The Choice of Captain Ebenezer Hobson
Captain Ebenezer Hobson plans to marry between two suitors, Miss Phoebe Lummis and widow Mrs Banks, lingers on a rough Bar Island voyage with Banks, then chooses to court Phoebe while facing Banks on the beach, ending with Banks ending their pursuit and Ebenezer back at his cottage.
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APTAIN EBENEZER HOBSON
Chenezer
Widder Banks
Isbenezer
Phoebe
Ebenezer
Liz
Aliss Phoebe
Tibenezer
Miss Pheebe Lummis
Widow Banks
brown
dara
jerf
Alany
Jim
Myra Banks
Phoebe Lummis
Phoebe Jimmis
Miss Phoebe
Issau'wester
Miss Lummis
Widder
Captain Ebenezer
Bar Island
Ile
Cchenezer
Tie
Captain Chevezer
Myra Bauks
ying
blu
Ebenezer Dobson
When Coppee Sought Academy Nod and Banville’s Salver
The late Francois Coppee told his friend Theodore de Banville he wished to be elected. Banville declined to canvass. He wondered what he would do if nominated and joked about keeping the silver salver rather than accepting the honor.
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Francois Coppee
academy
Theodore de Banville
Banville
ouu
Banyule
Lost $5,000 Bank Cash Warns Against Risk
An old citizen warns BI to avoid risky holdings after a man lost $5,000 trying to keep money safe. He urges saving and burying wealth, advising not to spend life guarding it with a shotgun in the manner of his father.
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Atlanta Constitution
Witty Exchange From an Old Newspaper Clip
A brief quip contrasts luck and service by a husband and wife at a city office. The husband reminds that many servants had worked for them before, while the wife questions luck and presence of staff, ending with a Saturday sunset timestamp.
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Intelligence offce
Willie’s Peacock Night Lights Under Ferns
Willie tells his mother about a peacock with electric lights everywhere and a turkey beneath, a vivid first sight described by Delinestor as a striking child’s moment.
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Willie
Delinestor
Humorist Captain Derby and the New System of English Grammar
A critique of Captain Derby's humorous work on a new scale of description for human qualities. It explains assigning numbers from 1 to 100 to epithet strength to convey precise health and character judgments, with examples and a quoted passage from Harper's Magazine.
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Captain Derby
America
Inquirer
Misa Smith
J. E. Lounsbury
Harper's Magazine
Case of Guarnerius inspires consoling set piece
A musician consoles a poet with a parable about Guarnerius the seventeenth century violin maker who died poor while his unpared instruments commanded high prices. The tale contrasts critics like Hall Caine and Winston Churchill, noting fame can follow even amid poverty and ridicule.
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smille
Mario Corelli
Winston Churchill
Hall Caine
Guarnerius
Caines
Winston Churchills
Los Angeles Times
Fascination of an Old Bookstore Observed by Proprieter
The Philadelphia Record notes how old bookstores create a magnetic pull on patrons who linger, pore over volumes, and forget their surroundings. Booksellers describe customers reading for hours and sometimes requesting titles that are out of print, turning stores into informal free libraries yet profitable ventures.
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Philadelphia Record
Remnant Sales Drive In Store Woes and Wit
A country storekeeper explains that remnant fashion drives buying trends with women snapping up yardage at bargain prices. He notes remnant demand surpasses legitimate supply, joking that his press thrives from such loot and implying a shop relies on leftover silk scraps to lure shoppers.
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Los Angeles Times
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CROSSETT
BERTSCH
ABBOT JAMES
ZEIGLER BROTHERS
LENOX CUISL
R. WRIGHT
CHINTON, MD
SMITH & WALLS
DENTON
Bargain House
W. W. DUKES
Concord, Md
DUNE
Dr. Bull
Schoenberg
E. 86th St
N.Y
A.C. Meyer& Co
yU Newnes
Main St
E.W. LIDEN
Denton, Md
JOHN S. BARMART
THOS. F. GAREY
E. Lexington St
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R. R. SET
Greensboro
PARKER
Dregeiste
Nisi
Perry D. Taylor
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Robert P. Taylor
J.CLAN CLARK
LE. W. LIDEN
I. T. FLEETWOOD
ROOT
J. JUMP
Register of Wills
Maryland
LIZZIE RICKARDS
WESLEY W. RICKARDS
Lizzie W. Rickards
ibenezer
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