Unsatisfied Fiance Ends Up Charmed in Bold Plot
Hortense Heaton, tired of Robert Rollin's formal affection and strict ideals, plans to break off the engagement. She shocks him by revealing her real feelings, then surprises both with a dramatic kiss and admission that changes their course.
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Hortense Heaton
Robert
Miss Hortense
Robert Rollin
Zeus
South Seas
Conservatory Hall
Miss Ridge
Hortense
A. M
Daily Story Pub
Taken In by One of the Oldest Tricks Known to Thieves
Judge Landis recalls a Chicago dinner tale about a New York detective who failed to catch a thief at a boarding house. The thief tricked the detective by claiming clothes were for pressing, while slipping away with the overcoat. Leprosy fears rise in the Americas with Colombia cited as home to tens of thousands, and authorities warn on transmission and mosquito involvement.
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Judge Landis
United States District Court
Chicago
New York
North
South America
Colombia
United States
Ashmead
Japan
Vermont
New York Tribune
Greeley
John G. Whittier
Franklin
Horace Greeley
Stage business amid divorce rumors prompts assertion
A Cleveland Leader quote hints at stage business as a joke about getting divorces. The exchange features a confrontational tone with a demand to stay still. The item reflects local commentary on performance and personal matters.
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Pat
Cleveland
From Printer's Devils to National Prominence
A feature tracing how William Dean Howells Mark Twain and Horace Greeley began as printers devils. It details long hours learning the trade facing poverty and humble jobs before rising to literary and editorial fame and national influence.
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Printer’s Devils
Tor
Mark Twan
Horace Greeley
William Dean Ilowelle
Sir Lapham
Howells
Wiese
Mark Twain
Artemus Ward
Sydney Smith
Dean Swift
John Hay
Peck
Captain's tale of a painter and the sea
An old seaman, observing a painter at work, notes many sit while painting the sea. A woman keeps stepping back to view the scene, then falls off the wharf. The captain jokes that they fished her out and she learned to paint more simply. The humor ends with a maritime Nineteenth Century anecdote.
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Howells
The Stronger Sex Scene at a Women's Club
In a women's club scene two women discuss marriage and independence. One woman says she lets her husband carry a latchkey to humor him, noting the key does not fit the door and he enjoys showing it off to friends.
Insomnia Cure Claim Attributed To Pink Pills
Case of Mrs. H A Fletcher of Manchester New Hampshire describes severe sleeplessness after an apoplectic incident. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring sleep and health after six weeks of doctors care. Pills are advertised as a cure for nervous disorders and blood diseases with mail order available.
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Adele
Mrs. Loveland
Everest
Dr. Williams
Dr. iNians Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Woman Angler Wins Second Big Skate in Ireland
Miss J M Wheeler, a noted female angler, landed a 144 pound skate at Ballycotton Ireland after recently earning a silver medal for a 127 pound skate. The catch is believed to be the largest fish ever caught by a woman in the British Isles.
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J. M. Wheeler
Ballycotton
Ireland
British Isles
Back Scratching Remedy Promoted Amid Broad Pitch
A historical advertisement touts Hunts Cure as a cure for itching and scratching. It claims the product relieves all itching with a single application and appeals to readers by suggesting many have strong arms and willing hands seeking relief.
Woman’s daring grows across the United States
A Detroit News clipping recounts Joe Mowbray escaping injury when lightning struck a church chimney he built in Kalkaska. It also notes examples of women in strenuous roles from lighthouse keeper Mrs Fish to a Utah sheriff and Chicago street cleaner boss, highlighting Kipling’s idea of Unafraid Gentlemen.
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Joseph Mowbray
Westwood
Kalkaska
Joe
Providence
Jordan
Detroit News
United States
Monterey
Cal
Fish
Point Pinas
South Portland
Gordon
Kipling
Utah
Chicago
Coffee Importers Promote Postum as Medicine Alternative
An article discusses coffee importers promoting Postum Food Coffee amid claims coffee acts as a medicine. It notes physicians warn habitual stimulant use irritates tissues and can cause disease, suggesting switching to Food Coffee may relieve dyspepsia and related symptoms.
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P. T. Fehrenkamd
Devoe and
Masury
Moulton, Texas
Robert Rouin
Varsity
William Dean Howells
Hamilton (O.) Intelligencer
Dayton (D
William
James Russell Lowell
Atlantic Monthly
Mr. Howells
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Orion
Mark
Eyly Ile
Twain
Bixby
Gen
B. B. Bunker
Candia
N. H
Gen. Bunker
Clemens
Aurora
San Francisco Union
Élls
William Lloyd Garrison
Garrison
Newburyport Herald
San Francisco
Northern Spectator
East Poultney
Erie
United Kingdom
British Empire
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