The Charity Girl Scene in a Broadborough Home
Audrey Maxse departs the Girls’ Home in Broadborough to work as a maid for Rev Thorngate, while Jean Thwait, loyal friend, endures a painful farewell. Audrey’s proud spirit and beauty contrast with the grim asylum setting and strict guard of the matron.
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Audrey
Andrey Maxse
Broanborough
Dever
Broadborough
Jean Thwait
Samuel Thwait
Ralph Thwait
Jean
Coeebee
Sree Sensant
Maxse
Audrey Maxse
England
Andrey
Miss Irons
Cabe
Audrey Escapes Asylum Ride Leads To Mountberry
Audrey, recently freed from an asylum, travels with a cleric to Mountberry while dreaming of reunion with Jean. A mud-splashed nobleman Lord John Glendarwood shares car with her, plans a late ride and ponders his next move as the train nears Beignton and the stables.
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Audrey
Asylum
Jean
Mr. Thorpgate
Maxie
Mountterry
Broadborough
Andrey
T.o
Lord John Glendarwood
Sheila
Hector
Glaston
Beignton
Mountberry Station
Mountberry
Bill
Lord John
Jack
Cream of the Family Refused Whipping Remark
A neighbor accuses a boy of harming cats and stealing apples. The parent defends the son calling him the cream of the family. The neighbor retorts that he would like to see him whipped.
Old Man Says Daughter Masters French Enough to Be Unintelligible
A Philadelphia Ledger quote reports an elderly man noting his daughter studies French and now speaks it sufficiently to become unintelligible. The friend's remark highlights the humor in language learning.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Automobile owner under the auto cited by Baltimore American
A Baltimore American quip notes the automobile owner did not flee from consequences and is "under the auto" as a joke about the case. The line parodies police pursuit and implies ongoing scrutiny of the owner despite claims of innocence.
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Auto
Baltimore American
Superfluous Courtship Signal Delivers a Promise
A coy exchange smiles on a budding romance as an innocent asks what a young man means by confessing troubles. The widow replies that such talk is a sign he will soon invite the girl to share those troubles, hinting at deeper commitment to come.
Why She's an Angel in Urban Commuter Jokes
A light humorous exchange hints that a wife is an earthly angel due to a three week same cook. The sketch includes a playful wedding invitation gag and a jab about voting on a vacuum company charter. It mirrors cartoonish city life bits from the Chicago News style.
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Mr. Urban
Mrs. Urban
Alphabet of Sports and Moral Tales in One Page
The column blends a playful alphabet of sports from hare and hounds to yachting with a family scene. A mother guides Molly in needlework and manners, while a note recalls the hymn From Greenland's Icy Mountains written in minutes by Heber for a Whitsunday sermon in 1819.
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Greenland
Shipley
St. Asaph
Wrexham
Whitsunday
Heber
Hodnet
Ox intestine skin used by geldbeaters for hammer tests
The skin derived from ox large intestine is processed to remove grease and impurities and cut into roughly four inch squares. It is highly durable, capable of withstanding continuous blows from a twelve pound hammer for months.
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Geldbeaters
Railroading Then and Now An Old Engineer Remembers
An old engineer recalls Indiana rail history on the Indianapolis Madison and Lafayette Road the first line built in the state. Wooden rails with iron sheets were common and brittle joints caused train jars and loosened coverings.
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Indianapolis
Madison and
la Fayette Road
Indiana
Molly and the Fair Pocket Lesson in Time
A school fair day turns from bright to troubled for Molly when she discovers a ripped pocket and missing money. Her teacher helps, she confesses at home, and learns to mend promptly. The tale contrasts past rail travel lore with evolving railway practices and duties.
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Molly
Ethel
Papa
Mother
Editor Explores Adverbs To Clarify Their Use
The editor suggests that adverbs are concise forms replacing phrases, helping students grasp their function. He argues adverbs streamline speech and may replace longer expressions in everyday writing.
The Rochester Woman and the Winking Chair Burglar Dog
An elderly Rochester woman loves a big dog she fears. A chair is in dispute as she lures the dog with loud cries of Cats. The dog then takes the chair after a dramatic window alert and a wink. The tale ends with a moral about self opinion and vanity.
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Rochester
N. Y
Bia
Chronology Of Historic Events From 1500 To 1906
A dense list of historical notes spans from 1500 to 1906, noting discoveries, battles, political events, royal christenings, assassinations, and disasters. Entries include Vicente Yanez Pinzon discovering Brazil. the founding of Sydney. Napoleon III and Eugenie de Montijo’s marriage. the fall of Khartoum. Nellie Bly’s globe circumnavigation. and the Valencia wreck with 129 lives lost.
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Aliwal
Mooltan
Walter Colton
Napoleon III
Eugenie de Montijo
Teba
Sardinia
Sines
Nebraska
Spain
Northfleet
Duke of Edinburgh
Marie Alexandrovana
St. Petersburg
Northampton
Charles Guiteau
Gandy
Garfield
Khartoum
Gen
Gordon
Salisbury
England
New South Wales
London
United States
Phelps
New York City
Senate
John M. Clayton
Arkansas
Nellie Bly
Globe
Prince Baldwin
William I
Germany
Prince Bismarck
Cleveland
Congress
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
House of Representatives
Edward VII
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Montreal
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Institution
Arthur Lynch
Aalesund
Norway
Los Angeles
Charles L. Tucker
Reyage
Cambridge
Valencia
Vancouver Island
Day and Night Bank Sets Auto Collections in New York
The Day and Night bank in New York, world's first of its kind, inaugurates automobile collections for theaters and large money handlers, eliminating the need for late night messenger visits to the bank.
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New York
Alexieff Returns as Reform Pushes Russia Forward
The article notes Biriloff's resignation as a reform admiral coinciding with Admiral Alexieff reappearing. he had been viceroy of the far east before the war with Japan and is favored by the Onar. Official Russian statistics for last year report 1,252 executions 2,029 sent to penal servitude 186 exiled for life 5,045 imprisoned 502 newspapers suspended and 782 editors prosecuted.
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Russia
Biriloff
Alexieff
Far East
Japan
Onar
Siberia
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Effie A. Rowlands
Jack Glendarwood
King Arthur
Walter
Toledo Blade
Peckem
Vacuum Company
Nystus
Chicago Daily News
Geldbeater
Hughes
Vicente Yanez Pinzon
Brazil
Protector Somerset
Sydney
Albert Gallatin
Pennsylvania
the Treasury
Battle of
St. Dizier
Duke of Wellington
Argos
Greece
King Otho
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
Windsor
France
Madagascar
National Monetary Convention
Adelina Patti
Baron Cederstrom
Night Bank
Alexie
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