Summer at the Merritt place and a looming railroad
In the Merritt farmhouse a loom and summer calm frame life as Sarepta Toker vents gossip while Lois Merritt and Emma discuss visitors. A shiny top-bogey arrives and Sarepta frets over a looming railroad survey that would slice through the family yard and uproot the peaceful scene.
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Surrey
England
Ticonderoga
Crown Point
Merritt
Roaring Brook
Sarepta Toker
Sarepta
Merritt Place
Lois Merritt
Lois
Emma
Lucia
Lucinda
Mothe
Emma Merrtt
S’repty
Lecindy
Exama Jane
S’ropty
Narrow Escape At Sea With Cannibal Coast Gentry
In John Gaggin's Among the Man Eaters a ship menaced by rocks and approaching natives as dawn nears, the captain and crew cling to life. The canoes return fire as two boats arrive, saving all on board. The captain pleads to survive, fearing an end in ovens and ovens of the cannibals.
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Self
John Gaggin
The Shortest Route to Love Is Through Science
The Baltimore American quotes Miss Gabby jokingly asking if the heart is reached through the stomach and Dr Powers replying that the true path is a surgical incision. The caption mocks gendered notions and presents anatomy as Cupid’s new weapon in a witty aside.
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Miss Gabby
Dr. Powers
Baltimore American
The Day After
Mrs Miser asks the doctor about her husband's condition. The doctor says he is out of danger but suffers acutely from enlargement of the cerebral glands. The doctor notes the cause might have been on a tray. Chicago News
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Mixer
Miser
Chicago News
Boston Lyric Opera Co to Bring Comedy Duo to Winnipeg Theatre
Winnipeg Theatre announces securing the Boston Lyric Opera Co with George Kunkel and John Henderson as featured comedians. The engagement promises a lively season during the summer fair with a large company and notable talent under Col. Thompson.
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P. Walker
Winnipeg Theatre
Boston Lyric Opera Co
Winnipeg
George Kunkel
John Henderson
Boston Liric Opera Company
Kunkel
Col. Thompson
Boston
Dream and Ocean Vision Sparks Question of Inspiration
A weary traveler describes a dream in a hotel room where he stood amid towering ocean waves and called for a Toronto boy to rescue him. He awoke to a wall picture of a man battling waves, raising the question whether the dream was inspired or mere coincidence.
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Toronto
Atlantic Ocean
Be Good and You Will Be Beautiful Says Margaret Hannis
Margaret Hannis argues beauty rests on health behavior and character not cosmetics. She prescribes fresh air sleep wholesome food water a cheerful disposition and exercise as core components with cosmetics as only a later aid.
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George Sand
Margaret Hannis
St. Louis Republic
Onions for Cold Cough Relief Proves Effective
For a chest cold onions, boiled or roasted, are described as a specific help for cough and bronchial congestion. Consuming generously at the onset of a cold is said to break up even a serious attack.
Quotation Sparks Clash Over Main Point in Debate
A Thunderhead county member reads from a pamphlet by John Louis Webster and presses the main point of the debate while an unfriendly listener heckles. The exchange reflects heated procedural discourse during the discussion.
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Thunderhead County
John Louis Webster
Chicago Tribune
Leeds Woman Known for Walks with Wordsworth Dies
Mrs Richard Reynolds of Leeds dies at 88 noted for science studies and friendships with Wordsworth Coleridge Livingstone and John Bright. She walked with Wordsworth in the garden at his Lakeland home and was recently asked to write an account of the Friends in Westmorland.
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Leeds
Richard Reynolds
Wordsworth
Lakeland
Coleridge
Livingstone
John Bright
Friends
Westmorland
Burly Tramp Warned By Small Dog Says New York Weekly
A quirky note from New York Weekly depicts Mrs Rural using a small dog to deter tramps. The tramp scoffs but the dog’s bark is imagined to rouse larger dogs beneath the porch as a warning.
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New York Weekly
Is It the Kidneys That Are Deranged
An advertisement extols Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as the key to curing diseases caused by uric acid in the blood from deranged kidneys. It claims broad efficacy, endorsements by physicians, and urges purchase at 25 cents per box from Toronto outlets.
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Dr. Chase
Bright
Canada
United States
Nature
A. W. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
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