West Indian Honeymoon and a Tropic Tale aboard a Tramp
A nautical narrator recalls a voyage to Santos and Barbadoes during epidemics. Yellow fever and cholera decimate crews as the ship struggles toward New York. A young manager’s wife on Pelican Island faces quarantine and a doomed escape, ending in tragedy and hush. The captain’s grave tale closes with a sinking tramp steamer and a masked truth.
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Santos
Yellow Jack
Mwo
New York
Sesa
Castries
Capbeim
Dantes
Pelican
Barbadoes
Bridgetown
London
Tropics
Bantos
Pelican Island
Carlisle Bay
Ehore
Thaks
Landeman
Castrice
Castria Hotus
Cuba
The Horns of a Dilemma in French Lesson Strain
The teacher faces a hard choice amid a lengthy French exercise pile. She contemplates writing to Florence about the repeated errors and Florence’s evasive replies. The scene captures a domestic schooling moment and parental concern.
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Florence
Barber Rivalry Turns To Generosity In Yorkshire Village
A respected lay preacher barber in a large Yorkshire village notices a rival falls ill and gains many customers. After a busy week he gives all excess earnings to his barber brother, showing Christian sympathy and charity toward his ailing colleague.
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Yorkshire
Women’s dress in Turkey warned by imperial decree
A private letter from Paris reports an imperial order issued in Constantinople directing married Turkish women to abandon bright ornaments in public. The decree requires modest dress in line with Mussulman law and threatens husbands with punishment for offenses.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Paris
Fancy Dress Events Draw Dense Crowd in New York
A yearly gathering drew about 6000 spectators as police protected order at Covent Garden fancy dress assemblies. A second event by a Hebrew Socialist daily featured 100 officers, with 10000 attendees amid red costumes and political tableaux.
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Covent Garden
Abraham Lanocoin
Men Replace Women as Erie Railroad Typists
A Erie Railroad official announces that the company will hire men only for stenography duties. He notes women are skilled but asserts men can handle tasks deemed impossible or undesirable for women, reflecting a shift in clerical hiring practices.
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Erie Railroad Company
Mnanagi
Reform clothing drive in Austria targets corsets
The Vienna Society for the Reform of Female Clothing opens an exhibit of reform dresses copied from Dr Heller designs inspired by the Venus of Milo. Berlin shows mainly empire and princess style frocks. A second room, barred to children, features display while a skeleton reveals bone structure under Bontgen rays as “Chamber of Horrors”.
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Vienna Society For the
Vienna Firma
Ill Will Between Russia and Japan in Contested Passages
A Victorian style critique by a noted cinema writer cites strong ill will between Russia and Japan across multiple passages. He recalls naval officers describing distrusts and alleged plans to damage enemy ships, and likens Russia's view of Japan to earlier empire tensions. The text includes garbled OCR fragments about an American liner and ship debts.
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Russia
Apan
Jane
Eussia
Japan
Jame
Polszom
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T, Preston Battersby
Babrbee
Reform Clothing
Austria
Philadalphis
York York
Te Line
Pg Fenty
Eobed & Savod Setai
Paneer
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