What of That Work While It Is Called Today
A Detroit Free Press meditation urges courage and perseverance. It contrasts loneliness with action and faith, urging the reader to walk in faith, trust guidance, and press forward despite hardship. The piece emphasizes divine care and near guidance through life’s trials.
Elopement Ends with Father’s Approval
A young couple secretly plans to wed against parental opposition. After a cloak and dagger escape, detectives disrupt their rail departure but a sudden home wedding convinces the father to bless the match. Elsie and Fred marry at home with her father’s approval.
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Fred
Elsie
Nolseless
Papa
Hke
Charlotte's Courtship and Other Tales from an Era
A compact historical column recounts Queen Charlotte’s quick marriage to George III and her cautious welcome by English nobility. It blends 18th century etiquette with vivid detail of court life and the princess’s decisive spirit. Additional items include crime notes on letter traps, a Me shotgun of old people in Eliot Maine, a quip about borrowed trouble, and a remark on fashion and nose rings.
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Charlotte of
England
George III
Say
Charlotte
Mecklenburg- Strelitz
Merrie England
Duchess of Hamilton
Duke of Grafton
John Edmunds
General Delivery Department
Post Office
Pinkerton
East
Columbus
Cleveland
Worl
Indianapolis News
Baron Alderson
Lord Watson
William T. Stead
Beer
London
Mr. Stead
Tom Corwin
Deacon Smith
Corwin
Emily Blackwell
Pretoria
Krueger
Lord Norbury
Crossing laughs and legal quirks from notable figures
Anecdotes recount barbed wit and courtroom ironies from figures like Baron Alderson Lord Watson and Lord Norbury. The tales feature interruptions clever retorts and odd misunderstandings involving lawyers editors doctors and bankers with sharp social commentary.
Quiet Confrontation Sparks Hidden Plot Tie
The passage reveals a squabble where one character laments becoming a joke while others justify their actions as letting him have his own way. Tension centers on a purported plot and personal embarrassment among the speakers.
Con Man Exposes Bank Swindle Tactics Across Firms
A detective recalls a bank loss from two swindlers via a forged $3,000 check signed by a major whiskey house. A well-dressed man waited at a livestock firm, hoping for a telephone message to verify funds. The teller seeks confirmation from brokers Jones & Smith at the stock yards.
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Smith
Brown
Mr. Smith
Jones & Smith
Soldiers Dig for Treasure in Manila Front
An hotel employee quotes a cousin in the Thirty third Infantry in Manila claiming soldiers are digging for buried Spanish gold. A private found a box with 600 in gold, owner missing, and troops fear more loot hidden near ruined Filipino homes as they retreat from American lines.
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Thirty-third Infantry
Manila
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Monte Criatos
New Uses for Glass Paving Tested in Lyons
The Lyons pavement trial in Chambers' Journal describes ceramic stone bricks made from melted glass pressed into 8 inch squares. The material resists frost and heavy shocks, becomes non transparent and hard, and offers cheap, durable construction for tubes tiles chimneys and decorative uses.
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Lyons
United States
Chambers’ Journal
Duke of Milpitas Wins After Twitch Nose Start
A New Orleans race story recalls Duke of Milpitas owned by Ald. Casey of Chicago. The rogue horse sulked at first but reacted to a twitch on his nose and surged to win while the twitch dangled. Casey reportedly earned a fortune from the victory.
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New Orleans
Duke of Milpitas
Ald. Casey
Chicago
Casey
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