The Iron-Worker's Daughter Ends in Tragic Flight
Gripp plots to hide his crime but is pursued by detectives. He escapes to New York, is captured at the depot, faces murder charges, and, after a tense court-night, hangs himself in a jail cell. The case shocks the city, while Irene and Mead pursue a new community venture at Columbia Mill and plan a shared housewarming.
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Gripp
New York
Mr. Gripp
Mr. Buck
Mr. Berry
Parker
Dunn
Jackson Gripp
Commonwealth
Mr. Mead
Mead
Mr.Mead
Bob Peters
Atherton
Cole
Nickerson
Lovarg
Irene
Mayberry
Jack Jones
Mrs. Cole
Bobby Walters
Bobby
Mrs
Peters
Yas
Allegheny
Dan Atherton
Arthur Mayberry
Ralph Parker
the Monongahela
Columbia Mill
Mrs. Mayberry
United States
AN ENGLISHMAN'S WIFE AND PARTNER IN LIFE AND LABOR
The article argues that in England a wife is a partner sharing labor and fortune with her husband. She manages the household, knows the income, saves money, and supports his political and professional life, forging a unity of purpose that outlasts sentiment.
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England
Ainslee
Roundabout Papers Tale of Confession Coincidence
Thackeray recalls Abbe Kakatoes whose first confession came from a murderer and the Marquis de Croquemiaine claims penance in supper tale. A Boston lawyer, after defending a pickpocket, unknowingly receives the client’s stolen gold watch as thanks, a moment of ironic justice.
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Thackeray
Kakatoes
Marquis de Croquemiaine
Parbleu
Boston Herald
Boston
Old Middlesex Sessions
Haytian Captain Killick Faces Devotion To Cause
The Buffalo Express notes Killick Willick as a reluctant hero who chose self sacrifice over surrender. He ordered his crew off the Crete a Pierrot and fired the magazine to destroy his vessel, hoping to overwhelm the German gunboat, a plan that failed as the foe withdrew and fired on the burning hull.
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Willick
Crete-a-Pierrot
Killick
Buffalo Express
A Changed Man Becomes a Bailie in Scotland
A Scotchman, after reaching the summit of his ambitions by becoming a magistrate, walks proudly and collides with a cow. The cow owner protests mind my cop, but the man replies that he is no longer a man but a bailie, reflecting his new civic status.
Fragmentary dialogue reveals tense domestic exchange
An unclear OCR fragment shows a husband denouncing fools and a calm reply, with garbled punctuation and stray quotes. The passage hints at a heated domestic dispute but provides no coherent narrative or identifiable individuals.
Summer millinery in New York favors large hats with ornate trims
The piece surveys midsummer hat fashions with wide rims and playful variety. Birds and flowers decorate designs from ostrich plumes to ribbon flowers, lace and fruit accents. Wide flat crowns and nets show through trims, while colors range from tan and pink to red and black.
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New York
Female fashion notes mix lilac ribbons with blue accents
The piece surveys hats and gowns with lilac, white, and light blue trims. It notes bright summer fashion themes, white dress prominence, knotted ribbons, and lace trim on waists and collars, emphasizing cheerful styling and affordable color harmony.
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Paris
Fashion Notes on Night Shades and Lace Trimmings
The article highlights pink as a leading night shade and marigold orange for dainty gowns. It describes shower balls as trim accents in silk fabrics and various colors, used on sleeves and jacket fronts, plus extensive lace usage including collars jabots rosettes and scarves as essential accessories.
What Domestic Science Is
The piece defines domestic science as housekeeping done simply and efficiently. It contrasts grandmothers’ experiential learning with the modern woman's need for shortcuts to a well ordered home. It frames applied science as daily living management drawn from school concepts.
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Mark Tapley
Chicago Tribune
Jin School
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Kohl
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Nick Ty
Zea
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