I Married Clementina Pierce A Saving But Fateful Vow
A rector recounts meeting Clementina Pierce at Lady Frances Shirley's, learning of her kleptomania and plight, and promising to marry her to save her. The marriage reveals deeper truths about trust, conversion, and a dangerous past as Miss Pierce’s behavior unfolds.
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Miss Pierce
Lady Frances
Francie
Switzerland
Mr. Chance
Clementina
Frances
Clementina’s Extravagant Wardrobe And The Hidden Jewelry
Clementina brims with life insisting on Paris gowns while a poorer suitor offers fifty pounds. A Naples festival inspires theft as she reveals stolen ring brooch and bracelet. She admits taking both from another woman and denies keeping the loot. He confronts her with shock and distrust.
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Clementina
Paris
LI H
Clemrentina
Anr
Egor 3
Fes
Naples
Humphrey
Canadian Pacific Company Formed for Montreal Home Guard
Railway employees plan a Canadian Pacific Company of the Montreal home guard to number about 250. Half will come from Angus shops and Windsor and Place Viger stations with full army equipment supplied by the railway. Miniature ranges planned at Angus and Windsor for marksmanship practice. First Windsor station parade held with full turnout under Sergeant-Major Sharpe, ex Imperial Army.
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Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Company
Montreal
Windsor Station
Sharpe
Imperial Army
Boma
Southfrica
Wonderful marksman at Sailly near Lille
A French dragoon marksman stationed at a swing bridge near Sailly Lille mowed down German troops in minutes. He killed thirty, dispatching two cavalry, three lancers, and five Uhlans, using a fence as cover while retreating with his unit. The colonel celebrated him with a public embrace.
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Sailly
Lille
Fife
Sim
Vay
Comic Exchange on Rail Service Sparks Community Patience
In a fragmented scene, a lady teases a page boy about leaving his current mistress. The page insists she will be glad to be rid of him, while Mrs Gable notes progress and Mr Gale grumbles about luck. Nearby, residents press for more train service and plan to raise the issue with officials.
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Romans and Modern War Weapons Compared Across Ages
Article traces continuity of warfare from Caesar era to World War I, noting catapults and ballistae used to hurl heavy stones akin to modern howitzers. It highlights bow superiority at Crecy, early gunpowder reign, and ongoing reliance on brute force in breach assaults. It also references Nieuport’s bombardment by British ships and the 15th century Cloth Hall landmark.
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Gaul
F. P. Stockbridge
Popular Mechanics Magazine
B.C
Flying Corps
Cressy
Nieuport
Hotel de Ville
Flander
Nieuport-Bains
Fairborne
Child longs for real baby to wheel in go cart
Elsie asks for a real baby to ride in the go cart, lamenting that her doll keeps breaking when tipped over. The mother asks why not use the doll, but Elsie insists on a real infant.
Courage and vanity in a Tsarist general noted
A Washington Star story recounts Lieutenant Ruzsky’s early display of foppishness during the Turko Russian War of 1877. General Skobelev saved him from obscurity, and a veteran recalls that Ruzsky’s care for appearance masked resolve, making him both brave and stylish from youth to rise in the Russian army.
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Ruzsky
Leutenant
Washington Star
Bola
Plev
Skob
Skobelering
Skobelev
Skobeley
Rugsky
Film on Paris Siege Anecdote Shown in Journal Des Debates
The Journal Des Debates in Paris recounts an anecdote about a staged siege film that failed to be produced. It describes plans for a film across multiple cities with passports and imperial headquarters details. The minister at a dinner with the Fullers criticizes new dancing styles and questions the Fuller daughter about dancing.
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Journal Des Debates
Paris
Hac
Berlin
Kgiser
Fullers
Miss Fuller
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