The Man Named Frank Mercer and the Virginia Mystery
In Virginia a young man Frank Mercer faces murder charges in a family dispute. After being condemned to hang, he escapes and is presumed dead by locals. Mary Hewes mourns him, but a later confession clears Frank and reunites him with Mary, revealing a wealthy life and a joyful marriage.
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Virginia
Frank
Mr. Hewes
Mary
Mia. Mercer
Mercer
Hina
Mr. Mercer
Fiewi
Hewes
Frank Mercer
Bim
Old Homestead
Playmonte
Mr. Ewes
Pipst
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Mary Hiewes
Fireproof Buildings and French Construction Practices
The author extols iron and stone buildings like the New Eye card office in London as nearly fireproof. He notes vaulted passages and iron doors that limit fire spread, and praises French practice of using thick oak partitions with rubber and plaster to create fire resistant walls and floors, citing Notingham England as an example of durable manufacturing town construction.
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London
Eye Card Office
Paris
Nottinham
England
Breakfast Waffles with Egg Batter and Lager Flavor
Beat four eggs light and stir with milk, dip baker's bread in the mix, fry in hot lard until golden. Sprinkle powdered lager and cinnamon, serve hot. A wholesale house advertises selling on commission with items for sale.
Amethyst Heist in Bath Tale of Phoebus and a Loyal Coachman
In Bath during its glamorous era, Mrs. K shows off vast amethysts in a room with Phoebus tapestry. A midnight theft unfolds as her coachman steals the jewels from the dressing table but is caught when she suspects him, and she reports to a magistrate.
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Bath
Lomion
England
George III
Chat
Pheabus
Aed
Phasbus
Minido
Phoebus
Phaebus
Pygmalion
Pos Osed
Old Paper as Domestic Helper in Household Use
A quoted guidance suggests using old paper for cleaning and preserving in the home. It recommends rubbing stove surfaces, tea and coffee pots, knives, mirror and lamp chimneys, and preserving jars with brown paper. It also notes paper under carpets to insulate and reduce noise and warmth.
Apples and cider vinegar on small farms value
The article notes the scarcity and high price of genuine cider vinegar, urging farms with orchards to invest in a small cider mill and press. It argues savings in the first year from twenty trees cover cost, describes gathering fallen apples after winds, pressing juice, fermenting into vinegar, and using pomace as hog feed or for moth traps.
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Buckingham
North
Boston
London
Tms
Richard Pierce
Benjamin Harris
Massachusetts
Disputed gubernatorial tie resolved by constitutional tie
In Noble county a split vote for Representative led Governor Hayes to seek Attorney General Pond’s view. Pond concluded no law determines a tie by lot and no vacancy until January 1 1872. He advised the Governor cannot act now and that the Court Clerk should proceed with the usual abstract.
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Hayes
Pond
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