The Co operative House of Secrets and Rivalry
In Chambers Journal style a group of friends form a shared house with four couples and two babies. A mix up with twin chairs swaps babies at birth triggers a secret vow. Tensions grow over finances class and jealousy until jealousy, gossip and strain fracture their fragile co operation, leaving friendships strained and plans broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sian
Will'stor
Fatea
Cottie
Salli Me Carty
Bob
Boasie Dickson
Twaan
Jeannette
House Ting
Dottie
Dettie
Dicksons
McGarty
Teant
Lehull
How Blutter Bob Was Blutter In Georgia Duel Tale
A Georgia tale features temperance advocate Brown, known as a strict Christian, and his quarrel with Gen Toombs. Brown rejects any religious barrier to a duel, tests his pistol skills by candle-snuffing drills, and the feud ends without a challenge. The account suggests Brown would have killed Toombs if the duel had occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carp. Com
Cleveland
Brown
Bob
Tombs
Heywn
Georgia
Gen. Toomba
Marks
Winschester
Toombs
The Sand Hill Crane Dance At SandHill Lake
The reporter recalls witnessing a Sand-hill crane dance described by a physician companion from Nether Iowa. A crowd gathered on a lakeside slope as two birds performed wing-claps and hops, mimicking a war dance while spectators cheered. The scene lasted about an hour with successive pairs displaying the merriment and marking a winner among the participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iowa
Crea
Gloved Hand Tale of Cairo Khedive and Treachery
A long, distorted chronicle recounts the fall of Mustapha Pasha Sadyk and the minister of finance Khalivey, with English envoys suspected of steering the plot. A midnight yacht ride ends in murder on the water, followed by exile, promotions, and political reshuffling amid Egyptian intrigue.
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of & Parhas
Cairo
Trir
Mustapla Pasha Sadyk
Baypt
Slowey
Paria
Sonedon
Berlin
Vienna
Phar
Junius Binm
Finnance
Hin
Mustapha Pasha Sadyk
Mustapha Pasha
Ani
Mat Mustapha Pasha Sadyk
Hosein
Bath
Chanberlaing
Mustaph Bey
Sami Bey’ Baronndi
Mustaha Pasha Sadyk
Khalivev
Upper Egypt
Gezireh Palace
Sami
Mustapha Boy
Mustapha
Arabi
Ceylon
Blum
Palend
Stewart's Apple Woman and the Superstition of A D Stewart
A Cleveland writer recounts the New York merchant Stewart who believed his luck rested with a little Apple Woman figure. She guarded his fortunes from his early Broadway days to a new stand and vanished shortly before his death. Afterward his business declined, seemingly linked to her loss.
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Stewart
Asinry
Cleveand Wader
T Howe & Greer
A.D. Stewart
New York
Broadway
Denning
Ap Benomin
The Patent Crank and the Patent Man Tale
A Pittburg newspaper tale exposes patent hucksters and the lure of quick riches. An earnest farmer pursues a wonder crank with endless inventions, while a corny con man pitches grand gains from perpetual motion and moralized devices, revealing pretenders and the absurdity of patent fever.
France Aims Practical Uses For Royal Palaces
New York World reports France pursues practical use of former royal sites. Princes expelled and royal jewels valued at about 2.9 million dollars to be disposed. Versailles Trianon Louvre Fontainebleau sites to house art, library surplus, and regional museums. Compiegne to become a tapestry factory under education ministry.
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New York World
Versailles
France
Wudzet
Louvre
Fontainebleau
National Library
Pua
Compiegne
Len Hur Aate of the Christ description unfolds in ornate prose
The excerpt depicts a dramatic, trance like scene describing a young woman Mary and a man of noble bearing, as a vision of sanctity and beauty unfolds. The text emphasizes delicate features blue eyes and golden hair and an angelic air mixed with contemplative reverence, alongside the striking, calm, almost saintly man whose presence conveys strength and gentleness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuhar
Touturg
Adda
Mary
Geno
Ljean
Morstal
Lieaven
Beth-Dagonite
Geniue
Santino
Cal
Wight
Thenell
The Taste of Love in Portnightly Review
The article discusses patterns in romantic attraction, noting men favor tall women and the pairing of opposites. It argues attraction reflects a desire for a natural complement, hinting at subconscious indicators guiding early judgments in love. It concludes with a caution about following these intuitions.
An Earthly Paradise: South California Health Resort Vision
Vague, fragmentary description of a Southern California health resort with mild climate, abundant hotels, schools, and transportation. Claims of ample sunshine, diverse churches, and social life. Mentions bananas of agricultural wealth, orange trees, and olive and fruit crops. Quixotic travelogue tone references New York medical venue and distant mountains and ocean.
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Los Angeles
Southden
California
Salvation, Army
Brooklyn
New York
Lawrence Birrelt
Sieree
Minle
Juna Dy
Wits
Angi Javier
The Treatment of Corpuence and Vorpalence in Diet
A historical medical discussion outlines diet plans to control vorpur lence, emphasizing simple meals, limited fats, and high albumin foods. It notes hereditary tendencies and warns that suppression requires careful adjustments, with occasional additions of forbidden slices to manage symptoms and digestion.
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Bisnyarek
Seouring Nis
Exportation of American Pine Seed and seed gathering
Burlington Vermont dispatch describes a new pine seed trade with France and Germany using white spruce cones from local sources. About 1,000 bushels of cones were processed at 40 cents per bushel, with five men for two months yielding seed. A Charlotte area branch handles larger scale operations, heating cones to open them and shipping seed directly to foreign governments. The piece notes Lake Champlain shipping changes and U S laws affecting such exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittaiurg Commercial Gyretti
Reca
United Srabea
United States
Nures
Andon J
Washington
Loo Jong
Snl
Washinton
Thad
Thave
L. G. Ganfremi
Burlington
New York Herald
Germany
I. Strenanen
Sorie
Ttas
Charlotte
Burlington Prep Press
Chimiplan
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Tracy
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Bam McCarty
Wils
Will Dickson
Cettie
Gattis
Generil
Airway
Eden
Dickson
Tupper
Wade Papas
Mrs. Dickson
Anyhory
Aloss
Will
Cottin
Nitah
Bam
Fran
Fay
George
McCarty
Tzrow
Paina
Christ
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