Rule by a Woman A Love Triangle in Croylands
Barbara Bradleigh accepts Brice Rutherford’s proposal while hiding a secret from Benson’s will, a living granddaughter Effie. Brice learns of rumors about Miss Bradleigh’s past as Miss Wentworth plants doubt. Barbara vows to protect the child and pursue marriage, creating tension with Mrs. Rutherford and Brice.
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Brice
Barbara
Richard
Mrs. Rutherford
Croylands
Benson
Mrs. Shutherford
Mr. North
Margery
Aga
Brice Rutherford
Barbara Bradleigh
Philadelphia
Eve
Aafternoon
Chestnut Street
Charlie Dewan
D Bradleigh
Dewan
Bradleigh
North
Wentworth
Miss Wentworth
1902 Pennies and a Gold Craze Stirring Cold Debate
The Treasury faces a flood of inquiries about redeeming 1902 pennies for gold with no premium offered. Rumor of a spilled bar of gold in the copper spurred the craze, fueled by New York papers and a Brooklyn Sabbath school superintendent. Clerks are overwhelmed by letters telegraphs and calls as officials deny any premium and urge skepticism.
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Treasury
United States
Sub-Treasury
Wall Street
New York Post
Treasury Department
Brooklyn
New York
Europe
Wesley 200th Anniversary Celebrations Mark John Wesley Life
Engraving notes the 200th birthday of John Wesley and worldwide Methodist commemorations. It recounts Wesley’s birth at Epworth in 1703, schooling at Chartis House and Oxford, his leadership of the Holy Club, and his Georgia ministry. It cites biographers praising his impact, describes his appearance and manners, and notes his role in founding the Methodist Episcopal Church in America, with growth of the movement from 135,000 Methodists and 541 preachers at his death to about 5.6 million members today with thousands of ministers and lay preachers.
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Northwestern Christian Advocate
John Wesley
Epworth
England
Wesley
John
Chartis House School
London
Oxford University
Lincoln College
Oxford
Holy Club
Georgia
Lord Oglethorpe
D. D. Thompson
Moses
St. Paul
Martin Luther
Rigg
Joan Wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church
America
Wesleyan Church
Five Cents a Day Diet Claims to Beat Poverty
A. A. Sanders of New York proclaims a vegetarian regimen that omits meat and dairy, eats only plant foods such as wheat beans lentils and evaporated fruit, and survives on about five cents daily. He and his two sons follow early rising cold baths and extensive walking while meals rely on soaked and lightly steamed produce with no added sugar.
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A. A. Sanders
New York City
Sanders
Utica Globe
Plague of Rats Hits Lisbon City
Lisbon faces a rat plague as authorities try a new method. Municipal doctors inoculated some rats with a virus harmless to humans and released them to curb the infestation. Early results show many rats affected and optimism that the city will be rid of the plague soon.
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Lisbon
Keep It in the Kitchen Child’s Remark Surprises Family
Five year old Tom meets a newborn and, after a calm inspection, tells Jane in a decisive tone that she can keep the infant in the kitchen. The line reflects a humorous family moment from the household.
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Tom
Jane
Oxygen may be extracted cheaply, says Marconi
The inventor Signor Marconi is reported to have discovered a method to extract oxygen from air at very low cost. The claim follows remarks that it could become widely accessible beyond ordinary applications.
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Signor ‘Marconi
Patchwork garments and dolls advertise in New York windows
Descriptive scenes note a carnival of fashion and marketing on 125th Street and Sixth Avenue. People observe a Ferris wheel display with a model kitchen, doll cooks, a doll engineer, and signs touting jewelry and irony. Messages reference diamonds, Effervescence, and Irish independence.
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New York Times
125Th Street
Upper West Side
Maiden Lane
Sixth Avenue
Grass Houses of the Wichita Indians in Southern Oklahoma
The Wichita Indians built grass houses using Buffalo grass sod cut in spring after rains. Foundations were dug a foot deep, walls rose to 12 to 15 feet in a pointed dome with a pipe for smoke. Doors faced south, no windows, and willow reed strings bound the sod. Sides turn green in spring and homes stay warm in winter and cool in summer.
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Oklahoma
Return Ticket Requested At Rockville Center
An absent-minded elderly man entered a station at Rockville Center Long Island and asked for the fare to Rockville Center. After the agent clarified the location he pressed a dollar under the grate and calmly requested a return ticket.
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Rockville Center
L. I
New York Times
Wealth Talk in Afternoon Parlor Concludes Inquip Conversation
The dialogue features Mrs A proposing extreme wealth and Mrs Z affirming. They muse on affluence enabling idle luxury and the trivial task of tending imagined rubber plants from dawn to dusk.
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