Father Chains Heart to Family Wealth in Maisie Match
Arthur learns his father plans to wed Maisie a musical comedy performer and faces a clash of wealth and status. Arthur confronts the dilemma, then chooses to marry Maisie while his father reveals a desire to keep family ties and a home for them all.
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Arthur
Sarah
Maisie
Maitsie
Mary
Tower
Simpson
Mary Field
Dad
Aunt Serah
Massie
Maassie
Arthurs
Art
Closer the Horse Sparks Courtesy Lesson
A southern Indiana youth names a driving horse Closer and plans a Sunday drive with a neighbor girl. The horse speeds along until the girl scolds him for talking to the animal, prompting a witty exchange about who is the guest on the ride.
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Indiana
Phrenology Debunked as Fake Practice Gains Heat
A Philadelphia Ledger writer argues phrenology is fraudulent as charlatans claim to read talents from humps. Physical anthropologists insist there is no reliable link between facial features and character. age may alter expressions, but traits do not hinge on skull shape or feature size.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Bruce Tality
Teuch As
Wealthiest and Biggest City New York Rising Globally
The article claims New York City is the wealthiest and largest population center, surpassing London with rapid growth. It cites a cash balance exceeding thirty million dollars, total assessed value greater than U S west of the Mississippi, and income higher than twenty states combined. It notes one in twenty Americans lives in New York and a large share of U S manufacturing is produced there.
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New York
Globe
London
United States
Mississippi
New York City
Popular Science Monthly
Woman known for friendliness trips to Indianapolis shopping
A Southern Indiana woman, famed for friendliness and absentmindedness, visits Indianapolis on a shopping tour. She hurries through stores, drops a parcel which a floor walker returns with a polite prompt. Also noted is Mrs Antile Miley of Mount Airy Philadelphia inventing a disposable paper gown for physicians handling transmissible diseases to aid disinfection and reduce contagion risk.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Antile
Miley
Mount Atry
Philadelphia
Red Cross
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Jack Lawton
Western Newspaper Union
Gingham
Calico
Woises
Ladies’ Union
Diamond W
Short Coats
Peoples Cash Store
Beaver Hotel
Independence, Oregon
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