His Other Self A Psychic Novels Hot Sea Rescue
Gertrude endures a perilous shipwreck on a burning liner and wakes aboard a fishing smack with rescued sailors. She learns her husband Lawrence Soames is missing after a frantic search in Saint Malo and Guernsey, while ashore on the quay she confronts anxiety, pride, and a tense pursuit of his luggage and presence.
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Gertrude
St. Malo
Channel Sands
Sisters of Charity
Guernsey
Leslie Somers
Lawrence Soames
Thara
Providence
Cressida
Feminine News Notes Highlights City and Nation
New York City hosts 200 women's clubs. Elizabeth K. Jackson serves as claim clerk for Mobile Jackson and Kansas City Railroad in Mobile Alabama for two years. Dr Mary Crawford named house surgeon and head of staff at Williamsburg Hospital in New York City. Tennessee court allows first female testimony against Colonel Cooper threats to kill Senator Carmack. Flora Wilson, daughter of Secretary Wilson, debuted in Paris and heads to opera next season. London Geological Society rejects a woman member request after hours of debate. Helen Keller moves from Rhode Island home to a small farm near Brunswick Maine amid visitors. Mrs Wilks, Hetty Green’s daughter, may inherit much of the fortune, famed as the $5000 a day heiress. Mrs Aubrey le Blond notes lengthy climbs tire less than tennis.
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New York City
Elizabeth K. Jackson
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
Mobile
Mary Crawford
Williamburg Hospital
Nashville
Tenn
Duncan B. Cooper
Carmack
Flora Wilson
Wilson
Paris
Geological Society of London
Helen Keller
Rhode Island
Brunswick
Maine
Wilks
Hetty Green
Aubrey le Blond
Out of Reckoning by Eve De Chipenham
New York lecturer Eve De Chipenham argues beauty stems from thoughts and expression, claiming ugly thoughts deform the face. An interview notes how a Chicago girl’s hidden thoughts unravel a planned romance as she utters a mistaken name during a winter parlor scene.
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Eve de Chipenham
New York
de Chipenham
Chicago
Hilary
Where It Ought to Be Cardinal Manning and the Sculptor
A London Bellman piece recalls Cardinal Manning in Rome during a sculptor’s phrenology session. When asked where conscience resides, the sculptor points to a spot on the cardinal’s head and replies, That’s where it ought to be.
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Cardinal Manning
Rome
Cardinal ‘Manning
London
Fox evades hounds and steals duck in Somersetshire chase
A fox pursued by a pack of hounds in Somersetshire paused its chase to seize a fat duck from a passing farmyard and carried it away, briefly turning the hunt into a woodland theft tale.
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Somersetshire
Woman's health ad promises back and urinary relief
An old newspaper style advertisement touts an herbal remedy aimed at women suffering back pain urinary discomfort and kidney issues. It mentions Gray's Australian Leu sie and a product associated with a Mrs Mother Goss.
When Jag is Not a Joke A Parisian’s sober view
Collier's quotes a Parisian who finds American drunken bravado comically lacking. He contrasts French restraint with American club culture, noting sorrowful, pie-eyed moments and public intoxication met with shame rather than display. The piece highlights a perceived moral difference between nations.
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America
Collier's
Bernard Shaw at a Musical Night
Bernard Shaw who distrusted music was amused and bored at a London hostess’s musicale. She pointed to an orchestra of eleven years’ togetherness. Shaw replied with a witty remark questioning the length of their tenure and the event.
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Bernard Shaw
London
Shaw
Grape Nuts Breakfast Aids Washington Stenographer
A Washington railroad stenographer shares how a simple switch to Grape Nuts and milk for breakfast transformed her mornings and energy. She describes better mood, lighter steps, and renewed vigor at work after weeks of misdiet and fatigue. The letter touts postum and a healthier start to the day.
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Washington
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Ical Novel
Redmond
Southampton
Mary Burt
George
California
Fic Syrup Co
Heer
Iment
Wellington
River
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