Bridegroom from the East Ends in a Tropic Rescue
Peg Morland and Christian Petrie face Malay danger in a jungle showdown as Mat Han tries to claim Peg. The Sikhs arrive with help, a Malay plot ends in death, and Petrie vows marriage plans with Peg while Ethel contemplates her future.
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Charlie
Ethel
Peg
Christian Petrie
Charlie Denton
Petrie
Mat Han
Denton
Peg Quick
Tuan
Miss Rule
Margaret Morland
Douglas Stewart
Singapore
England
Man Han
Ward
Ethie
Tropics
Morland
Submarine boats condemned by Holland for wasteful spending
John P. Holland, inventor of the Holland boat, tells Newark Star that government submarines are useless and future naval expenditures should fund battleships. He says European subs are no more effective and explains modern harbor defenses render submarines powerless against fast moving ships within twelve to fifteen miles.
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John P. Holland
Holland
Mr. Holland
France
England
Germany
Land
Santiago Harbor
Sampson
Newark Star
Danger in Flowers Hyacinths linked to heart failure cases
A series of cases in England report fainting and reduced brain blood flow after long exposure to hyacinth scent in living rooms. Doctors warn heavily scented flowers can depress heart action in poorly ventilated spaces, risking prolonged fainting for those with weak or nervous hearts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bromley
Kent
Englan
New Hotel Astor Cafe Diablo Drink Delights Diners
Diners at the Hotel Astor enjoy a new after dinner drink named Cafe Diablo. A waiter prepares a double ending to the meal by lighting brandy sugar and spices in a silver urn then adds coffee and kummel. The brew is poured into tall slender cups for serving.
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Hotel Astor
Cafe Diablo
New York
Retired Cavalry Officer Builds Devon Coast Villa
A cavalry officer, never decorated in the South African War, retires and constructs a villa along the Devonshire coast. While showing the residence to a friend he muses on naming it suitably to honor his military past. The friend suggests calling it “The Retreat.”
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Devonshire
Art for the Artless: Canadian buyers faced with poor works
A curt critique argues that wealthy Canadian collectors overpay for inferior pieces from famed painters, urging preference for the nation’s many talented artists and warning of the wasteful influx of low-quality art.
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Canada
Cupid's Consolation Prize in Pall Mall Magazine
A Pall Mall Magazine excerpt notes that some women, lacking the philosopher's stone, cultivate a strong passion for beautiful jewels whose possession and display seem to narcotize other desires.
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Pall Mall Magazine
Veterans reminisce and urge weekly posts for Grand Army history
A reader extols Grand Army posts to publish weekly papers with soldiers’ personal Civil War experiences. The note highlights Tom Ford’s Perryville bravery in a red shirt, anecdotes about foraging, and lessons on courage drawn from veterans, urging more firsthand wartime stories for public memory.
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Grand Army
Chauncey Depew
Tom Ford
Perryville
Ford
Republic
Tom
Interesting Bits from Odd Fact Fragments
The text lists curious claims about animals and people such as a sperm whale staying underwater for 20 minutes and a woman carrying long hair amounts. It mentions a beetle’s strength compared to horses, global land under English rule, Alaska fish candles sent worldwide, and croci dile hunters of Ceylon using bables as bait. The passage ends noting protected talents.
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Globe
Alaska
Ceylon
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Cupid
Stone River
Bridges
Chicago
Twenty-fourth
Wisconsin
Larrabee
Massachusetts
Fredericksburg
Fords
Lovell H. Rousseau
Rousseau
Missionary Ridge
J. A. Watrous
Chicago Times-Herald
Lannes
Napoleon
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Dallas
Texas
Confederate Guards
National Guard
J. F. Corbett
M. B. Fisk
North Main and Park Streets
Pisk
Pormes
Badger
Wauwatosa
Sass & Door Factory
Adolph Lentz
Deoer
Wanwatosa
G. W. Moorehouse
North Main Street
Wawwatosa
Ted A.m
Martin Eriksen
Wauwatosa Ave
James Posselt
Dittmar Paint Shop
Wauwatosa, Wis
F. H. Bark
Wemsing
Hewking
MNGR
Henry P. Hemsing Co
Wreowatosa, Wis
W.J. Maag
Sechwawer Building
Trance E
Church Street
John Wagner
Schoenecker
Milwaukee
Shep x Schwaiger Aig
Jno
M. Dunlop
Wauwatosa Avenue
Wauwatosa Cemetery
C. T. Chandler
Greenwood Mock, Vorper Wauwatosa Avenue
N. State St
Wauwatosa, Wia
O. W. Williams
First Ave
Tate
Matthews Plig
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