Wealth and Weddings in Early 20th Century Society
The piece surveys Augusta Evans Wilson and Clara Louise Burnham as highly read American novelists earning substantial fortunes from popular fiction. It notes Wilson’s $100,000 in copyrights over 25 years, Burnham’s rising royalties to 15 percent, and their comfortable lifestyles in Mobile and Maine. It also discusses Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and speculates on royal marriage options to avoid a German union, outlining political implications for the Netherlands.
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Snuffy
Augusta Evans Wilson
Clara Louise Burnham
Vashti
Swift
St. Elmo
Gusty
Mobile
Cole
Germany
Wilhelmina
Holland
William I
Kingdom of
Netherlands
Hohenzollern
Mary of Burgundy
Maximilian
Frederick II
Low Countries
German Empire
Bavaria
Saxony
Ship captain refutes storm crippling claim
In the Indianapolis Journal the captain denies the ship was crippled by the storm saying she lost all of her hands but remained afloat. The piece notes how telescoped passenger trains reveal the stars to travelers.
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Indianapolis Journal
A Closer View of Hall Caine the Manx Author
Hall Caine, touring to lecture and supervise his dramatization The Christian, rose from a Manx crofter’s cottage to own a castle on the island. His study has no desk, a Rossetti chair, and writing occurs at dawn. He enjoys country walks and has many American friends, drawing Shakespearean comparisons from admirers.
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Hall Caine
Isle of Man
Windsor
the Manxman
Dante Gabriel Rosetti
America
Shakespeare
Vesuvius Activity and Local Wit Sparse Notes
Naples reports renewed Mount Vesuvius activity causing anxiety though serious damage seems unlikely. Advertisers tout Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic for stomach and digestive health amid the chaotic clippings. A light quip about a city husband and a Cuban summer fight rounds out the fragmentary column.
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Vesuvius
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Golden Eagle and Local Goods Amid Holiday Catalogs
Fragmented advert and letters mention The Golden Eagle and Lawrence shops in Denver selling cough remedies and belts. A Kent England reader shares cautions about cures for cold and notes a curious anecdote about Lady Macbeth. A Bowman cough product line is listed with a 50 ton whale and 16 horsepower context in a garbled sale blurb.
Insurgent speech hints at patriotic work for country
A Washington Star fragment mentions a remark about patriotism and serving the country, with a line about a possible time when it would be right to work for one’s nation. The text includes unrelated ads for Diamond C Soap, a laxative tablet, and a Union Pacific travel promotion with dates and route details. The item reads as a clipped page segment with mixed content.
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Washington Star
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Burnham
Government Street
Ashland
Wilson
Tiberius
Mrs. Burnham
de Latimer
Miss Archer Archer
Minnie
Cinelanat! Enquirer
Cuba
New York
Mall Plumstead
Kent
England
Clementine
Lady Macbeth
Bowman & Fur Ioe
Denver
Menstrea
Book House
Lydia Liver Pillar
Lisbon St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs & Compound
Bank St
Cincinnati
Mr. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkhams
Adrie Canute V. Writtama
South Mills
N.C
Lydia E
Or Williams
A. C. Bishop
Detroit
Mich
Letredt
Dr. Willams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Bancroft
Chate
Oxford Hotel
Inter-Ocean Hotel
Brown Palace Hotel
A.M. Beam & GU
Fidelity Savings
Eae
Ft Opearte
Tomo
Sorses
Commercial
Sori
Woodworth-Wallace A
E. E. Burlingate's and
Chen Assay Office
Voxes
Catalvevere
Samuel H. Blakesle
Beckie
Norat
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Pat
Big Toute
Oxden
Salt Lake
17Th Street
Wetmore
Shredocoanut
Ufree
Wetmore & Pride Mfg. CO
Kinzie St
Cmicago
Inc
ST. Jacobs Oil
Sapolio
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