Will Clay and the Grey Eagle Rescue Feat
A daring steamer incident ends with Will Clay and Captain Vane steering boats through flames to safety. Passengers rush to lifeboats as the ship succumbs, while Will Clay defends group safety with pistols, guiding ladies first. After four weeks, they reach the islands. Will becomes a married shipman, his wife Mabel.
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Will ‘Clay
Will
Will Clay
Arthur Vane
Miss Vane
Mabel
Mr. Vane
A Sailor's Love on a Fire Threatened Ocean Steamer
In the Indian Ocean aboard the Grey Eagle, Will Clay a sailor and secret admirer of Mabel Vane takes command as a rosin fire ignites the forehold. He directs passengers to safety, restrains crewmen, and fights the blaze with Arthur Vane aiding, vowing to save Mabel or die trying.
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Indian Ocean
Mabel Vane
Arthur Vane
Ther
Will Clay
Clay
Rosin
Will
William Clay
American woman deserts husband to embrace Buddhism
An American woman who married Count Canavarro of Portugal fled in September 1897 with her daughter, joined a convent in Ceylon, and later abandoned Buddhism becoming destitute. Cable dispatches claim the husband asserts she was hypnotized by Buddhist priest D Larmapola and coerced into deserting her family.
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Count Canavarro
Portugal
Ceylon
San Francisco
D. Larmapola
Ethics of expansion and domestic quips in city columns
The Chicago Herald notes anecdotes from a mistress and servant about home absence and miracles, paired with a Chicago Tribune item on a lecturer in the ethics of expansion. A question arises about proper dining etiquette when served chicken salad, illustrating light newspaper humor.
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H E
Chicago Tribune
Glossy Hair Shampoo Enhances Hair Luster and Softness
A recipe describes a glossy hair shampoo made from yolk of an egg and alcohol, mixed and strained to create a clear liquid. Used in washing basins, two tablespoons of the liquid are applied to the scalp and hair, then rinsed and dried to leave hair glossy, though the text contains errors and odd phrasing.
The Golf Skirt Faces Public Opinion and Comfort
A reflective note on golf skirts and wearer comfort. It argues that when comfort conflicts with social norms, the wearer bears the burden of public judgment while insisting on personal ease.
Woman Buys Blue Books To Fill Daughter's Case
A Baltimore shopper demands a long blue set of volumes to fill her daughter's bookcase space. She shows the exact width and height needed, insisting the author is irrelevant and the clerk complies, delivering a cerulean stack.
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Baltimore
Blue
Baltimore News
Enduring fashion notes on underwear and winter wear
In this column a reader muses on seasonal wardrobe choices for women remarking that wool may be avoided by choosing silk, lisle, or cotton gauze next to the skin for comfort. It also notes low use of overshoes or arc tics and jokes about holiday shopping for dainty white tulle neck bows.
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Buffalo, N. Y
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Alice Holtom
Kanawha Co
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R. V. Pierce
Dispensary Medical Association
Dr.Pierce
S. Pleasant
SUN
Fancies of Invalids In Food Serving Explain Odd Tastes
A report notes patients showing peculiar food fancies. One woman demands bread cut as diamonds with beef tea, another refuses nourishment unless served in a blue basin. A scarlet fever patient accepts food poured from a silver teapot, and an Africa hunting veteran longs for elephant foot but settles for beefsteak.
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Africa
Fragmented Romantic Verse Fragment
A fragmented excerpt discusses love as a force that can draw men and women apart. It ponders how ambition and social roles like court, camp, church, and vessel affect desire. The speaker notes few can be swayed by external rewards, and imagines loving anew and being undone again.
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Eyron
Boiled Potatoes with Browned Onions Bake Dish Style
Peel and boil large potatoes, then pour melted butter over them and brown in a hot oven. Boil Bermuda onions until tender in two waters, drain, arrange in a dish, and cover with a gravy of beef stock thickened with browned flour and butter. Bake 15 minutes and serve in the dish.
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Bermuda
Simple Test On Canned Goods Quality Bulging Cans
A simple test for canned foods notes that bulging ends indicate contents are unfit for use. The rule is straightforward and cautions consumers to discard bulging tins to avoid spoiled food.
Mrs Adams Builds Daughters Monuments For Fathers In Norwalk
Mrs. Adams a 50 year old Norwalk resident funds monuments for Revolutionary War soldiers and staffs a large group of Daughters of the American Revolution members. She pays initiation fees for women joining the DAR and surveys burial sites, claiming 156 graves located in one study. Her motive is to honor ancestors and educate youth about historic forebears.
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Sarah BE. Adams
Nor Walk
Conn
Adams
Gdodness
America
Revolutionary Army
Norwalk
Quotations of Wit and Warnings from Chicago News
A collection of pointed paragraphs on life and society noting that the rubber trust has no bearing on whist and that appearances deceive. It lampoons coupon clipping, vanity, and love while asserting common sense in a playful Chicago tone.
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Rubber Trust
Ocean
Cupid
Chicago News
Undigested Pie Haunts a Sleepy Sailor
A quirky tale contrasts a sailor’s dream of a tranquil meal with a terrifying wake in a bunk. The narrator’s temper shifts from mild to furious over a trivial wedge and a single debt joke about a Cleveland pawn dealer. Plus a health ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for grippe, urging rest at home.
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Cleveland Plaim Dealer
Forced to the Wall Chicago Big Clothing Failure
Bankruptcy sale announces Samuel J. Kearns & Co. assets moved to No. 33 South Meridian Indianapolis for rapid retail clearance at 2 percent below cost. Highlights include overcoats, suits, and assorted garments with refunds, extensive discounts, and railroad fare offers to buyers of $25 or more.
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Indianapolis
J. W. Vardercliff
Samuel J. Kearns & Co
Chicago
South
Meridian Street
Washington
Maryland
Domestic Textiles Sale List with Various Fabrics
A catalog of fabrics and textiles including Browns 40-inch muslin, cambric muslin, cotton towelings, Turkey Red Damask, bleached table damask, linen damask, comfort robes, prints, wide parcalettes, dress ginghams, India linens, Scottish plaids, apron ginghams, dress and skirting prints, and unbleached sheetings with per yard prices and special values.
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BBC
Euaess
Wiscocccses
Stesas Neyere
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