The Minuet at the Village May Festival
In a village tale, Hepsey an elderly dancer faces ridicule for rejoining a May festival. She defies scorn, dances the minuet with Mr. Brooks, her long-lost sweetheart, who returns after forty years to reconcile with her. Villiers aids the reunion as a friendly facilitator.
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Hepsibah Springer
Dorothy Palmer
Dolly
Dorothy
Miss Hepsey
Miss Villiers
Villiers
Hepsey
Brooks
Mr. Brooks
Profits in Organ Grinding Revealed by Clerk
Henry S. Penny, a bankruptcy clerk, told how he and A. J. Southgate hired a piano organ, played in London locations, and earned 2 pounds 1 shilling 1½pence for eight hours. They dressed humbly, staged appeals, and received sympathy from poorer crowds, with revenue covering all expenses.
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London Mail
Henrys. Penny
Bankruptcy Court
Daily Mail
Penny
A. J. Southgate
Devonian Club
Charles Ricci
Warner Street
Clerkenwell
Elephant and Castle
New Kent Road
Kent Road
Peckham
Ricci
Momentum of an Ocean Liner Seemingly Defies Stoppage
Experiments indicate a large ocean steamer traveling at nineteen knots per hour will drift more than two miles after its engines are halted and reversed thrust applied.
Ex-Governor Fletcher of Missouri Acknowledged Pioneer Abolitionist
The lifelong public figure Thomas C. Fletcher died in Washington aged 72. Born in Herculaneum Missouri he served as first postwar Missouri governor from 1865 to 1869 after supporting Union efforts in the Civil War. He mentored many leaders including B K Bruce aiding education and careers.
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Thomas
Fletcher
Washington
Southwest
Herculaneum
Jefferson County
Missouri
St. Louis
Thomas C. Fletcher
Southwestern
Pacific Railway
Court of Claims
Tom Fletcher
B. K Bruce
Mississippi
Bruce
Not Meant for Him. Quiet New Yorker challenged by rudeness
A New York man in a crowded cable car offers his seat to a stout woman who demands he sit on her lap. He reddens and explains he meant his niece behind him. The incident ends with the woman clarifying her remark had targeted her niece.
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New York
Sun
Thick Fogs Across Britain Mention Daily Rail Delays
A reader recalls a morning train halting every half mile due to thick fog while another compares Lincolnshire fogs forcing the driver to lead the engine. The exchange appears in London Tit-Bits.
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Lincolnshire
London
Abolition Debated in Albany Over Death Penalty
Lawmakers in Albany wrangle over nullifying the death penalty. The piece compares the potential advocate to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a benefactor to lawbreakers, urging readers to try the tonic for indigestion and constipation.
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Albany
Hostetter
Worth What They Bring The Office Boy Reads Law
A courtroom aside contrasts a minor quibble with real value. The Lawyer notes that some quibbles can be worth money, while the office boy who is studying law comments with wit. The exchange highlights legal wit and practical significance of objections.
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James
Lightning Toll Tops Six Thousand in France Since 1835
Since 1835, France has recorded 6,198 lightning deaths in a grim toll. The statistic accompanies a broader excerpt on remedies and daily life, ranging from Mrs Winslow’s Syrup for teething to Piso’s Cure for Consumption, cited by two readers.
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France
Frances Dean of Willard Hospital Praises Pe-ru-na
Miss Georgiana Dean a former missionary in Liberia and nursing graduate at Frances E. Willard Hospital writes from Chicago praising Pe-ru-na for treating obstinate catarrh and dyspepsia symptoms. She describes cures and notes her confidence, sending readers a free book by Dr. Hartman.
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Georgiana Dean
Liberia
M. E. Church
Chicago
Frances E. Willard National Temperance Hospital of
Ill
Mfg. Co
Columbus
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Columbus, O
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Main Street
McClure
Booth Taskington
Indianapolis
Santa Fe
Missouri River
C. F. Warren
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
Babe
Margaret Bootman
Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Germany
Faithly Joys
Christopher Valentine
St. Nicholas
Frances Willard Hospital
Frances Willard
Chicago, Il
Caw Tower
J.h.mclean
Bright
DR. J. H. McLean Medicine CO
ST. Lous, MO
RI Chemical Co
Carter’s
Carter’s Ink CO
Boston
Mass
Western
Canada
Department Interior
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Monadnock Block
Piso
Salt Lake
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