A Troublesome Lady on the Troublesome Trail
Oliver shelters Mrs Minny de Restaud from her abusive husband and orchestrates a secret escape to Maine. He plans to meet the train at dawn, lends money, and helps her travel while keeping De Restaud at bay. A kiss goodbye sparks lingering questions about their bond as the tale ends with “To be continued.”
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Parkville
Oliver
Louis
de Restaud
John
Mike
Colorado Springs
Mac
Mr. Oliver
Skye
Annette
Newcastle
Maine
Henri
Hannah
New England
Craig
Minny
Doctor John
Denver
Aunt Hannah
Facmn
Mrs
Daring Experiment Claims Permanganate Antidotes Morphine
Dr William Moor of New York asserted permanganate of potash can counter morphine poisoning and conducted a self administered dose test with three grains of morphine and four grains of antidote. Observers reported no fatal effects and proclaimed Moor had found an absolute antidote attracting wide medical attention.
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William Moor
New York
Moor
Society
Dr. Moor
Destitute Englishman seeks work after Canada return
A Vancouver dispatch describes rising unemployment as Englishman Baker recounts his drift from England to Canada and San Francisco, then Victoria and Vancouver. After abandoning farming dreams he lost money, slept in building sites, lived on bread for days, and relied on relief women to find aid.
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Vancouver
Sound
Baker
Canada
England
San Francisco
Victoria
Relief Committee
Crossing the Channel an Englishman Prefers the Cape
Luke Sharp notes Englishmen hate crossing the channel yet travel widely. He lists five routes from England to the continent from shortest Dover Calais to Southampton Havre or St Malo. He calls Dover Calais the most costly with poor boats and criticizes Newhaven Dieppe as the worst while praising Boulogne Boulogne as best and Southampton Havre for comfort though limited by schedule. He discusses line conditions, speeds, accommodations and risks across routes to Paris and Oostend.
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Cape
Luke Sharp
Detroit Free Press
England
India
Australia
America
Dover
Calais
Folkestone
Boulogne
Newhaven
Dieppe
Ostend
Southampton
Havre
St. Malo
Dover-Calais
Detroit River
Fall River
New York
Newport
Boston
London
Paris
Dover- Calais
Channel
Boulogne and
Seine
France
Dover-Ostend
Victoria
Inman
Editor's Wife Helps with Inside Matter
A neighbor visits a small town editor and jokes about his wife editing his inside material. The brisk woman admits she edits nearly all his inside matter, noting she lacks a family and has leisure to assist him. The exchange lightly portrays domestic partnership and newsroom collaboration.
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Bugle
Domestic economies and wardrobe care in a Victorian home
A fragmentary Victorian column on household routines and moral reflections. It covers clothing care from millinery to gloves, shoes, and gowns, plus routines for laundering nappies, gingham dress fabrics, aprons, and crib fabrics. Practical tips mix with moral exhortations on thrift and virtue.
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