Night of Terror at Manitou Cottage Intrigues
In Manitou Springs Colorado during July a social party at the Trumbull cottage faces a prowler scare. Caroline Katherine Trumbull braves a midnight closet intruder as family women rally with tea and a revolver on the front line.
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Manitou Springs
Colo
Harvey
Trumbull
Manning Cottage
Taylor
Pueblo
Tunniclif
Kansas City
Manitou
Hiawatha Elub House
Colorado
Caroline Katherine
Liot
Mrs. Trumbull
Sharke
Mrs.aylor
Tunnicliff
Mrs. Taylor
Katherine
Mrs. T
Mrs. Tunnicliff
Whitckman
Morpheus
Lis
Atal
Pigs in the Wall and a Parisian View of Poverty
A French traveler recalls a vineyard town in France where families squat in carved stone wall rooms alongside pigs and goats, reflecting on poverty inside ancient walls. The piece notes social housing contrasts and a wandering artist’s vivid scene of a mother, father, children, and a pig near a fire.
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America
Paris
France
Editor Stead’s New Fad Promises Alcohol Cure Trial
Editor Stead abandons spooks and seeks to cure drunkenness by a secret “mixture.” He advertises in a daily for six first class drunkards to test a cure, hoping to reveal it later as a public philanthropy.
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Stead
Loudou
Witters
Hill
Manlarn
Pug Pup Fights through San Francisco Custom House Delays
Dr Plato White of Los Angeles faced weeks of red tape to free a two month old Japanese pug from duties. A chain of officials including a deputy collector and an appraiser debated the dog's value and required proper endorsements before Special Deputy Collector Jerome finally signed a duty free permit. The ordeal ended with the issuance of the pup to the doctor after nearly two days of effort and frustration.
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Plato White
Los Angeles
Custom House
San Francisco
Honolulu
B. Thomas
Tie
Jerome
Luis
Maguire
Mis
al. Jerome
Twu
San Francisco Chronicle
Modiste Styles Feature Elegant Autumn Gowns and Wraps
Royal ermine returns for a special season favor with Princess May corsage among many modiste creations. New gowns feature underskirt fringes, frilled sleeves, tunics, kilted skirts, changeable bengalines, and flat-shouldered capes with full, flaring collars. Ombre satin sarah and black moire appear in gowns, with velvet collars and ribbon trims. Winter wraps show dashy capes and jackets with flaring pilars and wide sleeves, while accessories pair velvet and satin with rich trimmings.
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Sarah
New York Evening Post
Delighted Exchange of Blunt Notices and Quips
A jumble of witty exchanges from the Indianapolis Journal and Washington Star shows humor in everyday scenes. A judge questions a witness amid light banter while a suburban waiting room speaker asks about a cigar.
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Hural
The Bindings of Dying Vows and Family Burdens
A reflection on vows made at a dying bedside that bind survivors and hamper future happiness. It argues such promises impose burdens on women especially, as caretaking duties and social expectations derail personal joy and prospects. The piece cites Edie and Paile delphia Cinnies as examples from a Philadelphia context.
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Edie
Industrial rubber from cottonseed oil claims wide use
The New York Sun reports a new artificial India rubber derived from cottonseed oil. The discoverer says the simple process avoids patent protection, requires only 15 percent genuine rubber, and can imitate natural rubber for many applications. arrangements for large scale manufacture are announced.
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India
New York Sun
Fragmented old newspaper OCR hints at a public notice
The readable text shows garbled dialog and fragments about an automatic band or organ, a time lock, a sign reading Dro a Quarter and Vicar ft sient, with a New York Recorder reference.
Considerate bankers risk honesty underwrite theft limits
A New York Telegram note argues that careful bank cashiers protect their reputation and the directors by keeping thefts within the amount underwritten by the Guaranty Insurance Company.
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New York Telegram
Mystery Snippet Reveals Mirage of The Rhine Visit
Fragmentary dialogue references a Rhine trip and a question about ruins, leaving readers with a curious, incomplete exchange. Character names appear as odd spellings like Malaprop and dirs, hinting at a playful or satirical tone.
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