The Devil Scene at Karl’s Studio
Elsa confronts the enigmatic Millar in Karl’s studio while seeking a portrait. Mimi the model shares a bittersweet farewell tale, revealing love, loss, and the fragile ties between artist, muse, and longing. Millar’s cynical charm threads through, shaping Elsa’s choice to fight or yield.
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Millar
Mihir
Elsa
Karl
Olga
Milhir
Mimi
Sfadamne
Mini
Madame
The Joker Nugget in Australian Gold Field
A 30 ounce Joker nugget worth 600 dollars is described as key find in Australian gold diggings. The owner hid the gift under his coat while pretending heat and soon learned no one knew its source. It took ten days for the discovery to spread, with few knowing which claim yielded the nugget.
The Modern Husband and Mrs Knicker Skyscraper News
A humorous note from Harper's Weekly referencesMrs Knicker and Mrs Becker in a sketch about a thousand-foot skyscraper. Henry is said to be detained at the office five hundred feet away as part of the joke.
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Knicker
Becker
Henry
Harper's Weekly
Goon Defender Quits as Mass Meeting Draws Few
A fragment from a 19th century humorous column notes a man who stood up for the unemployed grows tired and sits down and cites a mass meeting with sparse attendance as the joke. The quip contrasts labor unrest with partisan commentary.
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Atchigon Globe
Paper Christmas Gifts and Farm Notes From A Rural Page
A long extract covers making desk blotters and wall pockets from cardboard and paper for Christmas gifts, with detailed steps on coverings, corners, and lacing. It shifts to agricultural tips on hog cholera cure, long term leases for farms, and the cement industry, noting higher future lumber scarcity and a Farmers Bulletin No. 235 on concrete work.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Personal appeal for Foley's Honey and Tar remedy
U. D. Knoefel urges readers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar over unknown cough remedies. He emphasizes its forty years of care and no extra cost, arguing against untested products for coughs and colds.
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Foley
U. D. Knoefel
Ad Offers Mother Gray Australian Herbal Cure for Women
An advertisement promotes Mother Gray Australian herbal remedy for women's ailments including irritability, headaches, backache, kidney and bladder troubles. It claims to regulate female health and notes availability from druggists or by mail for 50 cents plus samples. Address in Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Fashionable Winter Earring Blouse Trends and Sleepwear
Fashion notes describe velour Salome crepe de chine with velvet borders as a standout in winter accessories. Topaz and amethyst colors lead earrings, pearls with brilliants are chic, while white net waists with colored French dot embroidery offer ornate styling. Patterns for negligees 3781 and kimono 3923 come in multiple sizes, with mail-order patterns 10 cents each. JUDIC CHOLLET.
Gold Coin Haul From Old Pump Found in Watkins
John Roberts a well driller in Watkins Schuyler county and his assistant, while breaking up a junked pump bought from Angelo Dupree for 10 cents, found $4000 in gold coins, mainly twenty dollar pieces, and deposited the treasure in Farmers and Merchants Bank at Watklog Utica. The pump’s original owner and the coin’s concealment date remain unknown, with the latest communication dated ISSS.
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John Roberts
Watkins
Schuyler County
Angelo Dupree
Roberts
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Watklog
Utica
N. Y
King Alfonso Rushes Jewelry Purchases in Regent Street
Before leaving for France after a England visit, King Alfonso visited a Regent Street jeweler for three minutes. He looked around quickly, bought silver and enamel game bird menu holders, a gold elephant charm, diamond ornaments, and other pieces, then pocketed all items to catch a train within ten minutes.
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France
England
Alfonso
Regent Street
London
Ceylons Camphor Trees and Babylonian Time System
The article notes potential camphor yields from planting 15 000 to 20 000 acres in Ceylon could reach 8 000 000 pounds annually, and describes camphor trees kept short. It also explains the Babylonians used a sixty based time system with parasangs as hours and Hipparchus introducing it to Europe.
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Ceylon
Hipparchus
Europe
Counterfeit Money Used to Sell Remedy Claims
A brief note reports counterfeit money being passed to market a health remedy claiming to cure coughs and heal lungs. The piece names Foley’s Honey and Tar and references D Enoefel in connection with the alleged act.
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Ferenc Molnar
Culaptie
Heinrich
Ashe
Wes
the Cyul
Shose
Tods
Tuam
Ile
Frova
Joker
Modern Husband
Puck
R. V. Pierce
The
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute At
Buffalo
Woain
Dise Pansany Mapical Association
Pierce
M. D
DFSK
Greeley
Colo
Department of Agriculture
Wall Pocree
D. Enoefel
Wienk Meregenes
the Tribune Company
Pearl St
New Albany
Ind
West Seventh
Ohio
West Tenth
Floyd
Main
Reel House
Lower Fourth Ana
West Second
Market
City Hall
Spring
Lower Fourth
River
West Eighth
Spring Pearl
East Fourth
Culbertson
Thirteenth
Fast Eighth St
Culbertson Ave
Upper Sixth
River Glass Works
East Eleventh
Vincennes
Heeler
Vincesnes
Oak
Thonas
Fears
West Union
State and Green
Poplar
Stone
Eighteenth
Lower First St
Southern
Wic
Railroad
Chartres
Cherry
Constitution
East Ninth
East Tenth
Elm
Fifteenth St
Charlestown Road
Robinson's Pants
East Third and Railroad
Vincennes and Elmn
East Seventh
Springstrae's
Vincennes and
Mairang
West Baden Springs, Ind
Amerisan
Potd GU
Chicago
West Baden
French Lick Springs
America
E. de W. A. McDoel
Frank J. Reed
New Alban
Ayotte
Jumdiay
Bloom m
Notant
Catty St
Louteville
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co
Ancorporatel
Dr. King
Suse
Throat
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