Mystery of a Century Old Letter and Magic Tricks
A century old letter reveals romantic musings on a grandancestor with wedding finery and a poised portrait. The piece then recounts Kellar the magician in Mauritius with a casino trick tale and detailed card shifting methods plus a humorous New Haven county corn husking party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Louis
Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Kellar
Philadelphia
Cant
Powers
Chinese Gordon
Khartoum
Sam
Capt. Powers
Gemblers
Farmer Langs Husking-Bee Depicted in Derby Neck
Ansonia reports Eugene Lang, a Derby Neck farmer, faced a heavy corn harvest burden this year. His wife suggested a husking bee inviting neighbors from nearby Seymour to gather. The barn floor was cleaned and lanterns lit as about fifty people sat around straw, husking shocks of corn together in communal effort.
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Mr. Lang
Seymour
Andreeled
Derby
Lang
New Haven County
Eugene Lang
Derby Neck
Ansonia
Conn
N.Y. Law
Seynour
Meager Reward for Lincoln Biography Project
Col. Hay shows volumes of Lincoln papers and Jefferson Davis archives while discussing the Century publication of a ten volume life of Abraham Lincoln. He notes only about $1.50 daily per contributor and substantial costs, with plans for posthumous dispatches and omitted western campaigns to be included later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Col
Johnee
Nicolay
Century Company
Apeyar
White House
Mr. Lincoln
Col. Hay
Jefferson Davis
Fickett
United States
Poneil
Jefferson Day
Judah P. Benjamin
Stide
Davis
Benjamin
Mercier
Lord Lyons
Seward
Maximilian
Mexico
State Department
South
Europe
Lincoln
Capitol
Century Magazine
Werything
Ben
Sherman
Cincinmnali Enquirer
Through A Keyhole At Highbeach A Banker's Son Pursues Love
Willis Tracey, 85, appears at Highbeach with Alice Lee and Juliette Bossamy as he seeks a wife. Alice, once a schoolgirl, now seems grown and possibly loving him, while Juliette schemes for wealth and fashion. Tracey contemplates a future with Alice despite Juliette's intervention.
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Bighheath
Willis Tracey
Tracey, Stokes & Tracey
Tracey
Lord Fauntleroy
Juliette Bossamy
Mr. Tracey
Lndies
Highbeach
Alice
Tragey
Willis
Juliette
Wensoman
Society of the Indies
Willis Dimecy
Mars
Leach
Peuce
Mama
Alice Lee
Tracey House
Mamma
Westend
Traecey
Fred
Mr. Traecey
Plaice
Rudolph
Tracey Ras
Miss Bensamy
Miss Lee
Mystery of the Traced Night in Rudolph’s Linen Closet
After Master Rudolph reports through a keyhole that Mr Tracey slept in the apartment, the Belsamys weigh their next move. Tracey is friendly to Rudolph, owing him for bringing Alice into his life, a detail noted in Saturday Night.
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Fencey
Master Belsamy
Rudolph
Mamma
Dolphy
Juliette
Mr. Tracey
Tracey
Belsamys
Alice
Farming Shifts North to South After War in New England
The article notes New England farmers face tough times while the South welcomes colonists. It contrasts stubborn soil and rising mortgages in Vermont and New Hampshire with Mississippi plantations and mule labor. It mentions wartime unity and equal welcome for Southerners, then closes with a poem by Billy Blewitt, titled Twithh I was dead.
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Cee
New Hampshire
Vermont
New England
N.Y
Cattle Brands and Range Marks Noted in Laramie County Wyoming
The description lists cattle brands on left sides and both sides, including 919 96 MP 200 LN and VL on the left. Horses show GY on left shoulder and YL on left hip. Range includes Runningwater head and Rawhide Buttes in Laramie County Wyoming near Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Laramie County
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Eplome
Avi
Jon O
Lucy
WNP Journal
Kel
Lar
the Wizard
Farmer Lang
Hay
Sophie
Lily
Billy Blewitt
William Knabe
University of Pennsylvania
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Bay View Hospital
Maryland
Normandy Hotel
Wye
Cattle Brands
L, Voorhees & CO
D.m.ferry&co
D. M. Panay & Co
Peanan
Perros Wing
Pier
D. M. Ferry
Detroit
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