A Tailoress of the Grange Dinner Party Scheme
Fanny and Alma Leslie secretly tailor a coat to dress their father for a dinner with renowned savants at the Grange. Max Lynfield funds the scheme then confronts Fanny, learns her truth, and proposes. They marry after he declares his love, while the coach of the old professor unwittingly borrows the coat.
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Grange
Papa
Fanny Leslie
Max Lynfield
The
Leslie Estate
Doctor Debrun
Fanny
Fannie
Fan
Miss Leslie
Mr. Leslie
Alma
Alma Leslie
Colonel Lynfield
Olster
Leslie
Boudoir
Eudek
Mme
A Level-Headed Brakeman Turns Pro Among Rails
A stubby young brakeman on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad earns swift advancement after guiding a safe pass at a sidetrack collision. He demonstrates skill by teaching the sawed-by method to let trains pass and soon becomes telegraphy trainee, then train despatcher, and rises to master of transportation under General Manager C. H. Chappell.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
H. J. Witchecock
Chicago & Alton Railroad
C. H. Chappell
Chicago News
Learning the Business Lesson from an Elmira Trader
An Elmira businessman says the first lesson to teach a new worker is to admit ignorance and start at the bottom to master the entire trade. He argues this builds thorough understanding and long term skill.
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Elmira
Elmira Gazette
A Tough Regiment's Quick Brigade Shuffle
Clerk Jack Stephens recalls how his tough regiment joined Senator Miller's brigade, impressed the general, and within minutes was shuffled again after a bold theft of his gauntlets during a short speech. The incident underscores the regiment's unruly reputation and rapid reassignments.
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Jack Stephens
Criminal Court
Senator Miller
Jack
Miller
Embalming by Soil Preserves Some Bodies for Centuries
The Youths Companion notes that in limestone soils lime water can turn graves into stone while other soils yield preservation of features. Examples include Robert Burns disinterred in 1815 with a perfect face, John Hampden after two centuries, and George Washington at Mt. Vernon. Surface decay halts but internal decay continues.
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Robert Burn
John Hampden
Lord Nugent
General Washington
Mt. Vernon
A Thief Detector in an Uptown Dry Goods Store
A tall elegant woman with diamonds loses interest as a cheeky thief targets her open satchel. A stout house detective stops the theft, explains his duties and authority, and warns staff and shoppers while keeping arrests low profile.
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the Sun
Farmer Outwits Sharpers in Century-Old Game
Two con artists tried to buy a Wayne county farmer's land by staging a bluff contract. The farmer accepted a $250 binding payment for a $4,000 sale, then held firm as the tale grew. a second bidder claimed coal and gas value at $6,500, yet the farmer refused to loosen his hold. The tricksters offered successive releases totaling hundreds, but the farmer stuck to the original price and kept the money, leaving them furious.
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Wayne County
Detroit Free Press
Longest American droughts listed from 1621 to 1773
The record of long dry terms notes 123 days without rain in 1762 and 265 years of American drought history. Readers are invited to contribute more data. Jonas Ettinger signs off urging support for the Journal.
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Portland
Northampton Co
America
England
Jonas Ettinger
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