Royal Navy Lieutenant Plans Elopement with Daphne
Richard Glyn, a 14 year sea cadet undercover as midshipman, falls for Lady Arabella Stormont while Giles, his friend, schemes with Daphne for a double elopement. Sir Peter seeks berths on the Bellona as intrigue grows at Berkeley Square, with Arabella cool to Giles and Daphne hopeful for a Scotland elopement.
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Peter Bankshaw
Richard Glyn
Arabella Stormont
Yberth
Ajax
Air
Giles Vernon
Thomas Vernon
Hawkshaw
Arabella
Vernon
Philip Overton
Overton
Mediterranean
Richard Gia
Glyn
Daphne
Arala
Richard
Giles
Gilles
Peter
Dicky
His Majesty’s Navy
Carmichael
Macbeth
Banquo
Berkeley Square
Lady Arabella
Everton
Sir Peter
Brest
Lady Hawkshaw
Bellona
Gilea
Cinge
Scotland
Leutenant
Lord Nelson
Amusement Parks Costly Enterprises Are Examined
Frederic Thompson notes that large scale amusement parks require huge investment with annual expenses near a million dollars and seasons lasting four months. He cites Dreamland and Riverview as multi million ventures and Luna Park at 2.4 million, detailing show costs and losses while arguing such spending fuels the carnival spirit.
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Frederic Thompson
Dreamland
Coney Island
Riverview Park
White City
Chicago
Luna Park
Orchard and livestock care guidance from farm bulletin
Practical farming notes cover pruning, feeding, water, barn sanitation, fencing, and pasture management. Advice includes dairy comfort, sheep dip for scab, green manuring, egg costs, alfalfa, orchard drainage, and nitrogen use. Updates on San Jose scale identification and lifecycle offered.
The Useful Hen Captures Highway Distraction
A quirky quote from a road safety item imagines country constables using hens to slow speeding drivers. The idea suggests scattering grain and releasing many hens to block roads, noting hens panic drivers more effectively than dogs and would force vehicles to slow down.
Dean's Kidney Pills Prove Life Saving Say Sufferer
A testimonial from a user who suffered years with kidney trouble describes back pains ankle swelling and smothering spells. Five years ago Dean's Kidney Pills cured him and he has remained well since. The ad urges readers to buy from FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY for 50 cents a box.
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Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Mummy Sees Baby Walking Cow On Hind Legs Feature
A novelty item shows a baby walking on all fours resembling a cow while an excited onlooker shouts mummy with astonishment. The moment captures a curious display that puzzled observers and drew attention from bystanders.
A Missionary Question on Hades Epitomized by Local Views
Mme Helene Vincente recalls a Georgia preacher describing hades as ice cold to deter enslaved people from dissent. She notes Americans’ strict religious aims and warns that altering eternal punishment to comfort specific communities may offend or mislead.
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Mme
Helene Vincente
Congo
Cleveland
Hades
Mock Wedding Planned for Unmarried Daughter in Atchison
An Atchison social note describes a unique July event where a father will host a mock wedding for his unmarried daughter. She will receive funds to buy wedding attire, hold a bridal party for kin, and then take a seaside trip to wear the outfits, all without a groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Seacoast
Atchison Globe
Beggar Brought Before Chicago Magistrate
A beggar in Chicago appeared before a police magistrate on a Monday morning. The judge noted the man’s familiar face and questioned his begging while revealing over ten dollars in currency found in his pocket. The mendicant replied with a boastful remark about thrift.
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Chicago
Harper
Coffee Free Ten Day Test Proves Postum Relief
A reader touts a ten day coffee abstinence with Postum replacing coffee. She reports stomach trouble, nervousness, and headaches clear after two weeks, returning to health and strength with non coffee use.
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Postum
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Holly Elliot Seawell
Arms
National Orchard Congress
Council Bluffs
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Graham
Storrs (Conn
Dilan
Boosters’ Club
San Jose
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