Romance and Deceit at a Michigan Coast Resort
Isa Verden, an 18 year old graduate, dances with a cynical adventurer Harris Fenwick who courts her then abandons her for a mysterious Castilian beauty Mrs Devere. The tale follows rumors of a princess and a diamond mine, Fenwick’s downfall, and Isa’s heartbreak as Lindsay exposes the deception at the Chicago club scene.
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E. B. Browning
Michigan
Isa Verden
Jack Lindsay
Hamlet
Lindsay
Sam
Isa
Youtsa
Beauty
Carmen
Clark Street
Monadnock
Verden
Jack
Mr. Fenwick
Russia
Cora Dobson
Chicago
Harris Fenwick
South Africa
Devere
Miss Dobson
Fenwick
Harris
Chicago Tribune
Silk of the World at Paris Exposition Reveals Silk Leaders
Silk jury figures show France produced 610,000,000 francs about 122 million dollars or one third of world silk. The United States produced 425,000,000 francs about 85 million dollars or 23 percent. Germany follows with leader United States producing most silk ribbon at roughly 120,000,000 francs.
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France
United States
Germany
Painter of Evangeline dies at 74 in Scotland
Thomas Faed, R. A., the Scottish artist famous for Evangeline, died recently at age 74. He won wide U S and U K recognition for the celebrated Evangeline engraving by his brother James. The popular production remained in demand around 1869, prompting a second plate.
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Thomas Faed
R. A
United States
Evangeline
James
Atlantic
Sand Spots Acoustics Harm Theater Reverbs
A German scientist warns that sand mixed into plaster in theaters and music halls harms acoustic reverberation, degrading the purity of musical tones and overall sound quality.
Russia Taxing Press Censors and Censorship Standards
The New York Press reports strict state control over Russian newspapers with a central censorship bureau and editor-in-chief Naratoff guiding news. warnings and suppressions result from any deviation. Examples include Gazeta Gatzuka being suppressed for presumed disrespect to nobility, and Tamboy’s denial due to lack of need and official efficiency.
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Naratoff
Count Uvaroff
Pushkin
Uvaroff
Gazeta Gatzuka
Tamboy
New York Press
Eye Strain Warnings and Glasses Age Effect Insight
The article notes age brings eye changes beyond personal remedy and that most people will need glasses around forty five. It warns eye strain from reading small print, fine sewing, glossy print, or intricate veils and embroidery can injure eyes, urging testing veils for sight clarity before use.
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Harper’s Bazar
Pro vanities and boots recall prodigal tale at Westminster
The Bishop of London told a quaint tale at a Westminster meeting. A little east end girl, asked what the prodigal could have done, answered he could have pawned his little girl's boots, provoking a gentle moral moment.
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London
Speaker's House
Westminster
East End
Expensive Toy Road to Bring Trolley Line to Park
In Macon Georgia children will receive a costly yet instructive toy a complete miniature trolley system about a mile long. Each car seats eight and features electric lights. The railway will be built in a private park for educational amusement.
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Macon
Cafes of Sidewalks in Paris Promenade
The cafe chairs and tables on Paris sidewalks define the promenade and charm the boulevard. Tourists quickly note this distinctive feature as something to adopt at home.
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Paris
Population of New South Wales in midyear totals
NSW population figures show 720 420 males and 631 000? females totaling 1 361 120 on June 30. Half yearly increase is 4 470, with the smallest price noted as 1860.
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New South Wales
Women of China and the Singer exhibit at Paris Exposition
The piece contrasts the unhappy life of Chinese women with early marriages and emphasis on bearing sons. It also reports on the Paris Exposition notes praising the Singer Sewing Machine, its Grand Prize award, and Singer’s widespread salesrooms across the United States.
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China
Singer Manufacturing Company
Broadway
New York
Singer
Singer Sewing Machines
Paris
Chicago
Singer Machines
United States
Weary Bo Bummel faces work and funeral plan
A dialogue fragment shows Weary Waldorf fearing death within three months unless he works. Bo Bummel responds pragmatically that everyone dies and vows to ensure Weary has a decent funeral.
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Waldorf
Bo Bummel
The Reason. Teacher and Pupil on an Angel Joke
A New York Journal gag imagines Colum bus roaming European courts seeking an angel. The quip plays on wordplay about why a person travels between courts.
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Columbus
New York Journal
Not a Gardener Outskirts
Dialogue frames a rural couple bantering on blunt honesty with a wife and husband debating callings in a country setting. The humor arises from a play on words about a spade and a shovel.
The Reward Withdrawe Jimmy
Billy asks if a fever closes the school and Jimmy questions practical help when sickness looms. The fragment shows dialogue about illness and school status amid a fever outbreak.
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Jimmy
Billy
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