A Thought of Rest in God's Mansions
Poem describing heavenly peace where white mansions hold sweet pressures and balm like breezes. It contrasts earthly sorrow with lilies in heaven and says lost souls are no longer tempest tossed. Paths lead to waters sweet and calm for the faithful.
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F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Pirates, Mutiny, and a Rescue at Havana Castle
Ardick and Tym escape a mutiny on the Industry after Don Enrique de Cavadilla and Cavadilla’s party disguise themselves to flee. A buccaneer pursuit leads to a cliffside discovery, a raid on a Spanish castle, and a perilous seaward escape with Morgan’s fleet looming. The cliffhanger ends with Don Enrique dead and Don Enrique’s party at risk aboard.
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Ardick
Hoathwick
Havana
Tym
Sellinger
Sidmouth
Jeremiah Hope
Morgan
Panama
Pradey
Mr. Tyra
Predey
Hugh
Capt. Sellinger
Pratley
Supercargo
Mac Irvach
Clagvarloch
Setlinger
Buccaneer
Black Eagle
Chagre
Cuba
Enrique de Cavadilla
Pilanca
Dona Carmen
Towland
Plan to Reach Taboga Island Hidden Wine Cellar
Dona Carmen proposes escape by sea to Taboga using a secret wine cellar as a hideout. The group debates boats, village access, and a disguise ruse to blend with locals as they form a plan to flee while Capt. Towland’s forces close in.
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Towland
Senor
Dona Carmen
Taboga
Senorita
Sellinger
Mac Ivrach
Nightcaps Granted in Royal Presence by Queen Mary
The Complaining Earl of Sussex was allowed to wear a nightcap in the royal presence, with Mary granting two if he wished. His patent, a unique royal privilege, permits him to wear up to five caps in any place within the realm during his life. The grant bears the queen’s seal. Only three others in Britain enjoy such a privilege.
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Towland
Mr. Tym
Aljone
Aweel
Mac Ivrach
Earl
Sussex
Mary
Miss Strickland
England
Henry
Earl of Sussex
Great Britain
Lord Forester
Lord Kinsale
Trinity College
Cambridge
Fashion Letters Highlight Summer Dress Accessories
Sadie Merritt surveys a summer fashion spread focusing on accessories from neckwear pins and belts to parasols and laces. She notes white chiffon and mull fabrics, elaborate jabots, jabots and collars, new soft ribbons, parasols with lace, and a surge of delicate color palettes.
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Valenciennes
Enduring paper favored for lasting books say two fibers matter
A Society of Arts committee in London warns modern pulp paper deteriorates quickly while cotton, flax, and hemp fibers yield lasting pages. It notes four century old books survive in good condition, implying many current prints may be short lived unless paper quality improves.
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Society of Arts
London
Kissing customs and gifts across Pacific cultures report
The Detroit Free Press notes that kissing was unknown to Australians New Zealanders Papuans and Eskimos until recently. It cites Myllicola islanders who show affection with kisses and a Chinaman who tips his hat in place of removal. It adds a coffin as a fitting present for an ailing elder.
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Sadie Merritt
Myllicola
Pacific Ocean
Detroit Free Press
Gossip Sparks Between Gusher and Guyer Neighborhoods
A brief quip notes that the Gusher and Guyer communities spar over listening habits with a jab about women’s attentiveness. The remark plays on local reputations and memory of a longtime neighbor.
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D. Appleton & Co
Brightening
Don Enrique
P?zes
Span
Asten
Isabella
S‘ona Carmen
Don
Steve
Don Enrique de Cavadilla
Mr Tym
Towlst
Anna Gould
Countess of Castellane
States
N. Y