A Modern Pharaoh at Court of Egypt’s Khedive
A journalist describes an audience with Khedive Mohammed Tewfik in Cairo. He notes the ruler’s power, palace life, and reforms that align justice for princes and peasants. The piece details the palace arrival, officials, and the Khedive’s Islamic faith and frugal regime.
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Atro
Eourt
Egypt
Mohammed Tewfik
Pharoahs
Moses
Joseph
Europe
Cairo
Limi
Raseltin
Me Hamet Ali
Alexandria
Helonan
Upper
Koubeh
Old City of the Sun
Plato
Herodotus
Panther Tale From Reynoldsville Retold A Nine Foot Panther Battle
An elderly Reynoldsville resident recalls John Potters encounter with a panther near Punxsutawney circa 1834. Potter, armed only with a jackknife, clubs the beast after his mastiff is grievously wounded. the dog survives two weeks later, and the panther is killed. The animal measures nine feet tail to nose.
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Reynoldsville
John Potter
Sandy Lick
Gray Farm
John
Dog
Punxsutawney
Nancy
Potter
Khedive and Queen of Egypt Exemplify Modern Monogamy
Frank G. Carpenter reports on the Khedive’s strong preference for monogamy and his close partnership with the Khedivieh. The Queen of Egypt is described as beautiful, accomplished, and influential, hosting receptions and guiding social reforms alongside her husband. Their children are educated in Berlin, and both leaders are portrayed as easing rigid Mohammedan customs.
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Egypt
Heaton
Sox
New York
House of Representatives
Washington
India
Piersky
Aes
Khedivieh
Grt
Royal
Cairo
Cardwell
America
Abbas
Mehemet Ali
Berlin
Andria
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Frank G. Carpenter
Coney Island
Newport
Mr. Brown
Smith
Brown
Fannie-Father Dialog Over Money's Weekly Proposal
A brief exchange between Fannie and her father centers on a suitor named Bond. The father asks about his business and Fannie reveals he is a broker. The joke concludes that the broker is dead.
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Money's Weekly
Fannie
Bond
Bobby
White Wardrobe Dcornered by Puck Dialogue
In a playful stage exchange, Nugent Spance-Well touts white attire as suited for innocence while Mrs. Faustleroy browses white suits. Spance directs toward keeper jackets, guiding Madam Faustleroy to follow.
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Nugent Spance
Charm ing Newport Luxurious and Elegant Watering Place
The dispatch describes Newport as a refined resort for millionaires with strict privacy and social exclusiveness. It contrasts lavish leisure with underlying restlessness, noting huntsmen, bathers, and visitors seeking status while observers wonder about the lives and manners of the elite residents.
The Divine Girl at Newport Bathing Archway
A vivid portrait from the Newport bathing scene describes a beautiful young woman as a “divine girl” amid archways and flowers. The piece blends romantic idealism with sensory detail, noting her refined dress, serene mood, and intimate gaze as she sits near a hidden orchestra and drinks mint liqueur, preparing for a gentle wave and a quiet decision.
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Casino
Nsett
Mae
A Dead Man's Vengeance at Shadyshore Times
Gerald Ravelow and Louis Bond, childhood friends from New Rochelle, hatch a morbid plot to share a secret vault key and summon a sign from beyond after Gerald imagines Louis might die first. Their talks span immortality, wealth, and Brenda Bond as Gerald wrestles with growing feelings while preparations unfold amid Newport styled neighbors and family estates.
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Gerald Ravelow
Louis Bond
New Rochelle
Gerald
Louis
New York
Westchester
Csap
Mr. Bond
Mrs. Ravelow
Shadyshore
Brenda
Brenda Bond
Cambridge
Husette
Crawford Bond
Bond
Lou
Seth
Lapes
Mayer
Fedlin
Long Island Sound
Lewis
Anid Gerald
Satan
Pasia
Perha
Ais
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Colonel Cardwell
Legation
Jebo
Temaila
Khedive
Stone
Grant
Broadway
Eoyot
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OF the
Nied Profession
Charming
Belles
Hoosier
Heaven
Rhode Island
Campenner
Lim Nee
Pekar
Edgar Fawcett
Frolicsome
Navy
Army
Stanley
Raymond
Tommy Hitchcock
Kamera
Montreal
St. Lawrence
Lake Superior
Harvard
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