The Sirdar Wrecks on Barrier Reef in Pacific
Iris Deane and waiter Robert Jenks survive a brutal shipwreck as The Sirdar tears apart on a barrier reef. The pair cling to life during a chaotic plunge through wreckage and sea, then wash ashore on a desolate island. The unnamed sailor vows to protect Iris and searches for water while assessing their perilous, ruined world.
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Iris Deane
Robert Jenks
Uty
Barrier Reef
Chayter I
Iris
New Year Strenna Customs On Mulberry Street
The New York Herald notes East Side families prepare strenna gifts for New Year with sayings, coins, vermicelli, and special sauces. Adults and children alike look to the holiday for visits, forecasts, and blessings as relatives abroad send advance gifts to ensure arrival for the religious and civil New Year observances.
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Mulberry Street
New Yorker East Side
Santa Claus
Aed
Soernuso
Italy
Westberry Street
Capa d
New Year in Japan Customs and Festivities
The article describes New Year rituals in Japan including a 6 am religious festival, imperial procession, ceremonial breakfast, and the gifting of cups at a luncheon. It notes red paper for good luck on doors, blue if death occurred within a year, and plays at theaters. Also includes an advertisement for Allen's Foot-Mass, claiming relief for tired feet and related ailments.
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Japan
Hns
Allen
le Roy
N.Y
Florama Route Through Washington Offers Diverse Round Trip
A diverse round trip route via Washington is offered with new rates. The plan highlights Bert H. as a key organizer and promotes altered itineraries to fit traveler needs across the line.
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Florma
Washington
New Year Divination On The Ganges Candle Tradition
The Pittsburgh Press reports a ritual where a Ganges dweller lights a candle on his beard and sets it afloat on the sacred river to count to 777, hoping for favorable fate. If the flame dies, he fears a poor year. he even counts by leaps to lengthen days as the candle drifts.
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Ganges
Pittsburg Press
Deliberate death by own action and cosmic law
Cardinal Gibbons argues that suicide is a graver sin than killing another, grounded in divine law and neighbor love. He asserts self destruction violates both the commandment against killing and the duty to love oneself, warning it is more shocking than parricide or matricide.
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Mmankind
Cardinal Gibbons
Beechers Keep Sacred Poem Hidden From Publisher
Mrs Howorr Ward Beecher relates that during courtship Mr Beecher wrote verses for her but she kept them sacred. In a meeting with publisher Robert Bonner he offered $5,000 to recite the poem, yet Mrs Beecher refused and hid the verses. The tale shows the couple’s cherished private treasure.
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Mrs. Beecher
Mr. Bonner
Bunice
Mr. Beecher
Robert Bonner
Persian Rugs and Hydrophobia Warnings In One Page
A rug dealer contrasts antique Persian dyestuffs with modern anilines, noting vegetable dyes cost more and resist fading while becoming richer over time. Separate column argues muzzling dogs is impractical yet necessary to curb hydrophobia risk from stray dogs.
Patience and strength clash in a cryptic remark
A fragmentary line contrasts patience as support of weakness with patience as a source of ruin for strength, attributed to Folton. The terse phrasing reads like a reflective motto or aphorism within a larger piece.
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Folton
Burr McIntosh Monthly on West 22nd Street NYC
Burr McIntosh Monthly operates from West 22nd Street in New York City. The listing notes its presence in Manhattan rather than a specific event. The item provides a concise address line and editorial reference.
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Burr McIntosh Monthly
West 22Nd Street
New York City
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