Mountain House Visit Sparks Tangled Intrigue
In a remote country home an elderly banking magnate, Edward, Constance, Harriet, and Hinathan Withers foster a subtle web of attraction and power. Edward notices his brother’s plans to mold Constance while Harriet schemes to secure status, prompting quiet tensions as lifelong loyalties, love, and ambition collide amid mountain air and music.
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Mrs. Withers
Harriet
Edward
Hinathan
Constance
Misa Ttarriet
Withers
Withers Bros
Lfe
Hlnathan Withers
Marriet
Wilnathan
Constance Romaine
Withern
Howard
Mr. Withers
Madward
America
Minathan
Alster
Elnathan
Epinster
Constance and Boward Discuss Harriot's Plight and Society
Constance condemns Harriot as a victim of social banishment while Boward admits pity. Constance argues most women depend on charity from cradle to tomb, and longs for a shorter path between dependence and independence. The exchange reveals buried sympathy and a challenge to gender norms.
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Onstance
Boward
Harriot
Constance
Electric fencing system rings bell for each hit in London trials
A London trial tested a new electric fencing device that wires the front of jackets with copper or brass mesh linked to opposing bells. Each direct hit closes its circuit, producing a distinct ring from one of two bells on opposite room sides. Five of six amateurs competed, trials were successful, and Captain Hutton praised its value for military tournaments.
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London
Hutton
The Wonderful Maple of Ratibor
A century old common maple in Ratibor Prussia trained by its owners to resemble a living pagoda. Branches form a two story round tower with eight windows per chamber, each room seating a dozen people. Floors and sides are woven boughs, creating a giant natural imitation freak of nature.
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Ratibor
Prussia
St. Louis Republic
Smoking Hilla Gorms and Disease Prevention Proved
A Viennese chemistry professor argues smoking protects against disease by reducing pathogen spread. He asserts wet smokers have one chance in twenty eight to catch diphtheria smallpox cholera or other throat transmitted illnesses compared with non smokers. He adds smoking halts bacteria development and killing germs in laboratories cites in labs and in the body.
Too True Edith Matches Are Made In Heaven
A brief quotation from New York World contrasts celestial matchmaking with earthly lightness in a compact, witty exchange between Edith and Grace. The snippet captures a flirtatious or humorous tone typical of social column chatter.
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Edith
New York World
Schofield Mission on European Tour to Influence Napoleon
General John M. Schofield recounts a secret history chapter about withdrawing French troops from Mexico and his delayed European mission. He notes a war department letter appointing him as an army officer and a confidential 1865 instruction from Secretary Seward to proceed to Paris, delayed by slow Atlantic communications and awaiting French replies.
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Eneral
John M. Schofield
Mexico
Schofield
Pacific
Gen. Schofield
Secretary of War
Secretary of State
Europe
State Department
Bigelow
United States
Paris
Barings
Girls Plan Trades In Binding Skirts And Incubator Schemes
Three town girls envision a skirt binding service offering same day return for a dollar, sending out cards to friends. They seek room, capital, and a helper, hoping for a quick start despite risk. Another rural girl seeks funds for a private spring chicken incubator, aiming to supply families twice weekly and win orders from friends.
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Harper's Bazar
Mmited
The Plantation System and Its Industrial Span
The article describes the old plantation organization as highly structured with strong executive control. It notes widespread prosperity from 1850 to 1860, self-sufficiency in food and clothing production on estates, and numerous on site shops and mills. It mentions decline of these industries after the war and near autonomy of plantations in manufacturing.
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South
Message to Napoleon on Mexico Policy
In 1865 the foreign office pressed Napoleon to withdraw from Mexico, seeking U S recognition of Maximilian’s government as a prerequisite for recalling French forces. Seward instructed envoy to speak plainly, aiming to convey U S sentiment without direct offense. The gist: Napoleon must exit Mexico.
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Foreign Office
Washington
Mr. Seward
United States
Maximilian
Mexico
Napoleon
Tasted Contrast: They May Taste Like Food Yet Be Nonfood
A fragment notes that these items might taste like food while remaining inedible or nonfood by nature. The line implies culinary familiarity without identifying actual edible purpose, signaling ambiguity about their use or classification.
Hans Anderson Claims Unique Monitor Survivor Status
Hans Anderson, an elderly veteran, alleges he is the sole survivor of the monitor crew that defeated the Merrimac. The claim is disputed by eastern press which notes dozens of crew members survive. He seeks pension relief amid criticism of his mismanagement accusations.
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Hans Anderson
Monitor
Merrimac
Anderson
Darwin in Kent A Visit to His Country Home
Prof Haeckel recalls meeting Charles Darwin at his ivy clad Kent home in autumn. The naturalist steps from a porch amid elms as a stately, mild eyed figure with a thoughtful brow and silver beard, inspiring awe and late life reflections.
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Prof. Haeckel
Darwin
Kent
Triumph for Science at Cincinnati Hospital
Edward Dorsey, a 44 year old bricklayer, survived a 35 foot fall with a fractured lower spine. Doctors encased him in a plaster jacket, a novel method, after which he remained in a linen hammock and fully nude under a silk garment until solidification. He left the hospital healthy after about ten days.
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Cincinnati City Hospital
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Edward Dorsey
Dorsey
Lunch for Business Girls Today in Ladies Home Journal
The article discusses preparing appealing cold lunches for school or work using potted meats and other quick, nutritious options. It emphasizes healthfulness and daintiness, recommending a scaldable lunch basket, waxed paper, and linen napkins to keep foods separate and flavors intact.
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Phebe Westcott Humphreys
Ladies’ Home Journal
Exclamatory rheumatism joke in northern paper
In the Northern Christian Advocate a humorous exchange uses a misnaming of rheumatism. Miss Mobile asks about Martha's husband and she corrects inflammatory rheumatism, noting he only hollers, delivering a light, dialect humor moment.
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Miss Mobile
Martha
Unlucky Thirteen Details on the Quarter Dollar
The piece argues that the American quarter dollar is cursed for believers in the number thirteen. It cites thirteen stars, thirteen letters in the scroll, thirteen feathers on the eagle, thirteen feathers in its tail, thirteen shield lines, thirteen stripes, thirteen arrowheads, and thirteen letters in the phrase quarter dollar.
Official Corruption in China Reported by English Office
Diplomatic reports to Westminster reveal vast corruption in China with rice tribute in Kwangsu and Chekiang generating excess costs over two million dollars beyond revenue. The findings imply large-scale theft within provincial administrations and the imperial system.
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China
theEnglish Foreign Office
Parliament
Westminster
Kingsu
Chekiang
Mountains and Seashore Tour For Teachers
A group of Chicago teachers and companions will depart Monday July 12 for a personally conducted trip to White Sulphur Springs Natural Bridge Luray Charlottesville Richmond Williamsburg William and Mary Old Fort Comfort Fortress Monroe and other sites. Vacation includes mountains and seashore with summer board at 85 per week. Send for pamphlet and full itinerary via UL Truitt NWPAC&O Ry Big Four Route 284 Clark St Chicago.
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Chicago
W. Va
Natural Bridge
Taverns O Luray
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Richmond
Williamsburg
William and Mary College
Old Fort Comfort
Fortress Monroe
Truitt
Clark St
Death in Lemonade Tragedy Strikes Danville Community
Eight year old Emily Kilssing died after drinking lemonade stored in a tin bucket overnight in Danville California. Eighteen school children are ill from the same batch. Rebecca lodge members used some of the lemonade at a social before the rest was given to neighborhood children.
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Emily Kilssing
Danville
Cal
Rebecca Lodge
Free Farms in Manitoba Assiniboia and Alberta
Advertisement notes opportunities for free farms across Manitoba Assiniboia and Alberta with millions of acres of grazing and farm lands, good water and coal, urging readers to contact C J Broughton colonization agent at 232 Clark St Chicago for information. Includes unrelated jokes from Yonkers Statesmen and a Cascarets constipation remedy pitch.
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Manitoba
Assiniboia
Alberta
C. J. Broughton
Clark St
Chicago
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France
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Triumph
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Hood
Mus
EmMa
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Honeoye
New York
Hood’s
Rootheer
Charles E. Hires Co
Phils
Columbia
Jace C. Hartfords
Pope
Umbias
Best
Hartford
Cona
FON
HALL
BR. P. Hall & Co., Props
Nashua
N. H
Acraz
Western Wheel Works
National Mining and Milling Co
Baltimore
Court House
Omaha
Neb
Mrangiota
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