The Wire's Secret or A Bitter Reckoning Chapter IX
Pauline Malling fumes over a rash match with a humble printer while Babette frets over secrets in the house. Babette discovers a letter and considers revenge, then a key box tempts her to pry into Miss Malling's private life as August unfolds. Captain Pelling awaits letters and Jack Dornton's influence grows.
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Cahotte
Miss Malling
Babetts
Ance
Migas Malling
Babette
Troy
Boulogne
Pauline
Pierre
Miss Mailing
Sirs
Perkins
Jack
Darling
Duck
Ethel
Tie
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Ale
Monsieur Dornton
Mabelle
Mrs. Yerkins
Crtel
Guy
Pawline Malliny
Mallingford
Misa Malling
Mr. Dornton
Badvette Mked Jack
Babele
Mrs. Perkins
Mademoiselle
Agather
Milord Summers
Tademoiselle
Geoffrey
Bearded Lady Quips at Dime Museum Visitor
In a Chicago Tribune anecdote a visitor questions the Bearded Lady about her age, prompting a sharp reply that she has never disclosed her age and remarks on the beard’s growth from adolescence to its current notable extent.
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Dime Museum
Chicago Tribune
Fragmented romance dialogue with a dog reference
A playful exchange features a fair maiden lamenting loss and a hopeful youth seeking a future marriage. She reveals their dog Fido died this morning, adding a light note to the scene and hinting at family tensions and future prospects.
Saying and Thinking Narrator Dialogue
A young widow questions why old bachelors speak harshly about marriage. The opb explains that bachelors can say what married men only think, illustrating differing perspectives between single and married life.
Feminine Way Neighbor Causes Talk
A light exchange reports a new neighbor, described as forward, who immediately shares her troubles with servants after a brief call, prompting amused remarks about domestic help and social introductions.
Artful Dodier and a Promised Engagement
A fragment from a dialogue shows He hoping and She urging practical talk about his ability to see his father after a loan of ten dollars before Christmas. The minister hints at preparing for eternity as the young man Tom is engaged to a girl pursuing a cooking school. The red snow note links to a microscopic red plant in the Alps and parts of the Rocky Mountains.
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Hielden
Tom
Alps
Moontains
Canal Debate: Lock vs Sea Level Route Shifts to Board
A high level consulting board seated in Washington will decide whether the Panama Canal uses locks or a sea level cut through the Isthmus. The panel includes top American and European engineers, with rosters from Britain Germany France and the Netherlands. They may visit Panama to review completed works and conditions before delivering findings with pay of 3500 upon report plus daily stipends.
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Panama
Washington
Panama Canal
Rensulting Board
America
Europe
Roosevelt
Brad
George W. Davis
Alfrel Noble
William Barelay Parson
William H. Herr
Henry L. Abbott
Frederick P. Stearns
Joseph Ripley
Isham Randolph
Henry Hunter
Eugene Vincauser
M. Guerard
M. G Quoellunez
Suez Canal
J. W. Welcker
Netherlands
Railroads Explain President Specials and Wireless Train Signals
The article clarifies that railroads run President specials for practical business reasons to avoid hindering regular service. It details wireless telegraphy on Chicago and Alton engines, showing movable block systems and synchronized signals. It also notes proposed increases in brake requirements, New York Central terminal electrification, and outputs of switch engines for Lake Shore.
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Lynch
Big Sour Road
United States
Redwon
Chicago and Alton
Alton
Bloomington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ufe
Ian
New York Central
New York City
Brooks
Lake Shore Road
Goon Ag
Raway
Railway Age
bAnio
Embroidery Purchase Leads Boston Woman To Explain Payment
A Boston woman after choosing embroidery in a department store found she had enough cash but had no account there. The clerk agreed to hold the item until the next day. She returned, could not recall which clerk assisted, and confirmed with a familiar looking saleswoman who acknowledged she was the purchaser.
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Babette
Pauline
Babetta
Airy
Italy
Jandy
Tantino
Miss Malling
Miss Mali
Mademoiselle
A&a
Boston
Gome
Remarkable kidney cure from Wapello Iowa
Mrs Minnie Hart, bedridden for eight months and drawn to one side, was cured by Dodds Kidney Pills. She walked within four weeks and tended her garden three years later. The case emphasizes kidney health and the pills’ reputed efficacy.
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Bray
Wapello
Iowa
Louisa County
Minnie Hart
Dodd
Dod
Disfiguring Humor Doctor Bold Bady Cure
Mrs Emma White of Cuauden New Jersey relates a severe eczema case that covered her face and eyebrows. After three doctors failed, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, reporting the scales brushed off and her face becoming clean again. April 25 1905.
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Emma White
Cherrier Place
Cuauden, N.J
Orchestral Box Sends Old Flame Into Silence
A jilted lover recalls planning to resolve a breakup by sending a box of orchids to his distant beloved in the North. The shipment miscarried and arrived three weeks late, leaving her unaware of the romantic gesture and him wondering how he lost her.
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London
Got a Divorce Sparks Bitter Exchange Between Couple
In a tense exchange the husband declares he can marry another wife while the wife retorts that one man is as bad as another. Both sides dig in, underscoring the clash over separation and companionship in a brittle divorce dispute.
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Bioker
Tower
Fa.j. Tower
Boston
U. S
Tower Canadian OG
Lumitad
Toronto
Canada
After We Met I Found My Heart In My Pocket
The speaker recalls a moment when affection began and a cherished image joined a locket yet marriage changes the dynamic as affection shifts to material concerns. The verse uses irony to contrast romantic memory with financial pressure.
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Ana
Stronger Than Meat A Judge's Opinion of Grape-Nuts
A judge from Kansas offers a promotional endorsement of Grape-Nuts. He praises the cereal as a daily staple in his family, claiming it supports health, reduces pastry intake, and outperforms meat for breakfast. He notes benefits for complexion and fatigue resistance, citing Postum Co. in Battle Creek, Mich. There’s a reason.
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Sunflower
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Nervous breakdown relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs Mary Reagan of 80 Auburn Street Hall River Massachusetts describes worsening nerves and insomnia from overwork and panic. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with calming nerves restoring sleep and energy, noting prior costly treatments were useless. Pills sold by druggists or by mail at 50 cents per box, six for $2.40.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williama
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
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