The Raven Island Rescue Ends the Night Quest
Madge faces danger on haunted islands as a leaky boat strands her with a menacing old man. Ralf races across moonlit shores to rescue her after a perilous crossing on a fragile plank bridge. In the climax she nearly vanishes, then is saved and agrees to marry him.
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Madge
Red Sands
Louse
Tomnight
Rosa
Rugcely
Ralf
Haunted Island
Roza
Jade
Ainge
Rossini’s Revenge at Venice Theater
The young Rossini, angering a Venice manager by accepting another theater’s work, wrote an absurd libretto tomusically embarrass him. The score became ludicrously caricatured with odd vocal parts, new percussion instruments, and a hiss filled farewell.
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San Mose
Venice
Rossini
Punctuation Tale Lets Irish Robber Go Free
In Dublin a prisoner accused of robbery was acquitted after a punctuation misunderstanding in a confession read to the court. The phrase Magoan said he never robbed but twice said it was Crawford was read as Magnan said he never robbed.
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Dublin
Magoan
Crawford
O'Gorman
Magnan
Atlantic Cables and Early Street Railways Data
The article notes Atlantic cables across Pleven rows with only four of nine in good order and an average life of ten years. It lists years of laying 1866 1869 1873 1874 1875 and newer cables 1879 1879 and a 1880 repair. It details Anglo American ownership and capital 35 million dollars across four old cables 12.6 million preferred 6 percent 9.8 million ordinary, length 12 319 miles. It cites New York bowery horse cars in 1833 and nineteen street railways with 2 000 cars 20 000 horses and 225 million riders annually.
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Atlantic
Pleven
Gould
Bennett and Mackey
Anglo- American
Trench Company
Anglo-American
New York
Bowery
Magnificent memorial planned for William I in Berlin
A grand monument by Prof. Rheinhold Begas is to be erected opposite the old Schonezollern palace in Berlin to commemorate William I. The 70 foot statue features a colonnade and octagonal plan with bronze lions and victory figures surrounding the ruler in full military dress, flanked by iconic emblems and chariot figures.
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William I
Germany
Rheinhold Begas
Europe
Sohenzollern Palace
Berlin
Order of the Black Eagle
Prussia
William
The Woman Who Has Tact Social Pillar of Grace
A reflective piece extolls tact as a woman’s guiding virtue. Tact, equated with goodness of heart and innate kindness, secures social footing, spares embarrassment, and elevates appearance through gracious conduct. It credits tact with transforming faults and poverty into radiance and favor.
Considerate Father Doctor Story and Gentle Chief Justice Lineage
A reminiscence recalls the father of a great chief justice, a man of practical sense and kindness. One night his elder boys staged a pantry raid, hid food, and a visitor arrived for professional advice. The father, lamp in hand, admitted the guest and sparked a quiet lesson about family and hospitality.
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Doctor Story
Donnybrook Fair Glories Fade From Dublin History
The old Donnybrook fairground near Dublin once hosted wattled tents patches quilts and doors as tables with clay benches. Young Irishmen fell in fights on the green as fiddles played at night and jigs filled the air. Visitors a century ago note the lively Donnybrook spirit, now departed.
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Donnybrook
Dublin
Donnybrook Fair Ground
Donnybrook Fair
Donnybrook Castle
Career of a Famous Detective Vidoca
Vidoca the French detective was born in Arras in 1775 and started as a baker. He rose as a feared thief and later joined the Paris Police, becoming chief of the safety brigade. He was pardoned in 1818, acted as a political detective after 1830, and died penniless in 1857.
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Vidoca
Arras
Paris
Lille
St. Maude
Commercial Gazette
Utility of the Gourd in Domestic Utensils and Timber Outlook
The article notes gourds as common domestic items in the south with craftable utensils like dippers and spoons. It also reports Dr. Joseph T. Rothrock urging timber conservation in Licking Creek region, citing only about twenty two cubic feet of merchantable timber per acre and proposing forest sanatoriums similar to New York’s Adirondacks.
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Mason and Dixon’s
Pennsylvania
Joseph T. Rothrock
State Forestry Commission
Licking Creek
Mifflin
Center Counties
Rothrock
Adirondack
New York
Philadelphia Press
Superstition Tied to Stork Nests in Folklore
An old superstition from Arab lore claims a stork with a human heart blesses a household when it builds a nest on a rooftop, promising happiness for that year. The dialogue excerpt shows a playful exchange about identifying the “smart man” referenced by Miss Pauynt.
Ram's Horns and Rules for Faithful Living
A devotional list urges repentance and steadfast virtue praising God and Christ. It warns against stinginess, pride, and anger while stressing personal responsibility, prayer, self control, and faithful work for God in daily life. It also notes faith grows from grace and timely action.
Petrel tales from Our Little Ones
The article describes the petrel bird living at sea and its stormy affinity. It explains its oily feathers keep it afloat, how it sleeps as a feather ball on the water, and its value to cold islanders who use the birds for light. It notes the bird's nest, single egg, and nightly feeding of a chick, with the nickname Mother Carey’s chickens.
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Christ
Peter
Mother Carey
An Artist in Sand in Tokio Streets
An elderly man sits on smooth ground in Tokio and uses colored sand piles to swiftly sketch a fully dressed figure, drawing the dress in colors as the sand trickles. A bystander asks about a limited monarchy and the man answers with a playful exchange about a chess like kings versus opponent.
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Tokio
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