Countess Jacqueline and the King's jeweled intrigue at court
In Versailles a dazzling salon scene follows Countess Jacqueline De Marche as she moves through court with the King’s gaze. Political scheming, rival lovers, and a stolen ruby drive tension while De Marche guards Jacqueline from exile and the Duchess plots escape.
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Hbintin
Jacqueline
de Marche
Madame la Duchesse
Nighing
Louis
Jiacqueline
Madame Dy Duchesse
de Marehe
Evores
Monsieur le Cone
Oman
Marche
France
de Berry
la Duchesse
Countess de Marvette
Brilliant Groupe
Madame
Monsieur
DeBerry
Couns
de Derry
Hentlemen
Monsieur de Barry
de Berrys
Louis de Bourbon
Monsieur le Comte
Ji Duchesse
Ton
Versailles
Monsieuwy le
Jacquelite
Lowull
Amile
Madame le Douchesse
The Death Card and a Poker House Party
A Pennsylvania mountain club house hosts a five handed poker game. A guest fears the death card the four of spades foretells bad luck. After repeated losses the man dies from heart trouble, possibly worsened by superstition. The incident ends with the survivor never touching cards again.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Brb
Bey
Four of Spies
The Late Niagara Falls
A Toronto Globe opinion denounces unabated civilization encroaching on Niagara Falls and its surroundings. It warns of legal and economic impacts from damming and exploitation, imagining regulated Niagara days to preserve the natural wonder and its heritage.
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Toronto Globe
Niagara
Roaring Gorge
Niagara Falls
Skathie Rink
Stone Quarry
A& Niagara Old Boys
Macaulay
Britain
Thames
German Inventors Advertise Portable Gymnasium
The piece describes German inventors marketing a portable gymnasium device claimed to promote appetite as a digestive stimulant. It asserts that the apparatus benefits most dyspeptics, though it notes refrigeration and exercise considerations.
Artificially cooled air boosts appetite and digestion
A historical account discusses experiments by Dr. Meurthe on inhaled cold air from an evaporator to treat asthma and aid digestion. It describes animals and humans rapidly increasing hunger after exposure, notes tolerance to cold in various peoples, and foresees homes cooled in summer with cold waves replacing condiments and tonic drinks.
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Jack Prostie
Piiny Laplander
CL Meurthe
Toulon
France
Calcutta
Dar- Jooling
Eplewrus
Robert Clowry’s Beginning Reveals Early Struggle
An interview with Robert C. Clowry president of the Western Union Telegraph company recounts his youth in Will County near Joliet. He describes leaving home at fifteen to seek work and his early exposure to the telegraph shaping his career.
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Robert C. Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Company
Mr. Clowry
Will County
Joliet
Early Telegraph Messenger’s Humble Start in Joliet
The narrative follows a young man’s entry into telegraphy in Joliet in 1852. He accepts no pay for six months yet learns quickly, doing odd jobs to survive while studying keys and levers. Within four months he is as skilled as the regular operator and sees a future in the field.
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Joliet
Clowry
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Irinket
Ruby
Robert Clowry
Western Union
Fered
Florey & Brooks
Spruce Street
Snow
Dickson
Scranton and Olyphant
State Normal School
East Scroudsburg, PA
Cata
Tobue
E. L, Kemp, A. M
NEW York Hotels
Athay
New York
23Rd St
4Th Ave
W. H. Parke
Westminster Hotel
Sixteenth St
Iring Place
T/ THOMPSON
Wanamakers
Siegel Cogpens Hig
B'way Cara
Albert New York
Corith BT. & University PT
Broadway
Grand Trunk Railway
Toronto
Montreal
St. Dominue
Niles
Syracuse University
College of Medicine
Upson
Regenta
College of Law
Europe
Syracuse
James Roscoe Day
N.Y
Lafayette College
Easton
Scranton Correspondence Schools
Scranton
A Fontes
Iimer H. Pera ‘Treas
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