The St. Maur Villa Mystery and a Hidden Ring
Lurline St. Maur reveals she wed Sydney Gerard during a yachting trip and that his alleged disappearance and missing funds were a ruse tied to a hidden wedding ring. Oliver Somers faces exposure as a slanderer. the ring conceals a mother’s heirloom, and Sydney returns to legitimize the marriage amid family tension at the villa by the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingo
St. Maur
John St. Maur
Sydney
papa
Lurline
Sydney Gerard
Oliver
Mr. St. Maur
Lumine St. Maur
Oliver Somers
Somers
The Fatal Ring Ends in a Cold Confrontation
Oliver Somers laments rejection by Lurline St. Maur and spies her secret midnight assignation with a suited gentleman. He tracks them through moonlit shores and dense woods, reveling in a planned downfall as the pair depart on a private, intimate carriage of deceit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Somers
Lurline St. Maur
Jow
Ile
Lurline
How Girls Study. A Nineteenth Century Mock Lesson
A humorous critique of female study habits contrasts girls arguing over history dates and French phrases with a long critique of history and math lessons. The passage shifts to a News and Courier review of Democratic National conventions, tracing tariff platforms from 1800 through 1880, noting shifts between free trade and revenue tariffs and calls for economy and protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News and Courier
Philadelphia
Jefferson
United States
Congress
Real leader vs boss described in New York Evening Post
The article argues that true leadership is leading public opinion and shaping party policy for public benefit, not dictating nominations or rewarding allies. It contrasts real leaders with bosses, noting real leaders inspire respect and promote legislative goals, while bosses incur opprobrium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Evening Post
Two Thousand Pigs Confuse Talk Between Farmer and Seller
A Baltimore inventor markets a folding pig pen as popular with farmers. A Toward County man orders a pen for two thousand pigs, but the seller suggests a pen as large as City Hall or Capitol, leading to a heated misunderstanding before the matter is settled in writing and a sale completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
partic
LWENWY
c. HAMILTON
Baltimore Street
Baltimore
Washington
Capitol
Rambler
Courtship as a decisive, perilous life turning point
The piece portrays courtship as a vital, delicate phase for a woman, a garden of beauty yet fraught with danger. It cautions young women to seek wise counsel, value character over appearance, and avoid heedless impulses, noting religious and industrious traits as markers of a suitable husband.
Not by Qualifications But by Use Merits Shine
A reflective note on judging merit by actions over credentials and a nod to a bridge between New York and Brooklyn, praising the suspension span and deeming it not a failure.
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Venus
A. Nabob
New York
Brookly
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Brown Chemical Co
Baltmere Cr
Carrollton Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
F. W COLEMAN
HOWELL & BROTHERS
West Baltimore Street
BALTIMORE, MD
Ouratock
FRANCIS KELLY &CO
PROPRIETORS OF THE
ORANGE GROVE
BYP
Market treet
WILMINGTON
DEL
Adam’s Express Co
CARPENTERS & BUILDERS
PRESTON
MARYLAND
Wu. E. Todd
H. FLUHARTY & TODD
F. Willoughby
Elis
M. H. LANE & CO
Hillsborough
BESTEY
Talbot
Caroline
Queen Anne’s
Estey
G. W. MINNICK & SON
EASTON
TILE BANK
HOOPES BRO. & THOMAS
Cherry Hill Nurseries
West Chester
Penn
PERE RE
Hamilton Easter & Sons
Excelsior
Department of Furnishing Goods
South
EXCELSIOR 5
Jas. Parnell
MERCHANT TAILOR
DENTON, MD
Parnip W. DowNes
M.S. Murchen
DOWNES & MUTCHLER
DeEnNTON, MD
counties
E. SHANNAHAN
DOVER STREET
EASTON, MD
SWALD TILGHMAN
EASTON, Mop
MIP
Cyrnse JONES
DENTON, Jb
GREENSBORO
WM. H. COHEE
A STEWART
DENTON, Mo
G JACOBS Ol
St. Jacobs Omasa
Directiona
A. VOGELER & CO
Haltomore, Wd
The
American
Herald
Telegram
Baltimorean
Baltimore Methodist
Norfolk News
Union Bridge Index
Frederick county
J. Catsail
Kemptown
Nathan Chaney
Denis Howser
Howard Bartholew
C. C. Smith
Jno. Griffeth
Joseph Runkles
Prospect
ORKNEY CHEMICAL CQ
Scutaw
H. BLACKISTON & SON
DENTON
GAMBRILL
Darrel
Marquette
Mississippi
Lafayette
Wisconsin
Jamestown
George Washington
Shiloh
Lily
Freddie
Carracciola
onatas
Tom
NEWSPAP
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