Reconciliation Plans aboard the Hamilton
The colonel seeks to reconcile Dick and Madame de Montaut while plotting with de Montaut and Estcourt. Dick realizes the conspirators plan Ascension and St Helena as destinations and must face the likelihood of separation from his companions. The exchange hints at deception and impending betrayal aboard the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camilla
Mademe de Muntuat
Russell Street
Estcourt
Madame de Montaut
Lord Glamorgan
France
Ife
Ascension
Uch
Cape
St. Helena
de Montauts
Hamilton
Speedwell
M. de Montaut
Himelf
Amilia
Fstcourt
Europe
Scandal and schemes aboard the Speedwell voyage
On the Speedwell Colonel and Camilla clash over the voyage plan while Captain Worsley isolates his own loyalties. Dick confronts the locked captain’s door only to uncover Hernan Johnstone, the Edgar’s pilot, posing as a crew member amid rising tensions and hidden motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peraltnon
Sul
Corman
Hamilton
Worsley
Iamilton
England
Wek
Madame de Montaut
Colonel
Camilla
Dirk
Captain Worsley
Hernan Johnstone
Edgar
Copenhagen
Ring Out the Old in Bicycle Gear Nonsense
The American Machinist condemns the practice of expressing crank revolutions in terms of old high wheel standards. It argues for reporting crank effect via feet per crank or revolutions per mile, noting the dead wheel makes current methods obsolete and cumbersome.
Wyckoff On Lightning Power and Nature’s Forces
Mr. David H. Wyckoff asserted that a million horsepower cannot match the effect of a single lightning flash. He argued that humanity has hardly begun to harness nature’s forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Wyckoff
Bedroom Rugs and Fashion Notes From a Bygone Era
An article fragment describes handmade bedroom rugs of burlap and old carpet with oil paper motifs showing Timothy grass redtop and clovers, edged with flax fringe and shaded grasses. It then shifts to fashion notes on a magpie style bonnet, and brief health ad copy about deafness cures, a Christmas tree setup tip, glove sizing, and a South American cacao currency note.
Circumstances of a Young Man and a Colored Man
A young man inherits far from nothing and wastes his fortune through extravagance. A neighbor jokes he has two more aunts, showing how quickly wealth vanishes. The story contrasts with a colored man whose wealth is mocked as minimal while his wife supports the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Ile
Yankee Blade
Hostetter's Bitters Promotes Invigoration For Sedentary Workers
Confinement and hard indoor work in a sitting posture harm health more than outdoor exertion. Sedentary workers grow weary after office hours and often need a tonic. Hostetter's stomach Bitters is advertised as a sure, thorough invigoration of exhausted nature, and also used for dyspepsia kidney liver and rheumatic ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exerton
First Deaf Girl Enters College in Nation
Miss Iypatia Boyd, the first deaf and dumb girl to enter a college in the country, passed the Wisconsin university entrance exam with honor and began regular course this fall. She lost hearing at one year old and gained speech shortly after. At Milwaukee school for the deaf and dam the oral method proved so effective she entered regular high school after graduation in 1891 and could follow teachers by lip movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iypatia Boyd
Wisconsin University
Miss Boyd
Milwaukee School For the Deaf and Dam
The Youth’s Companion Offer Attracts Subscribers
An 1890s notice promotes The Youth’s Companion as famous contributors fill the paper in Britain and the US. Subscriptions at $1.75 include two free colored lithograph calendars and weekly issues through Jan 1, 1896, plus double holiday issues and a full 52 weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Jordan
Isa
Columbus Ave
Hostan
Fragmented Verse and Odd Ads From Vernal Messenger
A garbled excerpt notes a band on Rome burning as Nero reacts and crowds debate. Scattered lines mention a fiddle concerto, throat irritation cures, and odd patent ads for teething remedies. A Cincinnati catfarm joke closes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Cael
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Pure Laxative Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant, effective laxative for all ages. It claims cleansing action on kidneys, liver and bowels without weakening them, stops colds headaches and fevers, and asserts medical approval. Sold in 50c and $1 bottles by druggists, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
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Venn
International Press Association
Rand, Menally & CQ
SY Henry Newbolt
U.S. Gov’t Report
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Toe
South America
Hegeman’s
C.G. Clark
s-Haven
Cheaus
Piso
Jennie Pickany
Springfield, Ill
Kangon
H.C. Akty
S. 12Th St
Omaha
Ned
Erio Kool
ST. Jacobs Oil
Trochos
Rline
Toby
Mra Wungson
Cinnati
Land OF
Harry Co
W. Missqourl
Carr Tuo
Punoy
Meroe City
J G. Mannorr
Punly, Mo
T .S. Frost
Casivillo
L. FL
Dipwar& Co
Chicago
Zachary T. Lindsey
Free Farms
Manitoba
Assininoia
Alberva
Finland
ULIC
Sioux City
Tron Works
I’ech Mig
Siooux
Tale West
Elovenia
Eanas
Gavi Medical Co
Dearborn Street
The
Omaha Hee
Weekly Bee
Nebraska
Ihe Bee
Bee
New York ‘Tribune
Horace Greeley
Cincinnati Enquirer
New York Tribune
Omaha Weekly Bee
the Weekly Bee
Weekly
Cincinnat Rer
Omaha, Neb
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