Why Impossible Love Acted Out in Public
Excerpt shows a narrator confronting Feelings as a ruse unfolds. A Monte Carlo coat and a colorful lithograph frame a scene of affection, with Miss Lor Tington and John Alden intrigue. The text hints at manipulation by Mr. Van Alan and a playful baby scene closing the fragment.
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Priscila Nasturtium Seeds
John Alden
Miles Standish
Lor Tington
Priscilla
John
van Alan
Bielen
Leslie’s Weekly
Traffic Held Up For Child On Broadway
A vivid scene on Broadway shows a child asking for “chack” as traffic clogs the street. Police signal clear passage while truck drivers impatiently await the long line of vehicles.
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Trafic
Broadway
Little One
Poiceman
New York
Express
Century Quotation on Courage and Marriage
A line from The Century questions feminine timidity and the dynamic of a cherished wife, reflecting themes of agency and social expectation within a domestic context. The brief excerpt contrasts fear with strength in marital roles.
Has the of Great Wealth Come to Stay
The article argues wealth growth will continue beyond past dreams as energy, genius, and material resources persist. It cites global markets expanding through free competition and cooperation, with science transforming business from chemistry to electricity in manufacturing and transport.
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Croesus
Passing of the Beard in Social Fashion
In Harper's Weekly a discussion notes how fashion dictates facial hair, with many men altering their beards into goatees, mustaches, or clean shaven looks. It argues nature’s design is often replaced by fashion’s whim, eroding sincerity and dignity once tied to the full beard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Weekly
Fragmentary note set with disjoint phrases and names
A garbled text block presents scattered phrases and potential names with no clear events. The content shows non sequiturs, partial words, and stray letters, lacking coherent narrative, dates, places, or actions.
Four Minutes Testimony Sways Jury Verdict in Fire Case
In a ten year case from Kansas City, the jury awarded the plaintiff $14 108 28 after a tense four minute clock test. Juror Harlan watched his watch as witnesses described engine sparks and a pine roof to determine if four minutes was enough to start the blaze.
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Bithel
Macon Republican
Harlan
Mr. Norton
Bump of Conceit Leads to Rider’s Insured Wager
A man boasts of outwitting fate by buying accident insurance after claiming railroad pass immunity. He factors in a railway crash to mock fate, yet he survives unscathed, highlighting folly in risk planning and vanity, as reported by the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
Bell from early civilization era calls to great discoverer at Dothingo
An old Washington bell dating to civilization’s dawn is described as a small eight by six and a half inch artifact. It is tied to a royal edition of King Ferdinand and bears the initial F. in its markings, signaling a historical provenance.
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Washington
Dothingo
Ferdinand
Growth of newspaper circulation and editorial role in 1900
A St Louis Republic summary notes rising newspaper circulation driven by faster news delivery via rail, telegraph and cable. It cites 1900 investments of $192,443,708 in newspapers and periods, 27,579 salaried staff earning $27,015,791, 94,004 wage earners at $50,388,051, material costs $50,214,904 and total product value of $222,983,569 while arguing newspapers increasingly inform public opinion and advance society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesman
Express
Railroad
Telegraph
Cable
St. Louis Republic
Wise Words And Aphorisms From Historic Thinkers
A collection of maxims and reflections from Franklin Colton Montaigne Holmes Plutarch Beecher and Carlyle. The quotes offer insights on perception city living law happiness adversity youth energy and character through concise statements from renowned figures.
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Franklin
Colton
Montaigne
Holmes
Ship in peril as crew battles towering seas
A dramatic nautical scene shows officers shouting orders to reef halyards and lay aloft as sailors scramble to secure gear. The vessel endures a tremendous sea that unships the main hatch and tilts wildly from bow to stern, burying the forecastle and then shaking free from the shock.
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Oene
Giladya
Grady
Hamilton W. Mabie
George Harvey
Bienes
Kansas City Journal
Fate
Plutarch
Henry W. Beecher
Carlyle
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