Love, jealousy and a waltz at Ravensmere
In Ravensmere a marriage of peers deepens as Hildred Caraven overhears a confession of love from Lord Caraven, and Lady Hamilton's arrival triggers a beauty rivalry. Hildred, torn between devotion and fear, discovers she loves her husband but keeps it secret, while Sir Raoul watches the shifting loyalties at the manor.
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Ravensmere
Carpven
Wushand
Raoul
Lord Caraven
Hildred
Lady Hamilton
India
Sir Raoul
Caraven
Cowes
Countess of Caraven
Sir Knowl
Helen of Troy
Carnagen
Lord Damers
Earl
Eiveryone
Uady Hamilton
Lord Coragen
Ife
Damers
Keer
Ile
Tie
Elildred
Ummilton
Long Island Farmers Planting High Cost Red Bearded Wheat
Long Island growers near Riverhead plan a large scale wheat experiment using imported Italian red bearded seed bought at $2 per bushel. They hope to restore Long Island wheat quality from the previous century when mills prospered and windmills dotted the landscape. The seed ton cost about $80 including freight, and the soil is believed suitable to revive hard white wheat and overcome years of soft, cattle-use grain.
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Long Island
Riverhead
New York
Baltimore Sun
Italy
Flowered preacher found for vacant city church
A flowery young preacher visited a vacant city church and impressed the young and old alike. After much praise and insistence, the elders asked a seminary professor to identify him. The professor named him, and he was sent to preach and eventually became the church’s minister.
Pronunciation and English Cadence Across Regions
Excerpt from Harpers Bazar discusses how English pronunciation scatters O sounds and the cadence differences between American and English speech. It cites Lowell and an eminent novelist, noting educated speakers often deny a distinct O pattern while cadence reveals national flavor. The piece compares American vivacity with English restraint and ponders a future standard.
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Europe
London
Lowell
Biglow
Philadelphia
Wessex
Sungland
South
Gugland
America
England
Harper's Bazar
American cotton mill opens in Pootung near Shanghai
Chinese Cotton Min. An American manufactory established at Pootung by the American Trading Company of New York. It is the third cotton mill in China, equipped with 45,000 spindles and two 1,000 horsepower engines in operation, with more looms to be added soon.
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China
International Cotton Mill
Pootung
Shanghai
American Rading Company of
New York
Forweet Charity Ball Sparks Dainty Dance Rumors
At the charity ball, Helen-Young Yanker appeared to be greatly taken with me, sharing four dances with me. Mattie-Oh notes the event, but insists the dances prove nothing beyond the occasion’s festive spirit and charitable purpose.
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Helen
Yanker
Mattie
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Spring Blood Purity
The article extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best Spring Medicine to purify the blood and strengthen the system. It cites reduced perspiration in cold weather and fatty diets as factors loading blood with impurities, urging prompt cleansing to maintain health and vitality.
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Hood
Marie Antoinette as Dauphine in a Royal Wardrobe
The Century article by Miss Anna L. Bicknell notes the Dauphine’s dress allowance of 420000 livres, yet details show the game d atour controlled expenditures without her input. Mercy later uncovered extravagant items like dirty ribbon, daily silk for a powdering gown basket, and other wasteful charges, despite deferential comfort in arrangements.
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Marie Antoinette
Anna L. Bicknell
Dauphine
D’atour
Mercy
Oldest English Business: Sign of the Groune Drapery in Shefford
The Sign of the Groune in Shefford, Bedfordshire, traces England’s oldest linen drapery business back to 1600. It has operated nearly 800 years, mostly within one family, and since 1750 has been run by Cutter & Sons in the original building.
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England
Shefford
Bedfordshire
Cutor & Sons
Sufficient Notice At Christina Lake Ferry Route Washington
A hand powered ferry operates near Christina Lake Washington on a road from the highway. A tree sign directs travelers to use the route across the lake and mentions two grocery stores and a hotel. The text warns against alcohol and health dangers of whiskey, recommending water as the only safe drink.
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Christina Lake
Washington
Waoron
A Cristina
Hollow Or Yeall
Overworked Women and Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A mid reader letter from Spartill New York extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as relief for uterine inflammation and painful, draining monthly symptoms. Women recount severe weakness backache and swelling of the womb, crediting the remedy and Mrs Pinkham’s free advice with restoring health and purpose.
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Lydia I. Pinkham
Thanva
Lydia B. Pinkham
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