Srepty Seeks News Comfort Amid Recovery Drama
In a small New England home, Srepty recovers from illness as Lois Merritt and Azariah’s family discuss the community’s rumor mill. A dramatic note arrives with word of stakes removed on a railroad survey, prompting confessions and plans to move nearer family, with Emma Jane and John Kilborn’s double wedding hinted.
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Lois Merritt
Rome Cass
Bradford Toker
Repty
Rep
Mrs. Merritt
Mia Merritt
Azariah
Bradford
Brook Argus
S’repty
R. B and
S'repty
Clancy
Silas
Srepty
Azariah An
Strawbry
Lloyd Lot
Ford
Denver
S*repty
Emma
Emma Jane
John Kilborn
Omi
Hirosaka
Electric ships across the Atlantic by electric propulsion
A New York Herald report surveys the future of storage batteries and electric propulsion for transatlantic ships. It notes early skepticism from a prominent professor, then explains plans by A Hickley to install a low speed engine linked to a multipolar generator and direct shaft motors to reduce vibration and increase speed.
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Atlantic
A & Hickley
N. Y. Herald
Novelists Experiment With Old Fashioned Book Releases
Two or three fiction writers abandon serial magazine rights and publish novels directly in book form. They sacrifice serial profits to reach editors and the public, aiming to showcase their truest writing without tailoring to magazines. The trend contrasts with foreign authors who write for the public, not editors.
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N. Y. Sun
Patent on wood pulp paper and clay effects on strength
A 1853 English patent for wood paper production and a 1854 American patent followed. The text notes that high clay content in paper increases weight and weakens the material making it more prone to tearing.
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England
America
Not a Man. Nine Tailors Make a Man Phrase
A brief item cites a Philadelphia Press quip about self made and tailor made men. The exchange contrasts the idea of a self made man with the saying that nine tailors make a man, reflecting on the source's wordplay.
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Taylor
Philadelphia Press
The Tharckless Terk in Early Spring Verse
A fragment from the Chicago Record captures a scene of early spring with vivid imagery of days and nights, noting a doleful visitor and a line about where the mercury stands as life feels sweet.
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Phize
Mercury
Chicago
Boston Lyric Opera at Winnipeg Theatre for Industrial Fair
The Boston Lyric Opera Company visit Winnipeg Theatre for the Industrial Fair week. Principal artists include Russo and Josephine Stan Top among others. Russo earns 100 dollars per performance. The company presents forty six operas with a strong chorus and seventy two thousand dollars in costumes and productions.
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Boston Lyric Opera Co
Winnipeg
Russo
Fevor
Josephine Stantop
Nellie Andrews
Maude Leckley
Henry Hallam
George Kunkel
John Henderson
Frank Maslin
Boston Lyric Opera Company
Simiar
Lyric
Faust
Lucia D. Lammermor
Adapting Fashions and the Power of Leaders
A European fashion piece discusses how personal style shapes dress, noting the shift from beauty to commerce as industry leaders drive trends. It describes a dinner dress in Ophelia colors with guipure sleeves and a tunic, plus a racing visit dress in mauve and white silk stripe with yellow guipure corsage. The piece argues fashion follows leaders and market forces, not solely individual taste.
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New York Herald
New York Sun
Bio
Decorative Needlework Trends in Linen and Silk
The article surveys fashionable embroidery on linen and cotton items for home use. It highlights tea table cloths, chair cushions, bedspreads, nightdress cases, and blotters with floral motifs, blue crewels, and velvet accents. It notes photo frames, cushions, and bags in colored linen with silk or flax thread and describes eyelet hole edges and oriental influences.
Fire Destroys Th eradle and Stretcare of Contractor Lee
A fire damaged the th eradle and stretcare facilities of contractor Lee Winul g, destroying the building and its contents. No injuries reported as firefighters battled the blaze and secured the scene.
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Lee
Winul
Electric signs spurred London regulation and power plant g
London bans flashing electric signs with a £5 fine. United States telephone service uses 1.2 million miles of copper wire and handles four million calls daily. A new Armour packing plant in Chicago replaces 93 steam boilers 16 engines 17 refrigerating machines with 4000 horsepower and 10 000 incandescent lamps 300 arc lamps and 120 motors over 60 acres.
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London
County Council
United States
Equator
Armour Packing Houses
Chicago
Morgan's Riflemen and the Dutchman Ethos
The Morgan rifle corps known as Morgan's Virginians drew two thirds from Pennsylvania including many Pennsylvania Germans. Survivor Lauk, with Morgan from start to end, represents the German element. Morgan praised all races for fighting, but prized the Dutchman for starving well, per Harper's Magazine.
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Morgan
Lauk
Harper’s Magazine
Startling Facts of a Wonderful Case
A Winnipeg resident states months of ear eczema improved after trying Dr Chase's Ointment. The first application provided instant relief and before finishing the first box the ailment was cured with no recurrence.
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Winnipeg
Chase
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Jennie Colton
Electric Transatlantic Ships
Western Canada
Paardeberg
Cronje
FLW
Heubach
Manitoba
Winnipeg Theatre
Col. W. A. Thompson
Dineer
Morgan’s Riflemen
Dr. Chase
B. Nicholson
Man
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