Voyage of the Silver Star Ends in Tragedy and Mystery
On the Silver Star liner a newly appointed captain William Overend, in love with Nellie Burne, contemplates marriage amid rising winds. A week later London reports the captain missing on deck and Nellie Burne dead by suicide, with gambling figure Dick Hagely linked to a shipboard intrigue.
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W. BR. Hearst
Capitalry Neverend
Swarth
Shea
Dickson
William Overend
Justin
Mies Nellie Burne
Australia
Old Country
Kia Nellie
Nellie
Silver Star Line
Rmme
London
William John Over
Overend
Mise Berna
Sydney
Dick Hagely
Joove Tiver
Value of the Family Bible vanishes from homes
Professor Frederick Sturr of the University of Chicago warns that the classic family Bible with birth and death records is disappearing from civilized homes. He notes the difficulty of obtaining exact ages and birthplaces for many families and compares the challenge to collecting similar data in Africa during Congo-related study.
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Dhappesre
Chicago Daily Nova
Frederick Sturr
University of Chicago
Congo
Wasey
Africa
Hidden Affair Breaks a Sailor’s Faith on Stormy Night
A shipboard love triangle unfolds as Nellie confronts her fiancé Dick Uneely about a past sweetheart, Nellie, and Overend wrestles with betrayal amid a turbulent sea. The scene ends with Overend contemplating harsh, final resolve. Professor Starr notes Congo Free State motto “Labor and Progress” as he reflects on civic knowledge.
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Dick Uneely
The
Light Horse
Sydney
Nellie
Starr
Congo Free State
Professor Starr
Misplaced Attention At A Philadelphia Insane Hospital
A society circle stages weekly concerts for patients at a Philadelphia hospital for the insane. A prominent lady on stage misreads the room and schemes to distract a young patient, prompting awkward tension and a discreet rebuke from the attending physician.
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Philadelphia
Sho
The Druggist's Rebuke
In an address in Denver on the new pure drug law Melton C Weeks depicts drugstore scenes and charges about price and purity. He recalls a druggist auctioning remedies and a miner asking the cost of medicine with a wary tale about pricing and potent mixtures.
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Eby Melton C. Weeks
West
Denver
Mr. Weeks
Renner
Panta Ke
Late Frills Of Fashion In Summer Wardrobe
Fashion notes describe combing costumes for heat with plain white dimity underwear and lace trims. Silk suits and gingham outfits feature cuff sets, broad brim hats in wheat tones with large taffeta bows, and full coin spotted gowns with soft shirring. Descriptions cover fabrics like serge for cool weather, plain dresses with lace edgings and fine tucks, and new trims such as satin ribbons with lace insertion.
Health Hints From A Practical Journal
Practical health tips include using hydrogen peroxide for cleansing and healing, breathing through the nose with a nightly lip guard, using butter and sugar for a choking episode, salt to prevent poison oak, and dilligent care for nervous strain. Gardentips advise flax seed for eye irritations and cucumber slices with lemon juice to ease dark circles.
Pine Needle Bath Tonic and Rheumatism Remedy
A folk remedy describes a pine needle infusion used in baths for toning and rheumatic relief. Instructions note breaking pine needles and cones, steeping in water, straining, then adding to a hot bath for soothing effects and skin benefits. The text also includes fragmented poetry and a quotation about fate and self-command.
Willow furniture preservation and wart treatment tips
Instructions describe how to treat yellow willow chairs with soap and water then sun exposure, then sulfur cones and candle heat to bleach. Also lists methods to remove warts by needling and applying iodine or navetic gold with cold cream protection.
Charge For Courtship Aims to Even the Score in Love
A fifteen year courtship ends with Joe Moser billing the jilted partner seventy one dollars and seventy five cents. He claims most of the charge covers his time and entertainment costs including theater, champagne, candy, and jewelry. The piece wryly critiques the idea of monetizing affection and questions the value of lifelong devotion versus material gifts.
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Jover
Joe Moser
Halle
Porte Provincial
Cupid
Joe
Joey
Costa
Indy
Vielona
Kheauthia
Mothers N-Law
Rain and Nature Inspire Courage and Freedom in Verse
In Harper's Weekly a meditation on rain sounds and wind as spiritual forces. Quiet scenes of rain on tin roofs and arpeggios contrast with forests and birds, urging inner freedom and a wider life beyond prisons of self.
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Harper's Weekly
James
Earth
Fragments on Cold Sore Remedies and Descriptive Diction
A damaged excerpt debates treatments for cold sores noting Complhor and a proposed ointment composition. Vague claims discuss healing rather than drying and reference a misdescribed mixture with oxide and spermaceti ointment along with white pepper.
Why It Is Impossible To Pay Loose Baseball Stars
Clark Griffith argues that top players are non transferable assets and that owners cannot buy ideal teams. He refutes fan schemes to lure stars and warns that even good players can falter, but never stay affordable for rivals in the modern baseball economy.
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Clark Griffith
Reno
Washington
Chirk Griffith
New York Americans
Thriffith
Yanks
Cail
Pawer
Bapworth Leagguers
Ing 1
Muldoonus
Orrry
Iit Ue
The Dying of Love in Wedlock
Dorothy Dix counsels wives facing a loveless marriage to grant freedom and refrain from reproach. Love often fades due to growth, absence, and incompatible tastes, leaving a wife with patience and waiting as the only option while hoping for a return of affection.
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Dorothy Dix
Philadelphia Bulletin
Ho Olle
Walt
Lee
The Toilet Tagle And Its Odd But Practical Uses
A fragmented note extols common household remedies for cleaning skin and teeth. It mentions lemon juice as a stain remover, mouthwash use, and dilutions for baths and water softening. Also suggests soda and salt for cleaning and whitening, with stray tips on denture and travel care.
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Rivelie
Lorne Win
Mtr
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Victor Pitt Kethley
Darling
Batiste
Bo Peep
Tam
Onur Khayyam
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