Frank R Stockton Author Of Noted Stories
Obituary note honors Frank R Stockton known for The Lady or the Tiger and other tales. The writer and editorial figure remembered for distinctive short fiction and influence.
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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1891
Page
6
Frank Stockton A Life Shaped By Protracted Youth And Wordcraft
The Sunday Globe profile outlines Frank Stockton 57, recalling his early vow to be a author before 20, the famous rise after The Lady of the Tiger, and his disciplined routine writing at 10 a.m. daily in Virginia with wife Marian L. Tuttle as editor of his ready works. It notes his New Jersey roots, 1860 marriage, St Nicholas work, and a life weaving poetry prose and wood engraving into enduring storytelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stockton
Rudder Grange
Edward Eggleston
Stockton
Francis Richard Stockton
New Jersey
John
Charles Wesley
Philadelphia
Arch St
Arch Street
Henry Clay
Frank
Francis L
Richard
Bucks County
Penn
Milton
Kate
Southern Literary Messenger
United States
Marian E. Tuttle
Amelia County
Virginia
Old Dominion
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
The Knife that Killed Po Hancy Remade a Boston Lawyer
A Boston lawyer recounts his obsession with a murderous Dacoit knife from Burma Po Hancy, the血 spurs a dangerous fascination with Dacoit vigor. After an accidental inoculation with Po Hancy blood, he gains athletic prowess and a craving for risk, courting Susan Mooney while concealing a murderous impulse. He stages a strange vaccination by rubbing Susan blood on the blade and ends with plans to marry Camilla Sunderland, then discards the knife by tossing it into the Charles River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Club
Po Hancy
George
Brown-Sequard
Dr. Koch
Po’ Hancy
Harry
Jonny
Po' Haney
Porceline
Boston
Massachusetts
Florida
Susan Mooney
Susan
Amelia
Jenny
Po Haney
Loren
Evei
Mr. Hyde
Joetrenes
Berkshire
Stockbridge
Lenox
Foers
Mother
Usan Mooney
Camilla Sunderand
Camilla Sunderland
Miss Sunderland
Miss
Sunderland
Charles River
The End of a Curious Farmyard Tale
A rustic account describes bees buzzing and a hen choosing a shelter for her eggs in a Heniz like setting. It notes carded creatures, a cautious Drak head, and the habit of hens to share nests or seek protective hiding spots. A lesson about warning and instinct concludes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame
Guinea
Bristol Rock bears the Lord's Prayer in Vermont village
Dr. Joseph C. Greene of Buffalo N Y funded and oversaw engraving of a one inch deep inscription on Bristol Rock near Drake's Hill. W N McGee did the engraving, Smith painted, Taapae Kingsley photographed. Hundreds have visited. the piece sparks debate about Vermont geography and road humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Greene
Buffalo
N. Y
Drake's Hill
Bristol, Vt
Egypt
Bristol
W. N. McGee
Smith
Taapae Kingsley
Burlington Free Press
Bristol Rock
Vermont
Dr. Greene
Drake’s Hill
Free Press
Partridge Stew with Ham and Cabbage Garnish
A New York Commercial Advertiser recipe instructs trussed partridges browned in stock with onions herbs and ham slices simmered beside a cabbage parcel. After removing fat sauce is thickened with butter and flour then poured over the dish and served with bologna sausages and watercress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Commercial Advertiser
Don’t Register Under a False Name in New York Saw
A country merchant signs a false name at a New York hotel register to attend a trade convention. He later misdirects a coat, trips over misaddressed telegrams and unfamiliar calls, and arouses hotel staff suspicion as he realizes the risk of false identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hunting guinea hens eggs in wild nests
A Harper's Young People piece describes the challenge of finding a guinea hen's nest as a poetic egg hunt. The birds roam widely in bush pastures with dense brake and briar, steep banks, sedge tangles, and dewberry thickets, where their hidden nests are patiently guarded by mates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Young People
Beecher's Youthful Charm Hidden by Plainness
In a May 1830 reminiscence Mrs. Beecher recalls Henry Ward Beecher as a boyish, unassuming youth of Amherst College origin. He charmed a family with wit and warmth, avoided vices, valued pure speech, and surprised friends with early promise and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Mrs. Beecher
Ladies’ Home Journal
Amherst College
Amherst
West Sutton
Beecher
Henry
Father
Brooklyn
Earthquakes Hint at Moon Tides Link
The article discusses a Youth s Companion theory that earthquakes correlate with lunar phases near new and full moon. It cites long lists of quakes, explains tidal forces from sun and moon raise ocean levels and stress the crust, and suggests rocky plates slip when forces align at those moon phases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Moon
Earth
Wonders of the Flea Reveals Hidden Armor and Tiny World
Oakland Echoes describes a flea under magnification showing an armored body with brown plates a small head two eyes and sparkling light through optics Puget’s view makes objects appear multiplied a man seem like an army of fairies The flea feeds erects its proboscis to bite and can eat steadily if undisturbed Breathing likely through two tiny holes at the end of its palpi
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puget
The Weather Assured Epoch Dialogue
Mrs Tomdik asks Captain Eastlake if tomorrow will be fine and he jokes that only an adverse meteorological condition could spoil perfect weather. The exchange hints at optimistic weather forecasting in light duties.
Still Your Boarding Mistress Serves Split Peas
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes the world coffee crop is estimated at over 11 billion pounds with first hands valued at over 135 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Dispatch
Nearing Marblehead Yacht Sighting Sparks Champagne Clues
A coastal exchange between Jack Tar and Jim hints at a yacht sighting near Marblehead with champagne corks as the telltale sign. The men discuss the proximity to land and identify the vessel by the celebratory signals aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Tar
Jim
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M . Beecher
Oakland
Marblehead
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