Angel of Trouble in a Moscow Plot Twists in a City Apartment
Marinoff plans a bold move in Russia versus America as Lumley seeks to recover a stolen letter for Wynter. Nina dEnclos pledges to help but fears the consequences while Olive Charters debates breaking moral bounds to aid Wynter and Lumley. The story shifts to Marinoff’s elegant East Sixty eighth Street mansion where a key quest unfolds.
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Marinoeff
Russia
America
Marrable
Bobby Lumley
Miriam
Wynter
Marinoff
Lumley
Murinoff
Nina JW
Encos
Mme. d’Enclos
John Wynter
Nina
Olive
E. Sixty-eighth Street
Fire Engines Crush Farmer in Street Rampage
A rambling buggy collides with a fire department hose cart and engine as they hurry to a blaze. The farmer butts heads with police then survives the wreck with injuries. In a separate scene Henry, eldest of five, laments poverty before insisting he will not write poetry again.
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Farely
Henry
Father
Hatred Tied to A Letter From Cousin Mahala
The article notes John Appleton waits three weeks for money and instead receives religious tracts from his cousin Mahalia. He harbors lasting hatred toward Mahalia, as the ongoing correspondence fuels his grievance. The piece reflects on origin of dislike through repeated unwanted letters.
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Lywander John Appleton
Mahalia
Mahala
Atchison Globe
Princess de Sagan Receives Six Titles By Marriage and Death
Anna Gould now holds six noble titles after marriage and the death of her husband’s father. She becomes Anna Duchess de Talleyrand and Herzogin du Sagan, Bame de Grignons, Comtesse de Perigord, Princesse de Benvent, Duchess di Dono and Paire de France. The change follows the elder’s passing, noting he was famed as Franca’s great dandy.
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Princess de Sagan
Anna Gould
Anna Duchess de Talleyrand
Herzogin du Sagan
Bame de Grignons
Comtesse de Perigord
Princesse de Benvent
Duchess di Dono
Paire de France
Delicate proposal ends at graveyard tombstones
A Scottish suitor who had endured three marriages planned a quiet proposal in a graveyard. He guided his companion to the grave of his past loves and, before she knew the destination, stood before three tombstones and uttered a cryptic line about Jeannie and Griseei, leaving the moment unresolved.
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Jeannie
Griseei
The Way of Women in Wyoming Jail Tale
A poor Cheyenne woman jailed for stealing 300 dollars explains her motive to fix a faded parlor. She hoped to buy plush rockers and leather chairs to please a visiting friend, while comparing a seamstress’s hopeful, joyful richness of spirit to material wealth.
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Cheyenne
Wye
Croesus
Wyoming
Glittering pin anecdote amid a chaotic street scene
A whimsical vignette mixes a lucky pin recovered from mud with mishaps as a hat, glasses, and a cyclist are toppled. The tale shifts to humorous exchanges and a courtroom quip about murder, revealing social jokes and fleeting acts of luck in a crowded street setting.
Picked for Manuel Princess Patrician of England
Princess Patrician of England, daughter of the Duke of Connaught, is reported to marry King Manuel of Portugal. Cable reports claim official confirmation after a representative visit and talks with King Edward and the Duke of Connaught. Her sister is Crown Princess of Sweden and her cousin is Queen of Spain.
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Patrician
England
Duke of Connaught
Manuel
Portugal
Edward
Retirement Plot Sparks Joint Exit Plan
A manufacturing firm chief contemplates retirement after building the business from nothing. He invites his son to take over, but the son proposes a twist: work a few more years so they can retire together.
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Tom
Pater
Gentlemen. don't smoke or drink, Miss Fairfax advises
The letter argues that men dislike women who smoke or drink. It urges young women to avoid tobacco and alcohol, noting smoking dulls health and charm and drinking erodes dignity. It counsels saying no, staying away from mixed groups, and preserving a sweet, wholesome self to gain respect.
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Fairfax
Weathered Warnings Aboard Ocean Liner
A nervous woman on an ocean liner asked a deckhand if the seas were worse than this. The deckhand replied that weather is never very bad while there are females on deck asking about it.
Dangers of a mother in law in the house
A columnist revisits the toll of a mother in law on marriage arguing husbands must show support for their wife’s family. The piece notes in laws often clash, dangers of meddling, and the need for tact and self restraint to preserve domestic harmony.
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Eden
Rum
John
Mary
W. C
T. U
Cain
Crocuses in February Garden Dance of Color
In a gray February day a garden scene shows crocus folk brave the cold. Little heads rise from damp earth as matronly blooms wear mauve and gold gowns. Knights in gold armor and maids in white pose among dead leaves, a vivid spring procession amid winter.
Mudlavi Cure Promises Relief From Aches
A vintage ad touts Mudlavi as a cure for rheumatism and nerve, kidney, and skin troubles via mud baths at a big hotel open year round. It claims natural treatment draws out pain and poison. Free book by HR E Kramer, president of Kramer Ind.
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HR. E. Kramer
Pres
Kramer
Ind
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