Judith Chooses Love Over Public Shame in The Fourth Estate
Judith Bartelmy defies her judge father to ally with Wheeler Brand, choosing happiness over societal ruin. The courtroom drama ends as Brand and Judith unite, while Judge Bartelmy contemplates the six hour deadline and a shipboard mystery amid a final judgment over power and the press.
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Judith
Goodby
Wheeler
Wheeler Brandh
Brand
Judith Bartelmy
Bartelmy
Mr. Brand
Wheeler Brand
A Prophetic Jewel and the Du Barry Curse
The jewel once owned by Marquise du Barry allegedly bore a hidden, growing image visible beneath the surface. A servant named Lamar claimed to decipher a kneeling woman before a scaffold, an executioner beside her, and a guillotine scene. The sight supposedly preceded the revolutionary horrors and left Mme. du Barry fainting.
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Marquise du Barry
Paris
Lamar
the du Barry
Fly Traps of Spiders Nests Used in Mexico
Harper's Weekly notes that villagers hang spider nest branches to ceilings to trap flies during the rainy season. Real nests enlarge after insect captures and attract more flies, while paper nests fail to lure them. The mosquero insect attacks large wasps as a favored victim in these observations.
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Mexico
Mosquero
Harper’s Weekly
Silk Caterpillar in Assam Spinning Silk
In Assam the eri caterpillar yields silk without killing the insect. Natives call it eri and have used it for centuries. Its cocoons are not sealed like ordinary silkworms, with one end closed only by converging silk loops.
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Assam
Women and the pitfalls of train timing in a Boston Post note
The Boston Post comments on how women use approximate times such as 3 or 3:12 for trains like 3:02 and 2:54, arguing men risk error and frustration when not vigilant. It suggests men trained to exact schedules remain calmer, noting that 3:02 is not 8 or 3:01 and that improvisation causes confusion.
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Boston Post
Whistling in Car Leads to Quiet Standoff
In a crowded car two men shared a double seat. A long distance whistler performed for five minutes until the annoyed passenger asked if he could stop. The whistler admitted he could not stop, but hoped the other was man enough to try, after which the whistle ended.
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Argonaut
Warmth in Letters Sparks Morning Exchange
A man of sentiment argues for more warmth in letters while his worried friend recalls business letters he received that morning with warmth he did not like. The exchange centers on tone and civility in correspondence.
Presence of Mind Wellington Interrogates Murderous Man
In a London Graphic tale, a gaunt man named Dionysius bursts into Duke Wellington's library and declares he must kill him. The duke calmly asks for an appointment, delaying the assassination as the intruder agrees to return later. The maniac is escorted to Bedlam.
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Duke of Wellington
Dionysius
Bedlam
London Graphic
Full of Gratitude and a Walk with His Daughter
Mr. Brown, busy with work, misses time with his children. On a holiday he finally takes his seven year old daughter for a long walk, but she remains quiet and unresponsive for two hours.
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Mr. Brown
Little Girl Plans Sunflower Plant for Father's Grave
A touching exchange shows the girl overcoming shyness to thank her father. She asks his favorite flower and, after his reply sunflowers, declares she will plant sunflowers on his grave, revealing a poignant moment of gratitude.
Tennyson's Tactlessness and Gentle Peace Offerings
A collection of anecdotes about Alfred Lord Tennyson showing blunt remarks and the later gentle acts. He insulted a hostess by calling a fish the meanest and later offered partridge and cabbage as politeness gestures to smooth relations with neighbors.
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Tennyson
Notice of Forfeiture on Rising Sun lode mining claim
Notice to John Hill and all heirs and claimants of John Hill deceased. The finder expended for assessment work in Chelan County Washington on the Rising Sun lode mining claim for years ending 1907 1908 1909 and 1910 totaling 400.00 dollars. Claimants must contribute 200.00 within ninety days or the claim will become property of John Olden under 2824 Revised Statutes. First publication August 12 1910.
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John Hill
Rising Sun Lode
Peshastin
Chelan County
State of Washington
United States
John Olden
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Harriet Ford
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Murderous Maniac
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Leavenworth, Wash
J. E. Shore, M. D
Trinity Medical College
Toronto University
DR. J. Stillson Judah
State Bank
A. G. Mickeown
W.W. M. McCoy
Columbia Valley Bank Building
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Bae Fio seLearet Hk Wheat
Harrington Wash
Harringtons Best
Northwest
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the Leavenworth Mercantile Company
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U. S. Land Department
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Elliott Block
Graham
J. B. Adams
Victor Martin
Omar P, Barrows
Wenatchee
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Columbia Valley Bank
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Thomas & Sorenson
R. S. Ludington
Fred Kemp
Jmce
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Reeves & Reeves
Reeves
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Rota
Seattle
Hewitt Ave
Everett
Wash
J. H. Cook
Wenhatcee, Wash
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Echo Press
Burt J. Williams
Echo Office
J.B. Adams
H. E. Carr
Adams
Carr
Wenatchee Abstract Company Incorporated
R. W. Vermilya
Mgr
Wenatchee, Washington
City Drag Line
Rainier Beer
Lee J. Howerton
Woldenberg
Leavenworth
W. H. Hamilton & Son
Sprague & Ruppe
A. J. Martin
Riverside Avenue
Ninth St
Leavenworth Undertaking Co
Congregational Church
H.N. May
J. Frank Hoxley
A. Oo
A. W. Leavenworth Lodge No
Firemen’s Hall
Nannie Sparks
H. Alice
Cascade Acre
Order of Eagle
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W. W Elmer
Worthy Pres
Geo. A. Block- Ledge
Hamilton Lodge No
O. F. Hall
Taylor Yocum
Chickamin Lodge
C. F. Hall
Sachem
O. Waledenberg
Frank Varo
Ladies of the Maccabees
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J. D. Langdon
Joe Massie
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