Tragic Love Endings for Miss Moffett in Europe
Miss Alice R Moffett a 24 year old Philadelphia native ended her life in Geneva by poison after her unrequited love for composer Leoncavallo. Her tale spans a fortune a mining family Creede stock and letters from Paris revealing joy and despair before her death.
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Alice R. Moffett
Geneva
Switzerland
Leoncavallo
Adam Moffett
England
Charles N. Creede
Creede
Col
Moffett
California
Philadelphia
Edward
Alice
Miss Moffett
Plainfield
Paris
Miss Moffe
Love and Jealousy in a New York Garden
Annette contends with Oscar Darwin while Phillip Jarvis warns of Darwin’s deceit. Darwin declares love but remains self serving as Annette weighs loyalty and honor. In a dusk porch confrontation Oscar offers to break an engagement while Annette admits no love and confesses a hidden affection for Philip.
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Annette Vernon
Philip
Oscar Darwin
Annette
Darwin
Burt
Stamord
Mr. Darwin
Miss Burt
Philip Jarvis
New York News
Pointed Paragraphs in a Chicago News Style
A collection of witticisms on injury memory politics gender and folly in a satirical tone. The excerpt offers aphorisms on Forgetfulness fools and prudence with quips about policemen letters snoring nose and makeup. It ends noting the bettor must keep enough coin for return home after a supposed sure thing.
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Chicago News
Grinley Aims to Deploy Balloon Service in Philippines
T. F. Grinley, the balloon operator, expects approval from Washington to offer his balloon for signal service in the Philippines. He is ready to depart within 20 minutes of notice and would fly the craft for military communications if cleared.
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Grinley
T. F. Grinley
Washington
Philippines
Insurance suit seeks receiver for Old Line life unit
Evan A. Bonham files suit to appoint a receiver for the Old Line life insurance company. He argues that the merger with Meridian life and trust company fails to stop policy holders from being asked to pay premiums by both entities.
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Evan A. Bonham
Old Line Life Insurance Company
Meridian Life and Trust Company
Cover Your Old Brick Buildings With imitation of rock faced stone
BH. L. SHUTE. Talbot block offers rock faced stone imitation for brick buildings. Neckbands for shirts advertised. Progress Laundry lists telephone 1121. Wulschner's at 128 130 N Pennsylvania St promotes new upright pianos priced with $10 down and monthly payments.
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L. Shute
Talbot
Wulschner’s
Pennsylvania-st
Old Nurse for Children Teething Syrup Ad
An advertisement extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soothe the child soften the gums relieve pain cure wind colic and treat diarrhoea. The price noted is twenty five cents per bottle and the item is listed as dinner service in the same snippet.
Miscellaneous Oddities From a Distant Era
A collection of quirky claims spans steamship safety, charity efforts in Morocco, vast Australian sheep farms, healthful vegetables, royal fishing prowess, hair care tips, a young Hays City council, British Columbia timber wealth, and the shah of Persia fearing lobster and salmon at his table.
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Hays City
Kan
British Columbia
Douglas
Alaska
Persia
Quarrelscene in early 20th century papers
A collage of brief lines shows domestic strife between Alice and Kate over opinion sharing, a Brown and wife dispute over finances, and a women delegates scene where a chairperson is urged to nominate a clean candidate amid accusations of money power influence.
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Detroit Journal
A Moral This: Philadelphia Woman Seeks Large Settlement
A Philadelphia young woman says her hand was injured by her suitor named Fallow who courted her with vigor. He allegedly squeezed her hand causing pain and eventual loss of use. He did not respond to her urgent pleas to visit. She now seeks twenty five thousand dollars for heartache and pain to heal both.
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Philadelphia
Fallow
Miss Boone
Brooklyn Monte Cristo deprives heirs by giving fortune away
A Brooklyn man famed as the Brooklyn Monte Cristo travels to Europe to squander his 4 million dollar fortune. He disinherited his two sons for differing reasons and began giving away his wealth including a prized library, art collection, and silver. He funded hospital bills refusal led to legal threats, and he plans to complete the transfer before death abroad. He has left America permanently.
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Wie
Brooklyn
N. Y
Brooklyn Monte Cristo
Europe
Charles A. Bell
John Graham Bell
Greenwood
Mwe
America
Brooklyn Institute
When That Day Arrives We Choose Our Paths
Poem contemplates graduation time and life choices for workers and creators. It ponders whether readers will pursue helmeted labor, seafaring, or art and letters, and predicts that on that day many will abandon tools and passions forever.
The Naval Captain’s Wife Burned in Washington Home
A report details the death of the wife of a naval captain who was burned to death in their Washington residence. Authorities investigate the fire as a likely catastrophe tied to the captain’s household.
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Washington
Oldest Irish woman Granny McGrattan age 106
Granny McGrattan of Ardrossan Ireland is described as the oldest woman in the world at 106. She recalls Waterloo and Queen Victoria’s accession, has endured poverty and blindness, with a surviving daughter and two deceased relatives. There are calls to provide her a pension and empire protection.
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Granny McGrattan
Paisley St
Ardrossan
Ireland
McGrattan
Granny
Waterloo
Queen Victoria
United States
A Mechanic s Menagerie Inventions Give Unlikely Helpers
The article humorously lists animals and everyday devices as tool aids in workshops. A dog on a lathe, hog castings from iron, a horse for work, a crab hoist, a cat on a shop crane, and a crow to straighten. It notes gears, valves, and belts named as part of machinery.
Wisdom of Babes in Public School Jokes
Public school exam responses prompt laughter in geography and anatomy tests. A boy defines a savage as someone who wears only underclothes, another says a savage is black and ragged, and a third mentions hair with a feather. A 12 year old girl describes a body as something to hold up the pant es.
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Philadelphia Record
Dean's Kidney Pills Proclaimed Cure for Kidney Ailments
A testimonial from Mrs. A. Morgan of Indianapolis praises Dean's Kidney Pills for relieving back and hip pain and enabling better sleep. She notes prior remedies failed and credits the pills with improved rheumatism and daily work comfort. Sold by Henry J. Huder's drug store and Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y. Remember the name Dean's.
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Dean
Bean
Indianapolis
A. Morgan
Calhoun St
Henry J. Huder
Price
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
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