10 Dec 1886
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Newspaper
Camden Herald
Location
Camden, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1886
Page
1
A reflective piece argues English should reduce reliance on French phrases and adopt plain English. It notes examples like dejeuner and nom de plume, urging abandonment of foreign terms in favor of clear wording. The essay emphasizes using vernacular English to avoid misinterpretation.
An essay argues that true cultivation shows in using a language precisely and sparingly. It contrasts popular English with French habit, noting Beaconsfield spoke English at Geneva while French remains valuable for cosmopolitan society. It warns against superficial multilingualism and urges mastering one language well.
The speaker lauds American women as superior wives and mothers, calling them excellent housewives and capable partners. He asserts the American girl would win the grand prize at a world women’s exhibition, surpassing competitors from other nations.
A cheerful column asserts American women lead in style and poise, surpassing English French and German peers. It praises American girls for taste and carriage, notes English beauty is stronger though health lags, and contrasts European schooling and manners with American independence and sociability.
A compilation of brief excerpts on religion family courtesy and social humor. Anecdotes contrast patient virtue with vanity and discuss how manners influence reputation, home life, and national character with reflections attributed to Jefferson Burke and Plotarch among others.
In Milldale a detective case unfolds as George Caulfield, jailed curate, writes to his mother while awaiting an inquest on a mysterious death. His friend, the vicar Mr. Laworthy, races to Grandchester to uncover the woman’s identity, courting publicity and piecing clues from cabmen and locals.
Local inquiry centers on a clever young clerk named Foy, once employed by Elsdon in Grandchester. The vicar presses for information as rumors swirl about a secret murder plot, while Elsdon recalls Foy’s talents, letters of recommendation from Lyons, and a single Grandchester address.
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