Flight for Life in The Flight for Life
Ferrier flees Mormon control with Lucy and Jefferson Hope from Salt Lake City to Carson City. They slip past sentinels through rugged Nevada mountains after receiving a secret midnight rendezvous and a two thousand gold windfall for their escape, with Hope guiding the perilous crossing toward freedom.
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John Ferrier
Pard
Lucy
Hope
Tomorris
Eagle Ravine
Carson City
Ferrier
Jefferson Hope
Forrier
Ald
Jefferson
Drebber
Sentin
Sileyt
Nevada
King Edward's Silk Hat Sets Royal Style for Season
Before leaving England the King ordered about twenty hats and caps for use the upcoming season. Silks predominate though many varieties were included from an Austrian colored soft hat to a ventilated motor cap. The royal silk hat features a broader brim deeper crown and a noticeable curl. An ex royal valet notes the king’s head demands precise fit and lines, making his hat unique and not easily worn by common citizens.
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England
Hat Shopping Lets Lovers Revisit Quiet Rivalries
A man and woman search Gimlitmaker's for hats and clash over preferences. He struggles with a tight budget of 2.50 plus fare as the couple wrestles with fussy salesmen, a damaged bargain hat, and their widening rift after not agreeing on a purchase.
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Gimlitmaker's
Gimlitmaker’s
Panama
Philadelphia Telegraph
A Chilly Reception by George Ade
George Ade recounts his early failures and persistence at a banquet. He notes that failure is common, four efforts fail before the fifth succeeds, and the hardest workers endure the most setbacks yet gain the greatest success. He recalls selling a melodrama in youth and a manager’s blunt rejection.
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George Ade
Chicago
New York
Faux Pas Exchange at Late Night Event
The Philadelphia Ledger records a witty exchange as a hostess begs a renowned bass to sing one more tune despite lateness. The singer jokes about disturbing neighbors and notes a dog’s howling nearby, adding light humor to the social moment.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Interiores and a Boston Tran Script Note
A fragment mentions Fuddyql visiting Merwin’s house in May and discussing lovely interiors. The speaker expresses interest but notes uncertainty about Merwin as an artist and asks if Fuddy is a doctor. The text resembles a transit script with unclear attribution.
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Merwin
Nuddy
Fuddy
Boston Transcript
Trick on a twin described in Times-Democrat tale
A fragment recounts a prank involving a twin and a mischievous brother. The narrator notes a fond “she” who would have used a switch but could not tell which boy was the one or two. From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Summer Plans Quoted From Chicago Post
A reader quotes a Summer plan dilemma: two days in St Louis vs a month at the seashore. The item records a casual exchange from the Chicago Post reflecting summertime choices.
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Mer
St. Louis
Chicago Post
Ingenious Leak Fix by Captain Mattson Aboard Flora
Capetown correspondent reports Captain Iver Mattson of the Norwegian bark Flora devised a novel method to stop a sea leak off South Africa. He climbed into a large waterproof canvas bag fixed to the hull, using a glass window to view the leak while underwater and directing repair work as the ship rode heavy seas.
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Iver Mattson
Flora
South Africa
Capetown
Norway
Bay of Biscay
Bheforest
Mattson
Repair Saved a Ship as Leak Was Stopped
In a London Sketch note, a crew member was drawn up in good time, the bag repaired and the leak stopped, signaling a timely salvage effort.
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London
Czar Gives 200 Million Rubles to Russia War Fund
Report from St Petersburg on semiofficial authority states the Czar donated 200 million rubles from private treasury to Russia’s war fund, possibly the largest personal gift to any cause. Official income runs about 2.06 million pounds annually, with royal expenditures and grand state balls noted as part of wealth.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Baron Friederichs
Imperial Household
Japan
Persia
Orloff
Count Orloff
Nicholas I
Bokhara
Khiva
New York Press
How Hanna Arbitrated
The late Senator Hanna was famed as a labor troubles arbitrator even in domestic spats. He described tiring arbitration duties, joking that he made opposing sides so angry at him they forgot their disagreement.
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Hanna
Senate
Congress
Senator Lodge
Mr. Hanna
Ohio
Mr. Lodge
Clever Woman Takes Seat On Sixth Avenue Car
A witty New York Sun story describes a clever woman who slips into a coveted seat on a crowded Sixth Avenue surface car. She drops a handkerchief to provoke chivalrous aid from a very young man, then accepts his chair and thanks him with a sweet smile.
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Sixth Avenue
Seventy Second Street
New York Sun
A Clever Minister Visits Nirridgewock Maine
The Rev Minot J Savage recalls a minister who visits a Maine town and finds no hospitality after a sermon. He asks a deacon to dine with him, but the deacon invites the minister to dine at his own home thirty miles away.
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Nirridgewock
Maine
Minot J. Savage
New York Tribune
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Dancer
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Eider Ureteleer
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Ubbe
Ubbe Urit Pete Sduwiy
Exeermdinery Stall
Shah
Pablo
Petre Fe
Gage
Cotter
Wwe
Flo
Young
John Terrier
Iis
Sonate
Trates
King Edward's
Mir
Wonge
Interiors
Czar
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