Galloping Dick Haunts Maltby Heath in Local Tragedy
A ghost tale set on Maltby Heath ends in real crime when Madge Bernard aids a desperate stranger amid a storm. The Sinclair sisters fall to robbers linked to Galloping Dick, the missing Madge vanishes, and the case shocks the village with a tale of murder and betrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galloping Dick
Maltby Heath
Ife
George Graham
George the Third
Ennis Blake
Maltby
London
Newgate
Farmer Crosse
Ash Lane
Miss Sinclairs
Madge
Three Ashlane
Sinclair
Agatha
Miss Priscilla
Madge Bernard
Liverpool
Australia
Devonshire
Nick
Priscilla Sinclair
Priscilla
Thackeray quote on critics and minds
The remark by Thackeray characterizes critics as Solomon figures who judge before us and dissect our work. It notes that even close friends rarely enter the wild regions of thought and feeling that lie within a commonplace person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Pos
Hope Street
B. M. Lincoln
Arthur
Beauty Sleep and Early Rest for Healthier Appearance
The article argues that sleep two hours before midnight restores the body, brightens eyes, and gives a glow to the cheeks. It contrasts the looks of those who retire early versus those who stay up late, noting dull skin and heavy eyes in late sleepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos Billines
ParEers
Markit
Expektashun
Yung
Tallent
John Smith
Booth’s
Thad
That’s the kind Minnesota girl who tells on whisky
A Minnesota girl scolds lovers who give her father whisky and urges women to exert decisive moral influence. The piece praises quick action, calls for reform, and urges girls to renounce partners who love whisky to protect their own happiness and the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Curious Red Bird Floats Between Peach Tree and Cottage Window
A Louisville Journal note describes a male red bird nine miles from Louisville that repeatedly flies from its peach tree perch to a cottage window all day for about three years. Only piano music stops its daily flights, after which it resumes when the music ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Journal
William Gatton
Bardstown Pike
The Strasbourg Cathedral and Its Famous Clock
In Strasburg the fortified city hosts the Notre Dame Cathedral begun in 1015 and completed in 1439. Its tower soars to 466 feet and its clock, begun 1352, endured war damage and was rebuilt by Herr Schevelyue with Habrects brothers. The clock now shows seconds minutes hours days and centuries with precision, including a rooster that crows three times.
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Strasburg
France
Paris
Cathedral of
Notre Dame
Conradus Casypodius
Habrects
Switzerland
Herr Schevelyue
Peter
Christ
Beaufort Camp Fire Tale From Grand Army Meeting
Captain Jesse Taylor recalls a Beaufort South Carolina incident involving Lige Jackson, a prior slave who bungled tasks, irritated officers, and faced a court martial. Asked if he understands an oath, Lige quips that his experience serving visitors proves he lacks virtue in cussing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army
Jesse Taylor
Beaufort
South Carolina
Darkey
Lige
Jackson
A Sanging Sponge Garden Emerges In Window Illumination
A white sponge planted with rice oats or wheat becomes a living garden. Soak the sponge in water, let seeds sprout, then suspend it in sunlight to grow green and stay moist by occasional immersion.
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Lingolipo Variety
Hope Street
Cheney
Putnam & Judd
Bristol
Wml
Lincoln’s
Royal Visit Tale of Balmoral Steamer Cook Exchange
During a Balmoral visit Prince Albert, aboard a Highland steamer, questions a cook about hodge podge. The cook explains with gory terms and a heated exchange ends when a royal aide steps in to prevent a clout from the big spoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmoral
Prince Albert
the Inquirer
Local Inquiry Reveals Dead But Paying Suspect
A Kennebec town inquiry to a local newspaper man returns the reply that the man is dead yet still pays bills as well as ever.
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Kennebec
Belfast Journal
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Bristol Bhewniz
OmMice
Phenix
A. Greene
Tilk
Wereby A
Thames Street
John Wilcox
C. Johnu Fish
Fulton Market
Church Street
John M
Stowe
Fish & Simmons
Bounti Kelly
H. F Simmons
State Street
Engine House
David Morton
Wimpanongo
Pometacom
Philip
Mared Loth
WM. J. Miller
Carter
John B. Munro
John EB
Munro’s
Guild
Bret Harte
Tia
Providence
Stonington
Rhode Island
New York Tribune
Mamma’s
Barefoot Boy
Sinclairs
Three Ashland
John Collette
Mr. John Collette
Foot Post
Miss Agatha
Gallows End
Alice
Elyenough
Thackeray
Solomon
Sid
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