Blighted Life of Rebekah Bing Ends in Unlikely Union
In Monahawk a tale unfolds of Rebekah Bing ailing for years thanks to a weak heart and chronic illness. She remains engaged to Barry Higgins while friends stage a social orbit around her. After repeated dying spells and a shifting mercy, Rebekah survives as Molly dies, Barry moves away then returns, and Rebekah inexplicably marries undertaker Mr Bentz.
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Barty
Rebekah
MoNy
Monahawk
Rebekah Bing
Molly
Elis Fletcher
Em’ry Cameo
Barry
Becky
Flo
Moly
Mr. Bentz
Harley
Barty Higgins
Cedar Cove
Barry Higgins
Mrss Sterrett’s
Kitty Bell
Nitty Bell
Mrss Marrow
Tove
Mrs. Marrow
Miss Bing
Virginia Wooodward Cloud
Harper’s Bazar
Nightgown Heroine Arouses Tenants In New York Fire
Fourteen year old Hannah Sherrick became the heroine of a recent New York blaze. She ran through the halls in her nightgown awakening sleeping tenants. She faced difficulty rousing the Gillies family on the top floor as her nightdress caught fire.
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Hannah Sherrick
New York
Portrait Finish By Influential Fan Artist Mentioned
A fragment notes Miss Burwell influencing a portrait by wearing the president's coat and tie to adopt the stance. Mathews completed the portrait with the evident attitude, showing the fan artist's impact on the work.
Prisoner Takes Stand in Deer Killing Case
The Detroit Journal notes the accused, who claimed he mistook a deer for a man, testifies in his defense amid skepticism that he lies to avoid punishment. The prisoner is linked to a close season deer killing and maintains his remorse.
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Detroit Journal
Lady Jessica Sykes Goes to Transvaal to Nurse the Wounded
Lady Jessica Sykes wife of Sir Tatton Sykes has left for the Transvaal with friends including medical men to nurse the sick and wounded. She travels with an ambulance and ample medical stores. Daughter of the late George Cavendish Bentinck she married Sir Tatton at eighteen. She was known in 1898 for gambling debts and extravagant society games.
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Jessica Sykes
Sir Tatton Sykes
Transvaal
Lady Sykes
George Cavendish Bentinck
Sir Tatton
Baronet
England
London Echo
Quotable Henry James Snippets Reflect Mood and Society
Fragmentary quotes attributed to Henry James reveal a sharp eye on gender, status, manners, and conscience. The musings touch on women and desire, American identity, stage life, and class manners with pointed wit. The text captures a literary voice on social pose and hypocrisy.
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Henry James
The Kaiser and His Kitchen Details
The article describes Emperor William I and the imperial dining as three meals daily with a preference for substantial dishes. Breakfast includes coffee tea beefsteak and veal or mutton cutlets. lunch features soup meats vegetables and roasts. dinner is lavish served on gold and silver plate. The empress and guests join the meals, with dinner at six or seven on formal occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Prussia
Uma
Sewing Machines and Attachments Advertised in City Listings
Fragmentary ad copy notes sewing machines and attachments for sale. Mentions Washington street, C Pfleger, and unspecified models or reedibles. Limited readable detail prevents full itemization or pricing.
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Sewing ‘Machines
Itc
Machiines
Washington St
IOS. C. Pfleger
Lunch Special Notice at Busy Market Floor
Daily from afternoon hours a luncheon service is offered to patrons in the market area. The notice highlights a special meal deal for groups and individuals seeking a quick bite during business hours.
Fashioning Old Capes and New Cloth Goods
The article advises trimming and restyling an old cape with layered chiffon and an invisible clasp, explains refurbishing a discolored fur cape, and recommends Oxford and Persian cloth options. It notes satin faced cloths and a broad new range, plus flannel shirt waists priced from two dollars to ten.
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Oxford
Women blocked from promotions by their own sex says clerk
A government clerk with 25 years' service claims women hinder each other in promotions within treasury. He cites a case where colleagues opposed a woman leader, arguing they'd rather work under a man, and asserts female on female prejudice blocks equal advancement. The remark preceded silence from the audience of lady clerks.
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Treasury Department
Washington Star
Gifts for Men Describe a Leather and Silver Accessory Set
A list of items includes a briarwood pipe box of collar buttons a silver corkscrew leatherette necktie box tobacco envelope pouch and leather framed calendar. Other pieces cited are an inkstand silver topped mug silver clasps for suspenders a desk blotter penholder ebony and silver and a folding pocket scissors with silver handles.
Witty adages echo in a Chicago News roundup
A Chicago News collection lists humorous maxims on marriage wealth weather and work. Quackery in medicina and comments on fortune and perception mix with playful lines about spouses rivals and education. The compilation delivers light satire with period voice and familiar sayings.
Wishing for a fuller life in Jean Ingelow’s lines
A reflective verse fragment expresses longing for more depth, joy, and recognition. The speaker laments limited deeds and sights, yearning for a brighter, more complete existence beyond current experiences.
Galloping consumption and the call for strength in recovery
The piece argues alcoholism and disease share a progression and that strength is essential to defeat them. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy claimed to strengthen lungs and fight coughs bronchitis and consumption. A testimonial from J W Howerton of Bigfall Tennessee supports these claims and urges others to try the medicine. It advertises free access to The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser and mail ordering details.
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Dr. Pierce
J. W. Howerton, Esq
Bigfall, Hancock Co
Tenn
Doctor Pierce
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Train Schedule Adjustments Noted by Officials
No. 46 increases departure to 5:43 a m from 5:16 a m. No. 18 departs 3:45 p m, up from 3:20 p m. No. 32 arrival shifts to 10:20 p m from 40:40 p m. Names H M Bronson and A G P AS appear as officials.
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H. M. Bronson, A. G. P. AS
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Mrs. David .B. Henderson
Miss Henderson
Washington
Henderson
Rebekah Bing’s. Blighted
Churchill
Spa
Heresa
Alfred
R. Crusoe
Priday
Chicago News
Will
E. C. DeWitt &Co
Chicago
Hitz Bakery
Vonnegut's
Vonnegut TL Hardwore ‘Co
Jean Ingelow
Santa Claus
Bulwer Lytton
Thackeray
Tilimois Street
Newa i
the Sun
Mayer
China
Charles Mayer & Co
Wash
Lilly & Stalnaker
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