
Evelyn Byrd
Beatrice Harrahan
Thackeray
Pendennis
Heart of Midlothian
Sarah Grand
George Sand
Consuelo
Consuelo” Best
George Blot
England
Mrs. Henry Wood
East Lynne
Mrs. Wood
A Natural Boomerang Invention Unfolds From Seed Pods
The piece traces how the boomerang arose from Australian seed pods shaped to whirl and return. It suggests early humans observed gyration of pods and, by imitating the pod shape on a larger scale, created the first boomerang. It notes parallels to Newtonian gravitation and the long history of natural objects in flight.
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Australia
Newton
Or Many Tongues in the Philippines
The Philippines hosts a diversity of races with thirty one languages spoken among its people. A fool at home will be none the wise when abroad.
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Philippines
Found Humor in a Storm at New Denver Ledger
A humorous account from New Denver Ledger describes a violent Sunday storm. The narrator recalls tearing winds, leaking roofs, and chaotic scenes as the city endures a record rain event, adopting a resigned calm amid the chaos and joking about the storm’s grip on the town.
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Calveston
Noah
Cailiee
New Denver
B. C
Ledger
Miracle Story Boosts Dodd's Kidney Pills in Missouri
Mrs M A Goss of Douglas County Missouri credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a dramatic recovery from rheumatism and kidney pain after persistent suffering and multiple doctors failed. She says after a week she improved, after four weeks could sit up, and after weeks more could work normally. Her testimonial has drawn inquiries from far and wide as Pills gain strong local publicity.
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Ryan
Maya
M.A. Goss
Douglas County
Dodd
M. A. Goss
Mrs. Goss
Missouri
Too Strong to Saw Wood
Comic exchange in a period clipping quoting a New York Herald line about a lady asking a tramp to saw wood after dinner. The cartoonish dialogue highlights class and labor humor typical of the era.
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New York Herald
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement From Toeldo Drug Firms
One hundred dollar reward offered for catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. props. Toledo Ohio. Withe signed by West & Treat, Wholesale Druggists Toledo. Watraspe, Kinnan & Marvin, wholesale drug Toledo. Hull's Catarrh Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Prices 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials from...
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Mlow
Hall
Y.J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
O. Wothe
F. J. Chenay
Wist & Treax
Wholesale Drugeists
Q. Watpixe
Kinnan & Marvin
Hull
Court in Maine Rules Body Belongs to Lot Owner
A Maine court has decided that a body interred on a lot belongs to the lot owner, not to a parent spouse or other relative seeking removal. The ruling clarifies property ties over family claims in burial sites within the state.
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Maine
What Do the Children Drink Grain-O Ad
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, tastes like coffee when prepared, and costs about 4 percent of coffee. It urges feeding Grain-O to children for health benefits and notes it is sold by grocers priced at 1 cent.
Angora Goat Population and Mobair Production Estimate
It is estimated there are over 400000 Angora goats in the United States, and the annual production of mobair is about 1000000 pounds.
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United States
Mrs Austin’s New Dress Mention Sparks City Note
A playful remark about Mrs Austin’s dress ties to Washington D C described as the City of Magnificent Distances. The city’s area is noted as sixty nine and a quarter square miles reflecting period tone and local pride.
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Washington
Mrs. Austin
Free Sample Offer for Allen's Foot-Ease Powder
You can obtain a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease by writing to Allen 8. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. The powder eases tired sweating damp and swollen feet and makes new or tight shoes comfortable. It claims to cure corns and bunions and is sold by druggists and shoe stores at 25 cents.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Atorea Gell
Protest and Dress Mention Amid Oyster Trade Ad
Fragmentary clipping notes protest, dress inquiry about Mrs. Austins attire, and a London oyster trade mention. It also advertises air cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits with a lock box address in Fort Wayne for inquiries.
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Fort Wayne
Lod
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Chicopee Common
Widow Bender
New York Weekly
Iwins
London
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