The Captain's Bet
In Lucknow a regiment’s darling Phyllis Rayne accepts Captain Lonsdale’s proposal then consents to marry the colonel. A dangerous cobra, musical strings, and a violin bind her fate as the colonel discovers Phyl’s attachment to the trumpet major’s daughter. The tale ends with the colonel’s heartbreak and a surprising marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Rayne
Phyl
Captain Lonsdale
Bunlon
Rayne
Lonsdale
Phyllis
Lucknow
Phylls Rayne
Incredible Lexington stone weighs as it rocks on pin
A massive 20 ton upper boulder balances on a two foot square pinnacle beside a stream at the late Governor Gilmer’s home grounds. Geologists date the stone to the glacial epoch and claim it was carried from the Lake Superior region to this Kentucky field before humans existed. The piece is noted as one of the state’s most remarkable natural phenomena. Nearby, a tame Tourkistan tiger named Warelaw in Regent's Park astonishes visitors with gentle tricks.
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Lonsdale
Phyl
Indy
Phy
Nse Fizure
Jack
Simla
Lonadale
Gountee
Lexington
Kentucky
Gilmer
Lake Superior
Nw York Journal
Tourkistan
Regent's Park
Central Asia
Caspian Sea
Euxine
England
Warelaw
London Spectator
Dreas
Balzac
Katherine de Forest
Harper's
Snippet Shows Temptation and Temperance Pledge Exchange
In a Boston transcript fragment a character named Harry pleads for a kiss while referring to his temperance pledge, and his companion questions how he can kiss without breaking his vow. The dialogue suggests tension between desire and restraint.
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Harry
Boston
le Red
Gloomy ride reveals human appetite for others misfortunes
In a crowded city street car a partitioned witness describes the morbid fascination of onlookers as a fresh corpse is carried to the morgue. The piece reflects on human curiosity, shared sorrow, and the tendency to seek discomfort as entertainment, with philosophical musings on fate and perception.
Poem Fragment Refines Life, Love and Death Depth
A reflective verse contemplates life as all we know and death as empty of true reward. It weighs the cost of love and sacrifice, suggesting love does not vanish but endures in memory beyond the grave.
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Earth
Charles Lotin Hildreth
W. J. Lampton
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Malley Free Musphdyyb' Med. CO
Wiliam BL
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Uta
Price
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Parker
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Conference Academy
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Dover
Del
Saulsbury, Ridgely
J.H. Vangesel
THE
Commercial Traveler
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Little Jack
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Woontun
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Wilile
Peterkin
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Paradise
Chicago Herald
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Asia
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Rmobel
Chicago Post
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Nie
Ife
Whittler
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Tiny Hoye
Roya
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