The Barrister and the Millionaire Bride
George Stimpson a poor barrister with £400 a year plots to win Carrie March daughter of solicitor Mr March and to outmaneuver his father John Stimpson. Carrie and George conspire while the elder Stimpson schemes to marry the German heiress Mrs Scholton for wealth. After a tangle of flirtation, schemes and a public scare, George negotiates a substantial raise and a potential match that could secure his future.
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Rome
George Stimpson
Temple
Tose
King’s
Hiis
Albary
George
Stimpson
Eiger
Albany
Shaeton
Hunningham
Ranelagh
West End
Stimpson Pope
John Stimpson
Carrie March
John Stimpeon
Mr. Stimpson
Pocent
Gene
Mrs. Scholton
Carrie
Epsom
Beeches
Mr. March
Avdy
Mareh
Soldiors, Stole & Mareh
Stimpson Pere
the Beeches
Ol March
Dye
Hurlingham
Lady Crasher
March
Pye
Sheart
John Stimpsor
Old March
Old Marek
Jove
London
Queen of Servia Arrest At Vienna Museum
The Queen of Servia visited a Vienna museum with her umbrella and was denied entry by a doorman who did not recognize her. She argued and struck the guard, leading to a rare royal arrest. She later apologized, shook hands with the cloak-room guard, and left with her entourage.
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Sérvia
Servia
Vienna
Serva
London Life
Time Lock Riddle Solved by Clerk’s Quick Recall
A tale from New York Press explains Daniel Drew’s ill health and a safe lock mystery. The trusted clerk misheard the word for opening the safe as DOOR while Drew corrected him to A door, enabling entry with the true password.
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Daniel Drew
Mr. Drew
New York Press
You Can't Most Always Tell Quote Note
A brief Lowell Courier reflection on truth and brains in speech. The saying suggests brains sometimes tell and sometimes do not, with no fixed rule that more brains guarantee disclosure.
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Lowell Courier
Deafness in White Animals Questioned
A letter from London notes a purported link between white fur and deafness in dogs cats and a goat. The writer cites white English terriers and bull terriers as frequently deaf and suggests white cats share the issue, while white horses are said to hear normally but warrants further check.
Editorial Waste-Basket Echoes Summer Hotel grand talk
In the editorial waste-basket the writer likens the scene to a summer hotel with ample top-room and suggests a carefree, sprawling gathering of opinion. The playful metaphor frames discourse as a crowded, open space where ideas mingle freely.
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Lotel Mai
Faith as hinge on eternity in Talmage outdoor meeting
Crete Nebraska July 1 outdoor Chau tauqua features Rev. T De Witt Talmage in a sermon titled None Like Jesus. He contrasts faith in Christ with faith in worldly affairs and urges personal belief expressed through life actions. He praises Christ as savior and friend, urging readers to trust Him amid death and hardship.
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Sotfrages
Ein
Crete
Nes
Christ
Jesus
Cromwell
Pennsylvania
Aves
Brother
Paul
Luther
Payson
Doddridge
Ain
Fle
Jesus Christ
Aris
Inquisition
Alexander le Croix
Divine Jesus
Boards of Trade
Vanderbilts
God
Thad
Lord Jesus Christ
Reading Fragments From a Health Advice Column
A clipped snippet discusses minerals as painless remedies described as safe to take and mild in effect, suggesting their easy operation and lack of side effects. The passage hints at a skeptical stance toward more strenuous remedies and emphasizes practicality.
Thaddeus Stevens and the $100 Poker Wager
The tale recounts Thaddeus Stevens losing a poker run to win a crisp hundred dollar bill. He later gives the money to a soldier's widow with a moving plea, explaining that God moves in mysterious ways. A fellow member witnesses the gesture and notes the origin of the funds.
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Thaddeus Stevens
Stevens
Bailey promoted to cashier at Silver City bank
M. F. Bailey, once a student at Elliott's Business College in Burlington, Iowa, has been promoted to cashier at Meredith & Ailman's Bank in Silver City, New Mexico.
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M. F. Bailey
Elliott's Business College
Burlington
Meredith & Ailman’s Bank
Silver City
N. M
Life of a Locomotive in the Steam Era
An old New York Central engineer explains a locomotive’s lifespan. He notes engines last about thirty years with vital parts needing frequent renewal. Boiler tubes last five years, crank axles six, tires and fireboxes six to seven. side frames and other parts about thirty. He contrasts repairs with a horse’s fate, calling the iron horse long lived and valuable for repairability.
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New York Central
New York Mail and Express
Empress Hanuka to Visit America Next Winter
The article notes Empress Hanuka plans a state visit to America next winter with a large retinue. She declines an engagement with Tahall claiming he is deaf and talkative in a disparaging manner. The piece also promotes Moxie Nerve Food and mentions Paris adopting the American ambulance system.
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Hanuka
Japan
America
Tahall
Pierce's Favorite Prescription for Women
Readers are urged to try Jr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female ailments. The text claims it relieves menstrual pains internal inflammation and ulcers, calling it the only medicine for women with a satisfaction guarantee or money back, printed on the bottle wrapper.
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Jr. Pierce
Dowager Queen Rides British Thoroughbred to Minnesota Resort
The dowager Queen of Spain rides an English thoroughbred horse once owned by her husband. The ad promotes Minnesota summer resorts served by the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, touting fast, solid through trains with Sleeping Cars and Pullman Palace Sleepers to Lake Minnetonka and connections to White Bear Lake and Lake Superior. A 192 pound spike-nosed pike was caught in Lake Elysian, Wisconsin, measuring 6 feet 2 inches.
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Spain
Minnesota
Magic Northland
Minneapolis
Lake Elysian
Wisconsin
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Selah
Bethel
New York
mid-Atlantic
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Lord Jesus
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Warner
Thad, Stevens
Castoria
Vermont
Moxtie
Moxie Co
Moxie Nerve
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Props
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Ohio Paley
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Kansas
Tiske
Dr. Pierce
Smith
Squivens
Brown
Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Wells, Richardson &Co
Burlington, VT
Indies
Amers
Practical
Haller & Co
Portland
Mainz
Botanic
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Isaac Thompson
Hood
James R. Darrow
Fort Wayne
Lad
Gol
Pettit
Adress, Tur & Co
Augusta
Maine
American School of Telegraphy
Madison, Wis
Brewster Safety Rein Holder Co
Holly, Mich
Moody
Moody & CO
Cincinnati, O
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Main St
Buffalo, N.Y
C. M.sites & Co
Atty’s
Washington,d.c
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Stowell & Co
Charlestown, Main
O’hara
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Gaks
Michigan
Aurora
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Earborn
Strt
Chicago
OWA College OF Law
Law Department
Prake University
N. E. Coffin
Levy Law Faculty
Des Moines
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Frederiksen & CO
Washington St
Chicago, Ill
Areaque Panorema
Unitee
Sampe
Lake &T
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St. Pani
Mino
A. C
Cussi Ham
Broadway
Crahapm Can CO
Ava Chemical Co
Cincinnati , Ohio
G. H.ingraiam
M.D
Amsterdam
N. Y
D. R. Dyche & CO
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arm&Hammer
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Saleratus
Arm & Hammer
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