A Dance of Deception and a London Bearded Impostor
Miss Van Zandt falls for Lockwood at a Tuxedo assembly while he courts her, then a staged English guardian named Sir Henry Barfordshire arrives. Disguised Lockwood later reveals his ruse to Adele, prompting a tidy New York note that both mischiefs ripple through Lenox and Newport.
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Lockwood
Miss van Zandt
Walter
Aspinwall-Joneses
Aspinwall Joneses
Mr. Lockwood
London
Miss Aspinwall.Jones
Archie Leland
Alpinwell-Jonse Ie van Zandt
Newport
New York
Sir Henry Barfordshire
Servia
Murray Hill
Lenox
Yaas
Piazza
Aspinwall-Jones
Miss van Fandt
Sir Henry
Angglion
Adele van Zandt
England
George Lockwood
Tea Between Acts In A Japanese Theatre
Describes Japanese theatre interiors and stage design with revolving scenery, audience aisles, and a police box. Observes real accessories, rain effects, costuming value, and actors striving for authentic portrayal, plus audience noise, geisha presence, and price cries for valued acting.
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New York Morning Journal
Depen
Japan
Kurombo
Arcturus and the Sun Compared in Stellar Size and Impact
A discussion with Garrett P. Serviss outlines Arcturus as a vast sun many times larger than ours. The article explores distances, light, gravity, potential inhabitants, and the speculative life forms that might exist on planets circling Arcturus, along with the evolving nature of stars and their envelopes.
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Garrett P. Serviss
Mr. Serviss
Space
Arcturus
Elkin
Earth
Ialf
Neptune
Jupiter
Voltaire
Sirius
Herschel
Dr. Whewell
Planes of
What Playing Cards Originally Indicated
An old gambler from Chicago describes a family tale of card symbolism. Hearts stood for ecclesiastics, spades for nobility, diamonds for artisans, and clubs for farmers. The four kings supposedly personify David, Alexander, Caesar, and Charlemagne, with queens and jacks tied to virtues and roles.
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Chicago Tribune
Kingdom of
France
David
Alexander
Caxar
Charlemagne
Judith
Esther
Alias
What Is Luck Anyhow New York Herald vignette
Two true stories illustrate luck's paradox. The Smiths move to a cheap house only to gain a sudden fortune through family ties and an aunt inheritance, then a patent partnership. Jones wins 5000 via lottery but the piano burns, the house floods and insurance lapses, ending with loss. The piece questions luck’s meaning.
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Long Island
Colorado
Smiths
Restmann
Ms. Smith
Kansas
Smith
R. Jones
Mr. Jones
Superstitious Women And The Charms They Wear
Chicago correspondent Dorothy Maddox reports on feminine superstitions seen in Bar Harbor. Corset charms include silver and gold hooks and a silk sachet with China balms. A striking anecdote describes a woman who carries a poison vial as a last resort in emergencies, revealing fears of torture and a swift, lethal relief.
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Chicago Tribune
Dorothy Maddox
Bar Harbor
China
Arin
Gigantic Wooden Statue of War Goddess in Tokyo
A Cincinnati Commercial article describes a colossal wooden image of a woman in Tokyo honoring Hachiman the god of war. The 54 foot statue features a 27 foot long wooden sword and a 12 foot diameter eye opening, with internal brain-like arrangements and a two cent admission. A dramatic 1522 Te-Shomeng rebellion tale claims cords of wood were piled and burned around the statue but it survived.
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Cincinnati
Hachiman
The Count’s Impossible Suit for Alice in a Dinner Dare
A playful wartime style dialogue from Munsey's Weekly and Detroit Free Press features Count Sansou pleading for Alice de Million to become Countess Sansou. She refuses, declaring marriage impossible, then entices him to stay for dinner with broiled frogs legs as a comic twist while her father deems the match a misfit.
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Munsey’s
Count Sansou
Alice
Countess Sansou
Alice de Million
Count Samson
Detroit Free Press
Shoes Through Time From Egypt to America
Butler notes St Ananias a shoemaker and traces footwear from ancient sandals to Roman calceus and Saxon laced shoes. Sections cover Greek and Roman styles, medieval Crackows, Chinese slippers and foot binding, Dutch and English practices, and modern American factories and pegs. The piece discusses health impacts of shoes and saints Crispin and Crispian.
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James T. Ringgold
Pittsburg
Israel
Edom
Matthew
Moses
Exodus
Solomon
East
Bend Boudoin
God
Adam
Pliny
Tychius of
Beatia
Xenophon
Thebes
Heliogabalus
Caligula
Rome
Domitian
Richard II
Crackow
England
John
China
London
Northampton
David Randolph
Randolph
Lynn
Haverhill
Engand
Boston
United States
Joseph Walker
Hopkinton
Mass
Butler
St. Ananias
St. Mark
St. Crispin
Cristnian
Artios
Human Nature and the Summer Resort Crowd
A survey of social types at seaside resorts from invalids to grandmas and beauties. The piece lampoons universal traits from the bore to the flirt, the widow, the wife awaiting her husband, and a joyful reunion at the station, ending with a note on loving family ties.
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New York Ledger
Napoleon
John
Polar voyage plan to reach near the North Pole by polar current
Dr Fueltzof Nansen outlines a method to ride a current north of Franz Josef Land across Arctic seas. He proposes building a small, strong wooden ship around 200 tons with angled hull sides to shed floes and lift off ice. A crew of 10 to 12 would be supported for five years with top modern equipment.
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Fueltzof Nansen
Polar
Franz Josef Land
Siberian Coast
Behring Strait
Spitzbergen
Greenland
North Pole
New Siberian Islands
Which Was Witch Witch Lake The Fish Lake Mystery
Langdon and I found a small Minnesotan lake in Becker county named Witch Lake for its eerie setting. A Dakota party joined them for sport, and a local joke about the lake’s name reveals the wordplay between which and witch during a twilight fishing moment.
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Langdon
Becker County
Minn
Witch Lake
Detroit City
Dakota
The Secret Was Safe Cape Cod Item
A wry exchange unfolds when one person reveals why they spoke in French to Ethel, claiming secrecy. A French listener overheard, but the speaker notes the listener did not understand their language, averting discovery of the confidential remark.
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Cape Cod
Ethel
Fortus
He Knew What He Wanted. ( Truth.)
A short dialogue notes a fond parent accusing a young man of seeking a daughter's hand for wealth while the suitor asks him to state her other qualifications. The exchange suggests scrutiny of intentions and merits in a courtship.
The McGinnis Tavern to Hotel McGinnis Change
Fragments from Pittsburg Bulletin show a street scene exchange about price and name change from McGinnis Tavern to Hotel McGinnis. A user and proprietor discuss rates while a dramatic romantic line clashes with a shop interaction over shirts and trade.
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Pittsburg
Bandit Hold Up on the Santa Fe Stage Ends in Gratifying Twist
Edward J. Armatrong recalls a night crossing from Santa Fe to Denver when highwaymen stopped the stage. A government assayer and the young lady distract them, the bandits search baggage, find nothing, and the merchant reveals a lining containing cash and a diamond. The thiefs depart with threats and insults as the party recovers, aided by the merchant’s disclosed hidden treasure to the woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Armatrong
Cincinnati
Horseshoer
Denver
Goverment
Santa Fe
N. M
Bill
Jane
Family names and silent love in a quiet verse mix
A child requests to name Robbie and Annie, pondering a mother’s view and family labels. Then a reflective poem explores ambition, sleep, and the hush of evening as life’s desires drift. A separate verse laments love unseen, bound by secrecy and fate.
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Eve
Aleep
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William Farle Baldwin
King OF All Suns
New York Sun
New York Herald
Sicken
Meyers
America
Human Nature
Kodak
Wanted
West
Jean Ingelow
Clara J. Denton
Puck
Bac
C. Marion Manville
Tom
London World
Venice
Robbie
Annie
Valley of
Grace O'Boyle
New Orleans Times-Democrat
J. B. Jewett
Antec
Love
Charles Latin
Hildreth
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