Beebe Sisters and Valentine Cement a Quiet Watch
Miss Hitty and Miss Rachel fear a murder aftermath in their Beebe home. Valentine Cheshire helps by lighting the fire and sharing meals, easing the sisters while rumors swirl about Mrs. Owens's killer. A cottage-detective tale unfolds with a nurse Trusa Plumley sighting and a lone snow trail, then a town constable steps in.
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Rachel
Hitty
Valentine Cheshire
Valentine
Mollie
Widder Owens
Bonnet
Hilly
Trusa
Owens
Tom Owens
Fairville
Tom
Mrs Belmont a Social Power Behind Vanderbilt Wedding
In New York society circles Mrs. C. H. P. Belmont, mother of a duchess and mother-in-law of a duke, wielded tact and influence at the Vanderbilt Fair wedding seating. She remains a prominent figure among the city’s high society and its many “don’t speaks.”
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A. Society
Valley village mystery deepens as detective closes in
In a foggy evening, Rachel and Miss Hitty fearfully prepare Kittie for a hard night. Constable Tom Bartley arrives with a stranger and reveals that Valentine Cheshire is suspected of murdering Widow Owens, prompting a late night arrest attempt.
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Rachel
Kittie
Valentine
Val
Kitty
Miss Hitty
Tom Bartley
Tom
Valentine Cheshire
Owens
Mother saves boy with a football lifesaving ribbon
The mother of a young schoolboy named Arnold saved his life in a late disaster in the English Channel by tying a football around his neck with ribbon. The ball kept him afloat when he was thrown into the water, and to his quick-witted mother he owes his present life.
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Arnold
Sumer Stella
English Channel
Fragrant Flowers and Farm Queens in Early 1900s California
A San Francisco Call clipping notes the queen’s love of old-fashioned flowers and highlights Miss Hugberta Pryme, a niece of President McKinley, about to tour London and New York. It profiles Mrs. F. W. Snow of San Jose, a leading poultry farmer and exhibitor at Sacramento’s state fair, praising her milder climate success and disease expertise. It also describes Miss Cunningham’s Good Will school for Sioux children in South Dakota seeking mirrors to foster personal improvement and rivalry through self-image.
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Hugberta Pryme
New York
London
Mclxinley
Oles
F. W. Snow
San Jose
California
Miss Cunningham
South Dakota
Twenty five Million Widows in India Faces Hard Life
India has 25,000,000 widows with 77,000 under ten. Marital age set at twelve but ignored. Only sixty widows remarried in thirty years, showing strong custom. Widows lose jewels and clothes and bear blame for husbands deaths.
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India
Piano listings and prices from Steinway to Haines Bros sale
Classified piano sale notices list Fiancs for five dollars and a dollar weekly payments plus full size Steinway and Sons pianos priced around 125 dollars. Other brands include Imergon, J. P. Hale, St Louis Mfg Co, and New England uprights with various prices from five to hundreds. Square pianos also offered from five to seven dollars, with pianos ranging from ten to one hundred seventy five dollars.
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Steinway & Sons
Imergon
Haines Bros
J. P. Hale
St. Louis Mfg. Co
New England Upright
Nebraska sweetheart’s portrait linked to fallen lieutenants final truth
Miss Anna Taylor of Columbus Nebraska was the girl whose likeness lay beside the heart of Lieut Lester Sisson of the First Nebraska after the Manila battlefield casualty. Sisson kept the photo tucked near his heart as he departed, promising the picture would endure until his return.
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Anna Taylor
Columbus
Neb
Lester Sisson
Nebraska
Manila
May in the Countryside As Birds and Cattle Quietly Move
A poetic verse scene describes Maytime farm life with blackbirds behind the plow, a robin nesting, swallows, quail whistling, bullfrogs from ponds, and cows filing home as sunset reddens the sky. Ernest McGaffey credits the piece from Woman's Home Companion.
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Ernest McGaffey
Chatter of Servants and Nobility Across Humorous Snaps
Witty clippings from 19th century papers reveal servants and heiress banter about charnate beverages and noble patents. A startled American heiress questions Lord Murchbank’s nobility patent as a thrashing machine maker jokes its expiry. A Arkansas lad recalls a wildcat killing by a lady, while a student asks why a girl who has ideas hides them.
How We Can Tell Em A Washington Star Verse
A Washington Star verse contrasts doomsters who predict gloom with confident optimists who claim troubles vanish like dawn. It warns readers to spot the lucky chap who always smiles and tells others to brace up, implying skepticism toward cheery prophecies.
Reflections of a Bachelor
A New York Press excerpt contemplates male behavior and marriage dynamics with cynical humor. The piece notes women learn not to say I told you so and suggests men who never kiss unless asked reveal deeper relational issues. It further asserts judgment of a man’s faith comes only after a minor moral slip.
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New York Press
Flatebacked Skirts and Fashion Verse
A playful description contrasts flat backed skirts on diverse figures, praising the confident wearers while lampooning the sight of a stout woman in a light sheath. The tone mocks fashion rigidity and highlights street style as a source of levity during a busy season.
Theaters Courtship Question Sparks Moral Debate
The Atchison Globe quotes a social inquiry about courting etiquette. A young man who escorts a girl to a theater pays an extra dollar, then follows her home, prompting discussion on whether the reward lies in companionship or fulfilling duty. The snippet reflects era norms on propriety and male responsibility.
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Atchison Globe
Doah’s Ointment Offers Skin Ailment Cure
Advert says terrible skin plagues are cured by Doah’s Ointment. Claims relief from itching and pestering diseases. Available at any drug store.
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Doah
Brought Together Seventh Page: Sun Aims to Bring Rough
The Sun outlines a plan to unite rough talent and employe sectors in a seventh page feature titled Eapnisr. Linersen, signaling a collaborative initiative.
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SUN
Eapnisr
Bargain Shoes Offer Drops Huge Savings
Tomorrow the biggest shoe sale opens offering men women children and babies bargain footwear. Save one dollar on every four dollars spent at participating dealers with extra heavy matings and decisive fashion items hinted in promotional copy.
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Etter Nesraneeeneess
Marion Indiana voter notice for license to sell malt liquor
Notice from a subscriber in the Sixth ward of Marion Indiana declaring intent to apply to the Marion County Commissioners for a license to sell malt and spirituous liquors over five gallons and to operate pool table privileges. The location notes the room at a city site in Indianapolis Centar rion county near Mineouit¢ ats. in ward No. TL.
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Marion County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Brightwood
Olis
St. and Glen’s Drive
Fletcher
Center Township
Diana
Station Bee
Rane RO
Marion Indiana
Indianapolis
Centarrion
Mineouit
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