The Hennesseys and Whimpetts in a Fractious Romance
In a troubled Boston neighborhood, the Hennesseys feud with the Whimpetts as Mick loses his stockyard job and Rosemarie Hennessey grows close to Jack Whimpett. Their families clash over class and propriety while the young couple defies warnings and pursues a romance amid kicks and ice cream offerings.
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Hennesseys
Whimpetts
Mick Hennessey
Bill Whimpett
Nora Hennessey
Little Pat
Mary Whimpett
Mick
Halsted Street
Jack Whimpett
Cuba
Loggins
San Juan
Mrs. Hennessey
Kate Cragin
Boston
Rosemarie Hennessey
Jack
Feud Ends as Hennessey and Whimpett Kin It Is Noted
In a scene from Chicago Tribune fiction a tense feud between the Hennesseys and the Whimpetts dissolves. A hopeful suitor wins favor with old Mr. Hennessey and a gracious Miss Whimpett helps ease the family rift by visiting Mrs. Whimpett and proposing a picnic plan. The tale hints more chapters but leaves them to the reader.
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Hennessey
Old Hennessey
Mrs. Whim- Pett
Honesty in Alaska and the Cape Nome code
A Nome attorney recalls a different ethic in Alaska where trust rests on faces and deeds. A drunken miner drops a bag worth about 2 500 dollars at his office and later the attorney returns the gold to the desolate panhandler who once handed him the dust.
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Cape Nome
Nome
Wal
California
The Moonshiners in the Mountain Region
A portrait of the moonshiner as honest in daily life yet defiant of taxes. The piece describes his rustic home, old English speech, love of freedom, and careful avoidance of revenue laws while earning income from corn, whisky, and occasional government witness roles.
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Mountaineer
Treasury
United States
Precedent and the Montmorency Carriage Tale
Col Dow of Portland Maine recounts a Quebec visit where a public carriage prompts a driver to stop for passengers to drink. The driver recalls Neal Dow, a Portland crank who refused to drink or pay for others to drink, illustrating how precedent shifts with time and memory.
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Fred N. Dow
Portland
Maine
Colonel Dow
Quebec
Falls
Montmorency
Neal Dow
Misaya Volcano Legend Of Gold In Fire
The Nicaragua volcano Misaya inspired a tale from the 1522 Spanish advance in which soldiers believed molten lava at the crater held gold. A few men lowered by chain to fetch it, only to be burned by the heat and fumes as the bucket melted.
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Nicaragua
Misaya
The Extreme Penalty Joke in Court
In a mid sentence a barrister asked Lord Russell of Killowen the extreme penalty for bigamy. He replied with a sharp quip that the penalty is two mothers in law.
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Lord Russell of
Killowen
Russell
Royal hobbies and habits of European monarchs detailed
A New York Press summary catalogs royal habits from Milan to Italy’s king, noting Milan’s lazy routine and hunting legends. It contrasts royal appetites, from casual lunches to long forays, with the Italy king as the last true hunter pursuing game with Col. Piszimbolini, and Rome reports now delivered by a nightly carrier.
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Leopold
Milas Beisg
Milan
Servia
Prince of Wales
Germany
Portugal
Sweden
Turkey
Italy
Col
Piszimbolini
Rome
Bargherita
New York Press
The Giantess Theory of Height in Women
A London Queen column questions why modern women are taller than earlier generations. It cites a prosaic explanation that women now eat more, not just exercise, and suggests that with appetite increasing, future women could become a race of giantesses.
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London
Miss Fortee and Miss Tenny’s Stray Story
In a playful exchange from Stray Stories a fiancé questions if love lasts as time passes while a partner reassures with hopeful boldness. The dialogue turns on aging and enduring affection with a light, domestic tone.
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Miss Fortee
Miss Tenny
Bizarre Exchange Relates to Mrs Passey Widow Status
In a comic dialogue McJigger recalls Miss Passey as an old maid before marriage. After her husband’s death she is described as a young widow, prompting the humorous aside.
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McJigger
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Rosemarie
Miss Hen
Mr. Hennessey
Miss Hennessey
Alaska
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