A Secret Marriage and a Dream That Healed a Bride
Charlotte St Omar recalls a hidden past with Cliff Dallas and a secret union. After a dream-like crisis prompted by a forged marriage and a blackmail note, she confesses to her husband Charlie, who forgives her. They stay together with their two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Castlemayne
Charlotte
Cliff Dallas
Dallas
England
Mr. Marlowe
Cliff Wallas
America
Madame F ’S
Providence
Charlie St. Omar
St. Omar
Charlie
Mrs. St. O Rar
Cliff Dallag
Unusual German Horse Meat Trade and Odd Barber Prank
German cities regulate horse flesh sales with strict supervision. Berlin bars diseased animals, kills noncontagious cases, and ships meat to the Zoo. Prices vary, with horse flesh reaching markets in Breslau and Altona, while Dortmund and Bielefeld show lower slaughter totals. An eccentric barber near the king's bench prison advertises shave for a penny, prompting Foote to poke fun and tip the barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Zoological Gardens
Breslau
Altona
Dorthmund
Bielefeld
King’s Bench
Jemmy Wright
England
Foote
Noruine Better for Cleaning Silver Than Alcohol or Ammonia
Noruine cleans silver more effectively than alcohol and ammonia. Rub with it then apply a little whiting on a soft cloth to polish. Frosted silver becomes clear and bright with this method.
Green County Texas Holds Unappropriated Land Figures
Green County in Texas reports two million acres of unappropriated land.
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Green County
Texas
Monks of Mar Saba and a Dead Sea Journey
The narrator describes exhausting ascent to Mar Saba monastery in Palestine. He details monks, vigil bells, sleepless night, and a descent to the Dead Sea where the water’s density allows easy flotation. He laments the Jordan’s width and current and contrasts it with Elijah’s Brook Cherith while visiting Jericho and nearby ruins.
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Dr. Cuyler
The
Dead Sea
Moab
Mar Saba
Palestine
Kidron
St. Saba
St. John of Damascus
St. Nicholas
Chosroes
Pat
Convent
Bucyan
Coney Island
Jordan
Zanesville
Elijah
Cherith
Jericho
Joshua
Zaccheus
Bartimeus
Eateries and Eaters Guide Names Of Noted Diners
A long interview with Delmonico reveals a mix of politicians actors and public figures as discerning diners. The talk catalogs how figures like Evarts Tilden Hooker and others order, taste, and rate meals and wines in New York while a comic horsing about a miner and a telescope ends with a punchline about a curtain and a lucky sighting.
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Delmonico
New York
Sam Ward
Hubert O. Thompson
Public Works
Charles Brooke
Augustine
Tilden
Sammy
Jewell
Hartford
New
Ben. Butler
General Hooker
Republican National Committee
Vermont
Cornell
Hoyt
Don Cameron
Wayne MacVeagh
Bob Garrett
Baltimore&Ohio Railroad
John McCullough
Sheridan Shook
John Duff
John McCaul
Haverly
Mapleson
Thurlow Weed
Peter Cooper
Horace Greely
Judge Packer
Bernhardt
Gerster
Kellogg
Middle States
Chicago
Knickerbocker
A Pigeon Isn’t A Chicken In A Sardinian Tale
A traveler recounts ordering a quick lunch in Carrara Leghorn area. A hotel waiter offers half a pigeon with a promised twenty minute turnaround. The kitchen produces a pigeon in a rush, quickly killed and prepared. The tale ends noting a pigeon is not a chicken, yet the outcome would be the same.
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Carrara
Leghorn
Ironing Calico Dress Advice Warns of White Spots
A vintage instruction warns not to iron a calico dress on the right side to avoid white spots and glass damage. Ironing on the wrong side is said to preserve the new garment’s appearance, preventing the look of a time worn dress.
The Russian Reform Myth and the Moujik’s Plight
The piece argues that reform from 1861 to 1870 freed serfs in name only, creating a system of control that leaves 49 million Russians trapped between official restrictions and poverty. It condemns mass migrations and brutal peasant transport, painting the moujik as a half starved freeman under a repressive regime.
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Russia
Pessante
Moujik
Russian Empire
Siberia
Central Asia
Tuzman’s Guessing Age Sparks Controversy
Tuzman faces backlash after he refuses to give an exact age for a woman. His uncertainty and cautious stance provoke criticism, with critics claiming he is evading truth and inviting enmity.
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Tuzman
Mangy horse sparks grim exchange at livery Stable
A livery stable keeper tells a customer that a mangy horse is a good war steed, joking that the rider would sooner die than run, revealing a grim wartime sentiment in a curt exchange.
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Harter
Rebersburg, Pa
Springer
Journal Store
Millheim, Pa
Iintiem
Court House
H. Brockerhoff
McKerver
Rvin House
MAIN
Jay Streets
Lock Haven, Pa
Woods Calwell, Proprietor
R. D. H. Mingle
Millyheim, Pa
John F. Harter
Practical
Olice
Tomlinson
Cery Store
Main Street
Mizi
Gem
Kister
Main St
Baby and I
Baby
R. Peate
H. A. McKee
Peale & McKee
Attorneys AT Law
Bellefonte
C. T. Alexander
C. M. Bower
Alexander & Bower
Bellefonte, PA
Garman’s
OHN
B. Linn
Attorney AT Law
Allegheny Street
Dale
Diamond
D H. Hastings
Yocum & Hastings
M. C. Heinle
Centre County
Ileur F. Reeder
W. Gephart
Pesan
Gephar
Alleghany Street
High
A. Morrison
Woodring’s Block
Court Rouse
Dr. Keller
Lyon
John G. Love
Mrs. St. Omar
Claudia
James
Curbstone
Venus
Billy
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