The Lost Bill at the Great Emporium
Milly Barry and Josie King, two orphans working at a large dry goods and millinery store, lose ten dollars that vanishes during a Thanksgiving Eve scramble. A stranger, Albert Merton, returns the bill after overhearing Milly and Josie’s distress, revealing the note with their initials. Merton later sketches Josie and the two become lifelong partners, with Milly as bridesmaid and the bill framed as a memory.
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Milly Barry
Josie King
Milly
Josie
Mill
New England
Kate Weeks
Miss Barry
Miss King
Albert Merton
Mr. Merton
Young Merton
Josie Kinz
President Arthur Recalls Decapitation Election Anecdote
In a White House veranda chat last week General Sheridan recalls a French physician's head‑retention claim after execution. The president adds a tale of a colored Texas official who, four months after decapitation, cast thirteen votes for Jim Blaine in Chicago. Col Ochiltree sits embarrassed as the tale ends. Cincinnati plans a ruined old monument from riot court house pillars.
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Arthur
White House
Gen. Sheridan
Col. Ochiltree
Texas
Jim Blaine
Chicago
Tom
Texas Siftan Vs
The Chinese Hospital in New York and Its Fatalism
A New York Commercial Advertiser reporter visits a Chinatown sick house and describes Chinese beliefs, opium use, and fatalism. He witnesses a dying man named Ah Jim, whose friends pay for a funeral and return his bones to China, while the hospital scene reveals unsanitary conditions and social exclusion.
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China
New York
San Francisco
Pacific Slope
John
Chinatown
Chatham Street
Ah Jim
N. Y
Where the Difference Came In
A man seeking legal help visits the Podger twins, both lawyers in town. He asks which twin is the more sensible. one jokes he alone bears the corn, confirming he is the sensible brother. The banter reveals both share names, flaws, and cases, delaying identification.
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Bob
Mercy
Bill Nye Advice to Parents on Growling at Children
A dated column mocks harsh parental taunts about height and behavior, urging parents to stop calling boys giraffes and girls tom boys. It notes how such comments shape manners and carriage, then mentions Chinese government amnesty for subjects returning to serve in the war against France and ends with a fact about average scalp hair count.
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France
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