Summer Intrigue on the Canadian Steamer and Ocean Cottage
Three girls Elizabeth Gabrielle and Elise voyage to Canada where a strange passenger spies on them. Involving Lord Wilfrid Lady Edith Mrs Graham jewels a sphinx cuff and a mysterious murder case the summer unfolds with secrets kept and a ring lost during a rocky supper.
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Elizabeth
Gabrielle
Elise
Canada
Wilse
Graham
Lord Wilfrid
Mr. Graham
Gordon Bennett
Lady Edith
Hlrse
Mary Anne
Main
Unknown Kingdom Beyond the Horizon at Sunset
The narrator and Mr Bennett watch a sail skiff vanish toward the sea as Graham’s song returns. A remark about Mr Graham being with Mrs Graham sparks doubt. On the cottage path, the sight of a sphinx-pin unsettles the narrator before returning home. Mrs Graham sits in distress at the cottage.
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Mr. Bennett
Mr. Graham
Gordon Bennett
Graham
Mrs. Graham
Mr. Blaie
Mr. Blake
Gabriella
Sttle
Roses and Roses and a Broken Evening at Sea
The narrator and Gabrielle note a tense afternoon with Mrs. Graham and her errant husband. He avoids his wife yet sends roses to brighten her mood, while Harry Graham’s absence triggers concern. Gabrielle recounts Lady Ediths clash with Lord Wilfrids outburst and the rose scene. Elizabeth returns home to a radiant mood and a ruby marquise ring.
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Harry Graham
Gabrielle
Lady Edith
Campbells
Lady Wdith
Hliso
Edith
Wilfrid
Elizabeth
Taxpayer dignity cited by policeman and citizen
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat report quotes a southern city policeman who recalls a prisoner claiming taxpayer status. The officer, now a homeowner, argues taxpaying builds citizen responsibility, noting habitual criminals rarely buy real estate and rent instead.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
German Merchant's Wife Recalls Absent-Minded Husband Incident
A German merchant's wife told a close friend that at a restaurant her husband Fritz hurled a plate of bad fish at her head after the waiter served it. She said she was ashamed by the domestic outburst.
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Fritz
Banzai Word Supposedly Modernized in Tokyo
A contributor to Notes and Queries notes that Banzai is a recent coinage, only about 15 or 16 years old, created at the Imperial University of Tokyo by Dr Shigeno to meet a request for a swift English equivalent.
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Imperial University of Tokyo
Shigeno
Saul
Lincoln Birthday Dedication Sermon in Kentucky
Gov Willson delivers a heartfelt tribute at the Lincoln Memorial dedication in Hodgenville Kentucky praising Lincoln as the nation’s archetype. He invokes Illinois Indiana and Kentucky as claiming Lincoln and urges lasting unity under law and flag. He recalls Gettysburg and urges grace and peace across the land.
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Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Tlinols
Fle
Ianois
Prairies
Indiana
Gettysburg
Kingdom of Heaven
Wolek
Lfe
Strangest Sea Creature Tale From Newcastle Hotel
A sensational report describes a large turtle decapitated at a Newcastle hotel. The chef severed its head and hung the body to bleed upside down. Four hours later the turtle allegedly knocked over a cook with a blow.
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Newcastle
Cure Rheumatism With Whiskey Mixture
A noted recipe prescribes mixing one half pint of whiskey with one ounce syrup sarsaparilla and one ounce Toris compound. Take ten spoonfuls before meals and at night. Procured from any druggist. The preparation is touted as a never-failing remedy for rheumatism.
Poem Readers Question Influence
An exchange notes poems reaching about twenty publishers known to the speaker. The remark highlights the reach of poetry and confirms a modest but recognizable level of readership among literary publishers.
Five Year Old Katy Reports Brother George Swore
Boston child Katy aged five living in America’s seat of culture runs to her father to report her brother George swore not with a rude word but by saying ain’t. Father responds with a slipper, turning this home scene into a domestic anecdote from Success Magazine.
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Boston
Katy
America
Seat of
George
Success Magazine
Removing a Blot in a Tin Pan Tale
A tramp asks a passerby for a dollar to beautify the town. The man questions the motive, and the vagrant suggests moving on to the next town for a dollar.
Marine Eye Remedy Claims Pure Food Law Compliance
An advertising fragment touts Marine Eye Remedy as a pure foods compliant eyewash that soothes eye pain and treats rheumatism and sore throat symptoms. It includes other remedy lines for piles and teething, with marketing pitches and prices, plus miscellaneous quips and product ads from early 20th century catalogs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Prospects
A Louisville reader hails Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing irregularities dizziness nervousness and female trouble saying it kept her from the operating table Another Georgia woman credits the remedy with curing her without surgery and a third report shows long standing success with countless testimonials asserting its efficacy for feminine ills including operating avoidance claims.
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Louisville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ayia E.pinkhami
Law’l Lex
Fourth St
Adrian
Lena V. Henry
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Fate
Lee Phot
H.W. Grove
Allen
A. Olmsted
Dodds
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Theody
Lane
Carters
Gitaroon
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Blake
Eletric Tyrica
Pricgo
U. S
Madison St
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Rome
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