Won at Last by Helen Beekman
Bell Fielding, an heiress, faces a love triangle and family pressures at her uncle Archer Fielding’s estate. Loring Armstrong declares his love and offers a home, but Bell’s bond to May and her father’s past threaten a union. A late revelation arrives as an aged father reenters Bell’s life while Armstrong asks for his reward.
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Bell Fielding
Hell
Archer Fielding
Jean
Vietetur
Loring Armstrong
May
Misa
Ell
Euimein
Lavee
Wielding
Bork
Llis
Armstrong
Tin
Loring Arum
Toring Armstrong
Bell
Heiress Wins Heart Amid Family Secrets
A wanderer returns to claim his love as truth unravels a family tale. Loring Armstrong wins Bell’s heiress heart after May Fielding’s death exposes a father’s sacrifice and forgiveness. India learns joy follows sorrow as the final revelation unfolds.
Politician's Clever Rule Discussed by The Philadelphia Press
A congressman rumored to stay within reach of Pennsylvania and New Jersey uses a tactic to extend his control over his district. He mails personalized letters to each of a postmaster candidate's endorsers, claiming the endorsement and suggesting a future appointment, a strategy the paper notes as a clever but self-serving political ploy.
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Congress
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Philalelphia Press
Usu
Post Office Department
Aluminum clock hands and counterweight balance in clocks
The article explains how aluminum clock pointers reduce friction and wear by using a counterweight rod and ball to balance the large minute hand. It notes counterweights are often hidden inside the dial on large clocks, decreasing required drive power and improving movement smoothness.
The Czars Army Mighty Force in Russia
The article outlines a large Russian army with 1 corps d arme divided into 14 divisions, each corps about 45 000 men, infantry including 165 line regiments 20 chasseurs 16 grenadiers and 12 guard regiments. It notes a powerful artillery system 96 siege batteries 104 field 15 mountain 43 batteries and 6 000 light pieces plus siege guns and specialized brigades. The cavalry is described as among Europe’s finest with independent regiments such as Cossacks under strong discipline.
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Russia
Corpe D'Arme
Thies
Detroit Free Press
Pitogetbes
Europe
Divorces in England Show Husbands File More Often
Statistical review finds 353 husbands petitioned divorce compared with 220 wives. Professions vary with clerks leading the suitors list at 38, followed by carpenters and builders, seamen and officers, farmers, drivers, and merchants. The article also recounts a tale of a woman testing a man’s true nature with a morning engagement test.
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Statistica
Generaiis
Eta
Atettes of
England
Pat
Viny Test la Thin
Ingaman
Jearefol
Saloon Straws Costly and Cared For in Peking Era
A 19th century commentary notes saloon straw use in Peking and in American cities. It explains straw procurement from farmers, handling with care, and the expense born by saloonkeepers during the summer season, including the local supply chain and social habit of destroying straws with drinks.
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Peking
Shipmene
Willeh
Germans Decide to Dismantle Mayence Fortifications
German military authorities plan to demolish the fortifications and walls of Mayence, once the most strongly fortified German city, after enduring many severe struggles and historic tragedies.
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Mayence
Walla
Germany
Letter to Women Praises Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A Philadelphia woman, Mrs. Smith, endorses Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a trusted aid for women. She recounts nine weeks bedridden with ovarian inflammation and congestion, constant discharge, and pain that worsened when standing, attributing relief to the product.
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