Shotover Strain and a Secret Wager Unfolding
Stephen Siward confronts Howard Quarrier after a Patroons scandal, claiming Lydia Vyse entangled him at Fleetwood's and forcing a test of truth before the Lenox club. Siward battles addiction and desire, while Sylvia faces love, wealth, and social pressure at Shotover with looming consequences for all involved.
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Contagious Typewriter Cure and The Adirondacks Lesson
A Brooklyn Citizen tale says a stenographer with a drinking problem was taught a lesson by his law firm boss. The boss rigged the typewriter to output wrong letters on sprees, driving the man to tremble and reform. The cure involved a trip to the Adirondacks and he never drank Aquor again.
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In Memoriam Oliver H Perry Bristol Memorial
In Memoriam recalls Oliver Hazard Perry a Rhode Island resident with Bristol ties. Born October 16 1843 near Detroit he died at his Bayville home. A son of John E Perry of Newport he was cousin to Commodore Perry and notable for kindness civic aid and reliable business at Bayville General Store. The tribute closes with an acrostic Hopeful and a Brooklyn note dated February 8 1908.
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Ancient Latin Bible in Cottonian Library Surfaces
A late ninth century Latin Gospel manuscript of 217 leaves, used at English coronations about year 1000, survived the 1731 Ashburnham House fire. Believed once owned by Athelstan the Glorious (925–940) and presented to Dover church, the artifact is tied to English royal and ecclesiastical history.
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England
Scone
Westminster
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Ashburnham House
Edward the Elder
Athelstan the Glorious
Church of Dover
Philadelphia
The Case Altered in France and Butter Mistake
An essay contrasts poetic phrases about aging with a kitchen mishap. The author notes errors happen to all, while good guesses reveal a belief in foresight as intellectual superiority.
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