The Picture Frame and the Wedding Bells
In Castone Belle Reynolds and Burton Smith fall in love after a playful feud over a portrait. Paul Reynolds exposes a ruse by posing as Burton, who secretly woos Belle while Believes she is Paul’s sister. Belle discovers Burton's true identity but accepts his love, and the two reveal their engagement.
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Paul
Burt
Paul Reynolds
Burton Smith
Mr. Smith
Burton
Br Jeve
Belle Reynolds
Charles Burt
Matilda Brindle
Tam
Smith
Castone
Burton Rather
Belle
Charles Burton Smith
Boston Post
Remarkable Astronomical Photo and Global Textile Notes
An article touts an extraordinary astronomical photograph by Londor Berlin and Parisian astronomers showing at least sixty eight million stars. It also surveys textile production in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New England, noting cotton spindles, looms, worsted combs, and silk looms with regional percentages and growth figures.
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Londor Berlin
Australia
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New England
Ridiculed Actor Davis in New Orleans Hotel Tale
A tale recalls Charles L. Davis known as Alvin Joslin in the St Charles lobby. A Chicago man pretended to seek an acquaintance and Davis boasted of jewelry and wife’s trunk value. Seven traveling salesmen later sat with fruit dish badges valued at $3,000,000 and prisms worth $250,000 each, prompting Davis to move tables and rooms.
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Charles L. Davis
Alvin Joslin
the St. Charles
New Orleans
Chicago
Davis
Courier-Journal
Preacher Hindered by Female Admiration in Effort to Do Good
A columnist suggests ministers struggle to do good due to the sway of female followers. The piece examines social dynamics influencing religious work and public perception of clergy impact.
Difference Between Detsveen Marbles Billiards Noted
The article notes the sole distinction between detsveen marbles and billiards lies in player ages, with a seven-year gap applied to competitors.
Climate of Alaska Compared With Northern States
The article argues Alaska’s southern coast enjoys milder winters than interior regions and even some northern states. It notes Juneau Sitka and Skagway have relatively higher clear days, while interior towns face Arctic conditions, with Skaguay recording very cold snaps. It contrasts coastal climate with Klondike misconceptions and mentions Pacific influence and winds.
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Alaska
United States
Rockies
Russia
America
Klondike
Yukon
Pacific
Montana
Florida
Union
Juneau
Skaguay
Sitka
Millisnoo
Western Bureau
Tallahassee
Fla
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Law as interpreted by 19th century contracts and arrests
The text surveys several legal interpretations. It notes Baxter vs Camp denying a son's right to sue on a contract made for his benefit. It cites Wilson vs Milliken on abating a duplicate federal-state suit. It discusses State vs Taylor on arrest authority and notes on information at arrest. It also covers Hollinshead vs Globe Investment on payment of a note to the original payee versus indorsement realities.
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Taylor
Hollinshead
Globe Investment Company
N. D
Profit Sharing Plan For Pittsburg Laundry Drivers
A Pittsburg laundry trust establishes a profit sharing plan. The company allocates 100000 of capital for employee benefit. Each driver receives 1000 credit on hire and earns 100 per year, gaining 1000 stock after ten years. Earnings from the stock fund a relief pool for disbursed workers.
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Pittsburg
A Woman Chooses Freedom Over a Fashionable Suitor
A narrative contrasts a young woman Alice who rejects an affluent, uninspiring fiancé. He threatens suicide, while a friend worries he will drown himself. The authoress, never named, comments on romantic power and his desperation, as the river scenario unfolds.
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Alice
Harry
Washington Star
How to survive hotel fires by a veteran actor
Thaddeus Shine recalls three hotel fires from his twenty year acting career. He advises waking calmly, dressing quickly, gathering valuables, and choosing an exit, noting hotels in modern times rarely burn completely and urging the motto make haste slowly to avoid panic.
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Thaddeus Shine
Wipling
Chicago Chronicle
Viscountess Deerhurst Life Story A Rich Illinois Origins
Virginia Bonynge born Virginia Daniel on a Fulton County farm rose from humble beginnings to marry Viscount Deerhurst in London society. Her father, a gardener who left imprisonment for murder, later died by his own hand after years of crime. Her ascent included wealth, royal approval, scandal, and a celebrated European marriage.
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Viscountess Deerhurst
Europe
Fulton County
Farmington
Peoria
Willam Daniel
Virginia Boniage
London
Great Britain
Princess Christian
Virginia Bonynge
Miss Bonynage
Miss Bonynge
Miss Bonynuge
Bonynges
William Daniel
England
America
Daniel
New York
Ilinois
California
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Slope
Consion
Bonynge
Virginia Daniel
Amer
Viscount Deerhurst
The Trekking Wagon Description
The South African wagon is a heavy four wheel cart with a canvas shelter over the rear, front kept for belongings, drawn by sixteen to twenty oxen with long horns. An attendant called voor-looper leads the two front oxen from a rein, while the driver uses a terrible whip. Travel occurs at night from before sunset to late evening with long rests at dawn and again during heat.
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Alps
Gentleman’s ‘Magazine
Iceland to mark 900th Christian anniversary in 1900
Ireland reports Iceland plans a grand anniversary in 1900 to commemorate the ninth century introduction of Christianity to the island. The event underscores historical religious lineage and cultural ties across the North Atlantic.
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Ireland
Iceland
The Man Who Is Always Late
A brief note says the man renowned for tardiness has notable flaws and habits delaying his commitments.
Subterranean Salamander Found in Texas Well
Two living Typhlo molge Rathbuui specimens were found in an artesian well drilled by the U S fish commission near San Marcos Texas. The blind salamanders measure about four and a half inches and resemble larval forms, raising questions of arrested evolution or degeneration in subterranean life.
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Fish Commission
Rathbuui
United States Fish Commission
San Marcos
Texas
Richard Rathbun
Smithsonian Institution
Success in Life and early business discipline
C P Huntington asserts success comes from early thrift and steady effort. The young man who saves a small daily amount builds fortune, while those who waste time or money fall behind. Persistent, economical work today prepares for tomorrow without chasing unrealistic leaps.
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C. P. Huntington
Central Pacific Railway
Lfe
Reminded of His Departed Wife
A widower jokes with a burglar, asking him to visit often and search through his trousers as he wistfully says the intruder reminds him of his late wife Ange line, blessing him goodbye.
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Angeline
Russian Betrothal Rite Figures In A Traditional Feast
A Russian wooing ends with a betrothal feast where the bride elect cuts off a long lock of hair and offers it to her fiancé who responds with bread and salt an almond cake and a silver turquoise ring.
Rough on Him, He
A brief quotation from Harper's Bazar features a flirtatious exchange about past love. The dialogue centers on a woman confessing prior affection and a man reacting to the memory.
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Harper's Bazar
When You Are Old and Quarrelsome in the Country
A reflective verse line imagines aging in the countryside where few will see a quarrelsome soul and judgment fades with distance. The tone contemplates solitude and visibility in rural life.
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Florida Channel
West Indies
Binioni
C. L. Davis
New York Evening Post
Earth
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