Romance of Pico Island duel for a kidnapped bride
A fragmented tale recounts how Lottie Chiara of Pico attracted suitors Abner Jones of America and Charles Riquet of France. Jones steals the schooner and crew to pursue a hasty wedding plan, while Riquet vows vengeance as a flotilla chase unfolds from Fayal to Terceira and back toward Pico amid shipboard intrigue and deceit.
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Charles B. Lewis
Pico
Azores
Islands
Lottie Chiara
London
Paris
Abner Jones
Charles Riquet
Jones
Tiqnet
Riquet
Fayal
Graciosa
Terceira
Leon
Lottie
Tani Riquet
Charleston
Lisbon
Gore
Ifey
Ceane
Enon
Mr. Jones
Jonathen
Oll
Spain
Lottie Detteisen
France
England
An Siditor Surprised by a Sisterly Salute
In a New York Recorder cornet tale a woman visits an editor’s office and, mistaking one brother for another, greets him with a sisterly kiss. The mistaken identity provokes playful amusement as the editor’s younger brother reveals himself.
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New York Recorder
A Beefsteak Wooing Makeover Myth in Philadelphia Times
A Philadelphia Times excerpt describes a cooking club where members judge a beefsteak by a novel method. A cook fell in love after featuring a beefsteak prepared under a slide broiler. The article touts the technique drawing juices upward for a tender, unctuous steak and cheekily notes romance as the aftermath.
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S Than & A
Philadelphia Times
Ex President Harrison Angling in Havana Ill During Duck Shoot
Special correspondence from Havana Illinois describes ex President Benjamin Harrison visiting with friends for a 10 day duck hunting trip along the Illinois river. They traveled by City of Peoria tugboat and houseboat Marion, staying near Liverpool and Thompson's Lake, with Harrison using a breechloader and guiding the outing through shallow lagoons and marshes.
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Havana
Peoria
St. Louis
Benjamin Harrison
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
St.Louis
Illinois River
General Harrison
City of
John Shultze
Spring Lake
Liverpool
Harrison
Marion
sZair
Indianapolis Sportsmen's Club
Uttle
Spisi
Thompson’s
Cox
Gay Davidson
Time zones across America span sunlit hours and days
The article notes that while the British empire claimed the sun never sets, the United States also experiences vast time differences. It compares Attoc Island, Alaska at 6:00 am with Eastport, Maine at 9:36 am the following day, illustrating extreme eastern western time gaps.
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England
United States
Attoc Island
Alaska
American
Eastport
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