Living Wax Figure Inspires Irish Romance in London
In a London wax museum Major Bailford Noel is flattered by admirers and teased by friends about a bet on his wax likeness. A pair of Irish cousins, led by Cissy Densmore, ignite real emotion when a kiss breaks the illusion. Noel plans a trip to Dublin, and a future romance blooms after a bold dare at Mme. Tussaud's.
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Bailford Noel
Jimmy Barnes
Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Noel
Kitchener
Chamber of Horrors
Phat
Cissy
Cissy Dear
Tom
Pat
Cissy Densmore
Goodby
Ireland
Dublin
General Blank
Marie Stuart
Tom Fiske
Raelingsdorp
Mme. Tussaud
Household burglars and old country food terms
A man jokes with his wife about burglars after finding his money missing. She quips that bravery would have saved him, yet he would have become a widower. The text then lists varied regional names for foods such as sheep’s head, potatoes, and codfish across England and New England.
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London
England
France
New England
Pointing a Moral and Home Salient Lessons
A Washington Star excerpt recounts a newly married couple adopting pretensions when a stern father figure confronts them. The elder insists on remembering humble origins, driving the couple to visit the old home to remind the husband where he was born, ending with a reminder of simple roots.
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Green Street
Washington Star
Ephraim Knox and the hens at the library site
In a village, Ephraim Knox raises hens that wander freely and even oversee the library site. His brother Seth quips that the hens helped lay the cornerstone, joking that the speckled hen over there “said it.” The tale is recounted with a homespun, humorous touch from Youths Companion.
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Ephraim Knox
Ephraim
Ephrain
Seth
Lost Newsroom Lesson On A Poker Bust Story
A managing editor recalls scarce news and a small Illinois town dispatch stating fifty prominent citizens were arrested for poker. The excitement fades when the correspondent replies, I am no fool I expect to live here for years, ending the expected spicy scoop.
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Khnd
Ilinois
Inside a Whate's Mouth Greenland Whale Bales for Food
The Greenland whale lacks teeth and uses baleen plates as a strainer. A strong ridge runs down the palate with a broad groove on each side where the plates insert. Plates are long flat and hang across the mouth with parallel sides. Base and outer edges are whalebone while inner edges are fringed to trap food.
Disease transmission through mailed letters and trunks
A woman recovering from scarlet fever mailed a letter to a distant friend and blew dust from the page onto the paper. The letter allegedly carried the disease to the friend and her daughter. A servant caring for a scarlet fever patient stored clothing in a trunk. a year later, a girl nearby contracted the illness after the trunk was unpacked.
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