Rickerbys Folly Chapter II Continues in Night Street Drama
A tall man flees a dark St Johns Wood house after a botched encounter and returns to a hospital seeking answers. At the ward the surgeon reveals the wounded man speaks only the name Gilbert Rickerby before fading, while another observer hints at deeper mystery behind the injuries.
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Gilbert Rickerby Reveals Hidden Identity in London Strange Case
Gilbert Rickerby wanders London seeking truth about a hospital patient killed after a street accident. He confronts Nugent Leathwood, learns of his cousin's death, and a newspaper reward raises questions as his own name surfaces in a risky disguise.
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Reekse
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Rickerby's Folly opens a troubled family saga begins
Gilbert Rickerby returns to his family mansion to uncover why his father Jonas built a mirrored second house and exiled his wife, while Nugent Leathwood plots in the shadows. The ghosts of the past haunt the grounds as the Folly holds its grim secrets.
Lemons and Ghosts in a Norfolk Tale of Municipal Woes
Judge Jerome recalls a Norfolk Connecticut university club tale about a fruit merchant who hires a health inspector to hand pick lemons, a fable used to critique New York Tammany era governance. The episode highlights how a fictional tale can become mistaken as fact in political rhetoric.
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Ming You
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Excellent Juvenile Conception Lighted by Child's Star Tale
John Wendrick Bangs notes humor often comes from childhood sins. He recounts a Herald foreman Hennessey story about a girl asking what stars are and a mother explaining the angels lamps. She believes lightning is the angel lighting his lamps as he strikes matches on the sky. Source: New York Times.
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Marriage Room in Chicagzo See Increase in Chicago Marriages
Chicago Post reports a rise in marriages in Chicago this year compared with the same period last year. Analysts link the shift to fewer young women in stenography and clerical work and to more men marrying as prosperity grows, sparking debate among club women and observers.
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