A Shadow of Truth Clouds Renounced Love
In a tense scene a woman wrestles with doubt and a vow as she faces Beatrice’s return and a lovers’ ring. A lure of fidelity clashes with longing, past lies, and a haunted vision that could unravel their fragile bond. The moment teeters between truth and illusion as Beatrice’s shadow looms over their future.
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Otto
Beatrice
Appen
Anorna
Trice
Sam Unorna
Cnoran
Kevork Arabian
Taauhie
Armas
Rok
Peruna Medicine Ad Returns for Catarrh Colds and Coughs
An ad promotes Peruna for catarrh, sore throat and consumption cures, claiming a well known remedy. It offers a free book on the disease and invites requests by mail from Columbus Ohio. Also notes Havon and Keenan offer furniture coverings and estimates at 33 Water St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
Wiiy
Havon & Keexan
Water St. Su
NYE PLAYS BANKER IN WOODSHED THEFT STUNT
A surreal letter from South Hutchinson Kansas dated May 12 describes a banker set writing in the banks President room with the vault open and no staff present. The writer, calling himself a correspondent, fantasizes control of the town and notes an adjacent Indiana block worth $400,000 as a quiet backdrop to his imagined heist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Hurdwixson
Kan
Bank of South Hutchinson
South Hutchinson
Indiana
Lillian
Aly
Quiet South Hutchinson Under Quiet Overcast Skies
Bill Nye reflects on a vanished boom town atmosphere in South Hutchinson Kansas as industry decays and nostalgia mixes with humorous vignettes. He notes closed shops, quiet streets, and a shift from bustling commerce to subdued town life while peppering observations with satirical anecdotes and personal shaving escapades.
One of Uncle Sam's Captives Seized in 19th Century Cruise
The New York Sun recounts a US Navy incident where the Alliance pursued the whaling vessel Mary Jane said to be taken to the Indian Ocean and sold by mutinous crew. At Johanna Island Dr. Wilson, a former US Navy doctor, allegedly bought the Mary Jane and used her kettles in a sugar refinery before they were seized.
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Boston Common
New York Sun
United States
United States Ship Alliance
Alliance
Indian Ocean
Johanna
Dr. Wilson
United States Navy
Mary Jane
Popular Remedy Gains Praise From Postmaster Keown
Keown Postmaster John Keown of Allegheny County Pa says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sells best. He notes the medicine relieves lungs and eases breathing after a severe cold, with first dose bringing relief. It has many friends and wide popularity. sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keown
Keown
Allegheny County
Chamberlain
Love Between Bars Wins Heart of Young Librarian
A New York letter carrier resigns royal service to pursue a romance with a debutante confined behind iron bars at a Fifth Avenue mansion. Despite parental opposition the couple defies class limits, the suitor proves his worth, and the stenographic romance ends with a favorable match in Wall Street society.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Fiftieth Street
Lochingar
Willie
Lillian
Charlotte Corday
Bathing in typhoid fever proven effective by large study
A Paris Herald report cites 24 500 typhoid cases treated with cold baths showing 1 723 deaths or 6 2 percent. The regimen uses three hourly temperatures above 90 C, cold bath at 18 C, warm wine prompt rubdown, and careful warming after the bath with blankets and tea or wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York Herald
How Chicago blows under the fair glare
Fair Manager A. B. de Frece recalls Chicago losing the World's Fair to New York. On returning from Chicago he quips that kissing Chicago after every blow would be a huge task, noting pride and grievance over the erstwhile fair site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. de Frece
Chicago
New York
Morning Journal
de Prece
A Ripe Old Age Marks 55th Wedding Anniversary
J H Holcomb and wife of Belcherville Texas celebrate their fifty fifth anniversary. They credit prompt treatment of slight ailments, and say they suffer constipation less due to St Patrick s Pills which they describe as mild and keeping the system in order. Sold by druggists with samples offered by Havuch Exenanx at 33 Water St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Holcomb
Belcherville
Tex
Mr. Holcomb
Maggie Mitchell
Agnes Booth
Fanny Davenport
Lillian Russell
Miss Davenport
Camille
Davenport
Adelina Patti
Adelina
Carlotta
Patti
Niccolini
Theormance
Newmarket
Miss Russell
Ict Cere
Beauty and Flesh. Davenport's Patient Methods
A 19th century profile of stage starlets Patti and Russell, detailing how Adelina Patti controls weight through strict diets and long daily walks, and how Lillian Russell uses walking and aggressive routines to stay within light opera limits. The piece cites their routines, foods avoided, and the role of rest, with notes on era norms and the dangers of obesity for performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patti
Erica Chance
Lil-lian Russell
Miss Russell
Light Ra
Abe Ganka
John McCann
Misseet
Lillian Russell
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Lovye
Sips
You
Sami
Darling
Fie
Nye
Pompeii
Fonth Hutchinson
Buhl-Buhl
Myself
Mamma Hornet
Kansas
Elepata
Saleratus
Lord Fauntleroy
Globe
Hutchinson Pro
James Garvey
Madison Avenue
Fifth Avenue
North Carolina
Baltimore
Knoxville
Dayton
Joe Harris
Tennessee
East Tennessee
Lexington
Mr. Harris
Napoleon
Bill Nye
Love
Willie Smith
Papa
Weather Bureau
Wall Street
Charles Theodore Murray
Winn
Havuch & Exenanx
Water St. Au
Beauty
Cleopatra
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Mixa Russell
Oneral
Ohann Hoff
Trsburg
Fleming & Son
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