Wedded for Gold Chapter IX Bridgton tale of Violet's choice
Violet confronts Sir Owen and Felix Lonsdale as wealth competes with love. Mrs Haye manipulates the match while Violet wavers between loyalty to Felix and allure of riches at Garswood. Felix learns Violet may break her word but remains determined to marry her if she stays true.
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Tuneheon
Sir Owen
Mr. Haye
Francis Haye
Sir Ow
Violet
Mrs. Haye
Limes
Francis
Felix
Vale House
Father
Mortner
Teffen
Rolfe
Chevenix
Garswood
Velix
Owen Chevenix
Mrs. Hare
Felix Lons
Martha Haye
Jennie
North Alton
Felix and Violet in a doomed romance scene
A narrator examines love between Felix and Violet as he vows to return to work, trusting in her. He fears fate resting in a single creature while she warns against idolizing him and Miss Western’s visitor rules. The moment ends with a hopeful farewell and a “to be continued.”
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Felix
Violet
Darling
The Lady and the Tiger in India Field
A vivid account from Isabel Savory describes a tiger in India seen in the wild, its power and beauty eliciting awe. The observer fires one shot with the last barrel, and the beast falls but then rises, retreating as the creature proves elusive and formidable.
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India
Isabel Savory
Sweeps of Fifty Years Ago in The Upper Ten Thousand
A Boston Journal excerpt reviews a New Yorker titled The Upper Ten Thousand describing a New York wedding groom. The portrait notes his mulberry blue coat with gilt buttons, white satin skirt, long waistcoat, and a gold chain. Diamonds sparkle in cambric shirt, while his boots are thin French calf. He holds one glove and displays a sapphire seal, reflecting 1850s style.
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New York
Boston Journal
Danger from Lightning on the Plains
A former cowboy recalls thunderstorm fear while cow-punching. He explains lightning seeks the highest point and that riders must ride hard as cattle grow restless, risking stampede and personal peril from imminent strikes. He notes the nerve test of watching bolts strike nearby and the odds of being hit.
Watches Queer Charm Worn By Chicago Insurance Agent
A Chicago life insurance agent keeps a crescent watch charm on his chain. Its gems are the first teeth of his four children. He says he wears it for luck and to counter the stereotype that agents are sharks, explaining he does not carry teeth of that sort.
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Chicago
Paris thief freed as dog returns missing purse
A thief chased by police in Paris dropped the stolen purse during a struggle. At the police station he faced possible release for lack of evidence until his dog, trained to fetch, trotted in with the missing purse in its mouth, apparently proving his guilt.
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Paris
Sun’s Rays on the Sea at Noonday Depths
Observation states that when the sun pours its rays on the ocean at noonday none penetrate below 200 feet. The note highlights how sunlight diminishes with depth in surface waters.
Literacy Rates Among Russians Highlight Wide Gap
A historical note states that sixty percent are literate while nearly sixty six percent of Russians cannot read or write. The sentence also references unclear relations involving a person named Nina, suggesting social disparity between the rich and the poor.
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Nina
Vast miscellany of world facts and oddities from a late era
A survey of diverse notes includes a Danish fortress in Copenhagen, Swiss cantons burying the rich and poor at public expense, a family living in a tree in New Jersey, a Hazel Township goat that ate a dynamite cap, and the Deutschland liner’s yearly costs. It covers weathering water in China, newspaper totals in Russia, bed hangings from Madagascar, and the halabe spider. It notes porous earthenware cooling liquids, Wisconsin dairy output, sparrows building with matches in Philadelphia, a diver bicycle tale, New York’s St Paul’s churchyard elm removal, Lookout Mountain memorial logistics, and academic appointments at Annapolis. Also items on French defense writers, Nankin’s Ming capital shift, Luzon cannons sent to a museum, U.S. naval shipbuilding, and the palm kernel trade in West Africa with process details and railways looming. The passage ends with a fragment about palm kernel processing and Liverpool trade.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Switzerland
Haledon
N. J
Hazel Township
Deutschland
China
Russia
Germany
France
England
Madagascar
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Daniel M. Nilloch
St. Paul's Churchyard
New York City
Broadway
Vesey Street
New York Peace Memorial
Lookout Mountain
Charles V. Cusacis
Harvard University
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
University of Barcelona
James Dunsmuir
Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
France Militaire
Nankin
Yungloh
Pekin
London Chronicle
Luzon
Royal United Service Institution
United States
Palm Oil Industry on West Coast of Africa Emerges
A new industry grows on the West African coast centered on palm oil production. The process includes crushing seeds and nuts to extract oil and using the residue for feeding stuffs. In England this development marks a significant phase linking West Africa to Liverpool in trade.
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Africa
England
Liverpool
Japanese Use of Aluminum Surges in 1900s Shipbuilding
The article notes Japan likely uses more aluminum today than any nation, with heavy use in shipbuilding. India is highlighted as a major aluminum market and its bazars show advanced metalwork. Aluminum is deemed nonpoisonous, with early experiments showing safety when mixed with food. It remains costly, but is favored for fruit jar covers due to its harmlessness.
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India
Metal Workers
Passages From Eben Holden Reveal Quiet Ironies
A fragment from Irving Bacheller's Eben Holden reflects rural men discussing faith and violence. Uncle Ed recalls a Vermont Ranney who, after a heated dispute, engaged in a brutal brawl ending with Ranney victorious. The speakers explore how Christian doctrine clashes with raw action and the fear of moral limits in the face of danger.
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Uncle Ed
Ranney
Vermont
Leetle
Eben Holden
Irving Bacheller
Beautiful Sisters of London Society Named Three Beauties
A London society note lists the Duchess of Montrose Lady Ver lam and Mrs. Faber as the three most beautiful sisters. The piece urges honesty in judging beauty and warns against vanity, highlighting the danger of eyes that mislead.
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Duchess of Montrose
Lady Verlam
Mrs. Faber
London
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