Mary Howard Chooses Love Over Wealth in Hotel Tale
In a Detroit Free Press drama, chambermaid Mary Howard charms elderly Mr. Doan who offers his wealth after a heroic elevator rescue. She refuses to marry for money, and the pair reconcile with a single condition to return her dollar, revealing a moral about true love and generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Dean
Mary
Mr. Doan
Mr. Dean
Dean
Tom
Berdey
Howard
Pee
Detroit Free Press
Ice man confuses Maggie with clever counter
A Cleveland ice dealer remarks that Maggie, nervous around a handsome ice man, mixed up six times yesterday and attempted to have him place ice in the stove oven. The exchange hints at a mix up and a demand for a new ice man or new girl.
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George
Maggie
Cleveland
City And Country: Talmage On Cities Birthplace Of Civilization
Dr. Talmage argues cities are not inherently evil, citing their role in civilization. He warns against urban temptations, pretense, political pressure, and corrupt commerce, urging Christians to aid the hungry and practice honesty, with the cross as guidance. He uses examples from New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and other cities to stress vigilance and brotherhood.
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St. Petersburg
Talmage
Zechariah
Cain
New York
Custom House
Wall Street
Genoa
Pisa
Venice
Alexander the Great
Europe
Asia
Cites
Philadelphia
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Washington Square
Laurel Hill
Mount Auburn
Greenwood
Benjamin Franklin
Edward Everett
Christ
Ehud
Egron
Judas Iscariot
So-and-So
Ale
Church of God
Theodore Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
George Briggs
Massachusetts
Judge McLean
Ohio
Egypt
Satan
Niagara Falls
Not to Be Doubted in Early Marital Ponderings
Fragmentary lines note a woman's doubt about marriage and a reference to Annie who imagines a figure of 80 THB, suggesting a social or domestic aside captured in a diary-like snippet. The text presents speculative prompts rather than a full narrative.
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Jane
Annie
Barber Tales From The Capitol Echo The White House
Special Washington Letter relays anecdotes from Capitol cloak room barbers about Maj. McKinley and other statesmen. Henry Wilson and Alec Thomas describe shaving habits, personalities, and the shift of some figures from House to Senate. The piece notes exclusive house barber shops, self shaves by McKinley, and jokes about future White House barber duties.
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Washington
McKinley
Henry Wilson
House of Representatives
Maj. McKinney
White House
Maj. McKinley
Alec Thomas
Congress
Capitol
House
John Willaims
John
William Jennings Bryan
Williams
Senator Voorhees
Henry
Joel Heatwole
Minnesota
Senate
Committee On Rules
John Williams
Bryan
Smith D. Fat
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Man
City and Country
Dr. Talmage
Louis Klopsch
Dryan
William M. Springer
Ilinois
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Springer
Speaker Henderson
Carlisle
Bailey
Texas
Mills
Wilson
West Virginia
Randall
Colfax
Blaine
Keifer
Henderson
Crisp
James F. Wilson
Iowa
Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Allison
Morrill
Vermont
Frye
Maine
Kentucky
Burrows
Michigan
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