Vendetta and the Story of a Forgotten Woman Continues
In Amalfi the narrator reflects on betrayal, love, and vengeance as he contemplates his betrothed wife and a past romance. He commends restraint, then yields to a volatile mix of passion and scorn, while a street scene of a dancing girl and a blind suitor highlights themes of loyalty, poverty, and perception in a divided world.
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Wight
Neapolitana
Christ
Judas
Vincenzo
Jay & Strong Leathern Cree
Sidies
Amto
Giacomo
Pha
Bite
A Woman of Romance and Mystery in the City
A young woman leads her blind husband through streets selling baskets to sustain them. She wins city sympathy for her self denial and courage, becoming a beacon amid vile figures. The narrator reflects on virtue, luxury, and hypocrisy, ending with a letter from Countess Romani and a clue that the tale continues.
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Abe
Newpolitada
Vincenza
Reminiscence on A T Stewart Wins in Trade War
An old New York merchant recalls Alexander T. Stewart’s dominance after he cut prices by 312 percent in 1867 to crush rivalry. Sherwin of Chicago opened The Maison d Or on Fourteenth Street but failed within eight days as Stewart’s lower prices drew customers. Stewart then raised marks by one third, ending Sherwin’s NYC presence.
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Cesare
Signor Ferrari
Abe
Sue
Vrarl
Ausad
Yung Guido
Pella
Eho
Gilde
Addie
Miy
Shel
New York
Aelxander T. Stewart
A. T. Stewart
Sherwin
Fourteenth Street
Broadway
Thirteenth Street
Mr. Stewart
Suerwin
Alexander T. Stewart
New York City
the Bryer
You Women Bargain Things Because They Are Cheap
In a sharp exchange a man accuses women of bargaining for cheap items. She retorts that they buy cheap things because they are bargains, highlighting a subtle gendered distinction in purchase motives.
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Thagze
Advertising Advice on Ink Color for Better Taste
An expert recommends black ink to advertisers doubting ink color for their job, arguing this color remains in good taste and widely acceptable in ads and print materials.
Advertising headlines and envelope opener claims emerge
A writer notes endless contrivances for opening envelopes and readers are quickly absorbed by gimmicks. A New Yorker touts a patent wire device expected to surpass all rivals, while a Wall Street figure seeks funding to mass produce the latest envelope opener. An order is said to have been placed for 22,000,000 envelopes fitted with the patent device.
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New Yorker
Wall Street
Able Corporation
Boys Learn to Cook in Mughen High Cooking Class
A Mughen High School Friday cooking class taught by Miss Efuli and Miss Hull drew seven D grade boys, Joseph Shaw and others, who learned basic chemistry and cooking techniques by poaching eggs roasting potatoes and toasting bread. The session ended with the students tasting their own meal and planning future classes.
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Mughen High School
Efuli
Bapicurus
Bridgeta
Honorahs
Hughes
Miss Hull
Joseph Shaw
Calvin Vos
Wm. Doughty
Freeman Hussy
George Hoffman
Charles Jones
William Simpson
Shaw
Hal
Elevator fright at State house by Indian yell
At Topeka state capitol an Indian yell echoed through halls as Chiefs Muchnose and Little Talk rode an elevator with a guide. One collapsed crying out to the Great Spirit, another clutched the cage bars, Aquane fainted, and the duo fled to their camp after the lift stopped.
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Topexa State Journal
State House
Perdition
Chiefe Muchnose
Little Talk
Indiana
Kindergartens Flourish Worldwide From Turkey to Europe
The Woman's Journal notes a global spread of kindergartens, with Smyrna’s program led by Miss Bartlett of Amortoe established in 1885. It grew from seven children in a sunny room to a sizeable association owning a well equipped building, inspiring widespread demand across Turkey and beyond. Armenians form a core of teachers and students, though Greeks Mohammedans and Jews are admitted.
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United States
Woman's Journal
Europe
India
Japan
Smyrna
Miss Bartlett
Amortoeth
Turkey
Birmingham inventor tests new streetcar fare register
A Birmingham Michigan inventor proposes a novel pepper box like fare register for streetcars. It uses a cylinder with sequential numbered checks issued to each fare paying passenger. Conductors record the starting and ending box numbers to ensure ticket and cash accounts balance.
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Birmingham
Mich
Hila
Mise Courtright quote sparks marriage for money remark
Cleveland Leader reports a sharp exchange in which Mise Courtright asks what happens if four men marry a woman for money and Mr. Spooner responds that the fellow must be hard up, highlighting a terse clever exchange.
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Cleveland
Mise Courtright
Mr. Spooner
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Giance
Qaypelf
Amalfi
Gusu
San “Ommaso
Tle
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Britain
Pigornello
Ink
Cincinnati
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