Pirates Bride and Dark Bargains Amid Storm and Deceit
In a turbulent harbor tale, James Fox arrives as tension rises between Burnington Paul and Mary. Marl Laroon seals a forced marriage with Mary Delaney while Otehena schemes to poison rivals and aid Mary’s escape, as plans unfold under fear and coercion in a cutthroat crew and shadowed jungle setting. Mary endures, while loyal Otehena plots to protect her mistress amid perilous power.
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Burnington
Paul
Mary
James Fox
Garonne's
Particularis
Bergy
Tian
Buffo
Otehena
Ary
Burvington
Marl Laroon
Warda
Otebena
Marl
Otehewa
Jewela
Hagar
Eirl
Marr
Magnr
Oiehena
Latoon
Ama
Thos
Maz Larcon
Mary Delaney
Marit Larva
Mari
Tingar
Walter
Qtehend
Elagar
Buccaneer
Afary
Hagin
Larogn
Migar
Roy
Cenorona
Mizirery
Funny Swell Fish: The Puffer of Salt Water Tribes
A lively portrait of the puffer fish known as the funny swell fish. It describes its odd wrinkled abdomen big three cornered head tiny mouth, rabbit teeth, bright colorings, and how it inflates when threatened. Fishermen report it rises to surface, hurls itself, then deflates after danger passes.
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Aasa
Lin
Fashions Split in Two Hat Styles for the Season
Mr. Spenders notes two distinct hat styles will dominate this season. Mrs Styles asks about popular fashions as the season opens, with the two splits in headwear expected to guide trends.
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Spenders
The Shift in Teacher Demographics and Domestic Woes
A report shows male teachers in common schools dropping from over 42 percent in 1880 to about 26 percent today, with women dominating teaching as industrial growth increases pay elsewhere. Critics wonder about boys' schooling, while a Cincinnati Post piece notes looming domestic strain for brides and urges home education for successful marriages.
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United States Commissioner of Education
Heve
Jife
Trouecy
Charley
Jess
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Post
Why Russia Occupied Manchuria and British Views
The Saturday Review argues Russia seized Manchuria and Port Arthur as a calculated expansion to offset European pressures. It contends British reluctance to confront the moves reflects government distance from missteps, not aversion to action.
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Manchuria
Port Arthur
Pranckog
Genernia
France
Europe
Near East
South Africa
Rosalia
Japan
Auasta
Kuropatkin
Coletan
Saturday Review
A School for Brides Train Philadelphia
A fragmentary notice describes a plan for a school for brides in Philadelphia. The prospectus is not ready, but the idea aims to prepare young women eager for marriage. The text depicts naive scenes of brides and the challenges of hosting such a venture.
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Lewish
Freen
Pant
Burnington
Philadelphia
Dolls in Heaven? Dying Kansas City child asks to bury dolly
A severely ill blind infant, Jessie Rayfield of Kansas City, asks her mother to bury her doll with her in death. The mother promises as the child speaks of heaven and reunion with the toy, while mourners are left to ponder the fate of the doll.
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Pitle Jessie Rayfield
Kansas City
Dolly
Wana
Matama
Toara
Mulnes
Self-control plan to live wisely and educate others
The piece urges adopting a disciplined life of self denial and constant habit to improve health and virtue. It calls for diverting thoughts from personal plans to engage in mental activity and to spread knowledge about important work and past achievements to inspire younger generations. New York Journal.
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Weil
Guy Pence
van Wach
Ing Hya
New York Journal
Pig Farming at Shelburne Farms Yields Big Profits
A daughter of Dr. W. Seward Webb began a pig farming venture at Shelburne Farms on Lake Champlain, investing twenty dollars and expanding to hundreds of pigs. She earned ninety, then two hundred, then three hundred dollars yearly before her father bought out her stake. The operation grew into the farm’s most profitable division, selling two hundred plus pigs annually at premium weights and prices.
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W. Seward Webb
Shelburne Farms
Shelburne Farcas
Welght
Piggery as New Opportunity for Country Girls
The quote notes pig farming as a fresh avenue of opportunity that could be pursued with varying benefit by many country girls, suggesting potential for rural employment and self sufficiency.
Great Tomb of Confucius Burial Place and Approach Scene
The tomb of Confucius lies in Bhangtung province. A 12 foot mound marks the grave surrounded by oaks and cypress. A 20 by 6 foot tablet bears titles like “Perfect Sage” and “First Teacher.” An avenue flanked by stone lions and mythical creatures leads to the burial site, a major Oriental landmark.
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E¢Tfr
Chufuhaien
Bhangtung
Orient
Ifere Confucius
Earth
Confucius
Telegraph boy Julius Diel lands telegraph manager post
Julivs Diel a 14 year old from Madison New Jersey becomes Western Union telegraph office manager in Alleyson after impressing managers in Morristown and New York by operating the key with astonishing skill. His parents were telegraph operators and he learned the trade from childhood.
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Julina Diel
Heine Young
Julius Diel
Western Union Telegraph
St Madison
N. J
Tutiua
Julvus
Anal Julius
Postal Telegraph Company
Morristown
Wo W. Linder
Western Union
Tander
Alleulson
Julius
New York
Vbin
Linder
Aml
Sey York Tribune
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Tran
Mars
Shi
Lasaon
Prissi
Earonn
Loraen
Puffer
Funny Tribes
Russia
Dolls
Gow
Po Omni
Hanking Hanrs
Wii Row
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