Duel with a Duke for a Lady in Devon Garden
In a Devon village in the morning, the narrator interrupts a kiss attempt by the Duke of Arcester on his lady. A sword duel unfolds on garden ground, ending with the narrator inflicting two deep facial gashes to punish the insult. The couple then returns to a social coach and sails that night, with the lady ready to depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althoveh
Plymouth
Wilberforce
Duke of
Arcester
Lucy
Mistress Lucy
Areill
Asher
Great King's Skunk Mystery Simplified and for Her Woman
A dramatic serialized tale follows a shipboard romance and peril aboard the Rose of Devon as a gardener’s son narrates his lifelong love, constraint, and voyage anguish while chasing treasure and navigating class divides. The segment combines nautical adventure with a confession of love and a mutinous tension aboard.
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Plymouth
England
Madeira
Canaries
Rio
Buenos Aires
Cape Horn
Matthews
Duke of Arcester
Rose of Devon
Nightcaps: time for old fads to fade away
A columnist argues against frivolous nightcaps in modern damp homes. They warn the practice blocks scalp air and circulation, risking headaches. The piece contrasts old castle sleeping conditions with heat and comfort of steam heated apartments, urging sensible use only when needed.
Great King's Skunk Ends Web of Bee Cannister Mystery
A father and son chase a skunk to a field where the animal, trapped in an old rusty coffee cannister by a bee hive, dies after bees defend their brood. The tale explains the skunk’s pockmarked body and the bees’ involvement, with farm family Bailey vouching for the account and the neighborly buzz around Great Ring. The skunk’s fate mirrors a hasty judgment, as bees and cannister seal the mystery. Master Clarence Bailey emerges as a local hero amid the tale’s rustic humor and frontier science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botsford
Conn
Clarence P
Thomas F. Bailey
Great King
Mr. Bailey
Bailey
T. R
Great Ring
Tom Bailey
Clarence Bailey
King
1918 Fall Fashions Debut Style Books at Post Office News Store
New Fall and Winter Style Books 1913 editions titled Revue Parisi enne and Saison Parisienne are now available at the Post Office News Store located in the 11 Post Office Arcade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revue Parisienne
Saison Parisienne
Post Office News
Post Office
Bridgeport 1913 Tax List Assessor Meeting Notice
The Bridgeport assessors announce they will meet at City Hall from September 2 to October 1 1913 to receive sworn lists of personal and real property for taxation. Property must be described by parcel with street numbers and owners must provide post office addresses. Non residents are warned listing omission affects appeal rights. fines may be added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bridgeport
City Hall
Board of Relief
F. J. Hughes
Lawrence J. Gilt
Julius W. Knowlton
Thomas O'Brien
Board of Assessor
Well and as Much as He Could Advertise in 19th Century Trade Ledger
Fragment from a historical ad-like line noting a merchant’s persistent promotion with emphasis on maximizing “well and as much” advertising efforts, illustrating 19th century commerce language and strategy.
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John Hampden
Lucy Wilberforce
South -Seas
By Cyrus Townsend Brady
Farewall
Cyrus Townsend
Brady
Island of the Stairs
Skunk
Night Caps
Mexico
Oli
Herman Aa and CO
Dave Marion
Johnston
Buckley
Icebergs
Pathe
Connecticut
Charter Oak Park
Hartford
Liz
Newfield Park
New Haven
New London
M. Woo
Examiner
TRIEX
Otion
Courtland School
Washington Avenue
Mollan’s
W. K. Mollan
Main ST
Frisbie Pie Co
W. D. Cook & Sop
the Burns CO
Fairfield Avenue
Kelley’s Cigar Store
Fairfield Ave
James H Kelly
J. Maloney
Hachman
Hawley
Wilmot & Reynolds
Free State St
Edward Hi. Wilmot
Aes Clinton
John B. Reynolds
Pacific
M. J. Gannon
EM Balmer
Broad St
John Phone
Park Ave
Aes
Wm. Lieberum & Son Embaniers and Undertakers
Main Street Connection
John F. Gallagher
Margaret L. Gallagher
Fairfield AV
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