Fiddler of Fortune Meets Dorothy Dunham at Lake Ball
At Delavan lake Dorothy Dunham, under care of her aunt, sunlit ballroom hopes fade as a mysterious violinist catches her eye. A planned match with Paul Churchill clashes with growing attraction to the deft musician, who shields his identity while winning her heart through quiet acts and charm.
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Dorothy Dunham
Parker Dunham
Dorothy
Paul Churchill
Henry Churchill
New York
Paul
John Dunham
Delavan Lake
Papa
Howard Moore
Miss Dunham
Dorothy Heart
Dorothy Dunnam
Mr. Churchill
Portrait of Emperor Hushaby to hang at Sailors' Palace
The emperor of Japan has sent a portrait to Passmore Edwards Sailors' Palace in London through Sir Claude MacDonald the British minister at Tokio. The portrait will be hung beside those of English German Dutch and Russian rulers. The article notes the portrayal of violent emotion in animals including hysteria and various forms of insanity.
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Japan
British and Foreign Sailors’ Society
Claude MacDonald
Tokio
Passmore Edwards’ Sailors’ Palace
Society
London
Pungent Paragraphs and Witty Quips Mosaic
A collage of humorous verses and quips from various papers. Bits about misquoted lines, fortune tellers, doctor cautions, and light social jests. Includes exchanges about a prince, a fortune, and a lawyerly joke on talking shop.
Thought Gun Bewitched Amid Ku Klux Yarn
A tale recounts Uncle Washington Harrie, free after slavery, famed as a local preacher and protector among black neighbors. A prank by Tuck Allen loaded Uncle Wash’s shotgun with phosphorous wood and powder, triggering multiple blasts as he fled, leaving him convinced the gun was bewitched and haunted by specrers.
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Washington Harrie
Prince Albert
Marie Clay
Darkey
Wash
Bob” Clay
Tuck” Allen
Bueck
Tnele “Wash
Chloroform and Gansight in Anesthetic Practice
The article notes a divide in medical opinion between ether and chloroform as anesthetics. It warns that chloroform used under artificial light, especially in inadequately equipped rooms, can decompose and release toxic gas, risking fatal poisoning. Remedies like soda, borax, or milk of wine are deemed insufficient.
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Philadelphia Medical Journal
Difficult cook hunt ends in temperate clash
A Boston man seeking an easy way to hire a good cook in Will Carlton's Magazine visits a narrow street address from the "situations wanted" ads. He meets a widowed cook who, after a brief exchange showing his pretended open mind, retorts with a sharp reminder about the change in his household just yesterday.
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Will Carlton
Boston
Mexicans Adores Her as Diaz Family Arrives
President Diaz and his wife travel to the United States on a long promised tour. They will be joined by their daughter in law, the popular young wife of Capt Tortiro Diaz. She, formerly Senorita Louise Raigosa, hails from aristocratic Mexican stock and has led the capital society since marrying the president's son just over a year ago. She is dark eyed with olive skin and abundant black hair.
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Yonkers Statesman
Inquirer
Joakley
Philadelphia Press
Lariat
Luke
Hank
Red Eye
Ohio State Journal
Washington Star
Jimmie
May
Missus Smith
Louise Raigosa
Mexico
Socety
Saturday Evening Post
Pive Center
Curtis Publishing Cr
American Missionary Couple In Gazaland Life Portrait
A New York newspaper piece describes Mrs. W. L. Thompson, wife of Dr Thompson, a medical missionary in Gazaland. The photo shows her in Melsetter visiting African neighbors, reflecting colonial life, mission lands of 24 000 acres, and displays of local crops amid their exploration of Africa.
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Gazalani
Melsetter
W. L. Thompson
Delicious Summer Dessert Recipe From an Old Column
A simple no bake coffee custard dessert is detailed using coffee milk sugar salt gelatin eggs and vanilla. The mixture warms thicks then folds in stiff egg whites and is cooled before serving with cream. The piece ends with a London note claiming 38 percent of habitual drinkers there are women.
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London
Tailor finished gowns in art linens
Washington Star describes three tailor finished gowns in linen and mercerized fabrics. The first uses blue len with tucks and black trim. the second features a trimmed bodice with embroidery and black silk neck rume. the third shows mercerized green linen with plantain shaped bust decoration, black buttons, and tucked sides and back.
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Washington Star
Treen Butcher
Hnen
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Williston Graphis
Br Cormanp & Owenson
Williston
N. Dak
Fiddler OF Fortune
Harriet Pearl Skinne
Cime
Ilorry
Thad
Herr Fischer
Chicago Tribune
Baby
Hushaby
Ballacy
Hotaby
Louabys
Bing
Nell
Misa
Billymma
Belle
Philadelphia
Jimson
Eesymark
Ust
Senora Porfirio Ding
United States
Porfirio Diaz, JR
Africa
Woodward & Company
Frm
Minnemolis
Douglan
Douglas
Dewaid
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Hall
Morrissey
Ford
al Sava
Chicago Fe
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Mipeeecretey
Eeucher Uetibe
Gemma
Hamlin
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