Strange Adventures of Lucy Smith
A woman narrates her strange past beginning with her mysterious upbringing at Croydon and later upbringing by the elderly Miss Silvertons. She learns she was brought by a mysterious father who paid for her care without revealing identity or origin. The sisters confess they kept her, treated her as family, and funded her schooling while the truth remains partly veiled.
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Times
Penny Papers
Croydon
Miss Silverton
Smelling Butte
Susannah
Dorecas
Dorcas
Vienna
London
Miss Dorcas
Lucy Smith
West
Hallam
Leech
Mrs. Chesonelle
Governess Faces Change as Miss Susannah Plans Move to Bognor
A seventeen year old narrator reflects on Miss Susannah and Miss Dorcas proposing to sell their school and retire to a cottage in Bognor. They invite the governess to stay as a temporary guest and consider her future, while the narrator weighs a new path in a family setting over a school.
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Susannah
Bognor
Miss Dor
Cas
Equine steak debate spans taste prejudice and health claims
The Pall Mall Gazette reports strong sentiment against horseflesh as food in this country while noting connoisseurs who praise a horse flesh Chanteaubriand for flavor. Paris shows rising use among the poor, and the Lancet cites horseflesh as nutritious with no tuberculosis risk, though prejudice endures until horse work ends. Vendors must label products where horse sausage is common.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Paris
How Shot Is Made At A Shot Tower
The article explains the shot making process at a shot tower. Molten lead is dropped through holes in a perforated tank and a moving slide, forming globular droplets that solidify in midair before landing in cold water.
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Pearson's Weekly
Mrs Falkland's Debut Ends In Shared Realization
In New York Weekly style, Mrs Lelia Falkland pursues acting after a theater visit inspires a secret ambition. Her husband Paul Falkland, revealed as Signor Cassio, accompanies her live on stage, leading to a bungled performance and mutual revelation that cures their stage fever.
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St. Cloud
Falkland
Parquette
Paul
Lelia
Mr. Falkland
Paul Falkland
Mrs. Chesanelle
Marian Chesanelle
Hamlet
Chesanelle
St. Cloud Theater
Fortune
Chesonelle
Bianca
Desdemona
Miss Farrand
Emilia
Cassie
Allan Montgomery
Eleonora Clifton
Corcoran
Fawcett
Signora
New York Weekly
The New Wife and the Late Stephen Crane
An editors remark leads to a humorous exchange from Stephen Crane's England years. A husband asks his wife Mildred for money amid household bills and purchases while she departs for the city, prompting a witty, domestic snapshot of finances and fault lines in a marriage.
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Stephen Crane
England
Mildred
George
Milly
Washington Star
Doctor and Husband Exchange Over Tongue Check
The doctor politely requests more patience as he reviews symptoms while a tense husband urges a quick examination. A London Mail voice notes impatience and shifting dynamics in a medical consultation scene.
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Maria
London Mail
Live Steaks In Abyssinia Stir Local Curiosity
In Abyssinia natives reportedly slice steaks directly from living cows and consume the meat warm using the animal’s own heat. The practice alarmed observers and sparked debate among travelers about rural customs and animal welfare.
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Abyssinia
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