Dora Deane and Hastings contemplate two marriages
Dora, a young country girl, faces pressure from Mrs Elliott and Hastings as he courts her with family ties and a planned move to New York. Eugenia schemes to use Dora for status while Hastings weighs his sister Louise’s betrothal proposal and Dora’s future. A Texan suitor enters Dora’s orbit, while Hastings and Louise plot and delay.
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Epean
Louise
Eugenia
Dora
Mr. Elliott
Mrs. Deane
Mr. Hastings
New York
Saas
Mra. Deane
Alice
Rochester
Eugenia Deane
Hudson
Rose Hill
Perha
Emia
Mrs. Elliott
Dora Deane
Acenres
Trevors
Dora Deane Finds New World of Love and Education
Dora Deane arrives in the city and is warmly received by Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Hastings. Dora thrives with devoted care, learning under skilled instructors, while a miraculous hair braid from the past reveals Eugenia’s connection and heightens the bond among the friends.
Money Is Best Friend, Yet Best Must Part Sayings
A pithy maxim notes money as a trusted companion but concludes true closeness ends when fortune trends away. The proverb implies financial bonds guide actions yet cannot endure separations inherent in life.
Veils For Spring Fashion Favor Browns And Mesh Details
AY VARNUM discusses spring veil trends emphasizing brown tones and versatile mesh veils with chenille spots. She notes color clashes popular in shops, preferred browns for most wearers, and outlines varieties including fine mesh ribbons, pew lace points d esprit, and chantilly influences priced from 1.25 to 3.75 dollars.
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Chantilly
Rabies Debate In England On Smuggling And Quarantine
A historical discussion questions how rabies reappeared in England amid an outbreak in Northamptonshire. Experts blame dog smuggling via cloaks and bags, with chloroformed animals slipping through. Officials vow stricter port surveillance and quarantine, noting 2.5 million dogs in the country and urging a minority to endure stricter rules for public health.
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North
Optomehire
Lone
Abead
Quaeantine
Mr. Long
Northampton
Palmistry Decried as Absurd by Victoria University Leader
Prof Stirling of Victoria University Manchester calls palmistry absurd during a Royal Institute lecture. He argues life heart and head lines are mere muscular flexures, identical to folds on a Barbary ape, and accuses palmists of misrepresenting elemental physiology.
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Stirling
Medical
Victoria University
Manchester
Royal Institute
Britain’s Sea Empire and Imperial Weakness
Goldwin Smith argues that Britain's vast colonial reach does not guarantee sea dominance. He claims rival powers will not curb their navies to suit Britain, leaving England exposed and overextended. The piece warns that imperial strain will burden Britons and keep nations in constant risk of war.
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England
Ocean
Community of Nations
Goldwin Smith
What Becomes of Old Silk Hats in England and Africa
In England old silk hats are shipped to Africa where dealers sell them at a fraction of the London price. The African trade tolerates minor shape variations, letting the negro dandy wear Bond Street headgear cheaply. This curious fate shows hats ending their fashion life by crossing oceans.
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England
Africa
Bond Street
Value of Publicity and the Rise of Steve Brodie
A curious tale of a bootblack who learned to read the value of publicity. From selling papers to staging a bridge jump, Steve Brodie’s fame exploded after his East River escape. He later ran a saloon on Bowery and, soon after, stood behind a bar amid paying crowds seeking the notorious jumper.
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Jrst
Ark Row
Lower Bowery
Canal Street
Brooklyn Bridge
East River
East Side
Steve Brodle
Steve Brodie
James L. Ford
Success Magazine
Unfinished Works by Great Writers and Poets
Numerous authors left works unfinished including Dickens The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Thackerays Denis Duval Scott The Siege of Malta and St Ives. Also mentions Keats Byron Coleridge Gray Spenser and Jonsons The Sad Shepherd unfinished at death with fragments and incomplete projects.
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Oulda
Dickens
Edwin Drood
Thackeray
Denis Duval
Scott
Malta
St. Ives
R. W. Stevenson
Zeph
Helen Jackson
Love
Wilkie Collins
Buckle
Byron
Don Juan
Ben Jonson
No Use For It
Uncle Zebulon visits his nephew in the city and dines with him. While waiting for their dinner, the nephew asks if Uncle Zebulon ever had cerebrospinal meningitis. Uncle Zebulon replies he has not and would rather eat fried liver and bacon.
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Zebulon
Uncle Zebulon
Invention anecdote about a 2000 pound screw driver
A London Tit-Bits note recalls a claim of a 2000 pound screw driver seen in the engine room of an ocean liner. The exchange frames the tale as improbable but amusing, reflecting early 20th century curiosity about heavy machinery.
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London
Do you believe all things come to him who waits
A fragmented Hustler clip questions patience and hustle. The speaker mocks the idea that success arrives without effort, noting that often someone who acts quickly surpasses those who wait. The text reflects urban newspaper wit on striving and momentum.
Sleeve Protectors From Art Handkerchiefs In Plain Style
A bright office worker can shield sleeves with fashionable art handkerchiefs rather than paper scraps. The piece describes quick no sewing sleeve protectors, using pink chrysanthemum trimmed cambric with mercerized cotton stitching and cuff edges cut from the handkerchief, then sewn on after fitting.
Hall Furnishings for Welcoming Hallways
Households should furnish halls to set a favorable first impression. Use a central table with books and lamp, mission or willow chairs near light, built wall seating, and movable straight backs. Avoid cheap grills, add high diamond pane windows with window ledges for geraniums, and consider a Franklin stove substitute to suggest an inviting, versatile hall space.
Embroidered In Silver Roses Shirt Waist Fashion
A stylish shirt waist features embroidered roses created with white worsted and silk, then covered with silver threads to hide the silk and padding. The result is a delicate, shimmering floral embellishment in white and silver.
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Mary J. Holmes
Lena Rivers
Doras
Himmself
Mr Hastings
Sarah
M. Hastings
Ethen
St . Jose
Europe
Mrs. Ellicott
Prof. Stirling
Britain
Self Advertiser
the Hustler
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