Unconscious Hero Morris Holmes Becomes Mine Savior
Eleanor Landsberg rejects Morris Holmes as a lover preferring a man of action. He travels to the Little Summit mine, earns miners’ respect, reforms harsh conditions, and sacrifices himself to rescue trapped workers, dying heroically. Eleanor, reading of his acts, remains unmoved but honors him in isolation as she reads final lines about valor.
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Eleanor Landsberg
Morris
Morris Holmes
Neeil
Ladmit
Eleanor
Mas
Judge Skinner
Dong
Geordie
Little Summit
Klewnor
Morrie Holmes
Pet rattler Pete saves home in Deep Hollow tale
From the New York Press report Dick Dranning’s rattlesnake Pete became a local curiosity. A blasting accident wounded the snake, which recovered and behaved as a guardian, warning of a rubbish fire and fending off an intruder. Dranning refused offers to sell.
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Dick Dranning
Deep Hollow
Dranning
Great Bend Township
Pete
Mr. Dranning
Dewey Compared with Great Naval Victories
A historical analysis argues that Dewey at Manila matches or surpasses Nelson at Aboukir and Trafalgar in tonnage and firepower, while rivaling Lord Howe and Napoleon in outcomes. It notes modern tech, ships, and shells boost Dewey's destructive power, but Farragut's New Orleans and Mobile Bay faced tougher obstacles. Dewey is praised as a worthy pupil of Farragut and a capable, decisive commander.
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Nelson
Aboukir
Lord Howe
Trafalgar
Farragut
Dewey
Manila
of the Nile
Egypt
Spain
Bellum
Denmark
Greece
Portugal
Switzerland
Fogland
Wales
Scotland
Ray Nelson
Hrueysalec
Montojo
Aboukir Bay
Einglish
England
Montoro
Brueys
Finneys
Americana
Deven
Neleon
Villaret
New Orleans
Mobile Bay
Jackson and
St. Philip
Mobile
Tennessee
Faragut
Farracut
Fashions From New York Millinery and Skirts
Special correspondence describes the season's dress hats with side front crowns, velvet bands, plumes, and ornate rosettes. It notes mushrooms of velvet and fur, new hat shapes, and rope-and-ribbon trims with violet-blue and crimson velvets. Skirts revert to winter fabrics with flares and braiding. coats and jackets vary from box to cape styles, with bold revers and rich trims.
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New York
Fannie Field
Bargain Sale Mood Foreshadows Hidden Tension
In a terse Detroit Free Press excerpt, Tommy compares the scene to a bargain sale as he nears a pantry. His mouth shows a suspicious dark red tint while asking what’s the matter as Jai replies that someone is inside.
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Tommy
Jai
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Tribune Style Phrase Exchange
A fragmentary exchange features Mies Ollabrod praising a clever group, noting she can work wonders with butter. Mine Kitehlex-Greest counters, praising a performer who can produce as much from bread and margarine. Chicago Tribune.
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Mies Ollabrod
Chicago
Tribunce
Dreamlike Verse Snippet With Named Nonsense Phrases
A fragmented verse piece features quirky phrases and invocations such as Mother Goose for Dons and Mintress Maurie. It blends rhythmic nonsense about whips doves ships and a maritime mood, mentioning Cleveland and other scattered terms in a garbled, rhythmic collage.
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Mintress Maurie
Ray
Cleveland iNalin-Lienier
Marriage on the Milwaukee Lake Run by Steamboat Offer
A Chicago to Milwaukee steamboat line launches a marriage promotion inviting Chicago brides and grooms to wed aboard for free and earn a $25 gift plus a two person annual steamer pass. The plan leverages Milwaukee lax licensing, clergy income from weddings, and social support to boost business with numerous invitations already accepted.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
W. A. Hunesberger
Steamboat Company
Wisconsin
Courar
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Rana Ran Ue
Detroit
The
New York Press
Edgar
Maclay
Leeke's Weekly
Farragut the Brave
NEW York Fashions
Ow Tribune
Lord & Taylor
Mother Goose
Dons
Holmes
Ashland
Orsores
Ohidion
Bole Rejseantat
Jonas Long’s
Jonas Long's
Yonas Long's
Jonas Long
Owa
Minnesota
Ted
Stowers
Fanos
Hama
Jonas Longs
London
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