The Capture of Cateswell
A rural tale follows minister Cateswell as local voters contend between Susie Remick and Ida Sargent for his future. The narrator recalls Mrs. Remick's meddling at the Sunday picnic and the town’s candidacy plot, ending with Cateswell leaning toward Ida after a dramatic winding of events.
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Bills
Cateswell
Bill
Tie
Wilson
McLeod
Susie Remick
Idx Sargent
Susie
Sargent
Miss Remick
Miss Sergent
Ida
Wexham lake
Bil Twitchell
Ida Sargent
Mrs. Reick
Smith
Unusual Will Seizes Property Over Grave Dancing
In 1736 England Samuel Baldwyn left his estate to his young wife on condition she dance on his grave. His burial plan directed his remains be taken by boat to the Needles and then east into the sea. The odd demand aimed to punish past quarrels, and the widow forfeited the property by failing to fulfill the bequest.
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Lngland
Samuel Baldwyn
Ife
Strictly Fresh Eggs in Summer Resort Café
A New York Times reader recalls a summer resort where fresh eggs are always fried. A guest asks why, and the waiter replies that boiled eggs are possible but carry risks, reflecting local ignorance about proper cooking and food safety.
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New York
Times
Davy Jones Locker: The Kentish Knock as Ocean Graveyard
An Los Angeles Times piece by B R F Wioslow surveys famed maritime hazards. Kentish Knock earns the grim title as the ocean cemetery where shifting sands wreck ships beyond救 reach. Other deadly spots include the Hugu river estuary and hidden shoals near Sable Island with many ships lost to tides and stealthy shallows.
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Davy Jones
Thames estuary
British
naval department
Thames mouth
Lloyd's
Father Neptune
toll
Kentish Knock
Margate
ocean
Calcutta
New York
Hugl
James
Mary
English channel
Shambles
Niagara
Portland
Europe
Sable Island
Sable cape
Nova Scotia
mid-Atlantic
B. RF. Wioslow
Los Angeles Times
Bridge Builders Riggers Who Erect Skyscrapers and Bridges
In World Magazine style tribute, readers learn of riggers who work high in the air to assemble bridges and skyscrapers. The piece honors their bravery and skill as essential to erecting great structures across rivers and gorges.
The Two Women Case Swaps A New Identity
An old offender appears in a county court under the names John Timmins alias Jones alias Smith. The justice orders to try the two women first and calls for Alice Jones, in a scene from Uncle Remus Magazine.
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John Timmins
The Wiles of Women Prophecy
A quip ponders gender and marriage with a brisk joke about options for a woman faced with a marriage proposal and the wider choices she could take if refused.
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