The Beloved In The House By The Stair
A narrator recalls entering a room behind the stair where a woman sits in quiet dignity. Light from a painted pane marks a purple stain on sheets as dusk gives way to night. Voices rise at the stair and the procession comes to take her away, while the speaker remains frozen.
Engagement Follows Country House Courtship
Mrs Wiley Robinson wards off Reggies aunts and cousins by inviting Reginald Carson and Miss Alice Benthall to Heathview. The plan yields a quiet, public engagement that unsettles Beatrice Halliday and others as major society notes toast a future marriage between Carson and Mrs. Wiley Robinson.
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Reggie
Mr. Allinson
Beatrice Halliday
Mra Allinson
Mrs Allinson
Alice Benthall
Eva
Arson
Miss Benthal
Miss Benthall
Alice
Reggie Carson
Rileys
Mrs. Wiley-Robinson
Mrs. Wiley- Robinson
Don
Palmers
Miss Berthall
Saunders
Mr. Alifoson
Miss Ross
Mr Carson
Miss Halliday
Belmont Hall
Warwickshire
Wiley-Robinson
J Whiley Robinson
Philadelphia Telegraph
Truth telling and balance in a parish tale
A minister rebukes Mrs. James Potter for incomplete truth telling and urges honesty by balancing shadow with bright sides. The tale explores truthfulness in gossip and self examination with the minister guiding Mrs. Potter toward a fuller, fairer portrayal.
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James Potter
Napoleon at a Masked Ball Realizes He Is Recognised
A London Globe tale recounts Napoleon I at a bar masque who cannot disguise himself. His valet Constant tries to help by dressing him, but Napoleon is recognised in the ballroom and asks for another costume and shoes.
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James Potter
Jessie Conner
Potter
Mrs. Potter
Bia Side
Napoleon
Paris
Napoleon I
London
Constant
Cost of State Elections in Arkansas
The Arkansas Gazette estimates Arkansas spends over a million dollars every two years on elections and campaigns. It breaks down costs by primary and general elections, county and state levels, school and municipal votes, and constitutional amendments campaigns.
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Arkansas
Arkansas Gazette
Democratic Party
Pulaski County
Rudders Broken on Sloop Prompted Sailor’s Quip
A Marine’s Advocate tale narrates a yacht captain rushing the deck in distress as a lady asks the reason. He replies that the rudders are broken, and she notes being underwater so often means no one will notice.
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Mariner’s Advocate
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Mrs. Wiley Robinson
Mrs. Allinson
Alice Benthado
Mradley-Robinson
Rileya
Atlas
Selves
Millie
Connecticut