Bond Street romance ends in deed and renewal
In Bond Street a tale of love and money unfolds as Honor Beaumont confronts Capt. Francis Faulkiner. A deed transfers her estate to him while she keeps The Grove, and the couple’s trust deepens after Faulkiner’s revealed reform. A dire Burmese snake encounter follows in a separate anecdote.
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Sibyl
Honor Beaumont
Capt. Faulkiner
Hopkins & Divey
Jn Lincoln's Tun
Dicey
Miss Beaumont
Frits
Faulkiner
Francis Arthur Faulkiner
Second Life Guards
Hartsfield House
Hertsfordshire
Miss Honor Beaumont
the Grove
Isleworth
Middlesex
Midland Railway
Jack
Bond Street
El Reno Elopements Stir Laughing Over Kentucky Case
A sensational El Reno tale tells of a man and a woman who registered as a married couple at the principal hotel while eloping from their respective spouses. The pair, later joined by an injured husband and wife from Kentucky, prompted arrests before fleeing to Texas. a Kentucky officer sent a curt, humorous note home about traveling a thousand miles for a trade of wives. A lawyer narrowly avoids an elevator incident as a conductor’s ruse unfolds.
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Oklahoma
el Reno
Kentucky
Oair
Texas
Kansas City Journal
Politeness Is Its Own Reward in Elevator Mishap
A lawyer, waiting for one more passenger to fill his elevator car, shuts the door as the door closes. The car ascends with a load of people trapped halfway between floors for half an hour after a mechanical mishap. The lawyer repeats the quip Politeness is its own reward as the situation unfolds.
Two Waifs Share Fates and a Burial Pact in Chicago
A true story describes two poor men in Chicago who lived together, earned about a dollar a week, and protected each other from pauper burial by paying into burial policies. When one faltered, the other supported both, preserved the policy, and finally the survivor kept faith by ensuring a proper funeral, aiding the dead man’s blind brother, and securing a hospital bed within ten days for himself after a broken heart.
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Chicago
A Picture of Mrs Washington and Her Granddaughter
Mrs Washington's routine in Philadelphia is recounted by Mrs James Gibson via Miss Wharton. The scene shows nightly prayers, Bible reading, and Nellie Custis providing care and singing before the parting blessing, shaping the granddaughter's character.
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Mne
Grandmamma
Mrs. Washington
Nellie
Contagious Optimism Turns Grim Injury Into Hope
A Cincinnati Enquirer report recalls a surgeon promising to have a patient back on his feet within three weeks after a catastrophic accident that required both legs to be amputated. The anecdote contrasts hopeful medical bluster with the harsh realities of recovery and limits of healing.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Diverse scientific notes on medical radiography ozone and nature
The article surveys medical radiography using mercury injections to photograph arteries, claims ozone air purification from hanging moist linen in dry wind, and reports W E Roth documenting Australian sign language and cannibalism. It also discusses Nature findings on a 35 year climatic cycle, tidal phenomena, and the atmosphere’s role in erosion, rain, and oceanic wave dynamics.
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W. E. Roth
Queensland
Australia
Roth
Doctor Bruckner
Tahiti
Isle of Wight
Tay
Scotland
Worrying Just Enough A Balanced View From The Past
A fragment argues that a little worry is beneficial while full contentment leads toward ruin. It contrasts the cow and clam with human nature, noting excessive worry can drive one to the insane asylum or poor farm, urging just enough concern to avoid both outcomes.
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Weither
Atchison
The World's Wheat Rise in Argentina
The Boston Traveler notes the wheat king of the world resides in Argentina. An Italian emigrant named Guasone oversees a vast 66,270 acre area in Buenos Aires province. His workers number in the thousands and share profits. his crop spans rail lines and affects regional trade.
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Argentina
Boston
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Detroit Free Press
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