The Cellar Window in a Counterfeit Mint Case
An old Secret Service man recalls a case on the Ohio River where a tobacco box hid counterfeit coins. A dark eyed stranger led to a two story hideout with a hidden mint behind a trap door. The raid exposed the complete operation and a pivotal cellar window clue.
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Secret Service
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Darkey
Ohio Valley
Consignee
Hades
New York Times
Dragged Down by a Warship in a Close Sinking Tale
In the Edinburgh Medical Journal James A. Lawson recounts being dragged under by a foundering steamer. He describes diving deep, exhausting breath, chest pressure like a vise, and repeated gulping of water amid accumulating carbonic acid before losing consciousness and finally surfacing.
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Edinburgh
James A. Lawson
One Man S Odd Experience Saving for Burial Helps His Life
A man recalls how saving money to bury his family, once his dire poverty eased, brought relief and financial confidence. He says the ability to honor loved ones without help from others gave him security and improved his business outlook, aiding their progress.
Street preacher in Maryville defies mayor and marshal
A Maryville exorter preacher faced arrest after loudly preaching in public. He resisted, shouted Amen and Hallelujah as officers tried to quiet him, and was offered to leave town or work 100 days on the rock pile. He chose to hide, illustrating his zeal amid the confrontation.
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Maryville
Garrett
Kansas City Journal
Commandments mix sparks debate in Massachusetts house
In Boston the Massachusetts house wrestled with a bill to repeal the libel law clause allowing mitigation of damages. A notable moment had Mr Maloney miscite the Ninth as the Eighth, prompting Protestant laughter and a Bible reference. He then produced a Catholic catechism showing the Eighth Commandment about bearing false witness.
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
Boston
Maloney
On the Way
Poem fragment praising endurance and prophecy of a brighter day. Lines echo weary winter and hopeful May, with lines about songs, crosses, and sweeter rest as future promised. attributed to Frank L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
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Thomas K. Hervey
Frank L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Explorer Scott Reaches 100 Miles Closer to South Pole
Captain Scott aboard the Discovery reports a breakthrough as he penetrates 100 miles nearer the pole than any prior expedition. He discovers a vast, previously unknown mountainous region, suggesting land extends to the pole in a chain of lofty elevations.
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South Pole
Capt
Scott
Cupola Sketches of a Village Well and Time
Byron Williams weaves a parable from an old village well. The piece traces water, change, greed, and charity as a town grows from pump to city, ending with a warning to keep the heart open and the well of brotherly love alive. Plus short items: editor’s tax list note, Lipton Cup remark, subscription ax, Miss de Lussan flirtation, George Ade subject claim, and a dog food joke.
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City Council
Any Way You Like It Soup and Dress Fashions
Instructions for a vegetarian potato and Jerusalem artichoke soup and several garment notes. Directions cover peeling dicing boiling and straining vegetables then serving with toast or forming cakes. Dress pieces describe a Russian front frock for children and two gray tea gown designs with trims and fabrics.
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Jerusalem
Summer fashions and home decor from old magazines
A miscellany on housekeeping and style features includes turpentine for cleaning zinc, fruit and cereal diets, daily naps and baths, and nongraphic advice on summer attire. It covers hair pins, fabrics like Chinese vigogne, blouse designs, hat trends, and interior drapery harmony. It also notes tailored garments, kimono dresses, and the rise of light gymnastics for women.
Practical Household Tips and Fashion Fringe Feathers
Practical advice covers lamp wick care with vinegar and drying for a smoke free flame. Dry colored cambrics in dark rooms to avoid color loss. Fresh paint odor fades with water and hay pail renewed several times daily. Pancakes on soapstone griddle digestible. heat slowly and rub with dry salt. Fringe feathers describe ostrich plumes arranged as black over white with knotted strands for a dramatic look.
Household Talks and Practical Home Tips
Practical notes on cheese as a mild sedative and digestion caution, daily baths to prevent disease, letting pastries cool before storage, soaking cords in paraffin for fire lighting, and using window wedges to ease drafts and costs.
Morning Coats Echo Cavalleria Rusticana Style
Morning dress items namely Santuzza jackets and aprons appear as quaint home wear. The silk etamine garments imitate the heroine’s small garments from Cavalleria Rusticana with trimmed edges.
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By Byron Wlliams
Iowa
Pumster
Thomas Lipton
Miss de Lussan
Colorado
George Ade
Illustrated London News
Vick
Family
Boudoir
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