Strange Slippers Drive a Vevey Tale of De Ravenal
In Vevey the narrator spots a young earl, Claire de Ravenal, as her companion to the United States but objects to his embrace. On board, Clara’s father is studied with Mrs Delario, whom they met while buying two identical slippers that become central to later events.
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Vevay
Claire de Ravenal
United States
Monsieur de Ravenol
Clara
Clare
Delario
Ior
Belgium
Claire
Claire Dows
Mrs. Delario
New York
France
Jacques Lerolls
Eurspia Palladino
Paris
Mrs. Delorio
Silk
Tony
Chloe
Lasse
Ciitre
Mrs. Delury
Mrs. Delurio
Bis. Venicio
Mamma
Mammin
Hotel d'Angleterre
d'Angleterres
Mrs. Delarie
Cable
Ned
Mrs. Deloria
Mrs. Delaria
Mrs. Jimmson
Jimmson
Clotre
The Ring, the Clairvoyant, and a Missing Slipper
A writer aboard a transatlantic voyage shares a tale of gems and a clairvoyant friend Mrs Delaria. Claire, a child, reveals curiosity about séances while a slipper mystery erupts. Back home the slippers mysteriously shift orientation revealing a confusion that unsettles the narrator.
England's Mad Poet Nathaniel Lee and his troubled life
The text sketches Nathaniel Lee born in Hatfield in 1603, a playwright nicknamed the Mad Poet. It notes his Westminster and Cambridge education, early stage work, and about a dozen tragedies including The Puppet Queen later known as Alexander the Great. It mentions his insanity from 1684 and five years in an asylum.
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England
Nathaniel Lee
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
Westminster School
Trinity College
Cambridge
Alexander the Great
Dryden
Lavdoe
Woman Works Fifteen Hours a Day
Peru Indiana resident Anna Meteriano describes relief from backache displacement and dragging sensations after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports morning starts at 4 a.m. for chores, then factory work, and overall improved strength and energy. The ad urges others with similar ailments to try the remedy.
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Peta
Ind
Pafaos
Yidia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Meteriano
West 10Th St
Peru
Peterson's Ointment Claims Cure for Piles
A Columbus Ohio resident praises Peterson's Ointment for piles claiming itching stopped after first application and cure after three days using one box. Ad copy touts the remedy as a hundred dollar value and 35 cents per box, with mail orders through Paterson Ointment Co Inc Buffalo.
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Pesterson
A. Newth
Columbus
Ohio
Peterson
Paterson Ointment Co., Inc
Buffalo