How Mr Young and His Friends Raced Through Crawford Notch
L H Young of Boston recounts a Sunday trip to Crawford Notch with companions who rode an engine from Crawford’s to North Conway. They sat on the cab and tender, rode downhill by gravity, flooded by water spills, and endured a wild, perilous ride ending at North Conway station with the engineer joking about another run.
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Crawford Notch
L. H.young
Boston
New York Tribune
Mr. Young
Crawford's
North Conway
Wey
Ghia
Oder
Cary Willie
Salt-Making in Luzon and Coastal Industry
In northern Luzon Ilocano and Pangasinan households along Lingayen gulf produce salt for home use and sell excess inland. Near Dagupan a village turns salt production into a local industry using sun-evaporated earth and clay ovens, while in Camarines or Tagalog coast provinces families maintain salt ponds with bamboo beds and tidal inflow, yielding small daily outputs but forming self-sustaining salt systems. From Harper's Weekly.
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Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
Dagupan
Avite
Arper’s Weekly
The United States as a World Power Debated
A clipped editorial argues that only major nations can bear war prep costs and notes Italy Spain France face heavy burdens. It warns that centralized power may hinder rapid action and urges greater harmony between policy and executive action to advance world influence.
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Italy
Spain
France
United States
Horses sold to Henry Clews in lengthy bargain
Anecdotes circulate in Wall Street after Mr. Huntington's death. A horse sale between Huntington and banker Henry Clews unfolds over fourteen days, ending at $700 less than asking. Clews recalls the deal, noting the ponies proved splendid and Huntington remained good-humored.
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Mr. Huntington
Wall Street
Henry Clews
Clews
Mr. Clews
Mail and Express
Tootsie the Angora Enjoys Petals and Carnations
The Angora cat Tootsie shows a refined taste for flowers, especially English violets and carnations. He roams the home, snatching blooms with gleaming eyes and a waving tail, then cuddles and rolls on them before napping with a pink nose buried in the blooms.
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Tootsie
Angora
Miss Willard
Ainsily
The
International Review
Elaine's Guardian Meets Two Suitors in Odd Match
An eight year old heiress Elaine rejects religious life and seeks a husband. Her guardian stages matches with two suitors, Rene the fine looking heir and Horace de Pen-Valleet, who discloses he is the secret coachman of the family. Elaine ultimately pairs with the coachman, while Horace reveals a globe trotting life and a plan to live as both coachman and heir.
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Elaine
Redon
Marquise de Pen-Valleet
Trouville
Marquise de Pen- Vailloet
Aedon
Blaine
Rene
Marquise de Pen-Valloet
Marquis Horace de Pen-Valloet
Guardie
Horace de Pen-Valleet
Ming
The Hero Jappers and His Two Names Revealed
A fragmentary narrative introduces John Adolph Jappers known as Jappers. It depicts a youthful figure, his tender nature, a bluff father, and a budding romance with a girl he believed he loved, ending on a note of hinted conversations.
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Jappers
John Adolph Jappers
John Jappers
The Ardent Suitor and the Girl who Snubbed Him
A young man courts Miss Pinky Brown with a knightly show of romance yet is mocked. He fancies arsenic suicide after her dog injures his pride, but after a comic medical misadventure and his father’s harsh remedy he survives. The tale ends with the suitor’s changed ways and a hardened demeanor.
Mme Cahen Defies German Hold On French Hospital
The Franco German war era story recounts Mme Coralie Cahen who led the Vendome hospital with two nurses and seven sisters of mercy. When Prussians aimed to seize the facility she confronted the general, insisting the hospital remain French protected by Red Cross and flag. Guards and locals praised her resolve and moral authority.
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Mme
Coralie Cahen
Christian Sisters of Mercy
Mme. Cahen
Red Cross
San Francisco
Argonaut
Decaying Taste Echoed in Fickle Book Sales
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes that rampant book sales followed by sudden disinterest reveal a public with childlike literary tastes. It contrasts this with a modern scenario where a girl accepts rings from men she doesn't know, hinting at social commentary on risk and display.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Late In Life Bray I Cut My Wisdom Teeth On A Gold Dollar
A Baltimore American line presents a humorous quip about aging and dental doings with Bray I and Jay I described as cutting teeth on rare gold items, reflecting playful wordplay in a newspaper snippet.
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Bray
Jay
Balttimore American
Harold Barnes Finds Love On Summer Country Retreat
Harold Barnes leaves the mercantile grind for a two week summer holiday at a quiet farmhouse. There he recalls Beatrice Harland, rekindles old romance when a white parasol and its owner reappear, and returns healthier, with days brighter and a future shared with Beatrice.
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Harold Barnes
Goodby
Harold
Beatrice Harland
Barnes
Beatrice
Hoe Sharpening Tip and Penny-Pocket Conductor Quip
A Woman's Home Companion note favors bevel outward sharpening for hoes to keep a cutting edge. The piece warns about tiny colds growing into worse illnesses, recommending Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. A curmudgeonly view laments conductors who constantly dig into their pennies for female passengers.
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