Painther Harry's Cordial In A Mountain Forge Tale
A frontier saga follows Painther Harry through a deadly snowstorm to reach a homestead where Nellie lies near death. He sacrifices blood and risk to save her, while the old man, hungry and fading, clings to life as dragoons arrive to tend the wounded. Gold is forsaken for love as Nellie survives and Harry’s weapon lies empty.
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Joe
Gell
Harry
Daddy Hays
Nellie
Hays
Darlin
Uncle Sam
United States Cavalry
Dragoons
Nell
Darlin Nell
Painther Harry's violent intrusion in dim room
Painther Harry selects a sharp knife from a table drawer, grabs a buffalo horn cup, and gathers rags. He glances at the motionless old frontiersman before lifting a blue blanket and entering the inner room.
Love tokens and tattoos bind lovers in Victorian fashion
Bracelets with miniature locks and keys are popular love tokens. A fiancée tattooed a small heart on her left wrist and her lover matched it with a wrist tattoo and his pet name. Other examples include hair chains, rings entwined with the beloved's hair, and a betrothal belt designed by a London jeweler. A fashionably betrothed woman even chose a hand tattoo over a diamond.
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London
Ways of Authors
Sir Walter Besant limits to 1000 words daily and takes ten months for a 180000 word novel. Conan Doyle aims for 1500 to 2000 words daily and time for off days. Max Pemberton dislikes 6000 words a day and usually writes about 500 words in four hours. John Strange Winter’s best year reached 437000 words, with a top day of 11000 and moods allowing 3000 or 4000. Hall Caine notes long spans and 5000 to 6000 words weekly. W L Alden writes an hour daily, about 1800 words, up to 3000 when pressed, bicycle-cleaning disrupts best flow.
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Walter Besant
Conan Doyle
Max Pemberton
Hall Caine
W. L. Alden
Books and their Writers and Quotations
Mrs Hemans to be honored with a monument in Liverpool native city Emerson defines a critic as with the eyes of a bug and the heart of a cat Fifteen thousand dollars of Thackeray manuscripts were sold to this country last year Frederika Bremer asked if we had weather instead of climate The emperor of Austria made Maurus Jokai a life member of the Hungarian house of magnates A copy of the first edition of Lorna Doone sells for 50 to 75 when found Charles Lamb praised apple dumplings The widow of Coventry Patmore will write his biography with Greenwood and Champneys The Countess Tekla by Robert Barr will be published here and in England before book form
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Blackmore
Charles Lamb
Coventry Patmore
Frederick Greenwood
Mr. Champneys
Robert Barr
Countess Tekla
New Sailor Hats Feature Black Galloon Edges
Newest English sailor hats are bound at the edges with hatters black galloon. Silk or chiffon veils drape casually on the brims and plaid stockings become a dressy accessory. White satin ribbons may flow from sleeves and stand above the stock collar, while plaid hat bands complete the look.
Inventions Highlight Domestic and Industrial Aids
A catalog of patented devices includes black mourning labels for envelopes, a removable anvil vise, carbon film in electric globe bases for brightness, foldable pocket camp stools, a combined whip socket and rein holder, a lamp bracket for sewing machines, the domestic truck with mobile base and lifting frame, and ventilated bicycle handlebars with front air openings and rear slots.
Stamps as Currency and the Rise of Stamp Brokers
A New York News report explains stamps used as money and the brokers who buy at 6 percent discount and sell at 3 percent, earning profits while legal and counterfeit stamps circulate. It notes watermarks forced by a Chicago counterfeit ring, widespread remittance use, and the decline of stamp profits as times change.
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Chicago
India
United States
Great Britain
Wall Street
New York News
Denver newsboy tale and the quaint alley exchange
A Denver newsboy, diminutive and picturesque, explains he buys papers from Johnny Green in the Times' alley. He says he pays frients and sells for ficents just to holler, revealing the child’s simple fulness and street economy.
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Curio
Denver
Gamin
Johnny Green
Lightning rods debunked by government weather service expert
The government weather service dismisses lightning rods as a myth claiming they fail to stop lightning. The piece notes many fear-driven homeowners may feel unsettled by the warning, while praising the expert for discrediting a long held protection belief. It also profiles Peter L. Holst of Chicago, the oldest naturalization applicant at 92, who expects to live at least 25 more years.
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Government Weather Service
Peter L. Holst
Chicago
Norway
Oil Dust Control Trial by West Jersey and Sea Shore Railroad
Assistant Engineer J H Nichols supervised a trial using a large oil sprayer car to lay heavy petroleum oil on the Camden and Atlantic branch roadbed toward Atlantic City New Jersey. The treated section extended about eight feet beyond the outer rails with crossings swabbed to spread oil. Initially residents and bicyclists disliked the odor but trains passing by produced no dust and passengers could ride with windows open without dust.
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West Jersey and Sea Shore Railroad
J. H. Nichols
Camden and
Atlantic Branch
Atlantic City
N. J
Haddonfield
Man dies after poker room loss in Portsmouth
William Bierley aged fifty one collapsed dead in George Helt's poker room in Portsmouth Ohio after losing heavily when his opponent George Wilson revealed a straight flush. A coroner ruled death due to heart disease, noting Bierley had been excited by the high betting and his final ace full bid.
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William Bierley
George Helt
Portsmouth
Bierley
George Wilson
Novel Tick Advice Sparks Editor's Odd Snub
An eastern Oregon editor advocates a drastic method to remove a wood tick by piercing it with a pin at the weakest point and heating the pin. He claims the tick will retract its corkscrew and the act will end its presence, a claim presented with a note of dark humor.
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Oregon
Favorite Prescription touted for maternity health and safe motherhood
The ad extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women in delicate maternity condition, claiming it strengthens the body, eases childbirth, and treats female weaknesses. It cites Dr. Pierce's expertise, a book excerpt, and an offer to mail a paper or cloth bound copy of The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser. A Kansas Arkansas reader testimony praises its use during pregnancy and confinement.
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Abraham
Jerce
Common Sense
Ae Medical Association
Buffalo
W. R. Malcolm
Knobel
Clay County
Arkansas
London postage stamp show touted as most scientific ever
A London exhibit of stamps valued at 1.25 million dollars opens with claims of exceptional scientific display. Other items note Roman basilica remains found in Chester, a Bible translation in Uranda language, Rhodesia Beira rail progress, and Royal Academy sales and ancient Egyptian medical terms in papyri.
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London
Chester
Eng
Uranda
Society For the Promotion of Christian Knowledge
Beira
Rhodesia
Eton
Winchester
Rugby
Harrow
St. Paul’s
Merchant Taylor’s
Charterhouse
Royal Academy
Boughton
Lyons
Ebers
Hints for the Bath From a Home Guide
Bathing after a nap is injurious. A rough towel is better than a smooth one for any bath. Cap of water proof silk protects hair in showers and plunges. Hot water for tub baths, cold for showers, normal temp for plunges. Do not bathe within a full meal. Do not stay in tub more than ten minutes or shower more than two. Plunge up to twenty minutes. Cold baths after wind or dust aid recovery. Cold water baths strengthen skin against sun and wind. Lemon juice in bath water adds a sense of cleanliness and opens pores.
Beer His Passion. Alexander Boessow Spends 80000
Alexander Boessow a 44 year old native of St Petersburg died in Milwaukee Wisconsin after endless drinking draining his fortune of about 80000 in cash He arrived to savor Milwaukee beer and spent two days in a frenzied spree after receiving the final $500 installment of his inheritance He died from delirium tremens following his relentless drinking spree
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Alexander Boessow
Milwaukee
Wis
Boessow
St. Petersburg
Sinful Bumblebees at Sunday School Picnic Stings Daughters
Seven young women from the King's Daughters of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd near Kirkwood waded alone at Brownwood grounds when a bumblebee nest sting disrupted the outing. Rector Rev B F Newton and other picnickers helped, and the barefooted group was taken to a drug store after the incident in St Louis.
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King’s Daughters
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
St. Louis
B. F. Newton
Brownwood
Kirkwood
Rector Newton
German Oil Push in Asia and Formosa Finds
Consul Monaghan reports Germany aims at oil territory in Japan and plans to organize a syndicate in Tokio to boost production. He notes large oil finds in Formosa and rising German trade in India, where the U S could capture a larger share. Russia aids farmers by removing agricultural trade barriers and offering five year duty free status on implements.
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Monaghan
Chemnitz
State Department
Germany
Japan
Tokio
Standard Oil Company
Russian Trust
Formosa
India
United States
Calcutta
Bombay
Benares
Mr. Monaghan
Russia
Lion Tamer Narrowly Escapes Lioness Attack at Winsted Circus
Mozart, a lion tamer from Europe, was mauled in the Nickel Plate circus cage at Winsted Connecticut by Mad Lizzie the lioness. A storm, terrified crowd, and a dagger strike followed as attendants rushed in and Mozart survived with injuries deemed recoverable.
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Mozart
Europe
Winsted
Conn
Lizzie
Baseball Notes From The West And Midwest
Fred Clark excels at managing the colonels while Hughie Jennings hits .425 on the western trip. Dan Brouthers to 100 Springfield hits marks a milestone. Holliday shows strong batting though he plays sparingly. Capt Scrappy Joyce praises newspaper support as vital to a hustling club. Dowling, Louisville’s new pitcher, is a southpaw with speed. Comiskey of St Paul develops star pitchers yearly with Denzer and Isbel. Sockalexis’s mail fills with maidens seeking his Cleveland photo.
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Fred Clark
Colonels
Hughie Jennings
Dan Brouthers
Springfield
Bug” Holliday
Scrappy Joyce
Pete Dowling
Louisville
South Paw
Comiskey
St. Paul
Denzer
Isbel
Sockalexis
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