Will of Old Kilborne Triggers Quick Marriage and Tricks
In a New York city tale, heiress Myra Kilborne faces a will that leaves her fortune to marry Robert Kilborne within a year. Lawyer Whittemore profits as Myra seeks counsel from Temple, who orchestrates a secret marriage to claim the estate. Myra later seeks divorce amid legal maneuvers, exposing the scheme and the lawyer’s fee as the true outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Kilborne
New York City
Mr. Kilborne
Lawyer Whittemore
Robert
Myra
Br. Whittemore
Myra Kilbourne
Fons Mie
Chalf
Harry Perton
Wen
Mary
Myra Kilborne
Harry
Tarry
Temple
Mr. Temple
Walting
Lemple
Episcopal Church
Court House
Robert Jilborne
Whittemore
Slarry
Ene
Care of the Feet and Personal Sanitation in Harper's Bazar
A Harper's Bazar excerpt urges regular foot care washing and drying, with soaking and scraping routines, oiling, and daily stocking changes. It condemns tight footwear and dirty linings, contrasts French cleanliness with English habits, and ties hygiene to health and refinement.
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Pauline Bonaparte
Trarple
George the First
Harper's Bazar
American Cars in Europe Pressures for Open American Car Style
London papers urge English railways to adopt the open American car design with end to end platforms. Critics cite English compartments as dangerous and hard to escape in crimes or fires, noting Swiss and some German lines already use the American system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trie
London
Berne
Lausanne
Switzerland
Europe
Appleton
Trade devices and a Boston liquor rent ruling
A Paris dry goods store innovates with free reading room and billiard hall to lure customers while serving refreshments. It prompts questions about aiding companions during purchases and how to bill. The piece notes similar Paris mercantile traps and cites a Boston court ruling that a man renting a building to sell liquor need not pay rent.
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Paris
Dryaer
New York
Lippincot
Boston
Notable 19th Century Briefs From June Proceedings
Obituary notes include Lewis D. Tappan's death in Brooklyn at 85. Atlantic & Pacific Railroad directors named in New York with multiple eastern and midwestern names. Various June incidents rise: governor nominations in Iowa, a jail escape, trials, wrecks, arsons, and a cholera death toll. International items cover royalty, politics, and explorations with multiple fatalities and fires. a moral essay on farm life contrasts wealth and happiness.
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Lewis D. Tappan
Brooklyn
N. Y
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
New York
Olver Ames
North Maston
Mass
Ozeas Bailey
White Cloud
Kansas
F. Billings
Woodstock
I. F. Bishop
Bridgeport
Conn
Wm. H. Coffin
Uriel Crocker
Boston
George §. Curtiss
W. R. Garrison
Francis B. Hays
Charles J. Morrell
Andrew Vierce, Jr
Joseph Sebgman
Andrew V. Stont
R. Chew
Hon. M. C.stout
Congress
Mansion House
Mauch Chunk
Wagner
Isle of Shoals
Charles A. Dana
New York Sun
Alex. Shepherd
Washington Board of Public Works
James Mullins
Tennessee
Shelbyville
U.S
Carpenter
Wisconsin
Janesville
Wis
M. J. Kelly
New York Herald
Portsmouth
England
Persia
Henry Rawlinson
Royal Geographical Society
London
Madrid
Spain
Nouvillas
Sultan
Turkey
Subalis
Bermuda
Kabata
Chamber of Italian Deputies
Signor
Lorenzo
Council
William
Prussia
Teart
Newfoundland
GreatTinstein
Hiram Powers
Florence
Italy
Brazilian Council of State
Brazils
The Turkish Bath Described in Travelogue
A traveler’s condensed account details a Turkish bath with three rooms the hall a middle chamber and an inner chamber. Attendants guide the bather through soaking shampooing rubbing and warming stages ending with a cooled rinse and scented recline lasting two to four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Deep Sea Exploration Pioneers a Scientific Ocean Quest
The article traces the evolution from ancient soundings to modern ocean science. It highlights the shift from navigation aid to full sea depth research driven by the transatlantic cable and Royal Society backed expeditions. It notes the Lightning Porcupine and Challenger voyages expanding knowledge of sea bottom, currents, and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic
Royal Society
British Admiralty
Lightning
William B. Carpenter
Wyville Thomson
Porcupine
Challenger
Popular Science Monthly
Bracket Craft at Home for Wall Decor and Fun
A guide on making interior brackets from cigar boxes or wood using a keyhole saw knife and glue. It describes patterns, cutting, sanding, and finishing with stain and varnish. A humorous aside about a French shopkeeper joking about his stand for business ends the piece.
The Lost Man of Nebraska and a Fuegian Odyssey
This account details Thomas Collins Childs, a San Francisco merchant and former Nebraska Territory secretary, who vanished in October 1859. A confounding tale follows of Childs resurfacing years later among Fuegians, a perilous rescue, and his eventual return to Washington where he lived as a government clerk before succumbing to despair and suicide.
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Thomas Collins Childs
San Francisco
Nebraska Territory
Ife
Mr. Childs
Kentucky
California
Straits of Magellan
Cape Pillar
Cape Virgins
Astore
Dick Hubbard
Wubbard
Warren’s Gulch
Treavens
Earth
Childs
Fuegians
Londonderry Island
America
Uithbard
Dirk
United States
Jonger Childs
Washington
Dodge
Appleston
Knight-Errant Amazon Monja AHerez Narrated in Adventure
A long account details Monja AHerez a nun who fled to serve as a page in Spain then sailed for Peru in 1608. She fought as a standard bearer and captain in South America, killed a robber in single combat, returned to Madrid and Genoa, met Urban VIII, and drew royal attention before fading from record.
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Monja Aherez
Spain
Gil Blas
Peru
Chill
South America
Cuzco
Ciery
Convent of
St. Claire
Carthagena
Cadiz
Madrid
Count Olivarez
Count de Javier
Tome
France
Piedmont
Marquis de Montes-Claros
Genoa
Urban VIII
America
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T. C. Harrison
Elijah Perry
Wm. O. Kelly
Sherin
James L. Smith
Chas. V. Sanford
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Southgate
W. S. F Gounty
Ouis Auerbach
T. D. Smith
Goroner
C. G. Woolly
Wm. Dawson
Ins
Jttorneys
R. E
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Pomeroy
ARTS
Corse
Consi
Rolla
Supreme
Jeferson City
Phelps
Markcs
Texas
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Ofco
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Marjea
Oflco
O'Brien
Ag Shay
G. Willi
18Th Judicial Circuit
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Jolla
Ohile
K- Ter
E. A. Seay
Missouri
H. M. Shay
Larendon
Depot
Dio
N.D. Fitzgerald
Whyscians
C- Wisenerm
Ll. Physi‘sian & Surgeon
Onicem
Hutcheson’s
Ofice
Pine Rolla
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Offi Carne Oist
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Nuwland
Pomorny
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O’brien Bro
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Rolla, Mo
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Rolla Mo
C. 0. Puost
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Cashier
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Patea
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Taylor Bookseller
Taylor's
Eighth and Pine Sts
Slawson
St. Louis
Gerrish
Factor Joener
Star Boot and Shoe Shop
B.m.culbertson
Snodgrass,’ Coroth & Main Sis
Liam
Scherpe
ATC
Mlaxer
Ayer
Biguutit Street
Rollamo
Snutcheson &Son
Louis “Schneider
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Main
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Cali
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Seventh Street
Chas Rhean
Job Smith
St. James, Mo
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Strobachs
H. M Devens
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W. F. Maxwell
Maxwell & Bi
Thomas Maxwell
Fire & Life Insurance CO
United State
Paat
Ae Rolla
OLD Kilborne
Carl Vogt
Baron de Blance
Belgium
Eureka Company
Nevada
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George Dobbs
George
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McConnell Bros
Buffalo
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Saracoppa
Maine
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Richmond
George Artingston
Young Walworth
New York Central
Schénectady
Marysville
Cal
Joseph Perry
Jumes Will
Park House
Fagin, Macqueen & Co
Father Geyer
Dayton
Ohio
Ohio River
Ripley
Ohlo
Albert H. Smith
Springfield
Chas. D. Sacklet
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Irie
Dave Delany
Little Rock
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Big Tree
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Indian Bureau
Alden
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Iowa
Inskip
Blatchford
Eyseesesevessessass
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Repvenasense Do
Apa
Liverpool
Aden
Carrolton
Rocky Mountains
el Paso
Iman
Forney
Deep Seea Explorations
India
Allen's
Sickles
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