Artist Within an Engineer Faces Love and Duty
In mid February at a Swedish parsonage, Hulda and engineer Brun vie for affection under Falck’s wary gaze. Brun declares artful ambitions beyond engineering while Hulda’s choice unfolds amid snowy, churchly life and rival suitors. At four, a sleigh ride with Falck is set, testing loyalties and futures.
Night Sleigh Ride Through Frosted Pines
Nils drives up with a wary Nils Thorsen and Hulda in a wolf skin cloak as the pastor’s party escorts Hulda and her fiancé Falck on a moonlit sleigh ride. Hulda’s elated mood clashes with Falck’s discomfort while the forest glistens with stars and ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nils
Mr. Falck
Fritz
Hulda
Nils Thorsen
Randle
Frits
Magda
Stina
Hal
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Bran
Kidney Disease Warning and Urgent Cure Call
The text warns that backache is a key symptom of kidney disease with irregular urination and urine deposits. It stresses that delays are dangerous and urges immediate treatment with the world’s greatest kidney cure.
Racing Notes Highlight Multiple Track Records
Anaconda pacer breaks 24 hour mark at 2 05. Bertha Lee by Senator Rose sets Terre Haute new record 2 131. Elyria reports five new performers this year and Little Joker by Elyria at 2 25. George Tod awards $500 Charter Oak cup to driver Charney Doble for Lord Vincent 2 08. Putnam track see Red Bird 2 15 heat record. Boston drive project costs estimated at 300000. Persenette sets Princeton free for all pace record 2 13 4. Athol track marks by Alcander mare 2 16 44 and 2 12 1. West Kingston wire races Belle Colley to 2 14 half at South County fair.
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Anaconda
Bertha Lee
Senator Rose
Terre Haute
George West
Hoppies
Elyria
Little Joker
George Tod
Lord Vincent
Charney Doble
Red Bird
Boundary Road
Boston Drive
Princeton
Ill
Persenette
Oneida
Daniel
Alcander
N. W. Hubinger
Athol
Mass
South County Fair
West Kingston
N. Y
Tom Carpenter
Alcinta
Belle Colley
Stage Glints in Berlin and London Theaters
Wilderbruch completes a drama for the Court theater in Berlin Miss Victoria Walters replaces Mayo as Janet in The Devil's Auction Max Beerbohm joins Grace Conover in reported engagement Edward Harrigan fully recovers health and writes two plays An Old New Yorker and Dear Old Larry The Elixir of Life chosen by George Sims for the London version of The Proper Caper John Drew's Tyranny of Tears company features Isabel Irving Ida Conquest Arthur Byron Harry Harwood and Frank E Lamb Coquelmaine may return to the Comedie Francaise in Paris if allowed time yearly for continent classical productions Julia Arthur plans Hamlet Romeo and Juliet More Than a Queen Plus Que Reine and A Lady of Quality Marion Crawford to write Inn Old Madrid for Viola Allen based on a Crawford novel serialized in English and American magazines
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Max Beerbohm
Beerbohhm Tree
Grace Conover
Edward Harrigan
Larry
George Sims
John Drew
Isabel Irving
Ida Conquest
Arthur Byron
Harry Harwood
Frank E. Lamb
Coquelmaine
Comedie Francaise
Paris
Julia Arthur
Parisian Success of “Plus Que Reine” and “A Lady of Quality.” Marion Crawford
Viola Allen
Madrid
Crawford
Odds and Ends From Far and Near
Items of interest cover diverse topics from world wages and workdays to a New Zealand patent for branding earth with a brush. A curious English funeral scene, British ocean bed surveys, a Chicago dog with whisker aversion, and whimsical notes on strange quirks fill this miscellany.
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New Zealand
Wolkestone
England
Asia
Africa
South Pacific
Chicago
The Cynical Bachelor
A humorous piece about a homely vain woman doubting mirrors and a young man seeking a quiet kiss spot. It notes a woman’s sharp reaction when a man’s acquaintance is cut and hints that women rarely temper their blunt nature.
Clarke's Kola Compound Promises Asthma Cure
Vancouver based Pain ton's Music Store owner F J Painton testifies after using Clarke's Kola Compound for over fifteen years of asthma. He reports three bottles cured him and claims asthma has not troubled him in more than two years. The ad notes free sample bottles and mentions Canadian agents in Toronto and Vancouver.
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Clarke
F. J. Painton
Painton
Vancouver
B C
England
Canada
Dr Clarke
Griffiths & Macpherson Co
Church Street
Toronto
B.C
Harassing Problem and Telegraph Dilemma Highlighted
A note from the Detroit Free Press questions whether to telegraph before visiting Cousin Caroline, fearing she may be away either way. The Washington Star praises duty and calls for volunteers, urging readiness for service and honoring true courage across the land.
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William
Caroline
Detroit Free Press
Misapprehension Corrected on the Blind Asylum
A visitor questions the asylum bind, calling it mislabelled. A resident corrects the view, noting the site’s unlanable condition and the mismatch between name and reality as reported by the Pittburgh Chronicle Telegram.
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Pittsburg
Bickles Anti-Consumptive Syrup Promises Relief for Lung Ailments
An old advertisement touts Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as a universal remedy for throat and lung diseases. It claims to break up colds, subdue coughs, relieve chest tightness, and even relieve consumption, with effectiveness described as never failing in recent cases.
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Bickle
The Irrepressible Candidate and Other Mirthful Snippets
A satirical parade of lines: a tired promise to honor debts for votes by an honest man, a tireless candidate sprinting toward office until death, a Harper's piece noting vanishing wild pigeons in New York state, and a chorus of parrots and a singer Muse.
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Sorghum
Harper's Magazine
New York State
Ancient Home Remedies and Liniments Promoted
An early herbal and liniment advertises compounding methods by Gerffithe Menochol Liptimenti and claims improvised potions outperform standard liniments. It markets Mentol based remedies with counter irritants as a 25 cent sale item offered through druggists.
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Mans
Gerffithe
Himalayan grain Kownee discovered in high altitude farms
A traveler reports natives in the Himalayas cultivate a new cereal called kownee. The grain resembles wheat but has longer ears with an inward curve and much smaller grains. It yields heavy crops despite short seasons and low temperatures in the region.
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Himalayan
Kownee
Ridicule Turns Ass Into Target of Mockery
The passage notes that ridicule can undermine any character, even a highly praised creature. It uses the ass as an example to illustrate how public scorn can erode self esteem and leave one doubting praise.
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Pudd
Nhead Wilson
Mark Twain
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promised Cure
A wary ad claims Mother Graves Worm Exterminator does not need medicines to cure. The copy warns that belief in luck can hinder belief in the remedy and urges trials to prove its effectiveness.
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Mother Graves
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