Eleanor moves into Professor Baldwin's world
Eleanor Baldwin arrives at Prof Phineas Baldwin’s New York lodging with plans to work and influence, meeting William Struthers the aspiring electrician and settling into a cluttered, tobacco hazy parlor. Uncle Phineas jokes about marriage while guiding her toward a practical, quiet life among scholars and wage-spinners in the bustling city.
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Emma
Phineas
Harold
Baldwin
Eleanor
Owen Page
New York
London
Uncle Phin
William Struthers
Struthers
Todd
Strange
Phin
Mahomet Ali
Adolph
Delmonico’s
Peachblossom
Mr. Struthers
Pastor’s Fall From Grace In Gossip Filled Town
Washington Post reports on a judge’s sorrow as a pastor faces scandal over fishing on Sunday. The tale blends humor and small-town judgment with a moral inflection on reputations and rumor.
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Justice Shiras
Washington Post
Glacial Collapse in Caucasus Kills Dozens
In the Caucasus between Mount Kasbek and Ghim aral Khokh the Ghenal Don glacier descended into a narrow wedge valley and after receding exposed hot sulphur springs. In midsummer a large ice block broke off, killing 32 people, with a second massive breakup on July 19 sending debris eight miles downstream.
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Mount Kasbek
Ghimaral Khokh
Caucasus
Ghenal Don
Ghizel Don
Terek
Uncooked rice beauty craze proves fatal in Northumberland
A coroner investigates deaths linked to eating uncooked starch for beauty in Northumberland. Reports describe perforated stomachs from raw rice and oatmeal as a misguided trend among colliery district women. The piece contrasts past beauty ideals with modern American standards.
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Northumberland
England
Hungry Man Pleads For Food In Sixth Avenue Restaurant
A starving man in a Sixth avenue restaurant begged a girl cashier for a week of meals, promising to buy back a gold bracelet later. The bracelet was pledged as a token of hardship, later redeemed, then returned to his arm as the man’s sweetheart likely helped him.
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Phin
Eleanor
Emma
Phineas
Sixth Avenue
New York Press
Courage and Duty Amid Heartbreak and War
A reflective verse by Clare Beatrice St. George urges steadfast courage when love falters and dreams fade, invoking resilience to endure shattered hopes and meet the hard path of war with unwavering faith. The piece ends with a family vignette and a child’s misunderstanding about cow horns prompting a humorous reply.
No Visible Means of Support in Dramatic Exchange
Exchange includes Mrs. Dauber praising her son’s paintings and Crittick commenting on his wedded to art and deeming it imprudent marriage. The dialogue reveals social expectations and family attitudes toward artistic vocation.
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Mrs. Dauber
Crittick
The Sleepy Song and Parlor Auction Tales
A nostalgic vignette mixes a bedtime verse about sleepy sheep with a McClure's mention of Josephine Dodge Daskam. It then shifts to a staged parlor auction with wrapped parcels, bidders, and playful deception, followed by practical crafts and a DIY fix-it guide for kids to repair broken items using cement and glue.
Raft from Rio and Jolly Evening Games described in 1900s column
A Brazilian captain plans a June raft voyage from Rio to New York with five Amazon Indians aboard the Brazil raft, forty feet long and ten feet beam, lacking protection beyond palm leaf roof. The journey may last three to four months, with stops for provisions, destination St. Louis for exposition display. Also notes a penny-pinching pins and marbles game set for boys and girls with simple rules and small prizes.
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Rio
I. Frederico Neves
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Neves
Amazon River
Brazil
St. Louis
The Rocking of Lake Erie Weather Study
The 250 mile trough of Lake Erie lies under west to southwest winds creating rocking motion in the lake. Strong gusts push the water eastward with rises of eight feet at Buffalo in hours. After the gale, the lake swings back as wind strength fluctuates.
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Lake Erie
Buffalo
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Harold Stagg
Robert Bonner's
Salford
Glasgow
Beauty Quest
M. Lecurer
Sugny
Ardennes
Leculer
Napoleon III
Clare Beatrice St. George
Bloomington
Jerome
New York Times
Josephine Dodge Daskam
McClure’s
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