Woman Against Woman2&e A Tale of Love and Passion
Valerie plots to separate Roy and Alice as the Countess’s flight and a diamond theft rock the Darrell clan. Roy seeks vengeance abroad while Frank Meredith investigates a treacherous plot implicating Count Jura. Myra Burden plots revenge amid gang scheming and a looming Abbey ruins caper.
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Roy
Valerie
Italy
Scotland
Alice
Jara
Paul
Mason
Frank Meredith
Armistead
the Grange
Lord Darrell
Frank
Earl
Abbey Riing
Myra
George
Paul Ross
Wroy Darrell
Darrell Castle
Lady Darrell
Sleep and Fear in a Night of Abduction
Alice lies unconscious through a long night after her abduction. Myra Burden watches over her with tender care while the chloroform medicines and shocking visions haunt Alice. Dreams of Valerie, Count Jura, Roy, Myra, and her mother mix with the dread of what comes next.
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Alice
Myra Burden
Count Jura
Valerie
Roy
Myra
Myra and George in a Dark House Romance
A young woman Myra recalls a harsh upbringing with a mother running a shop in a crowded city. She remembers a dead sailor father, a dingy home, and men bringing bundles at night. She falls for George who buys her silks and jewels, while her mother remains indifferent.
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Myra
Alice
Seores
George
Obituary Poetry Collectors and Eccentric Readers Span Generations
A compendium of odd obituary verse and curiosities spans figures from Mark Twain’s scrapbook of 3000 specimens to social notes on Willis Pope linked to Atlanta’s 1910 exposition plan. Other items describe eccentricities from Duke of Westminster at Eton to Lang Zangwill charity exchanges and German temperance visitors.
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Mark Twain
Willis Pope
Atlanta
Eton
Duke of Westminster
Jack Sheppard
Andrew Lang
Israel Zangwill
Lang
John Ward
Stoke-on-Trent
Wadsworth
Frau Eggert-Smid
der Abstinente Frauerbunde
Germany
Clute
Schenectady
N. Y
Austria
Viscount de Alte
Washington
Not Running on Schedule Time on the Stephen J Hill
Mark Twain recalls the Mississippi riverboat Stephen J Hill deemed the worst, as fog forces it to tie at the bank. A passenger complains about lateness, but the captain insists the boat will not fall behind despite the delay.
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Mark Twain
Mississippi
Stephen J. Hill
Atchison
Kan.) Globe
His Whole Trouble
A fragment shows a man named Lushman speaking to a deceased person and his wife at a door, with a neighbor urging a response as a lettered dialogue echoes a Philadelphia Ledger source. The readable text hints at a crime or death scene narrative.
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Lushman
Philadelphia Ledger
Starting a Rose Garden With Rich Soil and Proper Care
Rich soil is essential for roses. Dig to eighteen inches, replace with compost, spread roots horizontally, and plant with top fertility. Ensure drainage, regular stable manure, and year round care. Choose stock by climate, variety and size, with winter protection for hardy types and spring pruning advice.
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Baltimore
Sunflower Philosophy Echoes Wit Across Topics
Aars of humor echo in a column from Atchison Globe notes on aging, gender roles, marriage, work habits, jealousy, and superstition. The piece surveys social quirks with witty maxims and aphorisms attributed to daily life observations.
Measles and Mirth Behind a Sponge Cake
Little Mary laments Arthur’s selfishness as he declines a cake piece during her gratitude for his illness. Arthur, recovering from measles, refuses, eats the last bite, prompting Mary to accuse him of greed and reveal she was the donor of his illness.
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Mary
Arthur
Fickle Beau Boasts After Card Night Line
In Queens a boastful beau claims he called on four ladies last night. Jack Potts replies with sport and challenge. The Catholic Standard and Times note the playful exchange as a lively social moment.
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Jack Potts
Catholic Standard and Times
Billionaire’s Nature Retreat Costs a Fortune Overlooking Estate
A Newark News excerpt depicts a billionaire touring a private estate described with lavish prices for gates, driveway, steps, landscape, lawn, lake, hill, forest, porch chair, veranda, and doorway. The narrator notes the appeal of returning to nature after a demanding business day.
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Silver Lake
Newark News
Unmistakable signs inquired in debt dispute case
The Chicago Record Herald quotes a witness detailing the onset of insanity observations in a case tied to a debt repaid after lapse of time. The witness recalls questions about incipient insanity and the moment of conviction when the defendant insisted on paying the old debt.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Gospel in the Harvest Riches for the Poor
A brief reflection on giving through faith and work. It contrasts sparing weeds with reaping a larger harvest by sharing gospel riches with those in need.
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Meredith
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London
George Fox
Nesley Town
Nestley
Sunflower Philosophy
Penour
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