Castle of Romance Ends With Lovers’ Confession
In a quiet forest at sunset Warburton and the woman he loves reveal their true feelings. He confesses love and vows to face poverty and public scrutiny. she asks for love, trust, and a life shared beyond masquerade. They ride home hand in hand, the tale closing with hope.
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Warburton
Monley
Love
Mr. Warburton
Prince Charming
Rose
Angels
Jane
Romance
Gare du Nord
Paris
God
Doctor Moxley and the Porous Plaster Caller
A patient, Mr Simmons, calls Doctor Moxley in distress asking for a porous plaster to ease back pain. The doctor advises going to a drug store and later the same caller seeks help removing the plaster, prompting a cautious response from the physician.
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Anther
Dr. Moxley
Mr. Simmons
Indorsement Confusion Shows Subtle Bank Check Rule
A woman goes to a bank where past checks were made to Mrs Lucy B Smith. This time the check is payable to Mrs M J Smith with initials M J. The teller says indorse as written, but she hesitates to sign an M like that, highlighting a simple banking nuance.
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Lucy B. Smith
M. J. Smith
M. J
Military Family Plaque Lists Wainwright Line of Service
In Trinity cemetery New York City the Wainwright family plot honors ten individuals with four tied to military or naval service. Descendants of Very Rev Dr Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright include Commander Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright and Maj David Wadsworth Wainwright, plus Amelia Maria and Ensign Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, all interred there or noted in the family record. Other relatives served in the army and navy, with deaths connected to combat or disease. The article notes a shared coat of arms with Capt Richard Wainwright and a possible common ancestry.
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Trinity Cemetery
Fifty-third Street
Broadway
New York City
United States
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
New York
Onderdonk
Navy
Army
West Point
David Wadsworth Wainwright
Amelia Maria
Henry C. Bankhead
Jona
Than Mayhew Wainwright
Comander
Robert P. P. Wainwright
Ensign
Comender Wainwright
Galveston
Harriet Lane
Lane
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Jonathan Mayhew
Naval Academy
San Blas
Mex
Wainwright
Amelia
Fort Wallace
Kan
Umatilla Agency
Oregon
Santiago
Philippines
Marie Wainwright
No. 40 Broadway
Twelfth Regiment
Navy Marksmanship Advances Through Target Practice
Secretary Bonaparte notes improved naval gunnery with 75 to 90 percent hit rates on main battery guns. Targets shrink from 100 by 25 feet to 21 by 12 feet due to training and better ordnance. From 1898 black powder era to modern rapid-fire, turrets now fire three shots with three hits in one minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonaparte
Harper's Weekly
Cure For The Blues Promises Relief From Female Blues
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female troubles and blues. It cites Mrs Rosa Adams of Louisville Kentucky, who credits the product with restoring health, buoyancy, and absence of despondency after suffering anxiety and nervousness. It invites readers to write Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Rosa Adams
12Th Street
Louisville
Roger Hanson
C.S.A
Pinkham
E. Pinkham
The Gift of Gab and Dictation Skills
Opinion on speaking and thinking together. Stresses that dictation requires training and time. Cautions against blaming stenographers for errors and omissions due to the skill gap.
Veterans seek living mothers among old soldiers
Wm R Miller of Dayton Ohio reports a survey among 15th Ohio veterans showing only three have living mothers. He notes eight such mothers in about 8 000 veterans in the state, with ages from 82 to 93, and his own mother nearing 82.
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Wm. R. Miller, Co. K
15Th Ohio
Dayton
Hale
Youngest Civil War Veteran Claimed From Streator
Officials of the pension office think they have found the youngest Civil War volunteer in Lyston D. Howe of Streator Illinois. He enlisted in 1861 at ten years nine months and served about four months before discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Office
Lyston D. Howe
Streator, Ill
Army and Navy Journal
Desert Reclaiming Its Own in Turkestan
Bokhara, the most populous part of Turkestan, is gradually being changed into a desert by the incursions of the sand dunes.
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Bokhara
Turkestan
Young Civil War Recruit Granted Pension Record
The individual re-enlisted in 1862 at age eleven years and five months and served to war end. The pension increase was approved after the record was examined. Initial service came under the Fifteenth Iowa volunteers and later the Fifty-fifth Sinois volunteers.
Peach Pudding Sandwich with Peach Filling
Beat butter and sugar until light then add flour and baking powder. Bake in two layers, spread with chopped sweetened peaches, and assemble. Serve with a hot pudding sauce.
A French Dessert Freezes with Maple Cream
A French dessert recipe instructs heating maple sirup, whisking in four yolks until thick, cooling, then folding in one quart of whipped cream. Freeze the mixture, pack in ice and salt, and let stand three to four hours.
The Safety Pin Story From A Moment In Time
A clerk relates a curious tale about the safety pin. An English inventor, celebrated and knighted, is said to have created a device that the world misattributed to him. In Pompeii, ancient bronze pins were found, implying the invention existed long before.
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Pompeii
Strange World Tour by a Painter and His Bride
In Paris a titled painter and his bride return after ten years on a world tour funded by the vicomte de Gruart's brushwork. They wagered $60,000 that they could live on earnings from his art as they traveled Europe, America, Africa, and Australia, with no time limit.
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Paris
Scomte Jacques de Gruart
Vicomte
Europe
America
Africa
Australia
Bees Close A Mine In Mojave Desert?
In Mohawk a Southern Pacific offshoot faced an unusual halt as millions of bees swarmed the Red Cross mines area. Drawn by water and drought forced from hives, the insects clogged the water supply, halting mining until the rainy season when bees may retreat to their mountain homes.
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Mohawk
Red Cross
Mohawk Mountains
Sacramento Bee
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Virginia Farms
Arco
Southern Timber & l.Ind Co., Inc
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Standard- Gillett Light Co
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