The Major Matchmaker and Nellie Bloxham
A retired army major, famed for matchmaking, selects Nellie Bloxham as the ideal wife for his nephew Jack. The uncle plans elaborate social expeditions to spark interest, while Jack muses that Nellie may not be the right match, hinting at a clash between ambition and genuine affection.
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AJ. Mackin
Toss
Lauines
Jack Mack- Wmish
Jack
Lie
Regen
May Renshaw
May
Nellie Clesham
Nellie
Col. Marsh
Major's scheme to match Jack with Nellie Bloxham ends in surprise
In a boarding house tale, Maj. Mackintosh pressures Jack toward marriage with Nellie while nursing his own bid to win Nellie for Jack. A reveal shows Millie is the true match, forcing the major to confront his plans as Jack plays the wiser, guiding the outcome to a different union.
The Ways of Justice and the Witness Dilemma
A narrator cites the New York Mail and Express on how witnesses suffer when required to appear at trials. A Boston case shows a man driven to insanity by detention for a crime he did not commit and the accused was discharged for lack of evidence.
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New York Mail and Express
Boston
The Well Mannered Boy In A Bewitching Pulse
A Philadelphia Record columnist praises a well mannered boy and his celebrated actress mother. The piece laments scant public understanding of motherhood and urges mothers to embody refinement, gentleness, and faith in human nature.
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Philadelphia Record
Chaaacter
Woridi
Jeunesse Doree
Indians as Stock Matters at Salt Lake Visit
Judge D M Browning head of Indian affairs visits Salt Lake from Fort Hall. He touts improvements in the Indian service aiming for self support through allotment of lands and farming and stock raising. He cites Sioux success and a Pine Ridge beef contract as evidence of progress toward ending ration distributions.
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D. M. Browning
Indian Affairs
Coast Indian Agenda
Salt Lake
Fort Hall Reservation
Bureau
Indian Service
Pine Ridge Agency
Salt Lake Tribune
Mines Blaze Claims 170 in Zacatecas Mexico
A mine fire in Zacatecas Mexico killed 170 workers. Other fires caused multi‑million losses including W A Murray Co dry goods store in Toronto with about 100000 in damage. Wyoming Pa mine shaft collapse damaged several houses. March policy notes include US February receipts and deficits and other national items.
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Zacatecas
Mexico
W. A. Murray & Co
Toronto
Ont
North Dakota
Greece
George
Crete
Casey
United States
Wyoming
Cleveland
Joseph Dunlop
Chicago Dispatch
Iowa
William McKinley
Canton
Washington
Japan
Treasury
United States Senate
Cuba
District of Columbia
Tillman
Hawley
House
Peculiarities of the Table and National Traits
Edward Connor discusses how culinary refinement reflects national character in The Table of London. He links English gastronomy to culture and cites historical edicts from France and England on meal limits, noting Italy and Germany tied to their culinary identities.
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Edward Connor
London
Connor
Italy
Praspetti
Ficatelli
Thadidium
Philippe le Bel
France
Charles I
Louis XIII
Scenes in Cordova and a Moorish Bridge Visit
The narrator explores Cordova’s golden cathedral walls and Moorish relics, notes locked gates, then crosses the Guadalquivir to a bridge with a hooded shrine. Sightings include bathing Moorish mills, a dusty procession, and crowds emerging as gates finally open. A brief aside mentions Don Quixote imagery and a relief of the town’s ancient population. An unrelated local notice extols Chamberlain's Pain Balm by Wagle y & Smead.
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Guadalquivir
Elizabeth R. Pennell Iz
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Mackintosh
Jack Mackintosh
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Millie
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Byron Every
Woodstock
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Wagley & Smead
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Chas. Jasper
First National Bank
J. H. Lypay, Jr
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E. E. Lypay
W. G. Clements
FP. R. Witmer
C.M. Hinspane
V P O. WW. Witmer
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Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Newton
PR. Witwen
WixsLow
Cras
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Berger
C. M. Hixspane
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Jasper & Sons
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Hugh Wynne
Philadelphia
Franklin
Lafayette
Grant
Horace Porter
Porter
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Mr. Isaacs
Saracinesca
Europe
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U. IL. Medh
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Wendt's
A. P. Joy
Anna H. Joy
H. J. Joy
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Bologna and Wienerwurst
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