Abel Murder Mystery and Coroner Interlude
A distraught man bursts into Coroner Holmes office shouting about a murder. He says the dead man’s name is Abel, and that Cain is the killer, while the coroner reluctantly dismisses the scene. The piece also includes scattered health notes on tobacco and a wry aside about Napoleon III, plus assorted quips and moralizing tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel
Raabel
Holmes
Able
Cain
Cale
Aries
Never Give Up A Call to Perseverance and Dreamers
A fragment from a 19th century era page urges perseverance urging readers to never give up and to pursue strength in adversity. It includes a Tennessee tale about dreams and courage, then offers health tips praising milk to gain weight and ends with a note on sunspots seen from Bristol and a skeptical closing line about brightness for a traveler in tan boots.
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Neven
Uloa
Discharged laborers find solace in steadfast wife
A dour November evening follows two unemployed workers in a factory town. Smith reveals he is discharged and argues with his wife Lydia as the couple faces hunger and winter. James Hawley returns home similarly jobless, but his wife Mary quietly sustains them with thrift. Three months pass with scarce work. Mary’s secret knitting work funds rent and keeps them from homelessness. The tale closes with gratitude to a resourceful spouse amid hardship.
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Smith
Delare
Lydia
Garth
Jim Hawley
James Hawley
Sal
James
Mary
African Fashions and Common Sense Curiosities
A curious essay on African hair and body ornamentation describes elaborate head styles formed with gum, ashes, and wires, plus necklaces, teeth, and animal skins. It contrasts men's elaborate dress with simpler women’s styles and closes with reflections on common sense and social folly.
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Paria
Africa
Olive Thorne
St. Nicholas
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