Summer aboard steamer and cottage mystery
Three Canadian girls Elizabeth Gabrielle and Elise journey for a summer abroad aboard a steamer they meet a disturbed man who photographs them. At a seaside cottage they discover thefts hidden identities a sphinx cuff a missing ring and a murder linked to family friends amid romantic entanglements and secret pasts.
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Elizabeth
Gabrielle
Elise
Canada
Graham
Lord Wilfrid
Edith
Elzabeth
John C. E
Gordon Mennett
Mhse
Gordon Bennett
Eilise
Mary Anne
Man
Mr. Graham
Morning Boat Talk Sparks a Hidden Jealousy
Elise and Gordon Bennett sail away from Shore after a tense morning discussing a hotel robbery and a jewel safe. Bennetts denial and the Sphinx pin mystery deepen trust issues as Elise contemplates a forthcoming dinner and a dangerous attachment.
A daily choice to spread hope over cruelty
A Success Magazine reminder urges mercy in every action. It argues most cruelty is thoughtless and that a single harsh word can deepen someone’s burden, while kindness can lift a life and alter its course for the better.
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Success Magazine
Fate of Tess Depends on Cooking Skills
In a light dialogue, Tess assures herself and Jess that she will be fine if she can cook, while Jess jokes that reaching a man’s heart through the stomach may fail due to heartburn or dyspepsia.
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Tess
Jess
Kindness to Parents Emphasized by Editor in Our Dumb Animals
Westboro Chronotype cites George T. Angell on filial kindness. He recalls his mother’s warning that kindness to parents ensures wealth of spirit and warns against calling fathers or mothers names. The piece condemns cruelty as low and cruel.
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Edith
Bennett
Elise
George T. Angell
Our Dumb Animals
George
Westboro
Mass
Improving His Time at School
A Washington public school teacher notes a bright pupil named Clarence writing instead of playing. Pressed by the principal, Clarence reluctantly shows his paper reading Please excuse my son Clarence from school today as he is needed at home.
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Combs
Slin
Efurt
Elise
Washington
Clarence
Lippincotts
Selma Lagerlof portrays Sicily in new edition notice
The review praises Selma Lagerlof The Miracles of Antichrist for vivid Sicilian life and landscape depictions. Little Brown announces a February new edition, highlighting the island’s beauty, poverty, superstition, and fierce character through her genius insight.
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Selma Lagerlof
Sicily
Selma Lagerof
Antichrist
Messrs. Little, Brown& Company
Poe and Poultry Jokes Highlight Centennial Notes
A Chicago Post quip on Edgar Allan Poe contrasts knowledge of his drinks with his writings. An Indianapolis News remark mocks a woman's multitasking in public, while a poultry farmer boasts a hen laying 80,000 eggs daily, jokingly likened to Standard Oil magnates.
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Edgar Allen Poe
Chicago Post
Edgar Allan Poe
Indianapolis News
Standard Oil
German Doctor Neubronner patents pigeon camera
A German doctor patentes a tiny two and a half ounce camera that can take up to thirty automatic snapshots from a pigeon in flight, offering a novel method for reconnaissance beyond airship or balloon photography.
Locomotives Shift to Petroleum Residues in Roumania Rails
Reports show 427 of 588 Roumanian locomotives using petroleum residues as fuel amid a broad shift away from coal. The change highlights energy policy and railway operating costs influencing the national rail system.
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Roumania
Opium Use and Drinking Habits Mentioned by Koreans and Chinese
The passage notes Chinese rarely enjoy alcoholic drinks but are addicted to opium, while Koreans shun opium yet partake in occasional alcohol binges. It contrasts national tendencies toward opium and alcohol use.
Pompeii Ruins May Take Long Time to Uncover
The text notes that at the current rate of progress it would take seventy years for the ruins of Pompeii to be fully uncovered.
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Pompeii
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