Lily of Easter Sparks a Church Scandal Romantics
Carson Vaughn takes charge of Trinity Church but a rival, Mable Anderson, stirs trouble after a mistletoe incident. Their bitter clash evolves into a wary truce and unexpected romance as he confronts her and she proves clever and persuasive, culminating in a symbolic lily pledge.
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Carson Vaughn
Trinity Church
Carson
Vaughn
Mable Anderson
Mable
Mab
Miss Anderson
The
Criterion
Mr. Vaughn
Sam
Uncle Sam Exacts Full Time Penalties For Tiny Delays
An old treasury department clerk explains that government clerks face pay deductions for any minute beyond their annual leave, with a minimum cent per instance. The rule uses annual salary divided by working minutes, excluding Sundays and holidays, yielding roughly one cent per minute. A woman in the treasury once contested thirteen cents over thirteen minutes but authorities remained firm.
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United States
Treasury Department
Treasury
The
Washington Star
Beggar’s Insights On Alms and Hustle From Cairo Sphinx
An excerpt from the New Orleans Times-Democrat features a beggar’s candid reflections on earning through alms. He notes daily take often ranges seven to ten dollars, with peak days near carnival times. crowds and visitors in the city boost takings, while social dynamics of donors shape success. A Greek professor guest discusses language precision and cultural exchanges amid travel banter.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Athens
Egypt
Cairo
Sphinx
Get The Verb Demonstrated In A Series Of Examples
Professor Gibbs extols the verb get as a laborious versatile word. Dr. Withers presents numerous sentences showing how get governs movement, arrival, weather, meals, rest, and success in obtaining a memorial before the board. The speaker ends with a farewell.
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Gibbs
Treasury
Board
Canterbury
Gossip on Miss Roosevelt and royal titles at coronations
A Washington Post transcript quotes Frank N. Lesly of Saratoga on Miss Roosevelt’s potential royal rank and whether she could be an envoy or "princess." The discussion contrasts her status with John Van Buren’s 1838 Victoria coronation role and its political impact on his father.
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Alice Roosevelt
Edward
President van Buren
Queen Victoria
Frank N. Lesly
Saratoga
N. Y
Miss Roosevelt
van Buren
John van Buren
Victoria
Prince John
Washington Post
Franklin on Wireless Telegraphy and Modern Inventions
A satirical vignette features Benjamin Franklin musing on wireless telegraphy and wires, recalling kite experiments and the evolution of ideas. He scoffs at modern claims of originality, credits predecessors for his aphorisms, and exits with a puff of smoke and a reflective mood.
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Benjamin Franklin
Styx
Earth
Richard
The Religious Lady Sees Ren Hur
A Spruce Street boarder recounts a landlady who rarely visits theaters yet called a recent show grand. She claimed the experience matched Bible imagery with a chariot race and kilts and boasted of their “best place” seats in the third pew back from the band.
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Ren Hur
Spruce Street
Philadelphia Record
His Prospects
An old farmer visits a village store asks for brimstone. The eccentric shopkeeper overcharges due to opposition. The farmer pays with a shilling and hints he could buy it cheaper at a nearby market town. The shopkeeper warns that someday the farmer may pay the same high price.
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London
The World’s Pearl Supply Decline and Investor Claims
A jeweler notes pearl prices rising since 1890 with a 33 percent jump in the last three years. He reports 36,000 oysters mined daily worldwide yet pearl supply to the market declines and suggests investors buy up most pearls before they reach public sale.
Metal Railroad Ties in Trials Against Wood Ones
Metal railroad ties have been tried several times in this and other countries but have not matched the performance of wood ties.
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