Substitutes and the Dream That Fades
Miss Miranda Eldridge, a quiet boarder, clings to a memory of a romance sparked twelve years earlier at a music evening. When she finally meets the reality of a proposal from the professsor and learns of his own real partner, she accepts truth over fantasy and the dream ends with a bittersweet contentment as the professor’s career flourishes.
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Miss Eldridge
Board of Education
Apollo Belvedere
Miranda
Amateur aviator Dr Walden falls in Hempstead
Dr H Walden, amateur aviator from New York City, was severely injured in a monoplane test flight near Hempstead early today. After a fifty foot fall the unconscious flyer was rushed to Mineola hospital with probable internal injuries as witnesses noted the craft lacked the stability of a biplane and the motor failed midair.
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Hempstead
N. Y
H. Walden
New York City
M Fail
Walden
Mineola
Plans for Edna Wallace Double Crime in Pittsburg
Developments in the Edna Wallace and Dr. George M. Stewart tragedy unfold with claims the physician promised marriage to Wallace while set to wed Miss Alice Simpson of Winchester Virginia. Evidence shows Wallace plotted murder at a final dinner, then killed Stewart and herself, with ensuing legal and social fallout among Pittsburg families.
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Pittsburg
George Murray Stewart
Edna Wallace
Wallace
Alice Simpson
Winchester
G. M. Stewart
Miss Simpson
Stewart
Albert E. Ober
Pitteburr
Bertha Neuland
North Side
Ober
Dr. Stewart
Virginia
Thompson
Gave Up Little Ones to Charity in Richmond
In Richmond Mrs Nettie Parsons a 23 year old mother surrendered her two children to the Associated Charities for placement and faced a police court case against her husband James Parsons for failure to provide support. The story details years of hardship, desertion, and an infant death, with Parsons previously jailed and Parsons alleged by Mrs Parsons to avoid work and provide for the family.
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Richmond
Nettie Parsons
Associated Charities
James Parsons
Parsons
Pen Argyl
Jai
Clever nine year old taps meat shop till in Richmond
In Richmond at Leber Brothers meat store a nine year old boy, described as diminutive and clever, entered through a secured window on Tuesday night and tapped the cash drawer for three dollars in change left overnight. He reached the drawer but was not tall enough to fully access it.
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Richmond
Robert Winston
Leber Brothers
Second and
Canal Streets
Kidney Pills End Gravel Passing Says Publisher Daughtrey
J D Daughtrey of Virginia reports passing about 24 pounds of gravel and sediment in urine during kidney trouble over two to three years. After using Dean's Kidney Pills for three years no stones have passed. He keeps a box with 14 gravel stones as evidence and recommends the remedy, 50 cents a box or by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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J. D. Daughtrey
Rusic
Dean
Sonny
J. D. Daugherty
Suffolk
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Youth Breaks Window to Enter House
Detectives Wiltshire and Wren traced the window entry to a boy who rolled a packing box to lift the shutter. Iron bars eight inches apart let a small body through but block a man. The State lacks funds to handle such cases as the negro reformatory and police struggle with overcrowded facilities and incorrigible youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiltshire
Wren
Negro Reformatory
Man shakes hand with Roosevelt on dark Belvidere road
In a Belvidere New Jersey road accident tale, a man named Shea briefly met Theodore Roosevelt by lantern light. The meeting occurred during Roosevelt’s drive to study coal mining conditions, and Shea’s heart gave way until two doctors revived him.
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New York
Shea
Theodore Roosevelt
Belviders
N. J
Mr. Roosevelt
Lawrence Abbott
Lyman Abbott
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Belvidere
Nils
Danville assessors deliver disappointing realty gains
Richmond report shows Danville 1910 real estate values rise little in lots and buildings while Alexandria posts larger percentage gains. observers expect Richmond area assessments to reflect similar shifts though Danville’s totals remain below rival towns amidst revenue implications. An accidental shotgun wound in Bristol ends in leg amputation for James J. Phipps, 28, a prominent slumberman.
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Richmond
Danville
Commonwealth
Alexandria
Alexandr
Commissioners of the Revenue
Bristol
Tenn
James J. Phipps
Iimh
Woman's Cookery and Lively Wit From The Home Page
A miscellany of kitchen recipes for pickling cabbage and making desserts with vinegar butter and cream blends plus an essay on humor by Margaret E. Sangster. It includes pineapple and grape preparations, tea syrup, fruit drinks, and festive serving ideas alongside quoted opinions on laughter and liveliness.
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Margaret E. Sangster
From Woman's Point of View on Oils and Cellar Care
The piece argues for cottonseed oil as a healthier cheaper alternative to lard and olive oil, noting its repeated-use quality for cooking and salad dressings. It urges clean cellars with ventilation, whitewashing with carbolic acid, and keeping dust and moisture out to prevent microbes and decay in the home.
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Irginia Christian College
Lynchburg
Eminor
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Lynchburg, Va
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