Power Leaves India for England Under Grandfather’s Shield
Rachel Power journeys from Jeypore toward England after her father’s death, seeking protection from Gen. Ren Vandeleur as Major Leroy aids her departure. On the steamship deck she encounters Mr. Harrington of the Seashire regiment, whose winning manner and interest hint at a developing liaison during the voyage to Southampton.
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Rachel Power
Leroy
Rachel
Tor Mather
Ren. Vandeleur
Liye
Ngland
Vandeleur
Ancnd
Goodsby
Mrs. Leway
Nellis Ie
Harrington
Brindlai
Southampton
Chile
Valentine Harrington
Romantic shipboard romance on the Saracen
Rachel Power and Val Harrington grow closer aboard the Saracen as they near England. He professes love, they share a kiss, and they drift between present happiness and fear of exposing Rachel's hidden art life and family secrets. The voyage ends with a bittersweet plan to reveal more in London and optimism tempered by uncertainty.
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Tandon
Tam
Val
Jim
Rachel
Southampton
Valentina
Aldershot
Madame ‘Tussaud's
Bond Street
Rachel Power
Rome
London
Holy City
Art
Chapter of a Saracen voyage meets quiet companionship
Rachel travels with Mr Harrington aboard the Saracen, solitary and wary of others while he shares memories of adventures and a hopeful outlook. He reflects on life’s joy and his poverty, joking how he would need two sixpences to be rich, as Rachel softly answers with a wary smile.
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Rachel
Valentine Harrington
Paradise
Loya
Tyche
Rogers
India
Kasmir
Ble
Rachel Power
Tle
Eha
Wages Rise 21 Percent in Iowa in Six Years
Iowa reports from the State Labor Commissioner show wages rose 21.4 percent from 1896 to 1902 across the state. Average annual wages climbed from 852.74 in 1896 to 254.04 in 1902, with total wages for 1902 at 26,060,004 and 1,627 establishments reporting 62,200 workers. The report details shifts in worker demographics, with adults and children affected, and notes a major fire at Churdan Hotel causing substantial losses.
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Wigen
Towan
Slares
Office of State Labor Comminstoner
Eich
Etate Newa
Erie
Charles Dean
Iowa
Panora
Strubley
Fral Schem
Council Blefis
Jerome Schenck
Clinton
New York
Salvation Army
Davenport
Wiliam Vaughn
Waterloo
Billy Brana
Washington
Fort Dodge
Claud Patrick
Chariton
Rock Island
Hartington
Tealy
F.rennin
Lalani Aystem
Cassie Norton
N. Norton
Parketaburg
Smith Center
Kan
Professor and High Family in Brooklyn Honeymoon Comedy
A Brooklyn Bagle sketch recounts a young professor, famed in his field, courting and marrying a high school sweethearts with a devilish plan. He showers Joan with gifts and affection while his sister’s jealousy and his lighthearted vanity drive the edge of a humorous, gently satirical tale set during a whirlwind honeymoon from Grand Central to home.
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Laneymoor
Hig
Joan
Euclid
Grand Central
Brooklyn Bagile
Quit Whining Plea for the Cheerful Son in Hard Work
A Victorian style admonition urges an unhappy youth to stop whining and take on real work. It contrasts two women, one content and singing, the other idle and sour, arguing that effort and engagement build character. The piece exhorts readers to brace up, work hard, and pursue noble manhood or womanhood.
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Ste
Misread Words and Whimsical Spelling On Arkansas Paper
A humorous Victorian clipping recounts a printer mis-spelling doughnut as doyut and a novelist quip about the look of phrases in a Arkansas paper. It notes a printer’s perplexity over spellings and a quirky remark about a woman squeezing and a heart of four millionaires.
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Arkansas
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Valentine
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Partners’ and Merchants
Gresne County Telephone Company
G. M. Muller
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Musser Free Public Library
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Opal
Lake Contrary
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John Goodman
Eldon
J. A. Earl
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Orrin Teeter Farm
Clarion
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Murray
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Washington County
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Mina Spellick
Dea Moines
Earl Doty
Wort Union
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Toledo
Canton
China
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Wort Dodge
W. A. Michards
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P. Sullivan
Hamilton
T Baird
Rtate
Richards
Redrup
Sullivans
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Town City
Maclean
State University of Town
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University
Guatn Maher
Siwo
Iowa State College
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Bishop Quagrove
Jawlegs Neas
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