The Wife's Secret in a Modern London Home
A husband suspects a hidden intrigue in his wife Mary after a series of odd events in a well to do London house. The plot unfolds through a servant’s warning, a mysterious spare room, a washerwoman’s cart and a late police visit, ending with Mary’s sly reveal of the true secret.
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Thomson
Pembridge-present
Cheshunt Gardens
Ile
Mrs. Thomson
Sam
Joe
Mary
Jim
Joe Thorne
Pim
A Thomson
Seros
Mr. Thomson
Sim
Mar
Mme
Hin
Joseph Thorne
The Wife's Secret Revisited in Cherigo Times
In a withering note on didactic romance the Cherigo Times parodies a drawing room comedy. Sam frees himself from Mary mid confrontation and Joe is revealed as the incriminating ward in chancery. The piece mocks melodrama with a light touch.
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Chancery
Jove
Sam
Joe
Mary
Mr. Thompson
Cherigo Times
Portable body steam heater promises comfort in pocket size
A Bridgeport man invents a compact vest pocket steam heater with a copper boiler and lamp in a nickel case. It uses rubber tubes to distribute steam for warmth, a neck safety valve, and is aimed at both men and women, including Browning club members.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Browning Clubs
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Captured His Captor in Parliament Battle Tale
A middle aged man faced Senator Wade Hampton in the Senate claiming influence to press a claim before the military affairs committee. Hampton recalled a Civil War stint when, as a Confederate general, he captured a Union soldier who later, twenty three years on, sought Hampton’s aid as a senator.
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Wade Hampton
Senate
Committee On Military Affairs
Eighth New York Regiment
Warren
Hampton
New York Tribune
Wealthiest Brewers in New York History
A New York brewer notes George Ehret as the city’s largest lager beer brewer and among the world’s biggest. Ehret’s wealth is estimated at fifteen million dollars, built mainly in beer. Jacob Ruppert follows with two to three million, then Lion Brewery and Peter Doelger at about two million.
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New York
George Ehret
Mr. Ehret
Anton Hupfel
Jacob Ruppert
Lion Brewery
Peter Doelger
Lpoch
Evidence of a Clear Case in an Omaha World feature
A dialogue pieces together courtly concerns as a father plans remarriage and a daughter resists. A lawyer speculates the father may be a danger to his wealth, suggesting mental decline and potential commitment to a lunatic asylum. The exchange hints at a medical and legal conflict over guardianship or custody.
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Omaha
Fabric of Glass For Death Chair Proposed By Philanthropist
A New York philanthropist unveils a glasslike fabric that conducts no electricity and suggests using it in a reform electric chair scene. An Omaha man questions its purpose while the inventor explains a dress made of the material to comfort condemned prisoners by having a pretty girl sit with them as they die.
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New York
Omaha
Omaha Orld
Barry Brooks
Climb Toward God Amid Trials in a Sunday Sermon
In Brooklyn Aug 19 the Rev. Dr. T De Witt Talmage preached on Trouble on Both Sides. He uses Jonathan and his bodyguard scaling a rock between two precipices to urge believers to climb toward God when beset by misfortune, persecution, or bereavement and to seek heavenly consolation rather than despair.
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Jonathan
Haven
Ang
Brooklyn
T. de Witt Talmage
Ismuel
David
Tere
Trozez
Bench
Plymouth Rock
Gibraltar
Coes
Bozex
Seneh
Israel
Jonathian
Bozez
Sener
Don
Adam
Paradise
Eve
Tle
New York
Sench
Gol
Pwilit
Lim
John Milton
Hell
Perdition
Martin Luther
Billingsgate
Lord Jeffreys
Henry VIII
Herod
Millard
Louis XL
Almizhty
God
John Wesley
London
John Vesey
Winlow
Jong
Heyvyron
Alcibia
Ange'l
Librarian and Minister Debate Village Book Choice
In Kansas a Sunday school librarian and minister clash over the novel Nana by Zola. After reviewing the book, the minister delays, and the librarian suggests replacing it with another while keeping Nana for their own reading.
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Kansas
Brother Hanks
Brother Fisher
Nana
Zola
Great Rock Island Route Excursions Offer Low Rates
The advertisement invites travelers to join Great Tock Island Route excursions from Chicago on September 11 and 25 and October 9 and 23 in 1888 to Kansas Nebraska Northwestern Iowa Minnesota and Dakota. It promises one fare for the round trip, first class tickets valid 30 days for return, and urges tickets read via the Great Rock Island Route with its own lines to major points. For details contact Wm. Rickey in Davenport Iowa or FE. A. Holbrook in Chicago Illinois.
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Great Tock Island
Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakota
Great Rock Island
Wm. Rickey
Davenport
A. Holbrook
Ils
Wabash Harvest Excursion Rates Promote Iowa Farmers Trip
The Wabash offers Harvest Excursion fares to Texas, Arkansas, and Kansas for Iowa farmers to visit old neighbors and inspect crops. Tickets go on sale September 1 and 23 October 9 and 23, valid for 30 days, with one fare round trip and stopovers west of the Missouri River. For details contact Des Moines agents W. G. Martin and L. M. Martin.
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Iowa
Texas
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri River
W. G. Martin
T. P
L. M. Martin
Des Moines
Wabash Ry Excursion Tickets For Southern Points On Selected Dates
The Wabash Western Railway offers round trip excursion tickets at one fare to Jackson Tennessee Aberdeen Artesia Jackson Mississippi Citronelle Alabama Hammond Lake Charles Jennings Louisiana on listed dates. Tickets valid 60 days include stopover both ways. Contact W G Martin or L M Martin in Des Moines Iowa for details. Also notes R L May now bookkeeper at First National Bank Chanute Kansas. The wool sector accounts for about one tenth of world production. An advertisement for Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claims skin improvement by purifying blood.
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Wabash Western Ry
Jackson
Tenn
Aberdeen
Artesia
Miss
Citronelle
Ala
Hammond
Lake Charles
Jennings
W. G. Martin
Des Moines
L. M. Martin
R. L. May
Elliott’s Business College
Burlington
Iowa
First National Bank
Chanute
Kansas
United States
Why a Kitten Hates a Young Man
A family with two six month old kittens faced a moral test when the dull cat could not learn tricks. After a male family member killed the stubborn pet the living kitten reacted with extreme fear, hiding and fleeing at the sight of him. The kitten had previously shown affection for the killer but now avoids him completely.
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Mavenas
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Eilly
St. Louis
Imaha
Talmage
Dr. Pierce
France
B. F. Johnson & Co
Richmond, Va
Missouri Pacific Ry
Carlisle
William Sprague
Rhode Island
Narragansett Pier
Australia
Pierces
Mississippi Valley
Raby
Castoria
B&q. RE. R
Eustis
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Kidder
A. P. Lacey
Washington, D.C
Ara
W.S . Razvier & Co
Aurora, Il
Adache Cure
Henry Goetz
Fertherbone
Featherbone
Oaks
Michigan
Us Aponta
Main Street
Richmond
John &T Om E
WELLS
Loomis &Nyman
Tiffin
Ohio
Fred
Dutcher
Albans
Ceresin
G.hling Ralam
M. Pd
Amsterdam
N.Y
Big Oe Chowical Co
Cincinnati
Onic
Dyche £ CO
Druggisis
Sarit
Trede
Wells Richardson & CO
Burlington, VT
J. B. Swinburne
Humboldt
Ran Pacific
Price Railroad
WN. U. D. Ve
Hendricks
John A. Logan
Daniel P
Rheuriatisri
Hibbard
C. D. Denso
Mich
C. DO. Denso
Frank L. Sart
Maud
Hilliard
J. Bowers
M. E. Church
Fremont
Midh
James Berry
Morley, Mich
Rheumatic Syrup Company
Jackson, Mich
Aly
Sumner
Atéur
Dwight
Ben
Harrison
Love Wallace
Ben Harrison
Esas
Ggen
Ind
Ig Eyer
Aest
Sryant & Stratton
Chicago Business College
M. I. Bryant & Son, Proprietors
Lit
Hood
R. D. Trisasy
East Main Street
Wiggonsville
Adiurese F.L. Pond, M.D
Aurora, Kane Co
Lll
Truk & Co
Augusta
Maine
Brewster Safety Rein Holder Co
Holly, Mich
OMIA
J. T
G. KR
Marlin Rede Wmoat
Berst Crit
Eee
Ballare
Marlin Fire Arms Co
Wew Maven
Ginghamton
Binghamton, Ne
Fraze
Fang
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan Avenue
N.S. McDonnell&co
Blake
Orn Zandt
B. Court Ave
Radway
Rayway # Co
Henry Kenworth
Chebanse
Iroquois County
A. C. Middlebrook
Doravile, Ga
Rayway
Apaneer
Lliam Noonan
Blanchard
Mieh
DR. Radway & Co, WY
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