Raymond's Tip Brings Love at Sea Cliff Cottage
Private secretary Bessie Kavanagh arrives for a restorative seaside break at Pigeon Cove's Sea Cliff cottage. Walter Raymond, a would be observer, delivers a telegram and a kiss of fate via a messenger boy. A chance interaction over a dime leads to romance and a cottage wedding.
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Raymond
Bessie Kavanagh
Walter Raymond
Miss Kavanagh
Burton
Mrs. Brown
Albert
Mr. Raymond
Reymond
Pigeon Cove
Sea Cht Cottage
Tennyson Meets Lady Blank in Eaton Square Social
At a Duchess of Bedford's party in Eaton Square, Alfred Tennyson sought introduction to a famed Lady Blank. He asked if he knew Lord Blank, only to be bluntly told by Lady Blank that she never heard his name, leaving the poet momentarily staggered but recovering with grace.
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Tennyson
Hovukea
Lady Blank
Lord Blank
Erie
Lord Tennyson
Curious Picture Frames in Provencal Churches
Ex voto paintings in Provence and Italian coastal churches are framed with ship laths from wrecks and heavy cable frames. Surrounding scenes depict sailors fighting savages with spears, darts, or hardwood swords. Vows by sailors and landsmen adorn frames with shells and seaweed, sometimes in rare, beautiful varieties.
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Provence
Italy
The Seven Golden Cities Legend Explained
The article recounts a medieval tale of seven golden cities reputedly on an island off West Africa. It tells of Moorish conquest era refugees led by seven bishops who reached an unknown isle mid ocean, burned ships, and founded cities famed in legend. Many explorers supposedly vanished seeking it.
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le Island
Spain
Treylyn
Spontini's Decorations Reflect a Demi God Composer
Casparo Spontini, renowned composer, dressed in a white silk gown with gold borders and tassels when inspired. He sat with dignity at his desk, demanding dust-free paper and overflowing with medals. An old musician at Halle mocked Spontini's decorations versus Mozart, who replied that Mozart needed none.
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Spontini
Casparo Spontini
Halle
Mozart
Palmistry and a long life story in a family tale
In a Brooklyn Eagle excerpt a girl asserts a man studies palmistry and has been reading the story of her life. Her small brother suggests she is old, prompting a defiant exchange about the length and continuation of the tale.
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Aisa
Tommy
Brooklyn Eagle
Faith Rewarded
A boy named Bobbie defied a nurse by turning on bathroom taps and kneeling beside a rapidly filling tub praying for help. The scene, witnessed by a nurse at the door, captures a child’s peril and a plea for someone who can stop the water.
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Bobbie
New York Commercial Advertiser
Prosperity Talk Hints At Regional Boom Next Summer
A fragmented account describes future hope for brick plants and coal mines in a western community. Workers and superintendents are praised for steady conduct and progress, with mention of Reid and Corbett managing dirt and blasting while a Coleman accelerates activity. The piece notes a small town nickname Old Gas and a joking aside about whiskey, ending with a dyspepsia remedy advertisement.
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Reid
Coleman
Corbett
Indiana
Welva
McKees Mills
Could Not Sleep No Rest at Night Nervous Worried
A distressed person describes persistent sleep loss and constant worry. They report trying various remedies and medicines with little relief, highlighting ongoing insomnia and anxiety in a personal appeal.
Never Fails Nerve Pills End Insomnia Says Mrs Younkins
Mrs J B Younkins of Indiana Pa praises Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills for curing insomnia and nervous debility after using at Herrick Bros drug store. She notes she now sleeps well and wakes refreshed. Pills cost 50 cents a box from dealers or Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Portrait and signature of A W Chase appear on each package.
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Mre
J. B. Younkins
Church Street
Indiana
A. W. Chase
Herrick
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Company
Buffalo
N. Y
W. Chase, AM. D
Norwegian Language Fumble and Rockefeller Sunday School Tale
A humorous Frankfort Kaa piece recounts a Norwegian man misunderstanding a 50 cent debt at a drugstore when the wife offers a receipt and a friend translates his iodo form request. It also notes John D. Rockefeller Jr in Sunday school, where a pupil's completion of a Bible verse leads to an awkward punchline about the Standard Oil connection.
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Frankfort
Reyiew
John D. Rockefeller
Kindred Minds and the Silent Soldier
General Thiebault recounts Napoleon seeking a lone soldier whose bold plan matched his own during a secret operation. A soldier declares his scheme to lead the army, Napoleon asks for the plan, and the soldier outlines it. The battle proves the idea correct, yet the man is later found dead.
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Thiebault
Napoleon
Rascal
Little Odds neglected in annual deaths and cures
A fragmented note discusses neglected risks to thousands of lives yearly. Mentions Dr Wood and a supposed remedy named Moreny. References Pine Symp and a cure that allegedly reaches deep into the body, with unclear details about efficacy.
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