Widow Plimpton's ARSW
Gilbert Butler trails to Widow Anna Plimpton on Memorial Day as he pleads for affection and hints at jealousy of a dead husband. He plots to win her by gifting Aunt Heppy's prized calla lilies, exposing a love triangle set against the cemetery visit.
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Gilbert
Butler
Anna Plimpton
George Plimpton
Cuba
Gilbert Butler
Anna
George
Plimpton
Homse
Yuan
Aunt Heppy
Gilbert Baker
Eeryly
Tom
Flo
Heppy Samk
In the Cemetery Gilbert and Anna Find the Cross
Gilbert Baker returns to the cemetery with a wooden cross and lilies for a fallen soldier. He and Anna Plimpton confront their feelings as they stand by the grave, sharing a quiet moment and a clarified future. The scene contrasts devotion, memory, and unspoken questions in a reflective town setting.
Brillat Savarin Gleepy Sisters Sleep Through Life
Brillat Savarin recounts two spinster sisters who preferred bed life to waking. They spent ten months yearly in bed and only rose for the October visit of Anthieme their brother who stayed until November end. Pierrette, who lived to a hundred, died during a late dessert request.
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Brillat-Savarin
Spiinster
Anthieme
Pierrette
What became of Napoleon's son and his brief reign
Napoleon’s son born March 20, 1811, famed as the “king of Rome” who never ruled his kingdom. He lived at the Austrian court as the Duke of Reichstradt, grew into a scholarly, handsome youth, served a single year in the military, then died of pulmonary disease at age twenty two. He worshiped his father’s memory, marking his death anniversary each July 22 and lies buried in Vienna’s Carthusian monastery.
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Napoleon
Rome
Duke of
Reichstradt
Vienna
Austrian Westminster Abbey
New York Lodging in 1837 Crowded By Visitors and Hotels
The New York Press notes that in 1837 the city housed about thirty first class hotels mostly near City Hall Park with total capacity around 6,000. Daily visitors averaged 20,000 and it was common to see strangers roaming the streets seeking lodging. Only three hotels operated on the European plan, charging $2.50 to $3.59 a week.
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New York
City Hall Park
New York Press
Clergyman's Daughter Quip in London Stray Stories
A dialogue excerpt cites a clergyman’s daughter remarking on roles with a rector and his wife as director, followed by a wry line about market lace versus temple. The source presents a witty exchange from London Stray Stories and Masterlinck.
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London
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Denton Journal
Hoaked
Melvin Benj. HW
Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Widow Plimpton
Clarissa Mackie
Associated Literary Press
Plimpton Farm
New England
Mr. Bush
Bargain Hadquarters
Carter Block
William Bullock
King
Maryland
Virginia
Baltimore
Baltimore, Md
Borrsville
KR. H. Stafford
Burrsvillee, MD
M. K. Frantz
Produce Commission
Philadelphia
T. H. Evans & Company, Fruit and Produce Commission Merchants
Light St
W. J. Emerson
Wye Landing
THE
Journal
A.C. Dren
Fowling Creek, Md
Denton National Bank
Harvey L. Cooper
Denton
T. C. West
Cashier
Bankers Service Corporation
Broadway
Windsor Hotel
Filbert ST
T. W. Smith Co
Opticians and Jewelers
Hackett
Omllas
Numeresce
Hillsboro, MD
Milford Chemical CO
Williford
Delaware
John A. Lewis
Hoddinott, Lec. and
Treas
Cambridge Brick Company
Cambridge Brick Co
Cambridge, MD
Drug and
T.C. Hackett
G. L. Jump
Queen Anne
C. H. Redden
D. Davis
Ridgely
P. Holsinger
C. B. Jarman
Greensboro
Moore & Hummer
Marydel
I. F. Lane
Goldsboro
O. M. Hignutt
Williston
Stewart & Jarrell
Hillsboro
E. Hoffman
Griffin
Covert Bros
General Produce Commission Merchants
Earlem Mariet
First Avenue
N. Charles St
Chestnut Grove
W. H. Towns
P.O. Federalsburg
Caroline County
LL. Dukes
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