Declared Entanglements Among High Society Lovers
Captain Bourchier pursues Miss Florrie while Miss Morrie Clarke discovers deep romantic feelings for Reggie Hesslegrave. Spider Clarke's fortunes waver as Bourchier questions motive and Florrie faces a perilous social match. Reggie plans a fortune through a Cesarewitch investment as a telegram portends pivotal news at Rutland Gate.
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Gie
Pierrie
Papa
Mamma
Reggie Hesmegrave
Misa Mlorrie
Reggie Tesslegrave
Captain Bourchier
Reggie Heaslegrave
Miss Plorrie
Mlorrie
Reggie Hesslegrave
Florrie
Bourchier
Reggie Hessleprave
Reggie
Hyde Park
Piccadilly
Mlorvie
Academy
Pierrie Clarke
Reggie Wesslegrave
Ethel
Mia
Clarke
Morrie
Lady Axminster
Central Africa
Clorrie
Amamimsa
Tiottrechier
Miss Florrie
Rutland Gate
Reggie Hesalegrave
Coor
Spider Clarke
Amey Redburn
Axminster
Duke of
Saxe-Weissnichtwo
St. James
Leas
Jes
London
Canterbury Bell
Reginald
Reggie’s failed coup and a near marriage thwarted
In a London tale of fortune and betrayal, Reginald Hesslegrave plans to marry Florence Clarke after a lucrative windfall from Canterbury Bell. The Plunger’s unexpected win shatters his scheme, exposing frauds by Florence’s father and Bourchier’s snubbed rival. Reginald reveals a special license and hopes to marry the next morning if fate allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regino
Mlorrie
Canterbury Bell
Florrie
Roggie
London
Reginald Hesslegrave
Reggie
Fiien
Bourchier
Father
Pierrie
Croesus
Captain Bourchier
Reggie Proposes Amid Romantic Pledge in Public Angst
Florrie implores Reggie as she declares instant love and vows to endure anything for him. He answers with gallantry and moral certainty, imagining a noble rescue and planning a quick marriage at St Mary Abbott's to seal their bond. Kathleen's potential burden of support looms unseen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florrie
Reggie
Florie
Perseus
Bourchier
Reginald Hesslegrave
Kathleen
Blorrie
St. Mary Abbott’s
Kensington
Reggie Marries Florrie in London Special License
Reggie marries Florrie at St Mary Abbots Kensington with Charlie Owen giving away the bride. He immediately faces numbers and jobs, plans to seek better pay, and contemplates help from his sister Kitty while attempting a modest honeymoon. Rufus Mortimer returns to London seeking Kathleen’s favor, aiming for a harmless visit to gauge her feelings.
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Mortimer
London
Reggie
Capelcourt
Florrie
Charlie Owen
St. Mary Abbott’s Kensington
Reguyie
Kitty
Rufus Mortimer
America
Kathleen
Kensington
Venice
Maharajah Restricts New Saloons by Official Sanction
The Maharajah of Baroda orders that no new saloon may open without approval from the presiding official. If five sixths of local homeowners and residents petition to close all liquor shops, the official must grant the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baroda
India
Fragmentary prompt on anger and worthiness of wrath
A terse meditation notes that few things deserve anger and questions why anyone would be wrathful. The fragment hints at evaluating what provokes strong emotion and suggests restraint in response to provocations.
Fish the coming food says New York health chief
Dr Cyrus Edison health commissioner of New York decries excessive meat consumption. He argues beef drives illnesses and advocates fish and vegetables as better city staples and urges reduced daily meat rations for workers and patients alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Edison
New York
United States
New York City
Retired burglar laments night-owl schedule adjustment
The former robber explains his struggle to revert to normal hours after years of night work. He describes meals shifted to evenings and middays, theater hops, and the fatigue of living on a daytime society’s rhythm. He resolves to keep trying to reset his hours.
Cautionary Advice on Naptha Use for Delicate Fabrics
The article urges extreme care with naptha due to its volatility and ignition risk. It recommends cleaning outdoors when possible and airing items thoroughly after use. A real incident in an up-town home shows a trunk filled with scented gloves and lace exploded in a closet after a candle was brought near the trapped naptha gas.
Young Men Prefer Practical Knowledge At Wisconsin
Freshman entries at the University of Wisconsin show a shift from ancient classics to practical studies. Classical courses drop while modern and scientific fields rise, signaling a future shortage of Latin and Greek teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
Ceca
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
Meaning of Some Feminine Names
A list of given names with proposed meanings and origins. Names include Mary Martha Anne Anna Hannah Nancy Ellen Jane Susan Rebecca Lucy Louisa Frances Catherine Caroline Charlotte Sophia Emma Margaret Elizabeth Elizabeth Julia Agnes Anne Ma and Amy Clara Eleanor Gertrude Grace Laura Matilda Phoebe Amanda Isabel Pauline Olive Edith with varied etymological notes on exalted gracious pities wisdom and purity.
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Mary
Martha
Anne
Anna
Hannah
Nancy
Ellen
Helsen
Helena
Helene
Jane
Sarah
Susan
Rebecca
Lucy
Louisa
Louise
Frances
Fanny
Catharine
Caroline
Charlotte
Sophia
Emma
Margaret
Elizabeth
Eliza
Julia
Juliette
Julietta
Agnes
Anne- Ma
Amy
Clara
Eleanor
Gertrude
Grace
Laura
Matilda
Phoebe
Amanda
Isabel
Pauline
Olive
Edith
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies, Claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy for catarrh related deafness. It promises one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured and lists product prices and a Toledo company contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
B.S. Cheney & Coo
Toledo
Drugetsts
Halls Family Pills
How He Took Them
A portly citizen boasts of trying every patent medicine in five years and jokes that he keeps taking new remedies as they come. He notes his success depends on how one takes them and that he tries to sell them to someone who needs them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trouremder
Nl PE
Lord Axminster
Diby
Bourchier
Spider Clarke
Tauppose
Tord Axminster
Bertie
Florrie
Lady Axminster
Miss Plorris
Chicago and Eastern Illinois R R Service to Atlanta Exposition
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway offers excellent through service between Chicago and the South during the Exposition in Atlanta from September 18 to December 31, 1895. Tickets at a low rate will be sold and through cars run to southern points. 655 miles is the shortest route to Atlanta and Chattanooga. Contact C. W. Humphrey Northwestern Passenger Agent Saint Paul or the Chicago City Ticket Office at 230 Clark Street. Charles I. Stone is the General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
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Atlanta
South
Chicago and
Eastern Illinois
R. R
Chicago
Chattanooga
C. W. Humphrey
Northwestern
St. Paul, Minn
Clark St
Charles I. Stone
There, Said the Playwright He’s Finished the Play
The Modern Prama quotes the playwright declaring the play finished and his wife replying that only ten minutes have passed. He explains the work omits dances and comic songs, noting it is only three acts.
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George
Great Railway of the West Promises Comfort Speed Safety
From Now Until Spring Overcoats and winter wraps will be in fashion. They can be discarded temporarily while traveling in the steam heated trains of the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway. For solid comfort for speed and for safety no other line can compare with this great railway of the West. A couple of quarreling church members can hurt the cause of God more than any saloon in the town.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
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Grant Allen
Morrie Clarke
Jude
Floring
Newsmarket
Strand
Mr. Reginald
Vleet Street
Sporting Paper
Waterloo Bridge
Miss Clarke
Jie
Florric
Regegie
Beauty
Tre
Hood
R. B. Lanaster
Kensett
Arkansas
C. I. Hood & Co
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
U.S. A
Au Kilmer Nm
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. V
San Josie
Patrick O’farrell
Washington, D.C
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