Hidden Letter Spurs Confession in Rural Tale
Wesley confesses that a letter to Miss Elmira was written by Silas Mansur as he cannot write his own name. The scene unfolds with Silas drafting the note, Elmira reading it, and Wesley realizing the deception as guilt and romance collide in a small chapel community.
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Wesley
Hitchle Cross Roads
Staton
Silas
Ron
Joan
Tie
Jack Crawford
Silas Mansur
Wesley Brings a Letter to the Schoolteacher
Wesley, unable to write his own name, hires Silas Mansur to deliver a letter to the schoolteacher begging for her acceptance. He conceals the note with flourishes and waits by the doorway as children spill from class, bracing for a hopeful yet anxious reply.
Wild Geese Die In Flight During Late Migration
The article describes unusually late southern migration of wild geese with many fatalities. It notes black headed geese, storms, and misfired flights into farms and ships, including eleven geese dying on a ship deck near Newfoundland and domestic geese joining a farm yard drive.
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Hudson Bay
Arctic Ocean
Dart
Newfoundland
Re-Using Old Shoes Auction Sparks Low-Bid Sale
Janitors collect tenants shoes and send them to city auctions. Buyers bid, but a red faced man buys the lot for 10 cents. He resells for leather goods including frames bags penknife holders and chair parts. The auctioneer notes his high payoff and unusual reuse of worn shoes.
Tiny Spoons Facsimiles Displayed at Salem Museum
A cherry stone in Salem Massachusetts houses facsimiles of twelve silver spoons. The miniature items are so small that their shape and finish are discernible only under a microscope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Massachusetts
Successful Woman Builder Theodosa Beacham Rich Michigan Contractor
Theodosa Beacham of Michigan is portrayed as a pioneering railroad contractor. She manages large crews, hires and pays workers, and handles millions in contracts across the United States. Her Tennessee Central project and a Virginia line form part of a long, profitable career spanning two decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodosa Beacham
Michigan
Cone
Theodosia Beacham
United States
Beacham
Claud
Erwin
Tennessee Central Railroad
Sands and Oliver
Richmond
Royal Quarrels Over Chess Across Medieval Thrones
A Tid-Bits writer notes royal chess bouts sparked temper, from Henry I’s courtly clash with Louis to William the Conqueror’s headlong board strike. It recounts John, Louis XIII, Charles I and others whose games ended in tempers and fate, with kings twice nearly facing punishment or execution.
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Edward
Prince Henry
Henry I
France
Louis
Cholter
Henry
Robert
John
Fulk
Whittington Castle
William the Conqueror
William
Louis XIII
Charles I
New Chinese Methods and War Awakening
Chan Chun Man, head of a Canton firm with over ten thousand workers, discussed American industry in Philadelphia. He argues China has long been civilized enough to despise war, but its new war mindset signals some degeneration yet ends the nation’s status as a laughingstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chan Chun Man
Canton
Philadelphia
China
Grisi and the Emperor in Saint Petersburg Park
In Saint Petersburg the renowned opera singer Madame Grisi, wife of Signor Marie, was strolling in the emperor's private park with two young girls. The emperor saluted her and asked if the girls were Grisettes. Grisi coyly replied that they were Marior ettes.
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Mme. Grisi
Signor
Marie
St-Petersburg
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Webb Publishing CO
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Metol-Hydro
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Great Home Magazine of America
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Continental Encyclopedia Express
Charles Leonard-Stewart
Encyclopadia Americana
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