Mona and Mme Debrisay aid uncle Craig amid London tales
Mona and Debrisay shelter and aid her ailing uncle Sandy Craig in London. He visits to seek lodgings and meals, while Mona resists becoming a mere legacy prospect yet plans to help him. The pair scheme to find him suitable rooms as Debrisay presses for Mona to secure his future.
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Marme
John Craig
Western Bank of Scotland
John
Craig Alexander
Mona
Grannie
Anne
Sandy
Mme. Debrisay
Dgariel Ab
Craig Bluid
Afr
Craig
Varra
Nara
Kenneth Maceachern
Maceachern & Leslie’ S
Jute Manuufacturers
Gamden
Harley Street
Mme
Swaithem
Uncle Sandy
Leame
Jane
Dabrisay
Ils
London
Aléca
Mono
Ycauld Oblast
Scotland
Mora
Deb
Providence
Ma Belle
Mr. Craig
Ceed
Iona
Debristy
Magician Tricks Market Scene Narrated From Washington
A Boston Transcript correspondent in Washington reports a sleight of hand show for a crowded market crowd of African Americans. The conjurer cracks eggs to reveal coins, delighting a marketwoman and spectators as they watch the eggs pay out copper and silver pieces one by one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Washington
Fee
Nvwestricken
Genius and Stature in Nineteenth Century Thought
The article argues that while most geniuses are not markedly taller or shorter than average, they show a greater variation in stature. It cites data from the Royal Society and explores two short genius types: frail symmetric minds like Kant and robust short giants resembling Chesterfield, Dryden, and Keats, linking body form to mental prowess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Royal Society
Kant
Lord Chesterfield
Hartley Coleridge
Dryden
Ain
Awas Ain Goodwin
Keats
Whisky theft and a withdrawn case recounted
A Free Press tale recalls a summer resort era quarrel over a whisky ripening method using wool instead of metal. An inventor describes threatening a rival who copied the process, then withdrawing a damaging suit after vowing to shoot if any damages were collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Free Press
Icebergs Versus Sun Theoretical Heat Strike
In a hypothetical clash, a procession of icebergs would melt on contact with the sun at about 300,000,000 cubic miles of ice per second. The resulting heat is estimated to generate roughly 10,000 horsepower per square foot of surface.
German Proposal to Restore Metz Advocated Revisited
A German paper revisits the 1874 proposal to return Metz to France. The idea had been urged by Bismarck but was overruled by Moltke who argued it was necessary for military reasons.
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Metz
France
Bismarck
von Moltke
Fashion Notes From a Ball Describe Delicate Colors
A fragment describes gowns as delicately gowned in sky blue satin with touches of green and blue. The report notes vivid English color terms startling to American readers.
Mere Bundles of Nerves and Curiosities of Daily Life
A fragment from a 19th century page blends product ad copy with brief social anecdotes. It extols Stomach Bitters for nervousness and digestive ills, then cites a Cleveland Leader quip about a mistrusted man, followed by a social scene ending with a curt goodbye.
Miss Blanche Fischer Dies At Waseca Infirmary
Miss Blanche Fischer daughter of Charles Fischer of Waseca died of appendicitis. A graduate of the state normal at Mankato she had just received a faculty offer there. An Amsterdam correspondent notes temperance clubs formed by Holland high school students. Buckingham's Dye praised as best beard color by many users.
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Blanche Fischer
Agea Wy
Charles Fischer
Waseca
State Normal
Mankato
Amsterdam
Holland
Singing Voice Heightened by Static Electric Treatment
M Granter reports to the Paris Academy of Medicine that a singer may gain a fuller clearer voice with less fatigue by sitting on an isolated stool and brushing an electrified atmosphere via a brush electrode connected to a static electric machine for a short period.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
M. Granter
Paris
Academie de Medicine
Bell's Catarrh Cure Adverts and 1895 Snippet Notes
A collage of vintage ad blurbs includes Bell's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents, a Liaison of literary snips with a modern novelist claim, and Piso's Cure for Consumption praised by George W. Lotz. Also features a brief Washington Star excerpt, a humorous judge vignette, and Allen’s Foot-Ease shoe comfort pitch offering 25 cent stamps for trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen's
Ane Allen
Olmsted, le Roy
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Mona’s Choige
Alexander
Bunt Mme
Debrisay
Madama
Fanny
Arona
Tshal
Mons
Gington Gardens
Evelyn Everard
Lady Finistoun
Fintstoun
Georgina Nntice
Finistown
Arasrouy
Ind
Jack
Fiora
Cleveland
Nibley
Mr. Chumleigh
Miss Cawker
Buckingham
Bell
Piso
George W. Lotz
Fabucher
Maud
Ari
Giddep
Ruwndls
Washington Star
Hood
Arctic Circle
Juneau
Dawson
IRS
West Third Street
Sioux
City
Agate
Requist
Sioux City
Winison
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co. Limited
Dorchester, Mass
Sapolio
Kay’s
Re Bay Blecedical Co
Omaha
Neb
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