Sydney tragedy reveals rival sisters and a concealed pistol
In Sydney a theater season ends in horror as Ada Warrington lies dead from a pistol shot and sister Elaine, the other Miss Warrington, is suspected. The coroner hears how Ada boasted of a pending engagement to Gerald Weare, how Miss Elaine feared rivals, and how a pistol linked to Blaine Warrington was found. Witnesses recount quarrels, love interests, and a family torn by jealousy amid a fatal night in public gardens.
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Sydney
Blaine Yarrington
Fund
Gerald Weare
Lila
Ada
Munierer
Lim
Iu Chom
Warrlngton
Togothe
Weare
Ada Warrington
Bis Brougham
Warrington
Magus
Elaine
Therm
H. T
Sue
Miss Ada
Nataally
Martha
Aluce
Ike
Coronas
Blaine Warrington
The Warrington Trial Empty Docket Haunts Courtroom
Elaine Warrington testifies about her sister's death during an inquest. The coroner presses for details of an engagement to Mr. Gerald Weare and a pistol found near the sister. Warrington recalls night in a theater, a supposed memory lapse, and questions of motive and separation as testimony continues.
Epito me of a Life
Fragmented verses trace a life from cradle to grave in poetic form. The speaker mourns a figure named Abe through stages of youth, marriage, profession, illness, and death. The piece moves through memory and ritual, ending on a somber note.
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Maxhood
Abe
Dain
Shanghai Shun Pao Paper Impresses Trade Visitor
A visitor describes Shanghai's Shun Pao, the city’s best-paying daily. An eight-page thin sheet prints on one side only with a greasy yellow look and dense Chinese type. The paper’s single-column headline uses five characters and costs 10 cash, or about half a cent after currency adjustment.
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Hata
Shun Pao
Shanghai
Frank Lesiie
Harper's Weekly
Hina
Imidation Sweetbreads Petroburg Dispaten Doctor Says
A doctor warns that true sweetbreads are the pancreas, a healthy meat, while trade sweetbreads come from throat glands. He notes salivary gland substitutes from cheeks are sold as sweetbreads, inferior in quality. Real sweetbreads are triangular, while throat-derived ones are oval, and consumers have long mistaken substitutes.
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Petroburg
Jedge Waxems Proversbs and Political Satire
A fragmented satirical piece mocks political leaders and voters. It laments the gap between campaign promises and actions, notes the ease of change in allegiance, and cites various regional woes including scattered fever reports from Antiza.
Poultry Care and Management for Profitable Spring Hatches
Joseph Wallace offers practical guidance from Poultry Monthly on advancing hens and broods, stressing timely hatching, proper care, cleanliness, and space. He warns against overloading late hatchers, emphasizes sanitation to prevent disease, and argues that healthy, well-raised birds maximize profits.
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Joseph Wallace
Jog Poultry Monthly
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E. 8. Williamson
Bell
Picien
Bnt
Ankers
Caroner
Iodgers
Mc Weare
Andoy
Sonny
Mr. Weare
Degline
Slater
Tofe
Jedge Waxem’s Proverbs
United States
Pouliny' Xard
Ua Anttlah Daily
Tac Elgin Dalry
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