Romance of a Glove and a Fortunes Tale of Love
A comic courtship unfolds as clerk Harker vies with rival Fipkins for a nameless beauty. A forged glove, a cautious letter, and a lavish wedding reveal a tangled romance rooted in vanity and social schemes. The tale twists to a surprising marriage and a lesson on appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harker
Indys
Sam
Jit
Brancy Fipkins
Fipkins
Loya
Hill Harker
Vint
Seicaster Smart
Wint
Thia
Earco
Bob Harker
Chancery
Damien Town
Old B
Bill Harker
Aldsfishional
Fipking
Anslfer
Ol B
lord—Foussi
Ab. Camden
Pusay
Etry Leicester Street
Farker
Will Harker
Englad
Lone
Én Agai
Aceient
Grove Road
Stockwell
Strod
Garrel
Kina
St Giles’ Church
Camber
Student Waiters At A Hotel Spark Outcry
A harsh opinion piece derides student waiters as unfit and behaviorally deficient. It portrays them as restless, claiming they seek tips and meals at others’ expense. The anecdote recalls a waiter who balked at serving wine, fearing harm, and notes many come from farming backgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark
Anonghe Freathen
Hotel
Ua Étle
Vine and wine prospects in Bessarabia cited by London Times
The London Times reports Bessarabia has vast cereal farming but waning soil, urging shift to vine and orchard cultivation with scientific methods and better wine production. It notes limited capital, 70 000 acres suitable for vineyards, potential wine yield, and foreign demand as France’s phylloxera shifts markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessarabia
Bestarabia
France
Lange
Witte Micrchauts
London
London Times
Quips Prom the Authors and Related Short Stories
A Norristown Herald brief lists multiple whimsical items and story titles such as The Three Feathers The Lonely Heir and Beyond the Breakers. It notes the Italians who come to this country must have a strong attachment for their native land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora
Norristown
Widow and Gray Attract Coney Island News
An unnamed widow hosts a visitor at her home and discusses marriage, money, and propriety as a curious, flirtatious exchange unfolds. A narrator from Coney Island recounts a broader scene of social intrigue, noting women’s treatment and a hotel’s wary scrutiny of visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Garden of Eden
Coney Island
Murray Hill
Matt
Chicage Herald
The Fox and His Friends and Other Tales
A fragmentary excerpt mingles a fable about a fox and two guests praising him, a note on a moral about clever minds rising above fortune, and stray references to a scene at Chamonix with a railway or travel context. The passage appears merged from multiple items and mentions a commercial tour and a Burlington Free Press note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiere
Forest
Mona
Remarkable Rascal and Northern Pacific News
A blend of sensational life history sketches and railroad industry notes. An ex Confederate veteran, later vilified, wanders through political and legal disputes as the Northern Pacific board reshuffles directors. Also reports on the Minneapolis exhibition, weather, and various patent medicines and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
North Carolina Western Railroad
Nan
North Carolina
Ritagh
Wizaiy
Sothern Minton Ata Rwindlen God
Asa Nultar Ade Ketley
Hmarty Ward Beechurgna
The
Northern Pacific
August Belmont
Fredrick Billings
John A. Brookman
John C. Hullitt
Henjiuin Pe. Cheney
Jumet Go Prego
Julia H. Hall
Robert’ Hirst
Brayton Lyon
Johneton Livingston
Thomas B. Oakes
Tawi Stackpole
Charles B. Wright
Boar
John W. Bills
Roswell G. Mitetan
3. T. Hollowell
John A. Brookan
James C. Fargo
Meayton Ives
New York
Philadelphia
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Relief From Many Ailments
Lofty claims of curing tiredness headaches indigestion and general ill health are presented for Hood's Sarsaparilla. The ad lists numerous symptoms and touts the product as a universal remedy, urging readers to try it for renewed vitality and vigor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Misa Foussi
AaTae
Baek
New York Star
David
Buck
Mr. Gray
Gray
Arkan Aan
the Fox
Herr Gotz
Chamonis
Urlington Free Pres
Minneapolis
St. Tacobs
Michigan
K. Cox
D.C
Washington, D.C
Price
Pennsylvania
Robert J. Houston
Gorgrnor
John Parker
Daniel 8Arly
Seth A. Hoagland
C.D
Thompson
St. Louis
Knights of Labor
Frank Young
Oscar Horrow
Fred Hushhauwn
Southwestern Rails
Missouri Macific Railroad Company
Northern Pacific Company
Haa Re
Mullen
Dr. Pierce
Andrew Carnegie
Edinburg
Pimais Ron
Pierce
Indred
Hydruggiste
W. Cornwell
Chicago
Saga
St. Paul Chemical
Tropica
Lisye
Perry Davin
Rochustor Bnir
Araggiatis
G.I. Mood Koo
Apachiecartes
Lowell
Miman
Laird's
Port Jodgs
Allen
Jatean
Menygiat
Evitadio
Waa
Inter of Athlenta
Thewent
Piso
Lin
Niger
Mino
Sean
Caoler
Peopis
India
Perry Davis
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Ile
Jelacy
Tatimaestate
Boawwu Indy
Pruptlanty Crain
Beton
Tyne
Lawton
Pte
Lana A.W. McCormick
E Sos
New Ostman
Autube Weil
Crarlanstl
Mouly
Ganger, Fisuziet
In Payurs Marvtaitions
Iowa
Opiu Hs
Srircans
Untaion
Onis Pensions
Geecsesis Linge Oh Calm
Lary
Dalam
Vetwnia
Espoultry Yard
Teshaigon Peopine Mastirs
de Wabashan
Artiata
5To
J. Howard Fedtey
Enue
QURUS
Taondl
Atari
Filer Bae Eiti
Mtea Ee
Cout
Rana
Marlaen
Central
Xavier
Woodward & Company
Coin Exchange
Low Fane
State Bar Tae
Vet Tntianion
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