Renunciation and a New Beginning at Wrandall & Co
Sara Challis Wrandall declares plans to sell her stake in Wrandall & Co. and end social and business ties with the family. Leslie and Redmond Wrandall confront inevitable separation as Sara moves to formalize a new chapter, aided by Mr. Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara
Wrandall
Trumbell
Gipsy Mab
Redmond Crandall
Leslie Wrandall
Snadam
Wrandall & Co
Wraendall
Carroll
Leslie
Mr. Wrandall
Vivian
Sebastian Gooch
Redmond Wrandall
Jove
Mr. Carroll
Brandy Booth
Portrait Touching Love Triangle In Hetty’s Home
In a quiet house Sara resists Brandon Booth’s glance as Hetty and Brandon’s plan to have Sara move in tests their friendship. Sara admits she loves Hetty and cannot live with them, choosing to decline the arrangement despite 深深 affection and tension.
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Booth
Hetty
Sara
Brandon Booth
Brandon R
Sas
Holmes and the Acrobat in a London Theater Scene
A fragment recounts a detective chat between a young man and a reader of newspapers, referencing Sherlock Holmes and Corbett. A053 describes an onstage scuffle where a man is tossed into mud after being told he is an acrobat. The piece closes with notes on performers including a European singer, a pianist with a superstition about a black cat, and similar anecdotes from the Manchester Evening News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett
Europe
Manchester Evening News
Sign in the Snowstorm Hope to Hayfield Journey
A Manchester Guardian correspondent traverses moorland paths from Hope to Hayfield during a snowstorm. A piercing wind and blizzard conditions hinder travel but the writer presses on, noting moments of relief upon regaining direction and shelter.
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Hope
Hayfield
The
Manchester Guardian
Oyster Not Good for All
Doctor Pron cautions that oysters should not be given to all dyspeptics. He notes that oysters stimulate gastric secretion and may help those with weak digestion, but in patients with hyperacid or hypersensitive stomachs they should be avoided.
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Doctor Pron
Panic over germs on London playing cards alarms society
A London report claims playing cards spread germs with millions of malignant bacilli. Tests allegedly show contamination could devastate a community if swallowed. Suggestions include using camphor for sterilization and avoiding brand new decks for every deal. The piece also laments changing women’s fashion and nostalgia for simpler maidens.
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London
Pigeon Makes 700 Mile Trip to San Francisco Home
Thirteen year old Marion Olram of Goldfield Nevada visits her new San Francisco home with Dizzy the pigeon. The travel star followed Marion by train covering 700 miles from Goldfield to San Francisco and then to Oakland ferry. The girl kissed Dizzy at Goldfield and again at Oakland before the bird stayed with her.
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Marion Olram
Goldfield
Nev
San Francisco
Dizzy
New York Sun
Marion
Birds of Gatun Lake Island Reach Rich Panama Diversity
On a small Gatun Lake island once Lion Hill, before Chagres waters rose, more bird species were found than in any western hemisphere locality. E A Goldman of the Biological Survey collected about 300 species in two Panama trips, with an estimate of around 900 species in the Canal Zone overall and at Gatun's Atlantic entrance researchers recorded at least 250 species nearby.
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Gatun Lake
Lion Hill
Chagres
Canal Zone
E. A. Goldman
Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Panama
United States
Gatun
Atlantic
Unscrupulous Dealer Pressures New Salesman
A new salesman is questioned about misrepresenting goods while a dealer urges a policy of lies. The dialogue implies assets are treated as liabilities, signaling ethical risk and potentially fraudulent behavior.
Passenger Entangled in Taxicab Fare Dispute
An intoxicated rider, after an hour or two of riding in a taxicab, questioned the fare when the chauffeur finally stopped. The passenger asked for the amount and was told eighteen shillings and sixpence.
Paris Monuments Awe in Historic Tombs and Chapelle Expiatoire
In Paris the tomb of Napoleon at Les Invalides and the Chapelle Expiatoire evoke strong patriotism and sorrow. The article notes the restoration-era graves of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, their remains later moved to St Denis, and describes two marble groups in the chapel, one depicting Louis XVI’s apotheosis and another Marie Antoinette at a figure of Religion.
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Paris
Napoleon
the Invalides
Carpeaux
Luxembourg Gardens
Rue Des Mathurins
Chapelle Expiatoire
Madame Deficit
Madame Veto
Percier and Fontaine
The
Madeleine
Charlotte Corday
Philippe Eqgalite
Madame Roland
Madame Dubarry
Camille Desmoulins
Dan
St. Denis
Republic
Louis XVI
Abbe Edgeworth
St. Louis
Marie Antoinette
Curious 1863 will filed in Omaha after 50 years
A St. Louis created will by George Harding disposing of slaves was filed in Omaha over fifty years after its drafting. It directed eight year old Mike to the wife and covered multiple slaves in Kentucky. Nebraska real estate valued at $500 in 1863 is now assessed near 320,000.
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Omaha
Neb
George Harding
St. Louis
Harding
Mike
Logan County
Kentucky
Nebraska
Delaware governor touts whipping post as crime deterrent
Governor Miller of Delaware says the whipping post has reduced crime to a minimum. He asserts offenders fear public disgrace more than the physical punishment.
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Denver
Colo
Miller
Delaware
Stella Vitae Health Remedy Ad Urges Mothers At Home
An old style advertisement targets mothers, urging them to raise a healthy daughter and promote Stella Vitae for women. It promises a money back guarantee and notes the Thacher Medicine Company in Chattanooga Tennessee as the seller.
Miss Mary Boyle O'Reilly Visits Ireland and London
Miss Mary Boyle O'Reilly daughter of the late John Boyle O'Reilly the Boston poet visits Ireland as a guest of the countess of Aberdeen and is entertained by prominent figures in London including the lord mayor. She is studying sociological conditions in England and Ireland.
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Mary Boyle O'Reilly
John Boyle O’reilly
Boston
Ireland
Countess of Aberdeen
London
Miss O'Reilly
England
Resinol Promises Clear Skin and Hair Health
Resinol cleans pimples blotches and rough complexions and promotes hair health with regular soap use and occasional ointment. The soothing preparations work easily and cheaply, even when other cosmetics fail. Resinol heals eczema tetter ringworm psoriasis and other eruptions, stops itching, and helps sunburn bites and burns. All druggists.
Doctors Disagree On White Bread Value For Soldiers
French army inspectors report bolting flour beyond a limit removes useful flour and worsens health while white bread increases meat intake. Partial bolting with coarser bran left improves health and economy, but medical opinion remains divided on flour processing and alcohol benefits.
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New York Commercial
Floating Island Hope in Camp Supper Joke
A young man toils at oars while a sweet girl muses about supper in camp. She jokes that they will dine on a floating island as the oarsman struggles to reach the landing repeating that island has passed them upriver three times.
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Hetty
Wrandalls
Boudoir
Vivian
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Aris
Gues
Saya
Miss Castleton
Challis Wrandall
Hetty Castleton
Lower Broadway
Lmousine
Mr. Bancroft
Challis
FUBIZ
Sherlock Holmes
Billy Burke
Nature
Kansas City Star
Elizabeth
Capet
St Louis
Org
Post
Aol
Uremarkable
Thacher Medicine Company
Chattanooga Tennesses
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