Village Courtship Ends in Wedding of Rosalie Ames
In a parlor romance, Harry Reynolds abandons a quarrel with Rosalie Ames after seeing her charm draw in Clarence Dalton. A clash of pride and flirtation yields a dramatic turn when Dalton is nearly killed by a runaway horse. Reynolds rescues Dalton, saving his rival and earning Rosalie's forgiveness, leading to a village wedding with Dalton as best man.
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Harry Reynolds
Papa
Rosalie Ames
Rosalie
Harry
Clarence Dalton
Mr. Dalton
Hss
Nellie Kellis
Dalton
Clarence
Mr. Clarence
Fternoon
Notable Bond Between Groom and Mother Cited by Citizen
In a Brooklyn Citizen passage the writer admires a groom's devoted conduct toward the maid of honor and believes the mother blesses the accident that spared her son from a dire mis alliance. The piece frames the union with sentiment and suggests lasting gratitude for a fateful interruption.
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Brooklyn
Obliging Babu in Harper's portrait of Hindu courier
Julian Ralph recounts an Indian babu who, posing as a simple letter of introduction, becomes a trusted servant for two Americans. He acts as courier, refuses pay, and deducts merchant commissions, claiming friendship as the binding motive. He explains friendship makes obligations sacred and universal.
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Babu
Julian Ralph
Harper's
Kipling
Ralph
India
Himsell
Extracts from Bishop How notes at Strathfieldsaye pulpit
A summary of tales from Bishop Walsham How notebooks as reported in Good Words. An anecdote recalls a visitor preacher at Strathfieldsaye where the verger blocks the pulpit door to wake the speaker. Another Lancashire clergyman misquotes a Bible verse and jokes about the Manchester bishop visiting parishes.
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Walsham
Strathfieldsaye
Duke of Wellington
Lancashire
Manchester
Racing and Harness News From Pacific Coast Tracks
Charley Doble will drive Lord Vincent on the New York speedway in 2 08 percent. Plans favor Boralma for the invitational championship of 1900. British agents scout Texas for army horses raising prices from 30 to 50 per—g. a 4-year-old filly by Direct tops 33 seconds at Pleasanton. Sharkey runs 31 1/4 at Pleasanton. Tom Keating’s stable shines at Pleasanton with Eureka 2 15 percent mile in 2 18, Corinne Nielson 2 22, and a 38-year-old colt by Charles Derby 2 24. Wing of Belair changes hands to M Ei Ellis. King of Belair stands youngest stallion with Indiana 2 06 4 and Dan T 2 06 0 among fast sires. Gene Leigh turned down 10 000 for a maiden.
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Charley Doble
Lord Vincent
Robert J
New York Speedway
Splan
Boralma
Texas
Pleasanton
Gal
Pacer
Sharkey
Cal
Nutwood
S. O. Cheetham
Urbana
Belair
M.' Ei
Ellis
Grayville
Tils
King of Belair
Andy
Horsang
Pennsylvania
Tarek
Ontonigh
Sid¢im
Gene Leigh
Little Tommy's Drink Brings Mother Nighttime Trial
A Chicago reader recalls a family scene where a boy Tommy, six or seven, wakes for water and is told by his father not to wake his mother. In the night Tommy asks aloud if he will spill every last drop as he slips from bed to glass.
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BSS
Tommy
How Far Apart Did They Livet
A Boston lawyer recalls a Capitol committee scene with two Southern members debating distance between a Major's plantation and a General's, joking about miles and place. The anecdote ends with the speaker admitting he could not solve the distance.
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Capitol
Boston
Majah
Gen’al Blood
Colon
Sapphires Not All Blue in Gem Varieties
A dealer notes sapphires span many colors from soft blue to white and green. In Ceylon finest stones show blue and peacock blue, with white sapphires often clouded by blue tint. Red sapphires or Ceylon rubies reach Burmese ruby value, while American finds include light blue and pink gems. deep blue and red types remain rare in Montana’s output.
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Ceylon
Montana
Rooster Duel Ends In Mirror Debris Mystery
A Rockland youth tested a theory that his smart rooster inherited gamy traits by placing a mirror in the hen pen. The rooster attacked the reflection with spurs flashing, smashing the mirror and leaving the young man with a pile of ruins and a puzzled mind.
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Rockland
Bangor Whig and Courier
Train Shadow Follows At Night On Topeka Route
Four Santa Fe engineers recall a moonlit run from Topeka to Emporia. The fastest trip involved Pauline hill and a throttle opened wide as the engine “ate up the track.” At Emporia a black shadow appeared and stopped opposite the locomotive, revealed as the train’s own shadow.
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Topeka
Santa Fe
Emporia
Bimporia
Pauline Hill
Kansas City Journal
Waiting for Publication to Success in Thomas Nelson Page Career
The note cites Thomas Nelson Page delaying the printing of a short story "'Marie Chan" for six years before it appeared, boosting his later career. It also reports London surgeons in South Africa drawing pay of $25,000 yearly, far above prior army medical officer salaries.
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Thomas Nelson Page
William MacCormac
London
South Africa
Patent noiseless baby jumper hoax at Harper's Bazaar
Peddler and a sarcastic caller stage a humorous exchange about the supposed patent noiseless baby jumper. Holmesian deduction fails to convince, revealing the gag about a novelty toy and a child’s rattle and jumping jack. The interlude satirizes inventors and shoppers in a witty vignette from Harper's Bazaar.
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Sherlock “Holmes
Mr. Popsy
Mr. Poply
Towser
Poply
Flarper
Haymaking by Wire HiLo in Norwegian Mountain Pastures
A vivid account details Norwegian mountain farms where women harvest hay high above fjords and glaciers. A rope-lift system or luuparstreng slides grass from remote saeters to valley farms, also carrying cheese butter and buttermilk from the summer huts to lower farms.
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Norway
Folgefonden
Hardangervidda
Sostedalsbrae
Horrors of War Reflected in a Washington Star Verse
A Washington Star poem laments the horrors of war and the futility of predicting generals moves. The speaker, detached from the frontline, portrays the bitterness of conflict and the futility of understanding every action as nations clash and mockery and fear rise amidst the oncoming battle.
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Post Wheeler
New York
Juliet
Bradley
Vatrife
Ace” Bee
Forsooth
Washington Star
Ion Lands
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