The Elton Case Saga of Romeo and Sister Bride
Orphan Earl of Elton and his sister Gladys marry after growing up together in secrecy. Their guardian Spencer hides a plan to wed the Earl to his own daughter. Sir Michael Frane exposes the plot, secures a new guardian, and the couple, now adults, pursue their fortunes and rights.
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Earl of Elton
Ralph
Gladys
Ralph Doran
Mrs. Rawson
Nature
Sir Michael Frane
All England
Michael
Winor
Sle
Elon
Drewer
Sir Michael
Tweed Spencer
Spencer
Michael Frane
Earl
Oxford
Elton Estates
Mary A. Bowes
Audubon as a Poor Grocer and Founding a Great Ornithologist
The Kansas City Star recounts Audubon and Rozier starting a Missouri grocery venture in 1810 with 310 barrels of whisky and groceries. Audubon failed at commerce, preferring the woods, and dissolved the partnership in 1811. He then pursued his true calling as a famed naturalist and ornithologist.
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Audubon
Missouri
Kentucky
Ferdinand Rozler
St. Genevieve
Louisville
Ohio
Mississippi
Cape Girardeau
Audubon & Rozier
Rozler
Rozier
Louisiana
Kansas City Star
A Woman of Quick Wit Susan B Anthony Never Lacked a Ready Reply
The Delineator lauds Susan B. Anthony for dramatic presence and relentless realism. It notes she condensed speeches to sharp one liners, recalling quips to Greeley on voting and to Mayo on marriage and slavery.
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Susan B. Anthony
Miss Anthony
Israel
Horace Greeley
Albany
Support A Young Colored Clerk Among Treasury Appointees
A Washington man who passed a civil service exam with credit is certified for a treasury department post. His elderly mother, a former slave era figure, accompanies him to take the oath and quips that he cannot yet suppose his folkses while pledging to support the United States.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Joe
St. Paul
Birds Showoff Vertebrate Traits and Flight Design
Birds are vertebrates with feathered bodies and toothless jaws. Their forelimbs are wings adapted for flight. Their bones are light and compact, often hollow for strength. The first backbone bone links freely to the skull, allowing the head to turn backward.
Alms From a Tomb Observed at Ideford for 300 Years
The London Standard notes a 300 year old custom at Ideford parish near Chudleigh. The rector and church warden place coins on the tomb’s flat top in the churchyard, and donors move to the far end to take the alms as recipients.
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Ideford
Chudleigh
London Standard
Whimsical Banquet Quip Sparks Bemused Banter
A Chicago Record-Herald morsel recalls a banquet moment when a speaker promises a new tale and a jovial heckler retorts with skepticism. The exchange captures a lively social scene and the banquet ambiance of the era.
Fragmented bits from Indianapolis News and a judge quip
An assortment of aphorisms includes a line from the Indianapolis News about youth and mistakes. A separate quip by a judge notes a test for marriage status based on meals.
Proposal Reply Sparks Short Chicago Exchange
Tom asks for a sweetheart reply and Dick jokes about the back and forth. The exchange centers on a fiancé question and a humorous response described in brief. The scene captures light banter around a marriage proposal as reported in the Chicago News.
Hippocratic Oath and the Physician’s Longstanding Duty
A quotation from Appletons Magazine recalls the Hippocratic oath and the enduring physician’s pledge to patient care. It highlights the sacred duty of doctors to heal, keep confidences, and treat all patients with purity, even across generations and centuries since antiquity.
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Appleton
Hippocrates
Christ
Buenos Aires a City of Comfort and Quiet Charm
In Scribner's Magazine Arthur Ruhl extols Buenos Aires as a compact, well governed city offering good food, cozy rooms, reliable services, and efficient police. The piece contrasts continental glitter with homey practicality and mentions a humorous New York streetcar conductor anecdote from the New York Times.
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Buenos ‘Aires
Arthur Ruhl
Scribner's Magazine
Memorial of Adam Observed on April 1
Old calendars mark April 1 as the Memorial of Adam. Orients say Adam, at death, asked his sons to bury him embalmed with myrrh incense and cassia in the cave of Al-Kanaz near paradise and to transport the body to the center of the earth for salvation to posterity. Noah and Melchizedek are said to rebury him on the sacred hill of Calgary-Chicago News.
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Adam
Cassia
Al-Kanaz
Paradise
Noah
Melchizedek
Calgary
Chicago News
Barkins Lecture Sparks Plan to Attend
Two men chat about Barkins lecture. One warns it is a bore, but the other insists on going, saying, I’m Barking.
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Barkins
Neighbors Discuss Repeating History Expression
Dudley asks about the meaning of history repeating itself. Subbubs says it need not exert itself if family history is scandalous. Philadelphia Press notes the exchange.
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Dudley
Subbubs
Philadelphia Press
In Luck. Animals Know Their Names Question
A brief dialogue shows a child asking if animals know their names. Jack sighs with relief and remarks that it would have been unpleasant for the donkey to know its name.
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Jack
No Good Office Boy, Broker Says Memory Lacking
A New York broker derides a young assistant as useless with no memory. The junior partner asks whether to fire him or bring him into the firm, highlighting workplace judgment.
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New York
Kansas City Journal
Disease and Remedies Traditions
A London Times observation notes that the perceived intractability of a disease is tied to the number of so called infallible remedies proposed over time. The remark reflects skepticism toward sweeping cures and echoes medical caution about overreliance on quick fixes.
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London Times
Water Way Wedding Trip and Honeymoon by Steamers
A wartime era notice highlights newly married couples taking D and B Daily Line steamers across Lake Erie between Detroit and Buffalo for romantic, affordable excursions with reserved staterooms. It promotes the Eastern and Western States lines and invites requests via two-cent stamps for illustrated information from Detroit and Buffalo Steam Boat Co., 5 Wayne St., Detroit. It also touts D and C Coast Line to Mackinac as a popular honeymoon option with similar booking details. The piece closes with notice of Goshen’s new fair grounds opening July 4 offering six races with specific times and affordable admission.
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Lake Erie
Detroit
Buffalo
Detroit & Buffalo Steamboat Co
Wayne St
Mich
D. & C. Coast Line
Mackinac
D. & C. Navigation CO
Acre Property for Sale Adverts for Small Tracts
Local notices list five ten and fifteen acre parcels adjoining the city limits for sale within thirty days Andrew Lamb lists 125 West Lexington avenue and 123 West Lexington avenue as contact points A separate wanted ad seeks a nine to ten room business rental for 25 to 30 dollars a month plus a modern home listing Marion street as a ten room house valued higher than asking price Also promotions for savings accounts milk supply and real estate loans appear from St Joseph Valley Bank Wambaugh Sanitary Milk Co and Elkhart County Abstract Co entries follow followed by Bakegoods and Daily Review price at ten cents per week
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Lamb
Lexington Avenue
Marion St
Andrew S. Lamb
Lexington Ave
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