The Woman Who Shaped Tom Benton Hirst’s Life
The Daily Story follows Tom Benton Hirst from bachelor days to marriage and back toward midlife restlessness. He seeks freedom, reunites with Cora Bentley in Brighton, and confesses to waking with the realization he loves his wife only as a friend.
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Tom Benton Hirst
Cory
Letitiey
Tar Baker
Cha Mitkman
Kol
Capy Iolaki
Leniley
Santley
Puszie
Benton
Slyde Bark
Cora Bentley
Tom Benton
Cory Lentley
Russta
Russia
Marble Arch
Tommy Senton
Tomoy Benton
Cupid
Myr
Stenton
Alwlyn
Brighton
Cora
Tommy Benton
Papeibiy
Natere
Tragic marriage ends in gas tragedy double loss
Benton and his wife plot a divorce and a new life but on a May night the gas is left on, a murder fatal accident unfolds as the couple share a final moment. The maid discovers a gas-lit scene and the coroner rules a deplorable accident.
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Nanty Theda
Walter
Tom
Ang
Benton
Hedgerow Flowers For Yards And Hearths In Spring
A colonial era garden note praises flowers for home yards after winter toil. It highlights white pinks marigolds sweet peas dahlias and nasturtiums as classic favorites. Guidance covers seedbed prep watering thinning spacing and continuous bloom from early summer to frost.
Delayed War Warning From Poultney on U S Enlistment
Poultney Bigelow warns the nation is blindly rushing toward war with a major power. Poole vows not to trigger another conflict and recalls a pledge made years ago amid German American tensions reported by the Denver Republican.
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Poultney’ Bigelow
Poole
Denver Republican
Kansans Kiss and Courtroom Tales Across the Nation
A mishmash of 19th century gossip and legal quips follows Kansans criticized for kissing Kentucky women and a string of court cases. The Kansas case cites a man fined for kissing a Kentucky girl, while national figures note Mrs. McKinley’s aging and grief. Debates on widows’ gains and a dentist suit in Milwaukee, plus a Portland petty court brawl between Mrs. Marx and Mrs. Lippman, end with a judge fining the former.
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Nora Marx
Lippman
Abe. Lippman
Las
Mrs. Lippman
Sire Marx
Hogus
Scrapbook tips for home care and maintenance
A compact set of oldhouse remedies covers preventing ink corrosion with nonrusting iron, building a broom holder with screws, airing bedclothes, removing dents from furniture with warm water and ironing, cleaning straw matting and rattan, extending stair carpet life with heavy bed pieces, treating excessive perspiration with oak bark, and fading red spots with gentle massage using old cream.
Imitator of Dowie in Hawaii Leads New Cult
Rev J M Baera, long time pastor at Etna, Hawaii, emerges as leader of a new cult on the island. He is viewed by about sixteen followers as the successor to Elijah. Baera is considered among the most eloquent native pastors on the island, rivaling Rev L Deaha.
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Russia
Jonk
Anton
Lenton
Tommy Benton
Nelle Carxill
Justice Sheets
Carell
Milwaukes Wisconsin
Dowie
Dowles
Hawaii
J. M. Baera
Etna
L. Deaha
Baera
Elijah
Mince Pie Filling and Mincemeat Recipe Fragments
Fragmented old recipe text outlines mince pie and mincemeat mixtures with beef suet apples molasses apples cider currants citron and spices. Includes instructions to mix boil and store in jars and notes digestibility versus mince meat. Contains spelling errors and varied measurements across sections.
Not Generally Known Inventions and Natural Wonders Across Europe
A scattered digest notes new Instex presea between Cologne and Heriin, British paper imports of 5088.48 pounds, water clarity in a Norwegian fjord reveals objects at 150 feet, Tibet mission yields poor mineral riches, Dresden art expo preview, a costly crematory model, and a visit to ancient amphitheaters in France. Also mentions English prisons treadwheels, depth limits on life, and the Boer war Jewish regiments with memory tablets in London.
A Moving Mountain in Hymney Valley
The landslide in Hymney valley advances at a slow, nearly imperceptible rate. A London Whroni cle report notes continued movement and the forming of a second cullyery, with efforts to repair a railway for a temporary mineral trade route from northern collieries. Heavy rain increases pressure, drawing crowds to the danger zone below and around the site.
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Hhymney
London
Ts Gape Tehasra
Anticipation Box Recalls Bridal Preparations
The article describes an anticipation box as a revival of a grandmothers’ custom. It gathers useful and beautiful items like handkerchiefs lace silver pieces linen and lingerie to be used for a wedding or new home. Gifts slip in over time and become appropriate at the wedding.
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Trousseau
PaNimsba
Dr. Pierce
Indiana Deaf Institute Graduation List 146 Names
The class of 146 graduates at the Indiana Institute for the Education of the Deaf will be honored at 10 oclock Wednesday morning. Names include Harry Wile Hara Dravex Laporte Carl Bolen Elite Brownsburg Earl Hoscos Gilbert Ko komo William Friedman Mater Indianapolis Charles Hranklin Englehart Harmony Oliverorton Brockway Lebanon Eugene Doubt Angola Joan James McCarty Lotgcutes.
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Indiana
Harry Wile Hara Dravex
Laporte
Carl Bolen Elite
Brownsburg
Earl Hoscos Gilbert
Kokomo
William Friedman Mater
Indianapolis
Charles Hranklin Englehart
Harmony
Oliverorton Brockway
Lebanon
Eugene Doubt
Angola
Joan James McCarty
Lotgcutes
Bullfight Costs and Fortunes in Early 1900s Spain
In 1904 Spain, statistics show nearly 17,000 due are spent on bullfights while bulls killed about 1,000 and horses die in the arena. The Duke of Veragas in Angelusia amasses wealth from arena real estate and related ventures, fueling the spectacle.
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Spain
Women Kneel Before Men in African Custom Then and Now
The article describes a custom in east central Africa where women kneel and clap as men pass, viewing women as inferior. It portrays missionary accounts by Dutt Macdonald and claims husbands own wives as chattel, with senior wives governing junior ones and severe punishments including banishment and whipping.
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Africa
Hama
Macdonald
A LATTICED COAT WITH SILK BRAID LATTICE DESIGN
A novel evening coat features a lattice network of narrow white silk braid assembled into a decorative pattern. The coat opens over a white silk busting top, lined with satin and chiffon for a refined ensemble.
Answer to Problem of American Generals
A compact historical note lists generals in order from Scott and Taylor to Wheeler Shatter Longstreet with Washington prominent in the foreground, reflecting a topical or editorial framing of American military leadership.
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Scot Tatler
Scott
Taylor
New Comes
Wheeler
Shatter
Longstreet
Washington
Fragmentary squib on a year event and meal plans
A garbled OCR fragment mentions opening meats and what work may bring, implying a casual note about a dinner or meal plan. No clear persons places or dates are readable in the text.
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