Margaret Myerton and the Beresfords on the River
Godfrey Helstone's quiet fishing morning is interrupted by a chance meeting with Mr. Beresford and his daughter Kerrsford’s sister Miss Beresford. The encounters hint at social ties, a shared village life, and a possible meeting later at the Beresfords. Godfrey notes the striking Miss Beresford and plans a potential conversation that evening.
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Margaret Myerton
Godfrey Helstone
Goffrey
Margaret
Godfrey
Liese
Cadfrey
Thom
Mars
Telstone
Gadfrey
Coultrey
Amb
Amd
Getive
Tie
Tou
Ffelstone
Mel
Qaford
Rand
Davense
Geofore
Geageice
Bes
Pia
Ana
Kerrsford
Guy
Lome
Mr. Beresford
Unuil
Gadfres Helstane
Dene
Lipworth
Beresfords
Mr. Bersford
Village gathering as Godfrey Helstone meets the Beresfords
The vicar's family hosts a lively meal for a mixed group of children. Godfrey Helstone arrives to meet Mrs Beresford and spots Lillian the village beauty. He eyeing Joanne’s rival, he contemplates her status and plans to join the garden outing with the youngsters.
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Fite
Inelix
Maude
Victor
Grace
Ifather
Fenie
Babel
Godfrey Helstone
Joanne
Mrs. Beresford
Mr. Helstone
Godfrey
Lillian
Continental Dam Expression Origins in Revolutionary Currency
A reader asks about the origin of the phrase continental dam. The article explains that during the American Revolution counterfeit continental money was stamped dan immato condemned or dam, rendering notes worthless and giving rise to the expression it is not worth a continental dam, a non profane origin rooted in currency depreciation.
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Philadelphia
Courtesy Passenger Falls Into Wealthy Woman’s Lap
In a street car a mechanic passenger clinging to a strap loses his hold and slides into a richly dressed woman’s lap. He recovers, apologizes with a line praising the street car company for a favor. The scene unfolds with a humorous bravado as bystanders react.
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Omaha World: Herald
Noahs Ark Grandfather Turns Puzzling Birthdays Joke
A grandparent chats with a granddaughter about white hair and the ark. The child asks if he is Noah Shem Ham or Japhet, and after each negative reply concludes he must be a beast. The quip turns on biblical names and a playful misnaming.
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Noah
Shem
Ham
Japlet
Tlam
Japhet
San Franeises Wie
Roth Getting Old Duke at Devon Shire in Society Circles
A fragmentary zinger from a Devonshire society page notes the Duke at Devonshire appears to be aging. An onlooker asks the Duke about cabinet matters and the lord president remains composed. The remark hints Lord Salisbury’s advancing age and softer delivery.
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Roth
Devonshire
Cally
Council
Lord Salishiry
Verewud
Sam
Felliyy
Ming
Census Count of British Newspapers and Magazines
The latest census reports 2 477 newspapers in the British Isles with London contributing 521 and the provinces 1 052. It also lists 1 485 magazines and other reviews across Great Britain and Ireland.
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British Isles
London
Great
Peitaia
Ireland
Record of British Coinage Through the Crown Era
The article notes total money coined by all royal predecessors reached 205 million pounds sterling. In the current reign the mint produced 410 million pounds, including 158 million in India, a record for all time.
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India
Ladysmith Baptism and Siege Relief Forecast
Ladysmith endured shelling with three tons of explosives and 12 000 shells before relief arrived. Mr Rhodes had predicted the exact relief date six weeks earlier, stating Kimberley would be relieved on that predicted day.
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Ladysmith
Mr. Rhodes
Kimberley
Controversy Sparks Over Marble Game Phrase
An editorial in the Nashville Banner recalls a quarrel over the phrase venture dubs used in marble playing. Col. H M Doak condemns the spelling while defenders cite boyhood usage and dialect studies citing vent or vents in Kentucky and Missouri.
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Nashville
Vense
H.M. Doak
Cul. Doak
Dork
Lex Graphic
Tennessee
Nashville Banner
American Dialect Society
Kentucky
Missouri
I. L. Fruit
Ohio River
J. M. Wart
Cincinnati
New York
Jersey City
District of Columbia
England
Lect Society
New York Sun
Unique Mexican Crime In Cadereyta Queretaro Journalized
A remarkable case from Cadereyta Mandez Queretaro reports a prisoner serving a robbery sentence killed a local notable Jose Llaca a prominent resident. The assailant Olvera had been jailed for mule theft from the La Liave hacienda linked to Mr Linea amid local business clashes.
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Mexico
Cadereyta Mandez
Queretaro
Jose. Llaca
Linea
Olvera
Mr. Linea
Hig Hacienda
la Liave
Po'Save Pen Story From Golden City Streets
An unclear clipping describes a incident on a city street where a driver in New settings passes two women near a barefoot pedestrian. The fragment hints at speed, overtaking, and a cautionary scene but lacks full facts or attribution.
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Po'Save
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