Mansfield Returns To Coralie After Ten Years
Mansfield arrives in Eggbottle England after reading Coralie Brooke’s late husband obituary. He seeks a reunion at The Laurels, but the aloof butler delays him as Coralie’s morning routines and social rules constrain a meeting. Mansfield hopes “At last” for a long-awaited reconciliation.
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Southampton Docks
Mansfield
Pilm
Coralie
Mr. Brooke
Hhem
Brooke
South America
England
Southampton
Eggbottle
Herbert
Herbert Mansfeld
Reunion Fails to Revive a Tarnished Love
Mansfield visits Coralie after years apart and finds her unchanged in appearance yet hollow in emotion. Her brisk, empty talk and playful jests mask disillusion, as he recalls their broken vows and realizes their bond has faded, prompting him to depart by train and return to South America.
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Brooke
Mr. Mansfield
Harris
Coralie
Mansfield
Mansfeld
Herbert
Southampton
South America
Booth and peers of the minstrel era rise to stage fame
The article traces Edwin Booth and Joseph Jefferson from minstrel beginnings to eminent stage careers. It notes Lotta, San Francisco roots, and Boston Common performances by the early stars, with mentions of William H. Crane Nat Goodwin Lillian Russell May Irwin and James L. Ford who wrote of Miss Russell’s rapid rise.
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Edwin Booth
Joseph Jefferson
Boston Common
Lotta
California
San Francisco
John Brougham
Broadway
William H. Crane
Nat Goodwin
Lillian Russell
May Irwin
Tony Pastor
Mr. Goodwin
Miss Irwin
Mr. Pastor
Miss Russell
James L. Ford
McClure
Curious Borgund Church Snowbound in Norway’s Ancient Logs
The Borgund church in Norway, built by 1150 or earlier, is a tar-coated log structure with a dark interior lit only through roof openings. It houses a centuries old wooden contribution box, a carved baptismal font from a single stone, and a slate altar with a crude crucifix.
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Norway
Borgund
Getting at the Facts in a Hobo Farmyard Exchange
A tramp eats then declines to share wood with a farmer. The farmer scolds the tramp and jokes about laziness. The hobo retorts that the farmer would have no barn if he were as lazy as he is. The exchange rests on a rural humor about work and idleness.
Police Agent in Tiflis Survives Fifteenth Assassination Attempt
A police agent in Tiflis Russia escaped death after a bomb exploded and killed two companions. Though entitled to a pension he remains in service rather than quit.
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Tiflis
Russia
Element of Danger to Society
A quotation argues that danger to modern institutions lies not in wealth disparity but in a blocked current of sympathy among all citizens, hindering civic unity and collective welfare.
Gilding the Commonplace Exchange
A loquacious youth boasts of making any topic engaging, while Miss Cayenne invites him to share more about himself in a poised, witty dialogue.
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Miss Cayenne
Illinois News Briefs From Across the State
Aurora Beacon sues Daily News editors and associates for libel seeking 250000 in damages amid long running press clash. Lincoln G A R ceases Memorial Day school services due to lack of cooperation. Shelbyville judge adjourns to retrial murder case. Bath bank robbery attempt with nitro charges foiled. Kewanee Illinois Poultry League formed with officers in several cities. Polo’s Lieut Waterbury dies of pneumonia. Lincoln pedestrian Weston delays schedule. Havana reports crime surge. Arrowsmith bank burglarized of 2200. Shelbyville boy 12 decapitated by engine. Peoria body found near asylum grounds. Sterling Knights of Pythias hold 19th district convention. Washington Taft nominates Lewis Lins as first lieutenant.
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Aurora
Hopkins
Aurora Beacon
Daily News
W. W. Clark
The
News
Beacon
Clark
L. B. Frazier
M. KE. Plain
C. H. Smith
Daily News Company
I. C. Copley
A. M. Hirsh
A. M. Snook
Deacon
B. P. Alschuler
Samuel Alschuler
James M. Raymond
Sixteenth
Lincoln
Shelbyville
Albert M. Rose
Calvin Watson
Elmer Ginger
Rose
Bath
Bank of Bath
J. O’leary
Kewanee
Illinois League of Poultry Associations
John H. Oliver
F. Nessell
Bushnell
F. C. Hare
Quincy
H. Peace
Princeton
Polo
D. H. Waterbury
Mr. Waterbury
Beaver Hill
Sullivan
New York
Ilinois
Rockford
Charles F. Sanderholm
Sonderholm
Edward Payson Weston
Springfield
Havana
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Arrowsmith
State Bank of Arrowsmith
Raymond Austin
Henry Austin
Western Canada's Happy Prospects for Immigration
Western Canada sees a bright spring with large immigration from the United States and homeseekers from Ontario as thousands move toward new lands. Special settlers’ trains cross the line and millions of dollars in wealth flow in monthly. wheat prospects rise with high prices and past years’ gains. Contact a Canadian Government Agent for transportation rates and pamphlets.
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Canada
Atlantic
Ontario
A FACER He You Have Looked On My Face For The Last Time
Dialogue fragment shows a tense confrontation with a line where one character accuses another of departing, followed by a reply about growing a beard. The excerpt centers on personal tension and possible departure between two speakers.
Cure Itching Humor with Cuticura Remedies
O L Wilson of Puryear Tennessee describes a three year battle with a skin eruption that produced black swellings and itching. After doctors failed, three sets of Cuticura Remedies brought rapid improvement and eventual recovery. Conveyed through a 1908 testimonial from Potter Drug & Chem Corp.
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O. L. Wilson
Puryear
Tenn
No Escape Smell Sparks Domestic Smoke Question
In a terse domestic exchange a smoker and non smoker argue about cigarette smoke and chimney emissions. The woman says she tolerates the habit because the chimney remains smoky when her husband does not smoke.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement
An 19th century ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure painful swollen feet and sweat ing feet and to ease new shoes. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. Sample free. Address A S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
The Subject's Nature Balloon Story Rates
A playful dialogue about rates for balloon stories. One prompts space rates as a pun on cosmic proportions while the other speculates on what kind of payment such topics might command.
Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago Advertises Relief
An illustrated Eye Book from Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago promotes relief for red weak weary watery eyes. The ad claims compounded relief from experienced physicians and notes Druggista involvement.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Druggista
Garfield Tea Promises Health Benefits for Constipation
An odd ad line proclaims Garfield Tea as a superior remedy for constipation liver and kidney diseases with a playful dialogue about tropical imagination. It touts Bey from your druggist and appeals to roving dispositions as not indicating inconstancy.
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Garfield
Bey
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J. B. Lippincott Co
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