Miss Gray’s Crystal Ball Adventure in Constantinople
On a Mediterranean night aboard a tourist steamer, Miss Emeline Gray recounts her tale of a crystal ball foretelling danger to her nephew Arthur Clayton in Constantinople. A doomed exchange with a rug merchant leads to captivity behind a blue door, where Arthur is bound while Emeline bargains for his release. They escape penniless but unharmed, then rejoin the hotel party and sail away.
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Alexander Felton
Mazandaran
Mediterranean
Emeline Gray
Arthur Clayton
Uttle
Miss Gray
Trayle
Madeline
Constantinople
Jord
Professor Trayle
Alfred
Goldsmiths
New York
Lampet
Arthur
Bosporus
Swords
Moan
Emelipe
Mr Clayton
Madeline Trayle
Mayden Queene: Nell Gwyn Stuns Pepys at Dryden Play
Samuel Pepys notes at the king's house after dinner with his wife the performance of The Mayden Queene. Nell Gwyn as Miorimeli delivers a comical, dazzling part that Pepys praises as unmatched, applauding her wit and carriage. The king and Duke of York attended.
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Samuel Pepys
Nell Gwyn
Mayden
Dryden
Nell
Miorimeli
Duke of York
Friendly handling of captive foxes and other wild animals
The Detroit Free Press recounts a narrator who befriended four foxes in a cage, feeding them raisins and gentle handling. Over time the foxes, coyotes, and lynxes ceased to fear the narrator, who could pet them much like a dog after initial caution.
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Coyotes
Lynxes
Wildcats
Detroit Free Press
Metals as Metaphors in Language
A metal lurgist notes the world leans on metals for metaphors and similes. It highlights silver tongued or golden mouthed orator, bronzed explorer, iron will, leaden feet, copper lined stomach, tin millionaire, brass borrower, and slick quicksilver thief.
Styles in Handcuffs Across Ages and Regions
A Harper's Weekly excerpt traces the evolution of handcuffs from ancient times to the nineteenth century. It details devices such as the “handcap,” the “texticle,” the “figure led” or “figure eight,” and the “twister,” noting pain and restraint. It praises the modern U S handcuff for its efficiency and reduced pain.
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Vergil
Proteus
Aristicus
Baer
Europe
United States
Harper's Weekly
Petersburg
A Royal Insult and Brougham’s Silent Retort
A young Lord Brougham faced an insult at a dinner with the prince regent. The king later sought divorce, but Brougham defended the queen fiercely, citing Milton as he branded the king as a cruel persecutor. The nation sided with the queen while the defender paid his debt with interest.
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Lord Brougham
Brougharm
Broughami
Brougham
Milton
George IV
Dipping the Flag in Naval Salutes Through History
A historical note on the dipping of flags as a maritime greeting. Salutes in port were once required by English ships and a foreign vessel risking war if not lowering topsails. Sir John Hawkyns in the sixteenth century reportedly punished a Spanish admiral for failing to salute in peace.
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Turper
Word Building and Shifting Meanings in Old English
A Chicago Journal note explains how words evolve over time. It traces shifts from sib to gossip and boor to farmer, showing how meanings constrict or broaden. The piece links language change to familiar proverbs and social terms.
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Chicago Journal
God's Covenant with Abram and the Faith That Fulfills
The lesson expounds Abram's faith in God's promise, the sevenfold covenant blessings, and the test of trust portrayed in Gen. 15. It notes Abram's human doubts, God's reassurance, and the symbolic signs and sacrifices signaling future deliverance and inheritance. The text links faith, prophecy, and the fulfillment through Christ, urging belief in God's word as righteousness.
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Abram
God
Sarah
Ishmael
Christ
Jesus
Satan
Egypt
Sample Sent Free Write for It Today
An advertisement urges readers to write for free samples, instructing to mention the paper and mail to C. Meyer & Co. in Baltimore Maryland. The terse note provides no additional terms or contact details beyond the address.
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C. Meyer & CO
Baltimore, MD
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E. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Thada
Dr. Bull
James W. Byrd
S. 15Th St. Phila. Pa
Coflein & Himslestein
J. L. Liebowitz
Greensboro
Amiss
Chas. Clark
Market St
Wilmington
Del
Gowan’s
E. A. Morrison
Govan Medical CO
Concord, N.C
Plymouth Rocks
S. C
Peris . Hicks
Maryland
Cedar Mount Poultry Farm
Denton, Md
Eah. Hirs
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Lillie Murphy
Pepruary
James Temple
Denton
M. P. Hubbard & CO
W. BK. Parker
John
Garris & Covey
Preston, MD
Washington Inauguration
Washington
Eastern Shore Development Steamship Company
Claiborne
Norris
Easton
Star-Democrat
Annapolis
Eastern Shore Development Steamship Co
Annapolis, Maryland
Frantz Bros
M. K. Frantz
Reading Terminal
Philadelphia
Concord
W. W. Dukes
Hobbs
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