A Master Workman's Oath
Coralie confronts Captain Stafford on the moonlit veranda about love and promise refusing marriage due to lack of genuine feeling. Allan Drexel overhears and vows to win Coralie, while Inez Montstrasser plots, warning Coralie that she might face consequences if she harms Allan. The scene ends with a dramatic vow from Allan to keep Coralie as his betrothed despite her protest.
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Coralie
Stafford
Bushi
Allan
Coralle
Cora
Inez Montstros
Captain Stafford
Allan Drexel
Inez Moatstresser
Devonair
Miss Montstrasso
Corahead
Abe
Miss Moatstresser
Inez Montstrassor
Inez
Aptain Stafford
Vorage
Tam
Lbrary
Statard
Corale
Eve
Coquette
Leanne
Mer Defense and Locket Secrets Across Letters
A fragmentary note reveals a woman’s secret locket containing two photographs as she faces accusation of deceit. The text mentions a lover, a wife, and a husband in a tangled set of rumors, with references to journalistic coverage in the New York Times and New York World.
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New York Times
The Cow That Lied at Market
A squire sent a stubborn cow to market with instructions to tell no lies. A farm hand reported the sale price matched the cow’s alleged milking prowess, and the buyer accused deceit. The seller admitted the cow’s milkiness was exaggerated, yet insisted no deception occurred.
Mis Nervy Romance Leads to Proposal
A brief Chicago Record Herald scene shows a woman asking a man, nearly an old bachelor, to marry her. He fears losing his nerve if he waits, and asks for commitment within weeks of knowing each other.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Too Good 10 My Poor Child New York Lim
A village visitor asks how old the daughter who died was. The mother responds she was barely forty and laments she felt unable to raise her, reflecting on the tragedy and sympathy from the community.
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England
New York
Lim
Mrs Davis and Empress Eugenie in Life Compared
A detailed comparison of Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Empress Eugenie tracing losses and trials from Appomattox to exile. It notes Mrs. Davis as a tactful social leader, her life in Richmond and Beauvoir, and Eugenie’s imperial fall, exile, grief, and eventual fading influence.
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Mrs
Jefferson Davis
Empress Eugenie
Dre
Eugenie
Appomattox
Sed
South
Jett Davis
Mrs. Davis
Mr. Davis
Mississippi
Winnie
North
Natchez, Miss
Richmond
Woonie
Mra
Davis
Savannah
Augusta
Ber Rusbas
Maggie
Wille
Jefferson
Canada
Fort Monroe
Winnie ” Varina Anne
Europe
Davie
Sons of the
Confederate Veterans of
NERO OF THE ORIENT OUTRAGES OF ANNAM EMPEROR
Reports in Saigon papers and letters accuse Thanh Thai the young Annamese emperor of extreme cruelties. He reportedly tortured wives to death in August, watched their agony, then killed a council president. He boasted of science by torturing his mother and a wife vivisected. French authorities seized control after rescues at the palace.
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Annam
Thanh-Thai
IndoChina
Saigon
Manh-Thay
Anram Dent
Minh Mang
Birth Stones and Their Meanings List
A readable list of birth stones with attributed qualities for each month. January gar net constancy February pearl purity April diamond innocence May emerald wedded happiness June catseye health wealth long life July ruby cure of love s wounds August moonstone resistance to temptation September sapphire steadiness of brain October consolation November topaz power of winning friends December turquoise success in life
Curious method of catching fish used by Chinese and Malays
A report describes a fishing method where a boat lowers a white canvas screen to lure fish. The shoal mistakes the screen for an obstruction and leaps over it into the boat, enabling capture. The practice is noted as also used by Malay fishermen.
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Fabermen
Floating Palaces Steamboat Drama Entertainment On Rivers
The article describes floating palaces on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, each with a stage company of 16 to 35 actors and seating for 400 to 700. Boats ferry countryside visitors to landings for performances, with bands aboard and connections to towns lacking rail. Mark Twain referenced. Also notes Japan and Britain vying in battleship displacement, predicting future ships of 29 000 to 32 000 tons and public funds to support naval expansion.
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Angbaty
Miseisaing
Ohio
England
Europe
Mark Twain
Totay
Cincinnati
St Louis
Chicago
Tribune
Ramiratty
Japan
Great Britain
Baston ‘Transcript
Soap in Dough Claim Shocks Belgian Chemists Association
A communication to the Association of Belgian Chemists reports bakers may mix soap into dough to lighten bread and pastries. The soap is dissolved in water then mixed with oil before being added to flour, allegedly producing lighter, spongier crumb in bread and waffles.
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Association of Belgian Chemists
Overmarked Title Cites Overdone House Themed Books
A New York book publisher complains that house themed fiction runs too long in print. He names titles such as The House of Mirth The House of Fulfillment The House on the Hudson and The House With the Green Shutters as examples of the trend.
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New York
Mexico labor row over holidays cited by Mundo paper
Estean tendars Mundo, a Mexican evening paper, says the peon enjoys too many holidays. It claims 131 of 68 days are devoted to obligatory idleness, tallying Sundays Sundays, saint Mondays, solemn feast days, holy days, national feasts and family feasts in a sensational count.
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Estean Tendars, Mundo
Mexico
Connecticut Missionary Society Reports Mohegan Outreach
The Home Missionary Society of Connecticut notes a small Inan presence with Rev. Joel Ives preaching to about 10 to 40 locals near Mohegan between Norwich and New London. The mission counts around twenty five members and a young woman leading there, with the area described as Indian's Friend.
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Connecticut
Home Missionary Society of
Joel
Ives
Mohegan
Norwich
New London
Voting om Play Apparatus Noted at Theaters
The Paris Journal des Debate reports M. Boggiano’s theater voting device. Patrons in seats cast a disk into a good aperture or a bad one when leaving, signaling approval or disapproval of the performance.
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M. Boggiano
Paris
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