The Spa Town Heiress of Lynn in Besant's Tale
Molly Miller, owner of a fleet and heiress in Juvan, becomes the target of schemes by guardian Capt. Crowle and lover rivals. Lord Fylingdale, Lady Anastasia, and a conspirator circle seek Molly while a spa fever propels the town’s fortune. Amid abductions, duels, and a staged marriage, truth surfaces as disguises unravel and Molly’s fortune dwindles.
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Molly Miller
Juvan
Capt
Crowle
Lynn
John Pentecrossi
Molly
Samuel Lampie
London
Noble
Lord Fylingdale
Anastasia
Harry Malyns
Col. Lanyon
Lam Hising
Lord Wylingdale
Rising
Earl
Wylingdale
Fylingdale
Eck Pentecrosse
Moly
Lord Slingdale
Tom Rising
Jack Pentecrosse
Sam Semple
The Plot Laid Bare in the Countess of Fylingdale
A year after a pretended marriage the Fylingdale finances are ruined. Jack Pentercrose hears a confession from Lady Anastasia who reveals she posed as Molly to trap Lord Fylingdale. She fears exposure and seeks guidance to confront the fraud and reclaim some of Molly’s jewels and fortune.
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Molly
Crown Inn
Lord Iylingdale
Anastasia
Jack
France
Lord Fylingdale
Aso
Countess of
Fylingdale
Turden
Mr. Purden
The Wise Children Poem Reflection from St. Louis Republic
The piece contrasts adult weariness with children’s simple joy. It notes children loving a sunlit day and dreaming freely while adults chase money and endure hardship. It underscores shared skies and perpetual tension between maturity and innocence.
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St. Louis H Republic
Embroidered Handkerchiefs Lead Fashion This Year
The era’s chic handkerchiefs favor body embroidery over openwork with round corners trimmed by tucks. Designs in vogue include the true lover’s knot, a basket of towers, a rose shamrock and thistle combo, and a fleur de lis. Initials have declined in popularity.
Washington belles bound for love in early engagements
Regent, OOO AND CAST WORLDLY CONSIDERATIONS TO THE Two Washington beauties, Miss Gladys Ffoulke and Miss Elizabeth Baker, plan marriages to their chosen loves despite parental aims. Gladys becomes engaged to Edward Chapman Smith of Philadelphia, a New Mexico miner, while Elizabeth bonds with Henry G. Kemp, a cousin of Mollie Seawell. Both weddings likely next winter, reflecting romance over social ambition.
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Washington
Bellef
Gladys Ffoulke
Edward Chapman Smith
Philadelphia
Gladys
Mr. Smith
New Mexico
Ffoulkes
Elizabeth Baker
John A. Baker
Metropolitan Club
Kemp
Fortune
Miss Baker
Prudent Love Delays the Happy Day for Savings
A Pall Mall Gazette verse playful about postponing marriage plans due to income tax. The speaker jokes that only when taxes ease or wages rise can he afford a ring and a "happy day" with May. The poem frames economic strain as the barrier to romance.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Neath skies of blue verse excerpt in Atlanta Constitution
A poetic block describes a blue sky and kissing winds over flowers, lovers and violets, with bells ringing and a world that seems like heaven. The excerpt evokes romantic imagery and pastoral happiness as the speaker revels in nature and love.
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Vales
Ruth Warners Parrot and a Ministerial Matchmaking Plan
Ruth Warner a secluded woman with a parrot for company lives in independence in a small home. Mrs Brownley hints at inviting Pastor Randall to a gathering where Ruth might meet him. The story centers on social pressure from church members for Ruta Warner to become the minister's wife.
Beppo the parrot sparks Ruth and Randall’s romance
In a quiet drawing room Ruth Warner and Mr. Randall bond over a talk with Ruth’s parrot Beppo. The bird’s comic outbursts break Ruth’s reserve, revealing her playful side and triggering a romance that leads to marriage a few months later, aided by Mrs Brownley’s tea invitation.
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Beppo
Mr. Randall
Scott
Miss Warner
Polly
Bob
Aguinaldo
Ruth
Phil
Ruth Warner
Mrs. Brownley
The Hygiene of Old Age and Gentle Care
An article praising gentle stimulation to keep elderly vitality active. It extols Dr Caldwall’s Syrup Pepsin and Herb Laxative Compound as beneficial for digestion and overall tone, noting wide endorsements among very aged individuals. Available from druggists in 60 cent and 1 dollar bottles, with a sample by mail from Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello, Illinois.
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Galdwall
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Co
Monticello
Ils
Quoted Prose Reflections on Women and Fate
A compact, antiquated meditation on gender and character. Phrases critique the pace of life for women and the burdens on fate. Witty maxims contrast zeal with social expectations, noting stubbornness and perceptive folly in human behavior.
Iron workers tell true tales of bridge and rivet peril
In an on the job tale from the Louisville bridge, iron workers recount hazards of false work buckling, a man leaping into the river from 200 feet and surviving, then breaking a leg days later, and another who fell 22 feet in Pittsburgh breaking his neck, per Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
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Louisville
John
Pittsburg
Frank Leslie
Cure for Sprain With Salt and Molasses
A mother praises a simple home remedy for sprains using hot molasses stirred with salt to a thick poultice. The mixture is applied over the strain and held by a muslin bandage, with heat maintained by wrapping to preserve warmth.
Proof It Any Time Kidney Pain Remedy Ad Card
Joseph Stusche of 407 Dunlop Street, a paint manufacturer, describes severe kidney pain and back ache from a cold. He says Dean's Kidney Pills relieved the pain and regulated secretions after a physician offered little help. Sold at Henry J. Huder's drug store for 50 cents. Fostern Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. Remember the name Dean's.
Low Rate Excursion to Detroit Offers Summer Trip
Tickets go on sale July 6 to 8 and are good until July 15 with extension to September 1 1901. Round trip fare is one fare plus 2.00, special train leaves Indianapolis at 11 35 a m Monday July 8 reaching Detroit 10 p m. From Detroit travelers can visit lake and river points Niagara Falls or Buffalo exposition. For details contact any Pennsylvania or Wabash agent or W W Richardson D P A Pennsylvania Lines Indianapolis Ind.
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Indianapolis
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Buffalo Exposition
Pennsylvania Or Wabash
W. W. Richardson
Pennsylvania Lines
Ind
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Molly's Quay
Hovse
Messrs. Bish & Son
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Bisic & Son
Mor- Grandfather
THE
Wise Children
Atlanta Constitution
Benno
the Daily Evidence
Joseph Stusche
Dunlop St
Dean
Henry J. Huder
Fostern-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. C
United States
Dean’s
Née
Jos. R. Adams
Hudson Street
Terre Haute
Union Station
Cincinnati
Big Four
Handekerch
Tone
Bieara
Glace
Dr.Fenner
Nic
Fredonia
Vonnebegut
Rambler Bicycles
Stearns Bicycles
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Indianapolis Automobile
Pennsylvania and
Wabash Lines
Buffalo
Dayton
Toledo
R. P. Algeo
D. G- Edwards
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