The Confession on New Ireland Island
In 1884 on an island near New Ireland a German and an Englishman debate a confession written by David Leighan. Leighan recounts his descent from farm debts to murder and flight, ending with a signed suicide confession witnessed by Baron von Holstein as the ghost of his victim hovers. The German notes a potential escape by ship while warning of the island's dangers.
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London
New Ireland
Islands
Ifis
Robinson Crusoe
England
Pacific Ocean
T. David Leighan
Challacombe
Devonshire
Daniel Leighan
Canada
David
Grim Pound
Hamil
Plymouth
Falmouth
New York
California
David Leighan
Gertan
Baron Sergius von Holstein
St. George
New Britain
I Hear Footsteps and Murder in the Moonlit Road
A speaker recalls a moonlit confrontation where he strikes a man on the head to seize property after accusing him of ruin. The victim collapses and dies, and the narrator plans escape and concealment while considering robbing the victim’s box of papers and money. He notes fear of discovery and seeks a hiding place on the moor near Plymouth.
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Gratnor
Watercourt
John Exon's Inn
Harry Rabjohns
Chandfather Derges
Bovey Tracey
Newton-Abbot
Bristol
Plymouth
Falmouth
Church Yard
Widdicombe
Ashburton
Treytree
Tale of Orange Blossom and a Spanish Wedding Legend
A legend from Spain tells how an African king gifts a magnificent orange tree whose blossoms enchant the court. A court gardener’s daughter wins a dowry through a brother’s trick, allowing her to marry a favored lover. The tale links orange blossoms to bridal adornment and wealth. A final proverb suggests true wealth lies in restraint.
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Spain
How to Press Neatly for Economical Wardrobe Care
This guide urges women to maintain neatness and thrift in dressing details. It covers glove handling with careful stitching, proper removal, and drying, plus organizing belts, gloves, scarves, and bodices. It stresses airing, cleaning, and storage to keep gowns fresh through the season.
Mrs Booker T Washington and Fashion Notes
Describes Mrs. Booker T Washington traveling in the North and her role as educator and wife. The piece also surveys midsummer fashion trends with textiles, gowns, hats, and accessories, noting black costumes as a staple and detailing current dress silhouettes, fabrics, and embellishments.
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee, Ala
North
Polka dot dress with satin foulard and feathered hat
A cream satin finish foulard features tobacco brown dime size dots. The gown shows three eight inch ruffles at the hem with cream lace inset linking the ruffles, double puff sleeves, and a cream horsehair hat edged with brown ostrich feathers.
Bedtime Advice for Parents to Balance Rest and Family
The guidance urges parents to avoid children staying up late and to carve out personal time. It stresses that personal rest benefits both parent and children and that without a break, thoughts may fixate on housework and childcare.
Why Pretty Wives Become Plain
An excerpted advice piece argues that strict duty bound domestic routines drain a wife’s vitality. It claims constant chores at the start of marriage turn women into machines, eroding brightness, originality, and looks over years.
Health and Beauty Hints for Warm Weather
Practical advice on lemon juice for stains on hands and avoiding excessive bathing after meals or after heat. Tips include cool foot baths, fresh hosiery, and extra shoes, plus cautions against too much ice water. Recommends hot water baths if cold plunges are too intense and using toilet water to refresh.
Noted Woman Translator Works for U S Bureau
A slender Michigan born translator Miss Marie McNaughton, educated in Paris, serves at high salary for the Bureau of American Republics. She translates American language into French for the three language magazine published by the U S manager.
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Bureau of American Republics
Marie MacNaughton
Uncle Sam
Miss McNaughton
Michigan
Paris
The Art of Politeness Through Training and Grace
Politeness may arise from instinct or training. With discipline in voice eye and carriage, vanity is softened and grace and simplicity emerge. What appears natural may reflect cultivated refinement rather than innate ease.
Fashion Trends Mentioned in Summer Attire Notes
A fashion column highlights popular yardage styles for summer frocks noting yokes on many dresses. It mentions tomato and geranium as popular red shades and the fad for odd jewelry. Sleeves are shaped with modified leg of mutton, piqué collars and cuffs appear on many garments, and allover embroidery with flounce is common.
Care of Mirrors and Frames in Housekeeping
Daily dusting keeps mirrors in beauty. For neglect wash with spirits and whit ing, avoid the frame. Dry with chamois leather. Remove fly marks with blue powder and silk. Wipe frames with onion water to keep flies away.
Beauty and Attraction in Woman’s Charm
The piece contrasts beauty with attraction noting magnetism and wit influence fascination. It cites femininity as a complex, including perfume, dress, hands, complexion, coiffure, and other refined details shaping allure.
A Woman’s Way and a Silent Winter Love
A lyrical scene recounts a woman’s quiet hesitation in spring and summer turning to a snowy confession of lost time. A man recalls confessing his heart, the woman’s restrained reply, and a final embrace as winter arrives with a melancholy plea about a year lost.
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Lis
Sir Walter Besant
South
Tuskegee
Fisk College
Marconi
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