Engaged at last Dick’s news changes Mortimer’s holiday
Mortimer receives Dick’s letter announcing his engagement to Maud Cameron, prompting Mortimer to reflect on love, loyalty, and a stolen photograph that reveals Maud’s betrayal. He visits Dick, confronts the truth, and awaits what comes next as their friendship and affections unfold.
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None Like Her and the Brighton Deduction
A lovesick narrator hides his longing while Dick plans marriage to Maud Cameron. A staged theater outing reveals Maud’s engagement to another, Mary Luttrell’s sister, and the protagonist discovers a stolen photograph and a buried truth about his rival’s intended bride. The ending leaves him hopeful yet unsettled as the curtain rises.
Early Elections Grow Fewer States Hold Them In Oct
A Sun summary notes that Florida voters recently approved a constitutional amendment to move state elections from October to align with general elections. The piece traces the decline of October preliminaries across states, listing past dates in 1872 and current practices, and predicts Georgia will be the last October state after this year.
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Iowa
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Maine
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
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Pennsylvania
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Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Washington
Wyoming
Texas
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New England
Ohio Valley
Hurtanft-Buckalew
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Hanging a suspect by vigilante crowd in Clay City misfires
A misidentification leads to the lynching of a man in a tin-front saloon by Jim Redfern and the vigilance committee. The real culprit is later found in Clay City, while the executed man is buried. Colonel White’s dissatisfaction is implied as the crowd vows to oblige again.
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Fish River
White
Bacon
Jim Redfern
Jim
Reidfern
Mr. Redfern
Clay City
Bravely Persevere in Duty as Visions Lead to Beauty
A compassionate call to endure hardship with cheerful song and fidelity. The speaker urges humility and steady service over fame, citing holy resolve and the idea that sacrifice for others brings nearer to heaven. The passage ends with hopeful visions inspired by the Ladies' Home Journal.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Pneumatic Beds Bring Air Cushions to Sleeping Cars
The San Francisco Chronicle reports a new railway sleeping-car innovation using compressed air cushions. Vice President J N Schoonmaker’s car leads the way, with plans for widespread adoption on major lines. The air bed folds into the car during day use and inflates at night to form a bed, reducing jolting and enabling conversion between parlor and sleeper.
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San Francisco Chronicle
J. N. Schoonmaker
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad
Colonel Schoonmaker
L. F. Ruth
Pronoun Shifts Stir Debate in French Military Ranks
The New French minister of war bans soldiers from being addressed with thou and requires you instead. The piece notes monarchies use thou to express camaraderie while republican equality seeks the same across ranks. It compares practices in German Austrian Italian and Russian forces and cites royal usage among nobles and even the prince of Wales addressing emperors with thou.
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New York Tribune
Paris
Aome
Prince of Wales
Austria
Germany
Oscar
Murano Revival Brings Back Ancient Venetian Glass Art
In Murano near Venice a new generation revives the old Venetian glass tradition. The article praises the natural glass characteristics, hand crafted uniqueness, and warns against adding red lead which harms brightness and workability. It notes lineage from historic glass workers and restoration of ancient methods.
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