Nonas Obedience and a Country Love
Philip Hayes vacillates between city life and visiting his country sweetheart Nona Zabriska. He hopes she accompanies his family to Virginia springs, but first must gain her consent and a more stylish demeanor, while Cecilla nudges him toward marriage with Jessie Mabin.
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Broadway
Philip Hayes
the Westminster
Jessie Mabin
Jersey
Brother Will
Philip
Nona Zabriska
Nona
Virginia Springs
Tiffany’s
Cecilla
Cecile
Jesse Mabin
Philip Mayes
Jack Christie
Piazza
Jack
Mr. Hayes
Porsyth
Phil
Fashionable Nona and Philip Hayes at the springs
Philip schemes to mold Nona into city manners but she adapts with quiet resolve. Nona attracts attention, Jack Christie and Cecile stir jealousy, and Philip breaks away in pain. The tale ends with Philip regretting his failed manipulation and acknowledging Nona’s true appeal.
Killing a Bull Elk in Sierra Madre Hunt
Frank Wilkeson recalls a Sierra Madre elk encounter while elk bugling for a mate. After tense moments he decides to shoot, killing the bull to provide meat for his comrade and family, then dresses the animal and disposes of organs for scavengers.
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Sierra Madre Mountains
Frank Wilkeson
New York Times
Bessie's Ailment and the Diploma Mystery
A playful fragment shows a mother asking about a sister's illness and a child mentioning a diploma from school as the possible cause, hinting at a humorous misunderstanding or mischief. Names and places are not clearly specified in the readable text.
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Bessie
Sehoo
Inventor Seeks Automatic Collar Buttoning Device
A lazy man who has invented a method to lie in bed and manage fires and feed pigs by a pulling wire insists he will never be content until he owns a contrivance that buttoned collars automatically.
The Fiery Rum Shed of West India Dock
In central London a vast rum shed at West India Dock holds 200000 square feet of vaults packed with casks. No light is allowed, no lanterns. each cask is numbered and transferred by lighter to shore. The process relies on precise markings and operations as ships unload to fuel the world’s grog.
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London
West India Dock
No Escape From A Mean Farmhouse Kitchen
A dialogue depicts Mary Ann and Sarah arguing about harsh treatment in two stifling households. The first owner locks away berry wine and begrudges mercy. In the second, the missus demands quick change from purchases, highlighting petty exploitation.
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Mary Ann
Sarah
Cuteness of the Company on the Smoking Car
A passenger argues that the railroad’s reluctance to ventilate the smoking car is a safety flaw. The dialogue suggests the company would evade liability if deaths occurred in a wreck but stemmed from preexisting suffocation. The exchange highlights concerns about passenger safety and corporate accountability.
How to Fix George
Uncle advises Bachelor George to propose soon. A witty exchange shows Nicce reluctance and playful plans to slip a motto gift for the birthday to nudge a commitment.
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George
Waiting for Service at the Restaurant
A light exchange highlights a diner who waits long after ordering. He jokes the menu lures him in but leaves starving, prompting the waiter to defend the kitchen. The dialogue turns on patience and appetite as the man complains of delays.
Was It Murder A Stoker’s Justifiable Homicide Tale
A railway stoker recounts a near fatal train incident on the Pluto engine led by the volatile engine-driver John Morgan. Facing a madman at seventy miles per hour, the narrator pushes Morgan onto the rails to save passengers, preventing a crash and earning a station-master posting while seeking public verdict of justifiable homicide.
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Chambers’ Journal
Great Junction Railway
Padington
Dolchester
Pluto
John Morgan
Lil
Morgan
Blinton
Blinton Junction
Little Mudford
Cerro de Pasco: Heightened Climate at Peru’s Junction
The Cerro de Pasco city sits atop honeycombed foundations where the eastern and western Cordilleras meet near Pasco. From December to March the locals call it winter though it is summer, with daytime temps 12 to 13 degrees above freezing and nights near zero, yet water rarely freezes. The sun can render exposed areas intensely hot while shaded parts stay cold, making the climate unusually extreme.
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Cordilleras
Peru
Junction of
Pasco
el Nulo de Pasco
Cerro de Pasco
Lima
Cerro
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Millheim, PA
B. Stover
Madisonburg, Pa
Reifsnyder
W. Lose
R. John F. Harter
Practical
Methodist Church
Milluem PA
R. Geo. L. Lee
Ww. P. Ard, M. D
Woopwarp, PA
O. Deininger
Journal Office, Pennst
Springer
Millheimn, PA
Millheim Banking House
Jno
H. Orvis
C.M. Bower
Ellis L.orvis
Bower & Orvis
Attorneys-at-Law
Woodings Building
D. H. Hastings
W. F. Reeder
Astings & Reeder
Bellefonte, PA
Allegheny Street
Yocum & Hastings
J C. Meyer
Bellefonte PA
Hoy
W. C. Heinle
Centre County
J A. Beaver
J. W. Gepharton
Gephart
Allerhany Street
High Street
Allegheny ST
Bellefonte, LA
C. G. McMillen
Cummins House
Bishop Street
Emanuel Brown
Main
Jay Streets
Lock Haven
Simmons
J.H. Zeil
Nora
Mrs. Hayes
New York
Besssie
Ias the
Rascal
Nicce
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