Heredity and Love at the Seaside
Archie a clerk on a hundred pounds yearly finds a five pound note in the sand and forms a bond with a seaside maiden. He learns heredity is weaker than love as a wagered fortune tests his pledge and leads to a year of waiting, ending with a shared gift and a proposal.
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Archie
Huxley
Darwin
Johnny
Bond Street
Joker
Ascot
Sonnie
Providence
Rosenmary
Roosenmary
Rosemary
Mr. Philosopher
Odd Newspaper Names Across States Mentioned
Chicago Record-Herald surveys unusual paper titles by state. It lists Alabama Hot Blast Dove Humming Bird and more. Arizona Oasis. Arkansas Buzz Saw Back Log Mountain Wave Meteor Cannon Ball. California Condor Wasp Pomotropic. The roundup spans every state with quirky names and a final note on Wyoming Boomerang.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Conn
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Indian Territory
Iowa
Woodbine Twiner
Kansas
Kentucky
Salt River Tiger
Golden Eagle Record
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jeresey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Bill Balon
Struggles with savagery at Indian school shown in Cham berlain
The Sioux City Tribune describes the government Indian school near Chamberlain where 286 Indian children attend prayers in a bare chapel. Officials note the clash between cadet bearing at school and tribal life at the tepees, while a white exhibitor runs a nearby show of aging performers. The piece casts a harsh view of assimilation and native life, illustrating cultural conflict and government policy.
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Sioux City
Uncle Sam
Chamberlain
Government Indian School
Hall of Fame for Women Sparks Debate in Boston Transcript
The piece surveys a proposed women’s hall of fame and recalls who among women might have been deemed worthy in 1900 for the New York hall. It shifts to a classroom scene where boys disrupt a Sunday sermon while girls show orderly behavior, then describes antics around a school hillside and a hostile street scene with a show proprietor.
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Boston Transcript
Washington
Lincoln
Longfellow
Whittier
Phillips Brooks
New York City
David
Goliath
Chamberlain
Mamie
Giraffes and Women Featured in Early Curiosities of The Sun
The article recalls the difficulty of catching live giraffes and recounts a historical ballot of notable American women shaping public memory. It notes plans for a Women’s Hall of Fame at the University of New York, funded by Helen Gould, with ten American and two foreign-born honorees to be elected in 1905.
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New York Sun
Fudges
University of New York
Hazard
Wellesley
Thomas
Bryn Mawr
Alice Freeman Palmer
Women's Hall of Fame
Helen Gould
Dewey’s naval verdict frames the Japan Russia war end
The Pittsburg Gazette endorses Admiral Dewey’s view that a decisive naval battle near Japan will end the war between Japan and Russia. It argues naval strength deterred Spain from war with the United States and praises Roosevelt era naval policy, while noting Russia underestimated Japan.
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Pittsburg Gazette
Admiral Dewey
Japan
Russia
Dewey
Spain
Gazette
President Roosevelt
China Sea
Dreaming Puck Reflects on Wealth and Wakefulness
A witty exchange quotes Puck claiming he saved a thousand dollars without pinching himself. The dialogue explores awareness of being awake versus dreaming, with a playful twist on self-verification and reality.
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Puck
The Kentucky Colonel Shares a Feud Tale
A Kentucky colonel at the Arena recounts a famed Kentucky feud with only one survivor. He jokes about clergymen in Kentucky and the burial service for the dead, reflecting a wry local humor.
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New York Times
Kentucky
Case
What is an ultimatum asks Benedict and son
A fragment shows Benedict explaining an ultimatum as a punchline about marriage. The line suggests humor and a domestic scene, with a father answering his son on the concept of an ultimatum in marriage. The source text is sparse but centers on family dialogue.
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Syducy Phar
Br W.r-Hearst - Great
Britain
Chamberlain, S. D
Red Man
Gireffe
Hall OF Fame For Women
Daughters of Republic and
Dear Go American Hearts
S. D
Mary Lyon
Emma Willard
Dorothy Lynde Dix
Lucretia Mott
Charlotte Cushman
Helen Hunt Jackson
Maria Mitchell
Martha Washington
Frances E. Willard
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Litogeth Mott
Phoebe Cary
Margaret. F' Louisa May Alcot
Mas Mitchell
Alice Cary
Emma C. Willard
Abigail Adams Dolly Madison
Dorothea Dix
Mas. Washington
Pocahontas
Betsy Rore
Harriet G. Hosmer
Lydia H. Sigourney
Benedict
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