The Woman Who Walked at Night
Alick Sinclair brings Katharine to Mrs. Lawson’s care in a haunted room on the roof. Katharine senses a ghostly figure and a family curse tied to a former captive bride. A tragic fire follows, and Katharine’s life ends as the tale hints at supernatural guilt and unresolved fate.
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Sinclair
Mrs. Lawson
Bourdera
Katharine
Catalpas
Allok
Alick Sinclair
Alick
Katherine
Ola
Squire Lawson
Mrs. Lanson
Katharine Sinclair
Utharine
Prince Yousuf and the Granada King’s Death Warrant
A tale from Granada tells how Mahammed the Sixth imprisoned his brother Yousuf for ten years and sought his execution. Yousuf with calm courage plays chess as messengers arrive. A note orders murder, yet he urges patience until the king dies and the realm declares the new king.
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Granada
Mahammed
Yousuf
Shabbanya
Alcalde
Cervantes
Cheas
Knights of Spain
al~ Cayde
Alcayde
Walt
Caballeros
Chicago Daily News
The Magic Bottle Trick Disguised Water Passage
A Chicago Inter Ocean note describes a water illusion using a hot bottle and a plate. The performer claims water pours through the bottle bottom while the plate loses water, creating a puzzling effect for spectators.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Inside the Angels Hand Print Mystery and Nose Rings
Readings claim fur rows inside the angels fingertips form curved patterns unique to each person. Drape chalk or powder to reveal and test prints yearly to see if lines stay the same. Indian dancers are noted for ornamental nose rings with stones.
He Knew Her Adulterated Kisses Prompt Debate
A Yonkers Statesman exchange questions whether a wife is dutiful and whether kisses carry microbes. The dialogue centers on suspicion of adulteration in modern romance and the safety of affection amid public scrutiny.
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Sinclair
Catalpas
Joseph B. Bowles
Denver
Deadwood Dick
Richard
Yeast
Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statesman
Unclear Exchange Sparks Local Street Talk
Citizens discuss two neighbors with borrowed items and mounting tensions amid rumors of personal troubles affecting the block. No official actions or dates are provided.
Mosquitoes Drown Out Applause in New Jersey Show
Report cites Cleveland Leader quip about audience reaction during a summer performance in Hamfatt New Jersey where the crowd's reaction was jokingly described as mosquitoes being killed, rather than applause. The colorful aside reflects local theater humor.
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Hamfatt
New Jersey
Miracle Cure for Eczema in Boy After Three Doctors
A South Bethlehem family describes severe eczema in their young son, with crusted lips and bleeding sores. After trying three physicians, they report dramatic improvement within ten days of using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, noting the skin became smooth and white in ten weeks.
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Europe
F. Hobrath
C. L
Esperanto Fails to Outpace English in World Reach
The article compares Esperanto and Volapuk with English noting that English dominates global use. It cites the German railway system requiring English, Antwerp promoting English education, Japan mandating English for students, and widespread use across Britain India Australia Canada the US and Africa, arguing few languages compete with English.
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Antwerp
Ihonla
Japan
Great Britain
India
Australia
Canada
United States
Africa
Kiel Canal to widen for larger warships
The German government plans to widen the Kiel Canal from 60 to 130 feet and surface width from 130 to 350 feet at an estimated cost of nearly 50 million dollars. The August Four-Track News notes Lincoln in Bronze and an operetta version of Uncle Tom's Cabin first sung in Lyon, Massachusetts, October 6, 1886.
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Kiel Canal
Lincoln
Music Hall
Lyon
Masa
Faceless Dyer Auction Highlights Sargent Portraits
NAM Face less Dyer notes recent Sargent at auction with only three works offered in years. A red shawl worn girl head sold for 750 at Christie’s, Ellen Terry portrait brought 6000 then 16000 in later sale, and a half length lady portrait fetched 85 in 1903.
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Sargent’s
John & Sargent
Christie's
Ellen Terry
Excursions to Milwaukee Offered by Manufacturing Firm
The Jobbery and Manufacturers' aasp announces three Milwaukee excursions in August and September. Northwest merchants may buy round trips at shared rates for themselves and a companion. First trip Aug 4–12, second Aug 18–Sept 5, third Sept 1–9. Tickets available at the Secretary's Office 46 University Bidg. with a certificate required for validation. Milwaukee praised as America’s most beautiful city.
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Milwaukee
Jobbery and Manufacturers
Aaspeerie
Northwest
Spr Ege
Am Lows
Fullre
University
America
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Female Ailments
A reader letter extols Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a proven remedy for female distress. The testimonial cites relief from painful periods, nervousness, indigestion, and related symptoms after using five bottles, endorsing the product as effective when doctors fail to help.
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Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra. Pinkham
Zaid
Liydie E. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
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Gaul
Mrs. Nages
Mr. Naggs
Chicago
Dally Newa
Cuticura
Joe Drows
Pesper Ole
Dr Anuel PY Pranpin Sood En Sek
New York
Nam
Dyer
Cincinnati
Takis
Lydia
Bet
Lydia B. Pinkham
Jara Wilsorm
Gastoria
Bears
Castoria
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