The Chilians Oath in Valparaiso Romance
Ned Winton, a trusted American sailor, helps Isola Mendez in Valparaiso after a brig repairs. He courts the girl, earns a brief liberty, then faces Manuel Godena’s vengeance in the mountains. A bandit ambush ends with Godena wounded and Ned in peril, Isola escaping.
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Ned
Senor
Isola
Manuel Godena
Chili
Isata Mendez
Godena
Roek
Godenn
Great Strides from Sun Dried Fruits to Airtight Cases
A historical overview of food preservation methods from sun drying and smoking to canning and airtight metal cases. It traces early practices by Indigenous peoples and navals traders, notes failed 19th century attempts, and explains Werthenner’s 1889–1841 patents using air expulsion and water baths to seal foods.
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America
Interior
Augustus de Heine
Great Britain
Werthenner
How Kaffirs Fight and Their Disputes in South Africa
A Rossland B C mining man cites Zulu word pelea meaning done for to describe how Kaffirs settle disputes with violent clash in South Africa. The passage notes deep hostility among rival groups and references showy portrayals of fighting as a common method.
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A. D. Lockett
Rossland
B. C
Pelea
South Africa
Christ
Pearly Teeth and Modern Titles Stir Social Fashion
An authority on dentistry says pearly teeth wear poorly and strength can outshine beauty for lasting looks. A note on royal etiquette describes Queen Victoria's eldest daughter preferring not to be called dowager, with Empress Frederick and Queen Emma of the Netherlands adopting new styling choices that may render dowager obsolete.
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Victoria
Frederick
China
Holland
Emma
The
Netherlands
The Mother of the Bride Seeks Elegant Wedding Gown
The bride’s mother considers a heavy gown in damask satin or maire antique with black tulle veil. Under dress color varies with age and figure and may include gray corn color javeuilar or pastel tints. The train remains an important accessory.
Flowers Her Passion by Romania's Queen Carmen Sylva
The Queen cherishes flowers. she writes best outdoors in a reed-roofed room among rose hedges. Her literary works are said to come from a mossy turf floor and a corner fountain. A silk hammock, mossy seat, and a carved stone desk form her studio.
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Romania
Carmen Sylva
Successful Women and the Courage to Work
A piece praising women who pursue work with courage and tireless energy. It argues that women are paid less for equal work but asserts this will soon change as society grows wiser and rejects gendered notions of intellect. It closes with a bold claim that brains have no sex.
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Chen
Sam
Archie
Adar
Flutie
Women printers reach higher stake in co op mill rise
About 80 women work at the establishment with many becoming shareholders. The society prints numerous periodicals and serves groups like the National Union of Woman Workers and the Women's Institute, while other large English firms also employ women printers earning 15 to 30 shillings a week.
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National Union of Woman Workers
Women’s Institute
Othara
England
Street Gowns for Marly Spring Fashion Note
The princesse effect remains fashionable though difficult to execute. Paris ideas feature skirts raised above the waist draped across to mimic the look, with Mrs. Oliver Harriman’s black crepe de chine gown leading the trend. Gowns blend silk and cloth with long overskirts, box pleats, and lace details, mainly in black.
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Marly
Paris
Oliver
Harriman
Eton
Harper's Bazar
A Strange Occupation Prominent Doctor in Odd Career
A penchant for unusual work marks Drs. Maar Sarse as a notable figure in a singular profession. The article explores how her vocation stands apart from typical roles and captures public curiosity.
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United States
Drs.Maar Sarse
The Vegetarians: A Fragmentary Love Scene
A humorous fragment centers on Abner Green courting Mary Rankin as their romance unfolds with playful dialogue and gossip. Readers glimpse tension and hesitation, with Mary listening demurely while Abner grows hopeful, and onlookers weighing the outcome amid rural humor.
Humorous exchanges and roadside scenes in a postal cartoon strip
A fragmentary humorous dialogue depicts a conversation about luck and manners. Bits of street sight gags show a tramp asking for help, a hatcould fit, a conductor missing connections, and a boy in a sling narrating a street scene.
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