Kiss in the Mirror Sparks News of Love and Secrets
Jim Bennett returns to Eastboro to find Charmian Wickfield and Grandma in tense mood as the Bennetts reveal a long withheld romance. Charmian explains how Wickfield’s prior pursuit of a London-bound sweetheart led to a proxy marriage plan and a letters chase that ended with a kiss on a bustling dock.
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Jimmy Bennett
Jim Arone
American Express
Paris
Europe
London
Charmian
Jim Bennett
Lizzie Baker
Dearie
Jesy
Supper Plans in a House Bequest Story
A young man comforts Charmian as she contemplates leaving her cherished old home. They discuss selling the house to a stranger, the bank papers, and keeping Grandma happy while facing life changes. Charmian reflects on what the move means, while Jim reassures her and the pair plan a hearty, comforting supper.
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Grandica
Charman Jim
Ted
Grantma
Charmian
Charmi
Charmaian
Jim
Tye
Jimmy
Charman
George
Sophie
Pain relief tonic advertised by old medicine label
An old medicine label touts a corrective alkali for overstimulation and pain, claiming instant neutralization of acids. It promotes Pipstiane tea and a tasteless alkali mix, with strong claims of quick symptom relief and genuine Pharma remedies.
Ex-well with all the angies sand spapered
Charmian questions Charm as she measures figures and recalls a referenced letter from Lizate Baker. The dialogue hints at undisclosed motives and a promised continuation. The scene blends memory, scandal, and unsettled exile, suggesting strained relationships and hidden agendas awaiting future lines.
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Angies
Charmian
Lizate Baker
Andree Body Found After Arctic Quest Ends Mystery
The remains of Swedish balloonist Andree and his two companions were found on White Island east of the Spitzbergen group by a Norwegian expedition. They vanished during a 1897 polar venture aimed at the North Pole, years before Amundsen’s Norge voyage, with one body well preserved and signs of a brutal march by the elements.
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Rmains
Arctic
North Pole
Salomon August Andree
8. Holm
Oslo
Andree
White Island
Spitzbergen
Andre
Frankel
Strindberg
Offessor
Amundsen
Norge
Pole
Norway
Wingless aircraft reported a successful flight on Long Island Sound
The New York Times notes a wingless craft inspired by the Flettner rotor, built with New York capital backing and flown on Long Island Sound near Mamaro Neck. It resembles a seaplane without wings, uses a nose motor to drive a three blade propeller, an auxiliary gypsy motor to rotate cylinders replacing wings, and features three rotors in four sections with twin booms between the motor and cockpits.
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Additio
New York Times
Flettner
Long Island Sound
Mamaroneck
New York
Wool Warehouse Fire Destroys Ontario Wool Growers Building
A fire destroyed the Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers warehouse near Weston Ontario, with 3,000,000 pounds of water soaked wool inside. Firemen quelled the blaze but could not determine the cause. Also noted, most US Army bugle calls trace to foreign origins.
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Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers
Weston
Ont
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Kindness and Virtue in Christian Life by Bethune and Ewing
A reflective excerpt urges living for goodness without desire for reward. It cites scripture from Samuel and John Wesley style moral guidance, praising mercy and selfless acts. The piece discusses Christian kindness as enduring, unselfish, and guided by faith rather than recognition.
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GW. Bethune
Jesus
Juliana Horatia Ewing
Blinded by Tears Over Missed Opportunities
A reflective line notes how sorrow can blur vision, leaving some individuals unable to notice chances that remain, as opportunities slip away while they mourn past losses.
Surface Roadways Share One Fifth Of U S Miles
About one fifth of the nation’s highway mileage is surfaced, highlighting the extent of paved routes across states and regions and signaling ongoing infrastructure emphasis during the period.
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United States
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le Expense
Canada
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