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Clare County Press in Clare, Michigan

30 Apr 1886

Page 6

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Clare County Press

Location

Clare, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1886

Page

6

Keeping Up Appearances Skeleton in the Family Closet

The Fenton sisters pursue employment to cover costs after their father’s death. Gillian sells art, Jo writes for a city paper, and Kit Embroiders for Stitch & Swindle. Dick squanders money while the family hides debts and plans a villa escape as Longford eyes Kit.

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Kittie State Street Kit Gillian Kit Fenton Dick Fenton Ledger Papa Rint Kites Thomas Buttons Miss Fenton Stitch & Swindle’s Messrs Stitch & Swindle Country Floririe Fenton Sisters Palmer House Colonel Fenton Stonington Mother Stonington Villa Sid Jo Kitty Tom Fenton Richard Fenton T¢é England Longford Mamma Mrs. Fenton Richard Jonot
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General Lees Generosity and England's Hanging Rituals

An 1865 scene recalls General Lee giving his rubber coat to a cold private amid scarce rations near Petersburg, while a London Letter describes the execution process in Britain with a hangman paid ten pounds per case and the body disposed of in quicklime coffins.

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Chapman Macon Telegraph Internal Revenue Officer Mosby Scoulings Petersburg General Lee Kinsale Potomac River Lee Colonel Chapman England London
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Parasol Defuses Streetcar Masher in Plaintive Comeback

A stylish lady on a streetcar confronts a harassing masher by prying open her parasol to face level. The crowd cheers as the masher retreats at the next stop, and the lady coolly resumes her journey with a sharp quip about frightening beasts.

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No Investment Pays 60 Well Ac Doing Good

A short note states no investment yields sixty percent returns while operations continue to perform well. The terse item hints at stable earnings and prudent management.

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Complicated Opening of a Romance Returns a Life Shaped by War

A rural tale from Americus Georgia recounts a girl aged about 14 sleeping in a hammock when a cow is struck by shotgun fire aimed at a bird. The cow charges, the girl is knocked unconscious but unharmed. the boy at fault disappears then returns years later, riches in South America, and wins the girl and her family’s consent. The stranger discovers the couple as leading locals years later.

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South America Americus
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Round the Earth in Twenty Four Hours

A London paper claims a ball can reach 1626 feet per second, a mile in 3.2 seconds, and Earth's equatorial rotation gives 1000 miles per hour. If a cannon ball could preserve its westward initial velocity, it would outrun the sun’s apparent motion around the globe.

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