Westward Ride and a Lady's Forged Promise Signpost
A narrator describes Nora Willoughby choosing between two suitors Arthur Howard and Ernest Hamilton as a trio of meddling elders stage a forged forgery to test loyalty. Nora's wealth and allure are balanced against honesty and true affection, ending with the two lovers defying convention and marrying.
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Arthur Howard
Ernest Hamilton
Felow
Nora Willoughby
Howard
Nora
Elinor
Tyro
Mr. Willoughby
Dustrith
Willoughby
James Willoughby
Miss Willoughby
Hamton
Mia
Jane
Waverley Magazine
New Books and Authors Highlighted in Reviews
Life Publishing announces In Merry Measure a taking title of vers de societe. William Young dramatizes Ono to Watonna s A Japanese Nightingale. The Life Radiant is by Lillian Whiting. Doubleday Page & Co issue an illustrated edition of The Light That Faded. Howells shows Letters Home, and Chambers releases The Maids of Paradise. Harper Brothers prepare Eleanor Darton with Nathaniel Stephenson. The Senator s Sweetheart by Rosseter Willard, Gorg by Charles K Gaines, and Fanny Crosby life intro by Will Carleton are noted. B L Farjeau dies in Hampstead at sixty seven. Yarjeon, London born, author of Grif, dies.
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Life Publishing Company
William Young
Lillian Whiting
Kipling
Doubleday, Page & Co
Robert W. Chambers
Paradise
Andre Castaigne
Harper & Brothers
Alice Brown
John Lane
Nathaniel Stephenson
Eleanor Darton
Mr. Stephenson
Sabior
B. L. Farjeau
Joseph Jefferson
Hampstead
Mr. Yarjeon
London
Girls and boys and the costs of growing up
Lavinia Hart argues in Collier's that the best parenthood treats daughters as future adults. She warns against overbearing rules and praises teaching independence and virtue. The piece contrasts traditional dress and behavior with a girl’s evolving rights and responsibilities.
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Lavinia Hart
Collier's
Boy Craft Projects with Knife for Key Border and Photo Stand
A reader article explains boys using a sharp knife to craft a key border and a photo stand from dry tree branches. Emphasis on precise jointing, glue or nails, and final fitting with hooks, rings, and leather-backed supports for stability.
Your Father and the Shift from Old Man to Father
The speaker urges youths to stop calling their fathers the old man and embrace the term father as they grow. He notes changes in appearance and status, while acknowledging a life of uphill effort and enduring love from the father who bears his children’s faults without complaint.
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Teeade Nelson
Breed
Tressie Nelson
Joan
Nashville
Tenn
Peruna
Tresie Nelson
Story of a Diamond and Its Surging Price
A Washington Post reporter relays a diamond pawn plot showing how value climbs with demand. A woman pawns a 1.5 carat gem for 30 dollars, buys and resells for 150, then 350, then 500 as buyers chase rarity. The stone ends in an engagement ring worth 3500, illustrating market extremes.
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Washington Post
Washington
Jess
New York
Aty
Testing a New Excuse in a City Laugh Line
A fragmented dialogue humor piece shows a man proposing a night out while another asks what’s being celebrated. Mentions to wife and a fashion of casual banter suggest a light reading, likely a humorous caption in a social section.
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Tye
Harper's Bazaar
Great Nerve Restorer and Teething Syrup Advertisements
An assorted page portrait of patent medicines and health tips. Dr Kiine's Great Nerve Restorer touted with a treatise. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and gum relief. Piso's Cure for Consumption claimed life-saving. Typhoid mortality comparisons note Washington Chicago Boston Philadelphia and Providence as hardest hit.
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Kiine
R.H. Kuisz, Ltd
Arch St
Phils
United States
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Unclear fragmentary quote hints at money, pen and luck
Fragmentary text from Washington Star quotes Anete Eben discussing young men and plotting figures in columns and rows on policy slips. The piece suggests savings and luck but lacks context or complete sentences.
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Anete Eben
Ifa
Washington Star
Tragic Death at Steelton Train Scene
A man named William Laws, described as colored, collapsed and died while hurrying to board a train in Steelton after attempting to jump onto a car. The incident halted nearby activity as onlookers gathered and emergency steps were taken.
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Steelton
William Laws
Porto Rico
United States
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offers Cure All Stages
A promotional appeal claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh as a constitutional disease by internal use. It asserts the remedy cures the blood and mucous surfaces, supporting constitution and natural healing, with a $100 reward for any failure.
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Hall
F. J. Crrxzy & Co
Toledo
Mining boom boosts Mexico as new mines surge
Mexico rapidly rises as a top mining country with 164 new mine registrations in a month. Among them 21 are gold, 48 gold and silver, while 48 produce no precious metal, reflecting a varied output mix.
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Mexico
Preference for Candy Box Over Paper Bag Gift
The note from Somerville Journal mentions Young Mrs. D Gi preferring a half pound of 40-cent candy in a fancy box with a red ribbon over a round of 80-cent candy in a paper bag.
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D Gi
Somerville Journal
German stamp trade leads in collecting and theft saga
The article notes Germany has the most stamp collectors and counterfeiters, with Berlin police recovering a $50,000 stamp hoard stolen from Consul Weber in Hamburg after a London dealer briefly bought it. The tale ends with a $1,750 restitution to the dealer. It then recalls Charles Carroll’s brave 1776 signature amid reflections on virtue and public duty. The piece shifts to a guide urging girls to pursue talents and usefulness beyond beauty.
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Germany
United States
Stuttgart
Vielen
Weber
Hamburg
Charlee Carrol
Maryland
Charles Carroll
England
Carroll
Carrollton
Charles Carro
Br. Nicholas
Suez Canal Shares Bring Royalty to Britain
The British government earns £814,766 annually from Suez Canal shares bought for just under £4,000,000, the canal opening to traffic in 1869 after the first vessel voyage in 1865.
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Suez
Suez Canal
Britain Holds Vast Colonial Reach With Egypt and Sudan
A report states that three sevenths of the world’s colonial territory, including Egypt and the Sudan, is under British control. The figure underscores the extent of Britain’s imperial holdings and influence across continents.
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England
Egypt
Sudan
Gress
Britain
Russian killer executed in St. Petersburg after twelve murders
A Russian criminal named Stebljanski was executed in St. Petersburg after a spree that killed twelve, including a priest. He provoked guards, caused a fire in his cell, and complained the rope was too short before he hanged himself from the scaffold after resigning the executioner.
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St. Petersburg
Stebljanski
Russia
Tolstoy
Sight-Seeing in England One Day Milton Penn and Gray Shrines
Special correspondence from the Sunday Post notes a new day trip for American travelers to visit Milton's cottage at Chalfont St Giles and the graves of William Penn and Gray in Jordans and Beaconsfield. The route also includes Burnham Beeches and Stoke Poges where Gray wrote his Elegy.
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Milton
Penn and Gray
England
Chalfont St. Giles
Willam Penn and Gray
United States
Buckinghamshire
Stoke Poges
Windsor
Gray
Ellwood
London
St Giles
St. Giles
William Penn
State of
Jordans
Les
Waller
Beaconsfield
Cromwell
Bray
Crompwell
Charlies II
Special Correspondence Sunday Post
Mason's Yellow Tablets Promise Digestion and Nerve Boost
An old advertisement touts Mason's Yellow Tablets as a remedy for dyspepsia and nervous symptoms. It claims to improve digestion, strengthen nerves, revive appetite, and increase overall vigor, with claimed relief from nausea, flatulence, headache, and seasickness. It markets the product as a brain and nerve invigorator priced at 10 cents.
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Mason
Peruna hailed as a tonic against heat and malaria
Brooklyn resident Josephine Morris praises Peruna as a fine year round tonic that shields against malaria and the wear of hot weather. She notes two summers of use left her feeling energized and free from the fatigue many women suffer, comparing Peruna to a bath for mucous membranes.
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Osephis ¥ Morris
Carroll St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Josephine Morris
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Prose of Morals and Motivation in Quotation Style
A compilation of moral maxims on charity gratitude effort and virtue. Highlights include links between positive action and social well being and warnings against excuses and fault finding. Ends noting self awareness through reflection in others.
First Concert by Sousa
A retelling of John Philip Sousa’s awkward debut as a violin soloist in a lunatic asylum era setting. The article recalls mishaps, including an oversized shirt, a wobbling bow, and a stern instructor who forbids food after the poor performance. Sousa later wept at home after the luncheon observance.
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Demosthenes
John Philip Sousa
Sousa
Lunatice
New York Telegraph
Work of Skilifa Surgeon Described in Narrow Tale
Kar gas City Journal reports a doctor skilled in a dramatic scene where he asks to lift the tongue and performs an operation. O Pheelan, warned of danger, survives the procedure but dies at three o'clock, according to the account.
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Pheelan
O’pheelan
Kargas
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