The Typewritten Letter by Robert Barr in 1897
Richard Denham, a lifelong struggler, becomes a wealthy man and tries to secure a partner. He enlists Miss Gale to craft a friendly offer, but her ambivalence and a mistaken letter lead to a romantic turn and a partnership proposal that ends in mutual return and a new hire for the office. Margaret Gale accepts the partnership, leaving Denham to advertise for a new typewriter.
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Richard Denham
Denham
Mr. Denham
New Orleans
Richard
Rogers
Denhams
Miss Gale
Mr. Rogers
Frizenp
Gale
MarGaret Gale
Education by religion drives higher studies in Germany report
Berlin correspondent cites statistics showing 10 000 Protestants 50 university students 10 000 Catholics 82 10 000 dissenters 49 10 000 Jews 338. Bavaria Württemberg Baden Saxony show Jews emphasized. facts explain heavy Jewish presence in learned professions. Source London Chronicle.
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Germany
Berlin
Empire
Prussia
Bavaria
Wurttemberg
Baden
Saxony
London Chronicle
Costs of bicycle upkeep vary with riders and usage
A bicycle dealer notes that it costs 50 percent more to maintain a machine for a generous buyer than a dealer would. Different riders strain machines in unique ways, making wear unpredictable. The Brooklyn Eagle suggests even minor ink and writing angles show variation, likening it to how riding differs among many users.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Metal Cars Fail More in Accidents Than Wood
The Prussian government studied wood and metal railway cars and found metal cars more prone to accidents and more severely damaged. Wood cars suffer minor mishaps easily repaired by local machinists, while metal cars require transport to large shops, incurring high costs.
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New York Ledger
Nicely Habit Sparks Debate Across Library
A Boston Transcript note captures a humorous clash over the phrase nicely. A man with a pipe objects to the habit as genteel affectation while a young woman counters its social strain.
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Harvard
Boston Transcript
Reward for each crocodile foot in Indian state ends
A state offered one rupee per foot of crocodile killed, paying 17 rupees for a 17 foot crocodile. About six miles of crocs were claimed at peak. Officials later discovered crocodiles were being imported from neighboring states and reward payments were halted.
Temperature rankings of human organs by Paris researchers
Arsonval and Charrin of Paris report organ temperature measurements. The normal liver is hottest, about one degree Celsius warmer than the intestines, with the spleen, heart, kidneys, marrow, brain, muscles, and skin following in decreasing order.
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Arsonval
Charrin
Paris
Mrs McKinley Recovers From Fall at Home
Canton report says Mrs McKinley was about the house this morning and shows no serious effects from her fall. She belittles the accident, states the wound is not painful, and expects a full recovery soon.
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Mother McKinley
Canton
Tragic Cliff Accident Claims Mor gano Couple
Youncestown Ohio July 7 Thomas Morgan and his wife died in a buggy crash when a horse backed the rig over a 60 foot cliff. Both were killed instantly in the fall near the roadside.
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Youncestown
Thomas Morgan
Young Rider Struck by Freight Train in Hornellsville
William Sayers aged 16 fell under a freight train while riding it near Hornellsville New York on July 7. He suffered severe injuries that may cost him an arm and a leg if he survives.
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Hornellsville
N. Y
William Sayers
Padre Ambrosio’s Beads in a Lost New Mexico Mine
Padre Ambrosio is blindfolded and guided by three Indians to a hidden Cerillos cavern. There he views gleaming silver and gold ore but must avert his eyes when told to descend into and later leave the ancient mine.
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Padre
Cerillos
Jerusalem
Pablo
Padre Ambrosio
el Oro
Cass County
Mich
Henry Wright
Porter Township
Wright
Woodlake
Sodus
Niles
Bristol
Ind
Leroy Sample
Porter
Mr. Wright
Padre Ambrosio’s long night ends with regained rosary and failed treasure plan
In New Mexico tale, Padre Ambrosio returns from the mine raid with mud splashed garments and no beads. Pueblo Indians, Anita, and Pablo deliver his rosary heads wallet to the priest, revealing nine years of hope and a thwarted treasure pursuit. Meanwhile a separate Oakland tragedy reports Bertram Hill, 13, killed after falling from a hot air balloon ride at Blair Park.
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Santo Domingo
Rio Grande
Anita
Pablo
Nicholas
Miguel
Padre
Cerillos Mountains
Ing
San Francisco
Blair Park
Oakland
Bertram Hill
Chauncey Hill
Angeles
Miss Clantay
Ascension
Charles Conlan
Akyward
Conlan
Local Shop Ad for Largest Stock in Warren
An advertisement invites readers to the Golden Horse Shoe at 309 Second St Warren Pa to see the largest stock in town and to give a call for details.
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Warren
Golden Horse Shoe
No. 309
Second St
Warren, Pa
Odd Facts From An Era Of Curiosities
A compact roundup covers diverse trivia: Atlantic depth around 4,015 yards, sparrow speed 92 mph, nearly 1,000,000 telegrams weekly through London, Spain’s 4,530,000 goats, 630,000 revolutions per Atlantic liner Liverpool to New York, 11 tons of flowers sent from Isles of Scilly, tiger strength versus lion, nine men needed to subdue a tiger, perfumes aiding health, common beet sugar history, German jury voting rules, German railway carriage colors by class, Yokohama’s 63½ foot Diabutsu statue weighing 450 tons with 500 pounds gold.
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General Post Office
London
Spain
Liverpool
New York
Isles of Scilly
Marggraf
Germany
Yokohama
Diabutsu
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America
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North American Review
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Tionesta Valley Railroad
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