Leah Hatton’s London debut and a family trial
In chapters of a melodramatic tale, Leah Hatton accepts her uncle Sir Arthur’s guardianship and moves toward a royal presentation. The duchess escorts Leah to Paris and Rome for refinement, while a Glen estate tragedy looms as Sir Basil Carlton returns to the scene.
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Paris
Rome
Leah
Sir Arthur
Sir Alfred
Rosedene
Belgravia
Harbury House
Italy
London
Leah Hatton
Park View
Carlton
Naples
Basil
Leah Hatton's New Fortune and Reunion with the Duke
Gen Sir Arthur Hatton reveals a chance meeting with his old friend Harry Egremont now Duke of Rol sdene. Leah joins the duke and duchess on a Rome tour after a year of luxury and homesickness, while the general reflects on a life far from Indian campaigns.
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Sir Arthur Hatton
Leah
Hatton
Ray
Satton
Leah Hatton
Sir Arthur Hattton
England
Hettie
Sir Arthur
Sean
Aleady
Harry Egremont
Rosedene
Craig
Dene Abbey
Sussex
Rome
Efe
Leah Hatton the Queen of Fashion in Brentwood Era
Leah Hatton, age twenty one, dominates Brentwood fashion for three years with wealth and praise yet remains restless. Her beauty grows as she presides over a grand city house and large establishment, while a distant longing hints at a deeper unfulfilled ambition beyond social glamour.
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Earl of Barberry
Countess of
Barberry
Duke of Lincoln
Duchess of Lincoln
Rosedene
Leah
Dene Abbey
Sir Arthur
Brentwood
Glen
England
Nncele
Carltons
Leah Hatton
Martin Ray
Miss Hatton
Grocer and Customer Trade Weight Quip Over Sugar
A corpulent corner grocer asks for weight loss while a customer replies that they have already been reducing too much as they exchange a fourteen ounce pound of sugar.
Army of Pickpockets Described by an Observant Policeman
A policeman profiles pickpocket ranks and methods from lone operators to mob teams. Tools hire stalls to trap victims, with profits shared or split by prearranged terms. About 1,500 first class tools exist in the United States among 30,000 to 50,000 total offenders.
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United States
Death of Lady Salisbury Shakes British Politics
The death of Lady Salisbury removes a social giant and influential political adviser to the Conservative party. Her husband Lord Salisbury trusted her judgment and she shaped policy within government circles. Her marriage to the future premier began in 1857 after a period of modest means and service as amanuensis. Bishop Welldon impresses with a Bengali language feat in Calcutta recording a full communion service and a sermon in Bengali.
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Cady Salisbury
Lady Salisbury
England
Lord Salisbury
Mer
George Hall Alderson
Robert Cecil
All Souls’ College, Oxford
Stamford
McTing
Lord Robert Cecil
Cranborne
Weildon
Calcutta
India
Ranaghat
Welldon
Czarina Cartoonist Delights in Caricature Talent
An illustrated feature praises the Empress of Russia as a multilingual artist who draws caricatures. Her favored pastime mocks officials and even the Czar, depicted as a bald infant in arms with grand dukes and duchesses offering feeding bottles.
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Czarina
Russia
Siberia
Birmingham Post
Ancient Sacred Fire at Vadwada Marks Parsees Voyage
The Philadelphia Call notes a sacred fire in Vadwada dating twelve centuries back to the Parsees emigration from Persia to India. A lighthearted exchange about marriage and smoking ends with a wedding date set that evening.
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India
Vadwada
Persia
Emma
Artie
Philadelphia
No Woman Is a Heroine to Her Hira Girl
A brief aphorism notes that some people fill every moment with worry leaving no time for other matters. The line contrasts expectations of heroism with intimate social pressures affecting women.
Oldest Man in America Praises Peruna to 112
Isaac Brock of McLennan County Texas at 112 credits long life to Peruna. He says catarrh is a common cause of coughs colds and diarrhoea and Dr Hartman’s Peruna is the best remedy. He recommends Peruna especially for the elderly and notes a free catarrh book from The Peruna Medicine Co in Columbus Ohio.
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Isaac Brock
McLennan County
Tex
Peruna
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
The Nickel Plate Road Holiday Tickets And A Church Slot Myth
A church rector finds humor in a hotel cashier’s slot machine joke while December and January holiday travel deals appear. The Nickel Plate Road offers one and one third fare round trips for Christmas and New Year travel with return by January 2, 1900, plus daily express trains and dining car service. Also noted are tissue paper packing tips and student holiday travel offers.
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Adirondack Mountains
Nickel Plate Road
Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets for Gentle Relief
An advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a natural, gentle laxative. It claims positive results without harsh medicine, offers a money back guarantee, and lists prices 10c to 50c with mail order options from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago Montreal or New York. The copy urges readers to look for the CCC mark to avoid imitations.
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Cascarets
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
Can
New York
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Charlotte M. Braeme
Gen. Hatton
Sir Basil
Adela
TY King
Inter Ocean
Marchioness OF
Salisbury
America
Mr. Isaac Brock
Philadelphia Times
Corncille
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