Fran and Abbott Duel Over a Midnight Bridge Fortunes
Fran visits Gregory’s Littleburg home and plans with Abbott Ashton to run away. On a new moonlit bridge Fran reads playing cards, teases Abbott about Grace Noir and Bob Clinton, then learns he should escort her home after a risky midnight escape.
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Fran
Hamilton
Gregory
Littleburg
Abbott Ashton
Ashton
Takig
Sapphira Clinton
Robert Clinton
Grace Noir
Peron
Grace
Ian
Springfield
Ms. Gregory
Rs. Sregory
Chool
Trace
Rs. Gregor
Clinton
Jakey
Bob
Abbott
Hamilton Gregory
Miss Sapphira
Bob Clinton
Queen of Hearts
Simon Jefferson
King of Hearts
Night Vigil Under Moon Delivers Silent Wish
Abbott and Fran share a solemn midnight moment crossing a bridge to wish for success. Fran urges secrecy as they walk shoulder to shoulder under a watchful moon, while Abbott confesses his wish to become great, famous, useful, and rich.
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Fran
Fvan
Abbott
A Lion-Training Show Girl Reveals a Defiant Life
Abbott confronts Fran Nonpareil about hidden truths as she declares herself a show girl and famed lion-trainer. The two discuss age, ambition, and the gulf between their worlds in a tense bridge scene that ends with a promise to share more. To be continued.
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Abbott
Seriatim
Ence
Fran
Carnival
United States
Annis Stockton Chapter D A R Opens Burlington HQ
Burlington hosts the Annis Stockton Chapter D A R for its historic headquarters in Benjamin Franklin’s old print shop. The event included a ceremonial flag presentation by the New Jersey Society Sons of the American Revolution and remarks by Mrs. Charles Yardley and Henry S. Haines.
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Burlington
N. J
Benjamin Franklin
New Jersey
Annis Stockton
Daughters of the American Revolution
New Jersey Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Harriet N. M. Pancoast
Palmyra
E. B. Mount
John S. Merrill
Trenton
Pancoast
Henry S. Haines
Charles Yardley
East Orange
Richard Holeman
Mount Holly
Frank Blackburn
Bessie Warnick
Woodbury
Sara B. Batchelor
Riverton
R. W. Rice
David G. Baird
Beverly
Joseph Roberts
Lawrence D. Fixary
New York Post Road
Philadelphia
Franklin
New York
Richard
Treasure hunting charm endures after Cocos expedition
The piece argues that negative results from the Isle of Cocos treasure hunt should not extinguish the romance of seeking pirate gold. Treasure hunters symbolize imagination and adventure, offering a welcome escape from grim headlines and daily reforms.
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Isle of Cocos
Panama
Cocos
Such an Obvious Solution and a Geese Quill Joke
After Cave Johnson retired from Congress he visits his nephew Robert Johnson then a rising lawyer. Johnson notes the young generation has gold pens while his day used goosequills. Robert replies that there were more geese in his youth. The exchange ends with a playful quip.
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Cave Johnson
Congress
Robert Johnson
Robert
Curious Woman Loses Fingers In Rail Road Torpedo
Philadelphia woman Mrs. Frederick Shire attempted to pry open a tin box her husband brought home. The box contained a railroad torpedo which exploded, severing three fingers and causing injuries.
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Philadelphia
Frederick Shire
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John Breckenridge Ellis
Miss Grace Noir
Irwin - Myers
Bobbs - Merrill CO
Franklin’s Old Print Shop
Cocos Island
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