A Sacrifice to Cupid
A narrator recounts his wealth earned from Briggs' Patent-Long-Burning Candle and a love triangle with Miss Muriel Beverley. Capt. Gainsborough, financially strapped, is urged to marry Muriel for the sake of family pride while Briggs proposes a clever plan to ensure happiness through a move to Argentina, shaping a strange moral compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomsbury
Adolphus Leicester-Briggs
Muriel Beverley
Muriel
Gainsborough
Capt. Gainsborough
Miss Beverley
Briggs
Beverley
Briges
South America
Trains Rise to the Continental Divide From Denver
The Colorado rail line climbs the Continental Divide west of Denver, with views over Yankee Doodle and Jenny Lake. It follows the Moffat route across mountains to Rollins Pass, reaching 11,600 feet, and promises a future westward link to Salt Lake City.
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Colorado
Denver
City
State of
Salt Lake
Utah
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyene
Wyo
Ogden
Sits
Denver & Rio
Gage Brush Plains
Salt Lake City
Rio Grande
Moffat
Rollins Pass
Boulder Park
Jenny Lake
Italy
Lookout Mountain
Rollin's Pass
Great Range
Great Range of Mountains
Atlantic
Pacific
Burlington Road
Bowder Creek
Tolland
Continental Divide
United States
Dominions
Uncle Sam
Passes Over the Ridge and the New Colorado Route
The article describes a dramatic new road through rugged peaks, built to subdue nature and unlock scenic Colorado regions. It notes Denver residents’ summer spots near the line from Boulder Park to Denver, predicts 200000 population after completion, and highlights coal, gold, silver, and vast agricultural lands opening up this vast territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Boulder Park
Tolland
New England
Mosquitoes and memories collide in a rambling household tale
A humorous stream of anecdotes about fighting a mosquito a night and a wife’s wild temper, followed by reflections on nettles, backstabbing people, then missives about a legless cat, Harry Thaw, scout boots, and a cedar pencil amid nostalgic river scenes and childhood recollections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riower
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Backache Remedy
The ad claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female ailments including backache and nervous symptoms. It cites testimonials from Mrs Will Young and Mrs Augustus Lyon praising relief after use. It touts a thirty year history and roots and herbs as the standard remedy for displacements inflammation and other uterine issues.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Will Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia KE
Pinkham
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Cupid
Capt
Apollo
Bob Muriel
Great Continental Divide
James Peak
Nettles
Chicago
Harry Thaw
Jit
Harry
Tyron Williams
Hee
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
C. J. Broughton
Merchants Loan 4 Trust
Chicagos
W. HH. Rogers
Naccies Terminal
THE
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mase
California
Pasadena Bank
Arrowhead Realty Corporation
Pasadena, Cab
Montana
Bure
Bulbatl
Giows City
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