How I Came to Marry How I Came to Marry In the gold hunting days
A man tells of prospecting with Elliot Mansfield, forging letters for his dying partner to his mother and sister, selling a mine for $50,000, and deceiving an elderly blind mother by posing as her son. He marries Mildred to spare the widow distress, then remains married to avoid shocking her mother, becoming father to seven children.
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Elliot
Mansfield
Mansfeld
West
Aview
Mildred
Mildred Mansfield
A Hazardous Climb Up Alaska Rock Face
A. M. Powell in Trailing and Camping In Alaska recounts a party member’s perilous ascent of a mossy cliff. After hours of edging and footholds, he pulls to a narrow shelf and uses alder roots to reach a sloping ridgeline, finally escaping to safety just after midnight with an altitude of about 2140 feet.
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Alaska
A. M. Powell
Goodby
The English Breakfast Then and Now
The piece notes British conservatism at the breakfast table, tracing changes like caste elimination and new titles, while affirming that bacon and eggs remain a daily staple. It jokes that leap year grants 366 breakfasts, and that even political upheavals won’t alter the morning meal for English society.
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England
House of Lords
New York Herald
That Elusive Gray Hair
A woman complains about the futile effort to pluck a white hair, only to pull out a brown one instead. She laments the white strand’s elusive visibility and persistence despite repeated attempts. The quote reflects frustration with variegated hair color and the vigilance of aging.
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New York Times
A Long Stay Belle Passay Plans New Life
Belle Passay declares she will quit being pursued for money and move to the country pretending to be a poor girl to await a suitor. Blanche Innit warns winters in the country are harsh, implying hardship ahead.
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Belle Passay
Blanche Innit
Puck
A Community of Interest Across the Fence
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a quiet neighborhood scene as Mrs Brown has just left the hospital and Mrs Green suggests moving on. The pair exchange talk across the fence about events and daily life, highlighting shared concerns and neighborly connection.
Dobson Buys Typewriter. Seeks Black Ribbon for Widowly Machine
A dealer asks about color choices for a new typewriter as Dobson replies with humor about the machine being a widow. The quip ends with a judge’s dictum on fearing the future and enjoying the present.
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Dobson
Inheritance Promise Unravels a Family Secret
A 21 year old meets Jancis Doyle who reveals he is not the Stirling son. The lawyer exposes a hidden adoption, a $300,000 inheritance, and the real parents. The narrator chooses to donate the fortune to a hospital, keeping the secret from his mother and preserving the family.
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Joseph Stirling
Jancis Doyle
Stirling
Father
Mother
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RUG Sale
Brussels
Axminster
Iowa
J. B. McCurdy & Co
Cort House Oskaloosa, Iowa
Furnald & Townley
Diamond Merchants
West Side Square
Oskaloosa, Iowa
N. Market St
C. F. Adams
New
K. of P
West High Avenue
George Washington
Delaware River
Pella Tank & Pipe Co
Pella, Ia
Heeven
Heeren
Geo. Heeren
Vander Linden
Bazar
Allen
James H. Dixon
St. Indes
Christ Church Cathedral
Montreal
Perry Davis
Eatra
Panama Bay
Vander Linden’s Bazar
Stubenrauch
Clara Kling
Duca Quaker
Ravera
Pame
Addrera
Valley Mill
Mill St
Aurora
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