The Mammon's Funeral and a Lovers Rift in Elmhurst
A wealthy Englishman dies leaving a village in thrall to his fortune. The funeral draws lavish tributes from elites, while a rector's daughter consoles a grieving gentleman, and a quarrel over wealth and ethics erupts between lovers. Trust, loyalty, and the cost of wealth fracture relationships as the town mourns.
A Quiet Churchyard Mystery Ends in a Monument
Mabel helps a grieving widow through a ghostly night in Elmhurst. She learns of a forgone scam that ruined a family and ends up arranging a modest monument for the dead husband while a hidden tragedy lies in the bitter truth. In the dawn she reconciles with her lover and vows a different life, away from flowers and red roses.
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Enoch Arden
Elmhurst
Mammon
Mabel
Darling
The
Blackguard
Tim
Darlou
Mahel
Edwards
Mr. Coniston
Mrs. Coniston
Tonger
Wh&e
George
Towers
Harry
Coniston
America
Coniston's Building Society
Lad
Guelder
Bethlehem
Elmhurst Village
Forist
Love Courtship and Marriage Advice for First Years
The article offers guidance for newly married couples, stressing the first year as crucial. It argues for realistic expectations, shared finances, and mutual respect, warning against clinging to bachelor habits and nagging while promoting courtesy, compromise, and affectionate support to build a healthy home.
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Johnson
George Sand
Jones
Sidney Smith
Swift
Pat
Archdeacon Paley
Paley
Ike
Victor Hugo
Ares
Lfe
Archbishop Hare
Out of the ordinary notes span bees census and pirates
A patchwork of curiosities and statistics includes Berlin bees in streets, Canada census totals, Denmark tavern bills, Niphon population, Japan tree birth customs, diamond hardness tests, French savings, Gettysburg monuments, Scottish Gaels origins, Kentucky liquor dryness, asphalt paving, Hoopeston NJ mayor wages, and global wine and fruit forecasts, illustrating varied global trivia and social oddities.
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Baltic
Adriatic
Fire Department
Berlin
Canada
United States
Denmark
Niphon
Japan
Great Britain
Gettysburg Park
Baiten
Scotland
Cal
Kenetucky
America
Ers
Hoopeston
The
Ark
Man and His Stock in New York Fashion Haste
In the 1913 fashion note the soft low linen stock expands beyond women to men. Heat spurs demand as stock ties evolve with rubber linings, offering breathable neckwear for men on Broadway. Early versions mixed celluloid and aluminium, signaling experimental materials.
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New York Evening Sun
Broadway
Swat
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Bro E. Nesbit
Nesbit
Rev
E. J. Hardy
Sult Books
Iece
Talsaf
Bea
Ewbery
Charterhouse
London
Boston
China
Beaumont
Rio Grandé
Wales
Vale of New Zealand
Wanganui