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A curate Rev John St John walks with Miss Nancy Edmiston in Broxbourne after a street incident. He intervenes in a boy’s beating, earns scorn from Nancy’s romantic ideals, and leaves her distant. He walks home troubled by a recent bereavement visit and perceived cowardice.
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Miss Edmiston
Rev
John St. John
Nancy Edmiston
Broxbourne
Buch
T. John
Nancy
St. John
Mr. St. John
Parson Defuses Heathery Fight With Gentle Courage
A bully blocks the curate St John on an exposed moor path. After a testy exchange the fighting ends with St John losing ground but then subduing the assailant without lasting harm. The bully, chastened, accepts money for patching up and leaves. A girl greets the curate praising his bravery.
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Galt
St. John
Goliath
David
Providence
Parson
John
Hedgeside meeting with the curate in sorrow
Miss Edmiston confronts the curate who coldly dismisses her as she recalls a recent event. Nancy’s enthusiasm fades under his cutting tone, then he stops after a distance and turns back when she calls his name, sensing she has endured more than him.
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Columbus Journal
Burmah Women and Burmese Customs Described in 1900s Tale
The article portrays Burmese women as financially active and socially independent, detailing dress, ear piercing ceremonies, jewelry, and tattoo traditions. It notes women often own shops, divorce husbands, and influence daily life while men stay home. It contrasts Burmese courtship with English norms and discusses smoking habits and social rituals.
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Burmah
London
Elacer
Persia
Burmeh
England
Mandalay
Bayswater
A Cautious Man and a Witty Exchange
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader quote recounts Hilaby's cautious reply about Mrs Flypp's rainy day skirt being short for her dimensions. He admits the fault might lie in her dimensions being a little long for the skirt.
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Mdn
Missionary Work in the Philippines Expands Across Denominations
American religious bodies establish missions in Manila and beyond as Protestant groups press expansion with Presbyterian, Baptist, and Disciples of Christ efforts. The First Presbyterian Church forms in Manila. Iloilo work planned. infant baptism noted among locals.
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America
Philippines
New York
Schurmann
Manila
Thoburn
India
American Episcopal Church
Young Men's Christian Association
San Francisco
Association
Bridge
Spain
Quartel del Fortin
Cavite
Ermita
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Far East
Luson
Philippine Commision
Ite
First Presbyterian Church of
Tiello
Disciples of Christ
Guam
Pacific Islands
Honolulu
Quay’s Texas Ties Highlighted in Chicago Record
A petition signed by twenty three Texas lawmakers urges Senators Chilton and Culberson to back seating Matthew Quay of Pennsylvania. The article recounts Quay’s Texas years teaching and running a photo gallery in Montgomery and Colorado counties, his sympathy for the South, and a generous private donation to Brazos flood victims.
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Texas
United States
Chilton and
Culberson
Washington
Matthew 8. Quay
Pennsylvania
Quay
South
Montgomery County
Montgomery
Columbus
Colorado County
Tex
Colorado
Tie
Houston
Brazos
Joseph D. Bayers Fio
Selecting a Husband by Proper Cooking Advice
A humorous old guide warns against mistreating husbands by hot water freezing stewing or pickling. It urges women to choose partners themselves avoid market-bought mates and emphasizes proper care and respect with a well mended linen wrap and gentle treatment.
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Ladies' Realm
Protestant Episcopal Mission
Mission of the Holy Trinity
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Holy Trinity Mission
Barracha
Army
Navy
Pont
Blitaat Co
Lacksawanne Ave
Scranton
Anhood
Veto
Ciro
Senator Quay
Auvetin, Tex
Chicago
Une
Contime Castoria
Murray Street
Feerry
Hime
A. Ruppert’s
Mme. Ruppert
Mme. A. Ruppert
Mme
Ruppert
East 14Th Street
New
Coral orKime
Rupperts
Bowethiel
Mme. Uppert
A. Ruppert
14Th Street
Jonas Long
Overland
Union Ee
Francisco
Philadelphia Telegraph
Nencry
Droge
Fotoa and
McGarrah & Thomas
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