Mystery Carney Croft Ride Through Sleet and Snow
In Chapter XXV a traveler receives cautious advice from a doctor about weather battered travel. He mounts the doctor's mare and, amid wind and sleet, hurries to the railway station. A late train, a broken wire, and a swift drive with MacArdel toward Carney Croft frame a tense cliffhanger.
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Cutter
Carnay-Croft
MacArdel
Entrance of Chico Brings Race to House Amid Snowstorm
In a blinding storm, Ware lashes a panting horse to reach a house where Bobbs the guide blocks the sleigh. He learns the doctor failed to save Miss Weston who died a half hour ago and now lies dying himself.
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Chico
MacArdel
Mr. Ware
Bobbs
Miss Weston
End of a Ghostly Plot Reveals Hidden Resolve
In a storm bound moment, John Carney confesses his friended stratagems and asks Ware to care for Florence after his death. He speaks of improvised ghosts, letters, and his captivity, then dies as the nurse closes the window. Bobbs explains their past and the tale shifts to reveal Rob ert Bruce, once called Bobbs, and a continuation hinted.
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Bobba
Miss Weston
Bobbs
John Carney
Myr. Carney
MacArdel
MacArder
Carney
Ware
Florence
Guffer
Annie
Yoni
Hawaii
Ton
Mrs. Bruce
Chico
Original Frozen Off Nose Replaced by Vulcanite in Philadelphia
David Dodson of Barnesboro Pennsylvania wears a vulcanite nose substitute crafted after his real nose was blown off in a blizzard years ago. The nose is anchored by bow spectacles and a heavy mustache with black tin tubes. The work, led by Dr A De Witt Gritman and Philip Kurtz in the University of Pennsylvania dental department, followed a failed attempt to graft a finger as a nose replacement.
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Philadelphia
David Dodson
Barnesboro
University of Pennsylvania
Dodson
Dean C. H. Frazier
Medical Department
Philip Kurtz
Dental Department
A de Witt Gritman
Doing It Up and the Thief Bill In Too High
A humorous exchange unfolds with a customer protesting a high bill and the laundryman agreeing, noting the time it takes to “do up a wire” with a quip about four washings. The dialogue captures rustic wit and economics in a compact, period-tinged snapshot.
Made of Cornmeal: Puddings and New England Brown Bread
A collection of cornmeal based recipes including Baked Indian Pudding and Steamed Cornmeal Pudding with molasses and spices, New England Brown Bread with cornmeal rye flour and raisins, Southern Corn Bread and Cornmeal Muffins, plus notes on a Clothes Tree and using dried fruit soaking water for sauces. Includes preparation steps, proportions, and baking times.
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New England
Veal Cutlet in Tomato with Mexican Style Potatoes
Recipe steps describe frying two veal cutlets in lard until brown, stewing with skinned tomatoes, water, and bay leaves, then seasoning with pepper salt and onions. Potatoes are prepared by boiling butter and onions, browning peppers, adding tomato catsup vinegar and brown sugar, then pouring mixture over the potatoes.
New Treatment for Old Matting
When matting fades or wears it can be restored to new life by painting first with regular floor paint and then garnishing after the paint dries. Rugs over matting allow painting any desired color and create a beautiful background for the rungs.
Dry Bread Crullers Recipe Note
Soak dry bread in hot water until soft and mushy. Pour off water and beat until light. To two cups of this add two eggs and a cup of milk. Mix and sift a cup of flour, two and one half teaspoons baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Add to batter and fry in hot pans. Serve hot.
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New Orleans
New England
Dictator Joao Franco Takes Hold in Portugal Crisis
The premier Joao Franco has been named dictator by King Carlos I in a bid to stabilize Portugal amid riots and unrest. He vows a sound financial base, clashes with aristocracy, and faces royal and military opposition while seeking support from the people as he governs in his early forties with a grim, work driven persona.
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Joao Franco
Portugal
Carlos I
Franco
Ife
Austria
Dom Miguel of
Braganza
Republic
Europe
Paris
London
The Rise of Henry Phipps From Cobbler to Millionaire
Henry Phipps, born to a poor English cobbler, rose from errand boy to steel magnate. He joined Klemen and Thomas Carnegie, helped bring in Andrew Carnegie, and built a vast empire now valued at about fifty million dollars. Health worn, he spends much time in Britain owning Scottish estates.
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Henry Phipps
Pittsburg
New York
Edison
Phipps
Klemen
Duquesne
Thomas Carnegie
Andrew
Britain
France
Thomas W. Miller
Millvale
Miller
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Scotland
May Bare Society Secrets Revealed By Hungarian Master
Aurel Batonyi, famed Hungarian whip, seeks $500000 damages for alienation of his wife from Frank Work and others. He married Mrs Frances Burke Roche in July 1806, once a New York society belle, and now claims she and her relatives caused their split. Batonyi vows to expose social secrets on the witness stand, promising a national upheaval and refusing any settlement.
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Aurel Batonyl
Francis Burke-Roche
Newport
Batonyi
Frank Work
Frank K. Sturgis
Work
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Hungary
New York
Misa Frances Work
James Boothby Burke-Roche
Russian priest Petroff released from prison amid church state clash
The Orthodox priest Petroff, freed from monastic confinement after opposing state church controls, is praised for preaching the gospel to the people. Once favored in courts, he was barred from his pulpit, had his paper God’s Truth suppressed, and endured harsh penances at Cheremintski monastery as authorities pushed to defrock him.
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Er. Petroff
Petroff
Holy Synod
Russia
Cheremintski
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