Mrs Bluebeard The Story Of A New Year's Resolution
Suzanne debates a locked antique desk found in the garret during New Year festivities. Believing in husband Bob, she fears hidden letters or keepsakes but discovers the desk holds a wedding gift from grandmother Hadleleh. Bob reassures and the couple reconcile, vowing to trust love over locksmiths.
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Suzanne
Hess
Nora
Bess
Bob
Sue
Sis
New York
Adelaide Gifford
Adelaide
Thurston
Copper Thurston
Catehall
Deak
Edward Atkinson recalls Boston common law memory
The late Edward Atkinson recounts a tale from boyhood when police constable Erastus Clapp chased trespassers from the Boston common. Years later Atkinson, now a prosperous man, meets a bent Clapp who fails to recognize him and retorts that no honest boy had reason to run from him.
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Edward Atkinson
Boston
Erastus Clapp
Clapp
Mr. Atkinson
Diary Gift Turns From Journal to Scrapbook
A Judge notes how a diary given to a young wife can evolve from daily entries to lists of recipes and household tasks. It begins with waffles and ruching, tea kettle repairs, kimono lining, and small sales like pants to a ragman for 22 cents, ending as an account book and cake recipe scrapbook.
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John
Sleeping Car Porter Kept On Job Despite Naps
F A Miller of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway told at Hollenden Hotel a tale of a sleeping car porter found asleep on duty aboard The Pioneer Limited. The inspector questioned him and the worker calmly explained fatigue from rough prior runs and smoother current service. Miller noted the man violated rules yet kept his job thanks to his wit.
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F. A. Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Hollenden Hotel
St. Paul
Pioneer Limited
Cleveland Leader
Proper Eyeglasses Explain Equal Focus for Eyes
The article explains how field glasses require proper focusing for both tubes and applies the same idea to human eyes. If each eye has a different natural focus, blurred vision and headaches occur. The remedy is glasses that balance the focusing power so both eyes match.
Cuticura Heals Severe Limb Humor in Three Weeks
A Newark man recounts a three year battle with a severe humor on his lower leg. After doctors failed, he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment daily, completing a full course in three weeks. He reports no recurrence and now uses Cuticura exclusively.
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H. J. Myers
U. 8
Newark
New York
Young Man Lord Ronaldshay Travels Far Abroad
Lord Ronaldshay is described as a thirty year old traveler with extensive journeys through the Himalayas and Persia. He has explored Kashmir Baluchistan Ladak Thibet and the Persian gulf along with Ceylon, earning him realm wide recognition for his travel experience.
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Lord Ronaldshay
Himalayas
Persia
Kashmir
Baluchistan
Ladak
Thibet
Persian Gulf
Ceylon
Allcock's Plasters Praised as Superior Medical Remedy
Worth Knowing declares Allcock's Plasters the highest example of medical science and skill. The original porous plasters outperform imitators, delivering quick effective relief for Weak Back Rheumatism Colds Lung Trouble Strains and local pains. Buying Allcock's Plasters guarantees the best plasters made.
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Allcock
Nansen ridicules sympathy for travelers and drinks
Dr Fridtjof Nansen Norway s famed arctic explorer now minister to Great Britain says sympathy for travelers hardships is misplaced Most men travel by choice and live close to nature he doubts alcoholic beverages are beneficial and extols proper starching for fresh looking laundry Defiance Starch marketed as the key to better laundering results
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Fridtjof Nansen
Norway
Gerat
Britain
Lquor
Elderly Wisbech Woman Dies After Writing Obituary
An 84 year old Wisbech resident died and had written her own obituary the day before passing. She also prepared a list of friends to receive memorial cards, revealing her thoughtful forethought in end-of-life arrangements.
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Wisbech
Germany
Sre
Canadians Welcome American Farmers to Western Homesteads
The Buffalo Express highlights rapid growth of Canada West with 4174 homestead entries in July, including 1212 from the American West. It notes American farmers bring capital and practical prairie farming experience, easing integration with Canadian settlers and government agents report minimal cultural gaps between Western U S and Canadian farmers.
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The
Buffalo Express
Canada West
Canada
Great Britain
Dakota
Express
Cannadian
Prairie
Oregon
Minnesota
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Western States
Rifle Shooting Added to British School Curriculum
Mr. Birrell announces in the House of Commons that elementary schools in Great Britain will include rifle shooting in their curriculum. Authorities are allowed to teach shooting at miniature ranges for certain ages with funding from public funds under specified restrictions.
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Great Britain
Birrell
Board of Education
House of Commons
Tide Power Device to Revolutionize Industry
A group led by William O. Weber of Boston claims a tidal energy device can manufacture compressed air. A demonstration plant is planned near South Thomaston, Maine, to prove the invention’s value.
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William O. Weber
Boston
South Thomaston
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Newark U. &. N
Cutileura
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