Mutineers Take Ship and Abandon Mainland Escape
On a moonlit shore the brig’s mutineers seize control, bind Frere and Bates, and force a retreat to the mainland with Mrs Vickers Sylvia and wounded Grimes. Rex and crew divide provisions, plan shelter, and Bates is mortally wounded in a clash as Bates entrusts Frere with Sylvia’s care.
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Sylvia
Bates
Rex
Fair
Cheshire
Frere
Mr. Frere
Grimes
Russell
Lyon
Riley
Lesly
John Rex
Mrs. Vickers
Hell's Gates
Bea
Barker
Philip Island
Tucker
Julia Vickers
Mr. Bates
Mamma
Sarah Island
Fribble
The Woman Worker and the Superfluous Male
The Indianapolis Sun discusses the rapid rise of women in the workforce and its effects. It cites NY firms replacing male clerks with women and notes wage differences, marital impacts, and societal change. It warns of potential economic strain if men are displaced and calls for adaptation to the new worker balance.
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Young Women’s Christian Association of
New York City
New York Life Insurance Company
New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
United States
Dundee
Scotland
Indianapolis Sun
Too Soon for Divorce. Wedding Tale From Niagara Falls
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a newlywed couple six weeks into marriage. A traveler asks if Ys Sue Brette married yet, and a native confirms the wedding. The tale pivots on jealousy and a husband admiring scenery during a honeymoon, highlighting light social satire.
Two of Many Society Dialogues Reported
A Philadelphia Press snippet records a playful exchange between two society women over marriage to the same man, Mr De Voss, with witty insistence on who married first. The brief overheard dialogue captures social mores and humor of the era.
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Mr. de Voss
Philadelphia Press
Tramps and football tease at home in Washington Star
In a Washington Star snippet, Farmer Corn tessel reports pride in his son after a football game, claiming his educational progress will ease concerns about tramps when he returns home. The remark reflects a small town mood and the era's social tensions.
Fixing the Limit on a Southern Pullman Train
A passenger questions why the slow train is called the limit ed. The porter explains that travelers shouldn’t give the porter more than a dollar tip at a time.
How to Be Happy Poem Preface
A brief verse attributed to John Sterling counsels focusing on goodness, ignoring evil, and persisting through failure. It urges pursuing meaningful work, renewing effort after setbacks, and viewing failures as blessings refining righteousness. The tone is reflective and moralistic.
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John Sterling
Composite photograph causes Fred to meet Celia Colburn
Fred Liddon visits Grace Sherwin and discovers the Phi Delta composite photo pairs him with Celia Colburn. Grace stages an in room presentation revealing Celia as the fifteenth member, leading Fred to awkwardly claim the honored newcomer.
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Fred
Fred Liddon
Grace Sherwin
Hert
Harvard
Yale
Liddon
Arthur Stapleton
Grace
Celia
Miss Colburn
Celia Colburn
Phi Delta Society
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Old England
Liberty
Frera
John
Niagara Falls
Desert
Scribner’s
Grace Glanc
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