Peas Blossoms and a Hidden Love in a New York Tale
A crowded newspaper office tyrant Pennington clashes with producer Martha Eton over a manuscript play later read by critics. Amid corruption, temptation, and a fatal train wreck, Pennington relinquishes deceit to pursue Martha, whose peas blossoms momentarily lift a weary life as love and art finally unite.
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Berns
Savere
Bukner
Hset Eleep
Tolstoi
Ibsen
Mayers
Agaen
Pennington
Martha
Pennyston
New York Dressmaker’s Invention Lets Gowns Fit Exactly
A New York dressmaker unveils a device that removes trying on. The system copies a client’s figure from a perfect waist lining and expands it into an exact mold of every curve. The mold then guides bodice fitting without the need for a fitting session.
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New-York
Shaforthwith
Clay Disappointed by Harrisburg Convention Intrigue
The article recounts Therion Weed and Horace Greeley’s remarks on the Harrisburg convention plot delaying the vote to block Henry Clay’s nomination. It notes Webster’s unavailability, Hew tie Gureaioe’s news, and Tyler’s vice presidential designation amid Clay’s despair and public frustration. It closes with Wise’s account of Clay’s emotional reaction and a Century Magazine citation.
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Therion Weed
Horace Greeley
Hewtie Gureaioe
Comtention
Weel
New York
Scott
Fromly
New Korkey
Xeter
Clay
Webster
Europe
Wee T
Weed
Penesyvania
Ambowith
Herron
Webger
Harison
Clas
Greeley
Glar
John Trier
Virginia
Hackson
Tyler
Senate
Reed
Szmdy
Harrisburg
Washington
Henry A Wise
Ron
Joseph R. Bishop
The Successful One and the Feuding Lovers
A Washington Star excerpt shows a despondent suitor learning Mrs Keene married his rival after he wooed her with nightly opera outings. He claims to have showered attention and money, while the other man was presumed wealthier, driving the match.
Mosby and His Men Did Not Take Pay From Confederates
Thomas Moss recalls Mosby and his men having no Confederate pay. Each man supplied his own uniform, horse, and arms, while the US government provided captured horses, arms, and ammunition. The greenback raid yielded 168000 dollars, but Mosby declined to take any personal share of the money.
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Moeby
United States
Mosby
Thomas Moss
Washington Post
Woman with big hat complains about wintergreen gum at show
In the middle of the third act a woman with a large headdress spoke to the youth behind her. She asked him to change his chewing gum brand or she would take off her hat to stop the wintergreen scent.
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Carolina
Wade
Blue Mountain Rim
Evening Blazer
Pennington
Pen
Cfires
Taap
Eton
Cole Gakhug
Martha Cresphoots
New York
Nexeius
Abe
Actea
Bette
Hun
Beta
Leon
Penpington
Biweelf
Stoi
Jedgmeant
Ron
Son
Lorrisg
Utbery
Lew Mnerty
Alware Son Rapid
Peat Gui
Aurely
Nic Lowe
Ero
Dean Perio
Rusia
Ben
Etyp
Hull
Fary
Wemer
J Forne
Dinner for a Penny in a New York Eatery
A tiny penny dining house near Oliver Street and Chatham Square serves tea coffee soup and four slices of bread for 3 cents. The kitchen feeds about 10 to 20 people daily and up to 30,000 meals monthly. The proprietors offer cheap soup and bread as a community service amid a congregation of patrons described as destitute and marginalized.
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Beddlal
Ohver Street
Chatham Square
Layith
Tentions
New York
Leiter
Pittsburg
Dispatch
Inevitable Language Fumbles in Paris Parish Heritage
A Philadelphia woman recalls a mishmash of French misreading and pantomime during a European tour. Starting in Germany and ending in Paris, she details comic slips at a restaurant and theater, plus a mortifying mix up that left her friend in mourning being described as a codfish.
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France
Philadelphia
Germany
Palais Royal
Cniller
Escalier
Boite
Hha
Mademoiselle
Crockett at London Booksellers Dinner Turns Toast
At a London booksellers dinner 1901 S R Crockett was pressed by a lady to reveal if he had published works. He admitted the anecdote with humor but groaned when a nearby glee club suddenly burst into Strike the Lyre, drawing focus away from the tale.
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Crockett
London
All There Mr 3 Ideal Pie Exchange
A brief exchange recalls a domestic quip about a pie and fingers. The dialogue features two speakers named Mr and Mrs, with a humorous reference to a sting in the pie and missing fingers. The tone suggests a lighthearted, conversational snippet from a free press page.
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Boopricht
Jetoe
Bret
Xor- Tur
Lily Martin
Caine
Simesta
Marius
Kent
Lave Atv
Red River
Cynthia
Peu
Anitard
Telegraph
James Edgarston
Martha Etan
Paris
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