The Earl’s Wife Enchants and Ensnares at the Ball
At a grand ball Lord Caraven and his wife Hildred conceal growing feelings as Lady Hamilton seizes attention. Hildred’s love for her neglected husband awakens and drags her into a dangerous game of jealousy, flirtation, and hidden passion. The Earl notices, yet remains oblivious to the true stakes.
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Lady Hamilton
Carewen
Homitton
Lord Dinaners
Caraven
Lord Damers
Earl
Lord Caraven
Hamilton
Lady Caraven
Hildred
Ecar
Qware
T Hamilton
Haunted House Near Elmwood Hotel Draws Spiritualist Folklore
The Waterville Maine tale centers on Dr Marshall H Holmes a wealthy homeopathic physician and devout spiritualist who after death returns to his College Ave residence. Ghostly footsteps nightly visits and a full apparition in the cellar substantiate a lifelong belief among the Clifford family and other followers that he will haunt the home for years to come.
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Maine
Waterville
Marshall H
Dr. Holmes
A. J. Clifford
Peabody
Cliffords
Clifford
College Avenue
Elmwood
Mr. Clifford
Holmes
Mrs. Clifford
Mrs. Peabody
Mrs. Jordan
Chfford
Grand ball at Ravensmere in honor of Lady Hamilton
Chapter XXXVIII describes a lavish grand ball at Ravensmere on the last day of September. The summer weather lingers with blooming flowers and singing birds, and a bright moon lights the scene. The event is noted as surpassing royal entertainments in scale, with abundant decorations and countless tapers. Two queens are present in the spectacle.
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Lady Hamilton
Ravensmere
Embarrassing Kindness and a Pair of Patched Trousers
The Newfoundland hostigifts a parcel believed to be fish. Inside are eccentric patched trousers worn by the fisherman for seventeen years. The American visitor notes the clothes and the scene then the trousers are reclaimed, revealing cultural misreadings and humor.
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Newfoundland
Vetera
Sea Serpent's New Scheme at Coast
A Plain Dealer report notes a coast summer with a dull forecast, but one serpent vows to scare more people than ever by tying a yellow Spanish dazt to the tip of its tail. The dialogue shows a playful exchange on strange plots and seaside amusements.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Miss Fanny Shannon A Road Traveling Lumber Rep
For nearly six years Miss Fanny Shannon of Mount Carmel Illinois has served as traveling representative for two Minneapolis lumber firms. The only living woman in the role, she began after meeting large firms in Minneapolis in 1892. She travels by freight train when needed and meets crews with courtesy, aided by her modest demeanor and strong business sense. Her grandfather, Judge T J Shannon, founded Mount Carmel’s first bank, and her father is prominent in Illinois Masonic circles as grand high priest.
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Fanny Shannon
Mount Carmel
Ill
Minneapolis
Miss Shannon
T. J. Shannon
Illinois
Royal Arch Masons
Minister Marries Bride While Fugitives Ride
Rev. McMillan G. Kendall joins Nettie Ingram and Marshall Gaston in a late night elopement near Camp Crook South Dakota. They wed in a sleigh as pursuers shouted threats and gunfire echoed across the prairie before the escape faltered when the father’s horse stumbled.
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Camp Crook
S. D
Osleigh
McMillan G. Kendall
Nettie Ingram
Marshall Gaston
Gaston
Ingram
Burdick County
Kendall
Camp Crook Methodist Church
Miss Ingram
Elopers
Camp Creek
Hot Weather Bathing Cautions For Bathers
Cautions against entering water when overheated or after meals or with a headache or full stomach. Best bathing times are before breakfast or between 11 and noon, with warnings to avoid early morning swims for those with delicate constitutions to prevent cramps and other dangers.
Omaha Exposition 1898 Gains on Centennial and World Fairs
The Omaha Exposition of 1898 surpasses Philadelphia 1876 and stands second only to the Chicago World’s Fair in national importance. It runs June through October, drawing interest from Trans Mississippian states and Eastern visitors. Buy excursion tickets via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. an illustrated folder is available for a 2 cent postage stamp to Geo H Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago IL.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Trans-Mississippi
Omaha
Chicago, Miwaukee & St. Paul B’y
H. Heafford
Chicago, Il
Silent Behavior Change After Child Arrives
Dialogue reveals Mrs Rizley noting her husband’s quietness after their baby Alfred was born. The speaker recalls him as once boisterous before marriage and attributes the change to fatherhood. The exchange highlights how family life altered his personality and speech.
California church agrees to pastor’s two year Klondike trip
A California congregation agrees to allow its pastor to take a two year trip to the Klondike with the understanding that if he makes a strike he will pay off the church debt. The idea that such arrangements could be made willingly without condition is noted.
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California
Klondike
No-To-Bac Advertising Claim
An old advertisement for Sterling Remedy Co promoting No-To-Bac as a remedy to quit tobacco. It claims the product makes weak men strong, offers a booklet and sample free, and lists druggists selling it with prices of 50 cents or eight dollars. Public notice style ends with Chicago or New York addresses.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
St. Louis Firm Gifts 50,000 Cigarettes to Missouri Volunteers
A St. Louis company presented the Missouri volunteers with 50,000 cigarettes prompting curiosity about any local grudge against the unit.
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Spain
St. Louis
Missouri Volunteers
Alaskan Demand Sparks Portland Evaporated Fruit Plant Expansion
Alaskan demand has driven Portland Oregon dealers of evaporated fruit and vegetables to double their plants and workforce. The note adds a consumer warning style line about Cascarets Candy Cathartic and a humorous line about clubs and scolding wives.
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Portland
Ore
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