Story of a Pretty Girl and a Homely One on a Steamboat
In Troy Illinois a writer recalls overhearing two sisters on a Cincinnati to Louisville steamboat voyage. One sister, strikingly pretty with gray eyes and silken hair, captivates him while a homelier sister provokes sympathy. The tale turns as he joins them at the captain's table and learns the dynamics of beauty and temper, ending with the colonel revealing a keepsake medallion.
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Pino
Zucks
Oman
Ohio
Cincinnati
Louisville
Washington
Beblemann
Ayers
Toose
Providence
Will
Wnion
C. B. Jones
Broxport
Buenos Ayres
Boston
Bournemouth
Jones
Altania
Cunard Line
New York
Stranded Stowaway’s Tale Of A Steamer Cannibal Crew
In June 1894 a penniless narrator hides aboard the steamship Good Fortune, escapes a vigilant sentry, and overhears a brutal crew plotting and executing the ship’s murders after seizing a rescuer. The vessel sinks and the narrator survives, later recounting the grim saga and the fates of the ship and its ruthless crew.
Pretty Household Linen Violets On Fashionable Linen
The Chicago Journal notes violets as a fashionable embroidery motif, moving from clothing to linen press and napery. Originating in France, em broidery elevates linen items like damask tea table covers and breakfast cloths with forget me nots and violets in silk and natural colors for the dower chest.
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France
Chicago Journal
Engagement Revealed at Heanide Hotel
At the Heanide Hotel Cora shyly announces she became engaged to Mr. Atherton last night. She notes the engagement will lead to a perfectly lovely time this summer, while conversations with Taw year and Somerville Glass highlight social anticipation.
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Heanide Hotel
Cora
Humorous Bits From Old Papers Gathered Fragments
A collage of witty exchanges from historic papers includes quips about manners and goods, a lawyer and witness exchange on income, a burglar boasting of tomorrow’s headlines, and playful banter about romance and rain. Notable snippets come from Philadelphia North American, Somerville Journal, Chicago Tribune, Indianapolis Journal, and Harper’s Bazaar.
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Dainty
Reddy
Philadelphia
Somerville . Journal
Chicago Tribune
Harper's Bazar
Danger of bicycling to Wheeling health
Harper's Weekly warns that the heart bears the main risk in cycling and other strenuous sports when not trained. It urges consultation with a doctor if heart health is doubtful and advises gradual training, self restraint, and avoiding extreme feats like century runs to prevent permanent injury or sudden death.
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Machan
Harper’s Weekly
Peppermint Oil Helped Track London Burglar
A burglar entered a London physician's consulting room late at night. The doctor hurled a bottle of peppermint oil at him, which shattered. The suspect escaped, but investigators later traced the crime to the culprit using the peppermint odor.
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London
Ray
Bonta
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Troy
Illinois
August Deoll
Publi
Rubens
Fred
Belane
Spardeck
Da-a-arling
George Da-A-Arling
Helen
Clark Street
Europe
George
Chicago
Fie
Sim
Wheeler
Scorcher
Indianapolis Journal
Harper’s Bazar
Wheeling and Health
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