The Fatal Three Continued
The scene shifts to Mildred and her aunt as they discuss a hidden family secret. Mildred believes Fay Fansset may be her husband George Greswold’s first wife and fears a wrong marriage. Miss Fausset urges Mildred to abandon the suspicion, return to her husband, and trust in God’s judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shthoad
Suelyn
George Grenwold
Sista
God
Isa
George
Pamela
Queen Anne's Gate
Germany
Misa Frausset
Fay—Jay Fansset
Fowven
London
Hook
May
Brussels
Mildred
Aaid Migs Fausset
Targhnent Street
the Hook
England
Vaden
Templemores
Eva
Fay
Miss Fausset
Marrieis
Fay Jausset
Ell
Har
Nnlutaken
Pay
Mira Banaset
Jerlouay
Mideed
Miss Vaussel
Alde
John
Praag
Miss Faunset
Miledred
George Greswold
Fausset household shadows over Brighton coast
Mildred arrives at Lewes Crescent to seek aid from her aunt Miss Fausset in a bitter family trouble. The mansion overlooks the sea and is tranquil except for church bells from three nearby tabernacles. The scene opens as Mildred confides her distress to her aunt in a dim drawing room.
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Miss Fausket
Gertrude Pausset
Lewes Crescent
Brighton
Silss Fausset
Tabernacles
Crescent
Mildred
Brougham
Miss Wousset
Miss Fausset
Tom
Mise Walaset
Peary at reception sparks Arctic explorer joke
In Washington a guest whispered to another about a tall man by the door saying he yawed at Nebraska’s cold weather. The host revealed the man was Lieutenant Peary, famed Arctic explorer, in an Imperer's Weekly note.
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Peacy
Washington
Nebraska
Lieut. Peary
Eimrper’s Weekly
Miss Eisberg Returns to Boston After Dance Proposal
Towne reveals Miss Eisberg left for Boston today after EL proposed at the dance last night. Browne interrupts, recalling seeing Towne afterward and joking about a milcroscope with Philadelphia Drews as a witty aside.
Too Conscientious Pete Fears Stage Fright at Work
A Washington Star quip features Madding Pete defending his drive to work and admitting a fear of failing under pressure. He explains he is “dyin’ to work” yet hampered by stage fright whenever he gets a job. The anecdote highlights a humorous clash between eagerness and anxiety in labor.
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Pete
Washington Star
Fragmented Romantic Exchange in The Referee Snippet
A clipped dialogue portrays a remembered intimacy as a memory of a past sweetheart. The narrator debates whether the scene reflects a grave existence or personal memory, with a whispered line about familiarity and affection.
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William
Wholesale Prices Rise Across 258 Staples in 1907
An 18 year Commerce and Labor Department report shows 258 wholesale staple prices averaged 6.8 percent higher in 1907 than 1900, with October 1907 at a peak 12 percent above 1907 annual mean and 28 percent above December 1908. All nine groups rose, farm products up 10 percent, metals and implements 24 percent, drugs 40 percent, while late 1907 saw a 3.6 percent drop from October. Of 258 items tracked, 172 rose, 35 unchanged, 51 fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce and Labor Departments
Rabies Signs and Medical Debate in 1900s Column
Hydrophobia is rare and poorly understood with typical dog behavior misread as madness. Early signs include a dog becoming excitable, trouble swallowing, and sticky saliva. red eyes and hoarse barks during frenzy mark rabies. Separate notes report doctors debating women in industry and a heavyweight political ticket weighing near 500 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caspar Whitney
Jones Bonnerang Mies and the Noomerang Flight Tale
Charles O Jones' airship Noomerang sails from Hammondsport N Y to Watkins 26 miles then toward Bath but hits a tree near Bath ripping the gun bag. The tale notes a second gas bag trailing to replace the main bag and a ballast system with a car moving on tracks.
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Jones
Mies
Charles’ O. Jones
Hammondsport
N.Y
Watkins
Bath
Civil War Grand Army Lives Waning Rapidly
The Minneapolis Journal Sunday Magazine notes the Grand Army of the Republic shows only about 620000 survivors. It outlines 1907 644838 enrollees minus monthly deaths and 1906 20208 deaths and 1907 1201 deaths, predicting far higher losses for 1908 and beyond as veterans age. It also cites 2773300 enlistments with age breakdowns and stresses the dwindling remnant and pension changes affecting widows and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Minneapolis Journal Sunday Magazine
Denilon
Washington
Grand Army
Republic
Union
Warker
First Public Speech of Ada Sweet and Pension War
Ada O Sweet Chicago commissioner of pensions in Grants era recounts her Lombard village speech delivering a flag to soldiers. The anecdote captures her courage and the crowd’s acclaim as she recalls the moment when she spoke to soldiers of Lombard and the emotional reception. An earlier Ellsworth anecdote follows with a tale of restraint and dignified reciprocity in a restaurant setting.
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Chicago
American Academy of Medicine
Helen ©. Putnam
Providence
de. Barrett
Boston
Association
House of Delegates
Ada O. Sweet
United States Commissioner of Pensions
Grant
Firat
Lombard
Lombard Company
Miss Sweet
Staelf
St. Louis Republic
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Taft
James &. Sherman
Democrata
Grover Cleveland
Velerann
Bachster
Bigler
Spea
Iis
United States
Abraham
Mfe
Sam
Philadelphia Telegraph
Elsworth
Ellsworth
Tisaworth
Marlon Harland
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