Will of Rathbone Widows Creates Love and Fortune
In Rathbone a rich bachelor dies, leaving fourteen thousand pounds to seven widows on condition they remain unmarried. A codicil reduces each share to one thousand pounds if a widow marries, and the tale follows Reuben Austin and the widows as loyalties shift. Mrs Austin rejects the fortune, choosing love over money.
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Reuben
Reuben Austin
Benjamin Griffin
Benjamin
Rathbone
Austin
Douglas
Mrs. Austin
Mrs. Douglas
Ores
Roe Abel
Deer and dogs friends in Oroville tale and beyond
A Hartford Times correspondent recalls in Oroville California that fawns roam downtown unafraid while dogs, not used to deer, sniff and pass. He notes two years earlier a larger deer with a Newfoundland guardian and dogs avoiding molesting the deer. He also mentions a doe with cattle at Helen Wall ranch Mendocino and wild bears interacting with trained dogs, plus dogs guarding fawns from strangers and milk sharing with deer.
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California
Hartford Times
Oroville
Cal
Orovill
Helen Wall Ranch
Mendocino County
Ping
Gage
Explosion at Bell Inn disrupts Toiwell dinner crowd
A blast from an aeroute orenches buside the Bell Inn Toiwell Mogland during dinner sent debris flying and caused panic. No serious injuries were reported as patrons escaped. Local authorities probe the incident and review nearby safety notes.
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Bell Inn
Toiwell
Mogland
Pours
Diady
A Conspiracy of Letters In A City Affair
Warrington faces accusations of an anonymous letter that could split the labor party and ruin Patty Bennington. Patty confesses distress over McQuade and a past, John Bennington demands the truth, and Warrington reveals an alibi to protect her.
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Jordan
Warrington
Osborne
Ben
Bill
Morissy
McQuade
Labor Party
Patty
Patty Bennington
Merry
Mrs. Sennington
Warriton
Ber
Reade
Dent
Kate
John
Heaven
Earth
Beane
Richard
Mia
Jack
Sirs
John Bennington
Thie
Allence
Eady
MccQuade
Morriary
Muade
McQuaden
Henderson
Quade
Amon
Oanon
Bolles
Ington
O John
Boss McQuad
The McQuade Plot Unfolds In Hidden Letters
Warrington and Dick uncover a carbon letter trail that links McQuade to political manipulation. They plan a quiet confrontation to prevent Patty's knowledge and plot a careful move against McQuade while weighing loyalty and honor.
Night at the Osteria Ends in Blood and Betrayal
An old woman bursts into a Corsican osteria and warns of a prize on Angelo. Christina to seize her gold via vendetta, but Angelo spares her at first. The next day Pedro is killed and Angelo’s mother dies of shock. Christina, shadowing the carabinieri, is fatally shot as Angelo faces arrest at the grave.
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Richard
McQuade
John
Ile
Warrington
Patty
Patty Pe
Acre
Jona
Warrin
Jon
Hell
God
W. B. Hearst
Christina
Bateria
Osteria
Monte Clinto
Nislo
Lucie
Angelo
Pedro
Son
Ang
Carabinieri
Asteria
Judas
Angela
Millions We Spend for Candy in a Year
The New York World highlights a 378,000,000 annual outlay for candy and 26,600,000 for chewing gum plus 20,000,000 for soda water. Congressman J Hampton Moore of Philadelphia presented the figures in congress to illustrate the cost of luxuries and their grand-scale implications.
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New York World
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Congress
Boston
Panama Canal
Texas
Obsolete London Bus Driver Quips at Odd Fare Request
An old fashioned London horse bus driver scolds a passenger who asks to be pulled up at the next stop after a lump post. The exchange shows street slang and humorous world weariness as the driver replies with practical humor about where to drag the fellow.
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Louie Dich
London
Jehu
Two Actresses Clash in Tarkington Anecdote
Washington Star recalls Booth Tarkington in Indianapolis recounting a stage quarrel between two actresses. The leading player, proud and witty, sparked the dispute with a haughty reminder of her status as star.
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Washington Star
Booth Tarkington
Indianapolia
Hemediber
Leading Actress Mocked as Weathered Meteor by Suitor
A witty retort follows a leading actress as a suitor teases her with a flippant remark about her figure, joking that she would look better if she resembled a meteor. The exchange highlights social flirtation and theatrical bravado in the scene.
No Wonder From Tit Bits Mrs Baye-Sterilizes All
Mrs Baye is described as completely obsessed with sterilization or filtration at home and her fixation strains family and even her relatives. The piece humorously notes the impracticality of such extreme measures.
Tommy-About 40 Battles and a Minute Man Reference
The fragment mentions a person named Tommy in relation to warfare who fought in many battles. It asks how many battles he participated in, with a rough figure suggested as about 40. The text is fragmented and difficult to fully restore.
Salmon Run Attracts Eastern Visitors To Portland Markets
Big Chinook salmon from the Columbia arrive in Portland as a school returns to spawning beds in the Clackamas and other streams. Fish weighed twenty five to fifty pounds with claims of higher weights, while dealers warned visitors that exaggeration is common.
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Columbia
Portland Oregonian
Portland
Thane
Clakamas
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Kaat
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