Aunt Mary Was Odd Ends in a Priceless Gift
George Strang and his wife Lucy inherit a concealed stash inside Aunt Marys odd vase a note from the cranky aunt and a string of wills revealing a thousand dollars in paper promises. The couple reconcile with Aunt Marys memory deciding to preserve the vase as a keepsake.
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Mary
Mrs. Strang
George
George Strong
Lucy Bentwick
Lucy Promply
Mia
George Strang
Agaip
Lucy
Aunt Mary
Lucy Strang
SM. G. Chapman
Quarrel Over Vase Strains Lucy and George
In a tense domestic scene Lucy and George clash with Aunt Mary over a mantel vase. Aunt Mary visits unexpectedly and expresses disdain for their efforts, leading Lucy to hide the vase and George to threaten to smash it as tensions flare. Lucy pleads for restraint while the quarrel escalates into volatile theater within the home.
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Lucy
George
Alu
Thair
Mary
Baynd's Bridge
Pisces
Imperial Porphyry Quarries and the Reach of Ancient Luxury
The article explains the origin of imperial porphyry in the Gebel Neknan desert in eastern Egypt. It details arduous transport from quarries to Rome across the Nile, desert, and Mediterranean routes, noting the stone’s unique global source and its disappearance before the seventh century.
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Weigall
Gyrpian
Gebel Neknan
Tea Sea
Sen Insula
Sinai
Nie
Rome
Desert
Kench
Nile
Perils of the Bystander in a Chicago Dog Case
A Chicago judge faced a quirky dispute as two women claimed a bill dog. The judge awarded the entire animal to a third woman considered an innocent bystander. The ruling highlights complexities in unfamiliar legal claims and the role of bystander status.
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Chicago
Tramway Through the Air to Sugar Loaf Summit
An illustrated aerial tramway near Rio de Janeiro links the bay beach to a mainland bluff and then to Sugar Loaf. The 16 passenger car is cable guided with a single loaded car per span, emphasizing passenger safety amid the ascent’s notoriety.
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Sugar Loaf
Morro da
Rio de Janeiro Bay
Thes Bay
Rio de Janeiro
Miraculous Escape as Freight Door Crushes Man on Track
Carl Gill bargagemaster narrowly escapes death when a loose freight car door tumbles onto the track as a train nears. He wrestles the heavy door free, then somersaults to safety just as the engine bears down. The incident follows reports of oncoming trains prompting caution across the system. In Spokane a philanthropic group organizes to aid working girls with a home hotel modeled after Franklin Square House.
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Aquidenta
Carl Gill
Gill
Gil
Spokane
Philanthropic Society of
Franklin Square House
Syston
First official driver of the Rocket andEd ward Entwistle
Stephenson’s son first drove the Rocket but was only testing. The first regular locomotive driver between Liverpool and Manchester was Edward Entwistle born 1813 near Wigan. Apprenticed in Manchester, he helped Stephenson, then became sole Rocket operator for two daily trips until leaving to emigrate to America where he died at eighty one.
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Stephenson
Thémas
Liverpool Onc
Manchester
Down
Edward Buemistle
Tydesley Banks
Wigan
Entwistle
Bridgewater Trust
George Stephenson
Liverpool and Manchester
Stephensoh
Mfc
Frank Hird
Lancsshire
Young Entwistle
Seth
Liverpool
Huskisson
Maneheaver
America
Train delays and a mother's kiss in a subway farewell
A railway guard delays a train by half a minute to allow a mother to keep her adopted child. Passengers, moved to tears, sign a petition for the guard's pardon as the train departs in a hush of sentiment and public sympathy at a New York subway station.
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Ste Ile
New York
Value of a Patron and Postage in a Downtown Note
A garbled reader note discusses a patron value and a woman who took change. It mentions a one-cent postage stamp equivalent and weekly charges. The text reveals confusion over communication and regular customers in an uptown setting.
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Uwe
Judge Miller Credits Dodds Kidney Pills For Recovery
Gray County Probate Judge Philip Miller of Cimarron Oklahoma- Kansas reports curing heart trouble after using about six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills for a year. He says dizziness eye trouble breathlessness chills and back ache disappeared and he remains vigorous at 63 while performing manual labor weighing around 200 pounds. He invites correspondence and publication.
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Dodds
Gray Go
Philip Miller
Cimarron
Kaa
Ga Miller
Dodds Kidney Pills
Dodds Medizin Co
Buffalo
Adv
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Wiscune
Sey Con Elder
Linda J. Mo Smith
Ith
Schaol
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Rakrre
Wm. A. Rogers Silverware
Johnson
A. Rogers
B. J. Johnson Soap Co
Milwaukee, Wis
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Aigathers
Atyles
Ahapento
Brockton
Mass
Son
Douglags
Drouglas
Nia
Vogt
Ruimalt Reaedy Co
Tiaekw Gil
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