Leahs Lover and Hetties Return to Brentwood
Sir Basil returns to Brentwood haunted by Leah and Hetties revelation as Lettie Ray. Hetties illness shocks Basil while Sir Arthur conceals a deeper family secret. Leah faces brain fever and Basil endures a long vigil as the house grapples with tragedy.
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Sir Basil
Brentwood
Leah
Hettie
Hattie
Hettie Ray
Lettie Ray
Flettie
Tlettic
Whettie
Basil Carlton
Mremory
Tom Leah
Sir Arthur
Martin Kay
Marth
Ray
Arthur
Basil
Bail
Legh
Martin Ray
Southwood
Leah—asbove
Francis
Glen
Lesh
Liettie
Dottie
Lettie
Seth
Eli
The Return to the Little Old Town
A nostalgic poem recalling a hometown on a hill with its single street and aging landmarks. The speaker notes that old friends and familiar scenes have changed or vanished while the town’s core remains, yet the dream of the old days cannot come true.
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Old Town
Howe
Chicago Times
Terald
The Corregidor and Gitano in Leonita’s Fate
Leonita’s meetings with Gitano end as the Corregidor admires her beauty. Her father stories reveal a future marriage to the Corregidor and a doomed care for Leonita. A hidden doom arrives when a child’s birth and a tragic vine omen seal their fates. Gitano mourns Leonita as the Corregidor accepts her but deems her fate.
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Gituno
LA Ross
Leonita
Gitano
Leanita
Citano
Nita
Leoult
Leonlia
Gilano
Nonightbird
Leonie
Leonitt
Eno
Leoulta
Tle
Nina
Thustico
Gitane
Chicago
Thines-Herald
The Judge's Turkish Bath Frenzy
A humorous Slarper's Magazine piece recounts a judge trying a Turkish bath for the first time. The rubber bath attendant savagely tortures him with punches and pokes while the judge endures the aggressive treatment seeking relief and dignity.
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Mwe
Gromn
Millar
Slarper
Speed of Carrier Pigeons in Calm and Windy Weather
Report notes average carrier pigeon speed in calm weather as 1120 yards per minute. It also cites a case where pigeons traveled 1080 yards in two minutes with a strong tailwind.
Largest Public Debt in France Reaches 1.6 Billion Pounds
The article notes France carries the world’s largest public debt at about £1,600,000,000. It contrasts this with a streetcar company, which treats its hangers on as a revenue source, illustrating fiscal concerns and unusual business practices.
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France
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