Mabel's Florida venture ends in moral reckoning
Mabel travels to Palm Beach where she poses as a schoolteacher to stay at the Breakers. She discovers her drafts are missing and faces a potential cash shortfall. After securing a public school position, she contemplates sending valuables to Jacksonville or New York to cover debt and await salary.
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Mabel
Waring
Florida
West Palm Beach
Bessie
Palm Beach
St. Augustine
Europe
Breakers
Berlin
New York
Lucy
Jacksonville
Debt of honor and a copied note sparks a street dispute
A dialog unfolds over a promissory note as two men question honor and mercenary motives. The creditor burns a copy while producing the original, proving the bridge is not yet burned and the matter moves along proper lines. A girl, Wildeace scent, and social nuance appear in the scene.
Sun Sets on a Mountain Girl and a New Plan
Nervy returns home from a mining town and faces poverty and snubs from neighbors. Her father suggests Nervy marry Bess’s suitor or move, but Nervy resists, while Jake arrives to propose a fresh start in the mountains. He abandons farming for the mill town job and vows to follow Nervy anywhere.
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Ted
Bess
Pappy
Mammy
The Sweets of Fame and a Humble Occupation
A shop proprietor recalls Philip a forty year old factotum who earns 25 shillings weekly. After winning a Christmas prize, he objects to sweeping in public. The owner grants him leniency but offers to do the brooming himself when crowds are present, keeping dignity intact.
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Philip
London
An Artist's Fearful Cruelty In Jewelry Making
A critic denounces the fashion driven cruelty behind Paris jewelry. An artist near Paris keeps animals in cages to sire morbid designs for jewelry worn by fashionable women. The piece argues women may be unaware of the brutal methods used to produce these pieces.
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Paris
Confetti Industry Reveals Paris Carnival Trade
Read of the small but significant confetti trade in Paris. It notes Parisians spend about $125,000 yearly on confetti and that annual sales weigh around 500,000 kilograms, over 1,000 tons.
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Paris
Philadelphia Record Preview Suggests Printing Improvements
Fragmentary OCR notes show a purchaser and an agent debating typing quality and spelling. The exchange hints at concerns over misprints and blotting in an early printing process.
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Philadelphia
Wreck on Cincinnati Chicago Louisville line injures crew
Two freight cars loaded with valuable merchandise splintered in a wreck four miles north of Muncie on the Cincinnati Chicago Louisville railroad. The engine and crew escaped serious injury. damage is about 40000 dollars, with 15000 dollars of threshing machines ruined. The axle failure caused the crash and the caboose crew were shaken but not severely hurt.
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South Dakota
James Johnson
Caboose
Rheumatism Cured In a Day Mystic Cure Claim
An advertisement promises a mystic cure for rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 3 days. It claims rapid relief after the first dose and removal of the disease cause. Sold by Fenton's drugstore at 225 S Main Street for 1.00.
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Fenton
S. Main Street
Hair Disaster Shaves Woman After Bleach Incident
A Hall Claire grass widow tried a tangled bleach and in one night her hair lightened so drastically that by morning her head was bare. Chicago News reports the startling salon mishap and its consequences.
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Hall Claire
Early Risers Claim Gentle Cure for Digestive ills
The ad touts DeWitt's Early Risers as a gentle remedy for constipation biliousness and liver trouble. It claims the pills do not gripe or corrode organs and positions them as distinct from other laxatives.
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DeWitt
Houseworth
Bros
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