Tit-Bits tale of a wife’s secret letter shocks husband
A young wife writes a sealed note to her husband in which she reveals a painful truth about their marriage and asks him to order a ton of something to be sent that day. The husband, reading the letter at work, fears the worst but learns the shocking line Our cousin all gone.
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Longe Taland
Milothia
Buntow
Din Paper
Alov
Janestowh
Pather
Cecily
Tim
Ten- Lerad
Moudoux
Charming
Higgins
Tremaine
Broadway
Airlixe
Moust
Chhild
Aheerie
Ngilin
Oea
New York
Jin Godfrey
Codfrey
Gleving
Fitch
Royce
Fine Clerice
Lia
Hegan Godfrey
Hese
Sturgeon Tale Recounts Upper Delaware Decline and Eel Rack lore
An excerpted reminiscence from the New York Sun recalls the once frequent sturgeon in the Upper Delaware River and the decline tied to eel racks, water loss, and modern harvesting. It frames the sturgeon’s wanderings, captivity, and eventual rarity, noting Washington crossing nearby and changing river shores.
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Delaware River
New York Sun
Pike County
Delaware Bay
Casavine
Cnviare
New Castle
Upper
Delaware
Balliwick
Sturgeon
Auc
Easton
Washington
Paula
The Fer-de-lance in a Hidden Cage
Tremaine and I near a mysterious song when Cectily releases a fer-de-lance and feeds it wine. Tremaine warns the deadly serpent could kill a man in minutes if it bites an artery. The danger leaves him pale and anxious about the risk to Cectily.
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Tremaine
Tremaine’s schemes and Cecily in New York nights
The narrator recalls Cecily’s charm and Tremaine’s magnetic danger as they attend an opera night in Manhattan. Cecily’s devotion to Tremaine and his grand railroad ambitions unfold amid theater crowds and a mysterious murder case that hints at deeper intrigue and forthcoming revelations.
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Cecily
Tremaine
Lfe
Martnique
New York
Island
Oime
Wall Street
Hii
Wien
England
Ainverten
Oak
A Tribute to the Iron Horse and the Electric Motor
An aged railroad man laments the rise of electric locomotion while recalling steam power's romance and the living presence of iron horses. He recalls steam engines’ speed, the thrill of a locomotive's thunder, and the shift from steam to electricity shaping a changing nation.
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New York Sun
Civilignign
Faust Mall
Mississippi
Willie Wanton
Pele
Poeles
Homemade Kidney Cure Promoted By Eminent Authority
An article touts a cheap home remedy for kidney and urinary issues using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kurgan, and Compound Syrup Sitsaparina. It claims relief before Bright’s disease and notes the mix is harmless and easy to prepare at home. The piece also includes a humorous vignette about a woman missing a seat on a trolley and a boy named Jimmy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alere
New York
Bright
Hero Ben Watson Saves Myra in Western Kentucky Village
In a western Kentucky town Ben Watson rescues Myra Underhill from a swift creek current after she nearly drowns for the third time. The town hails Watson as a real hero and Aunt Tabby Wilson proclaims the couple should marry, though Watson hesitates saying he has done enough for Myra.
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Kentucky
Ben Wintton
Myra Underhil
Miss Underhill
Watton
Whallow Water
Ben Watson
Tabby Wilson
Hiio
Moan
Myra Nust
Myry
Harpers Weekly
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Prom the
Milwauken Sentinel
Hilkins
Nettile
Hin
Dice-Trouel
Midi
Dodd
Rollo
Washington Star
Fuld
N.W
Ette Bailly
Godefroy
Misale
Chadfiew
Honda
Mika Rolloday
Godfrey
Iron Horse
Ieee Fort Darwin
Tl Ea
Bives
Jimmy
Cuilly
Sige
Carters
Pial Wien
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