Chapter XVII continued intrigue in Cross-Duck House
In this excerpt from R D Blackmore, Luke Overshute entwines a bold legal ruse with family drama. Miranda Sharp learns of his schemes as Christopher Sharp wrestles with identity while Mrs Sharp probes his strange behavior and looming decisions. The tale hints at inheritance plots and old wine secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Overshute
Hather
Russel
Diay
Atill
Chapler XVII
Jake Sharp
Christopher
Kit
Darling
Botley Road
Mrs. Sharp
Miranda
Luke
Jerry Pigaud
Mirandi
Ele
Tris Lights
Joan Olander
Commodore Pateh
Capain
Bats
Tre
Yen
de Hon
Avery
Danong
Tas
Henly
Royal Wine Company of
Oporto
Royal Oporto Company
Jolly Wellows
Patchwork humor across era columns and cartoons
A collage of comic panels and dialogue from various columns shows jokes on work, romance, theater, and daily life. It features snippets about a patient waiter, a chef, Shakespeare, musical misreads, and a jealous elephant anecdote at a zoo, illustrating light entertainment prose.
Deepest gold mine found at Bendigo New Chum shaft
The New Chum mine in Bendigo Australia is touted as the deepest in the world with a main shaft reaching about three quarters of a mile. Miners face extreme heat around 108 degrees. to stay cool a stream of cold water plays over their bodies as they work, leaving miners bare from the waist up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong
Aml
Tase
Bendigo
Australia
Proved Beyond a Doubt Rheumatism Cured by Pills
Mrs Betsey A Chiwsen of Middlesex N Y testifies that Dodds Kidney Pills cured her severe rheumatism and kidney symptoms after a year of illness She says the pills cleaned uric acid from her blood and improved her health quickly giving her strength to tend gardens and perform daily tasks underlining a family claim of relief from rheumatism through the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
N.Y
Betsey A. Chiwsen
Clawsen
Chowson
Lereure
Dodd
Witton
Witney
Aricac
Prodd
Mindtie His Own Business on a Bridgton Porthiad Stage
Wallace Cummings once drove a stage between Bridgton and Port Yawh. A misdirected passenger caused comic confusion about a missing bag and Wallace challenged the driver. The incident ended with a sharp rebuke and silence for the rest of the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Cummings
Bridgton
Porthiad
Wallace
Mina
Wallrve
Silence
Boston Dermidd
Postum Help Recital From Cartersville Patient Says Coffee Harmful
An enthusiastic testimonial from a Georgia resident praising Postum as a healthier alternative to coffee. The letter describes indigestion and nervous trouble improved after switching to Postum Food Coffee, with better sleep and long term health benefits. The piece cites the Postum Company of Battle Creek Michigan and references The Road to Wellville booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fromn
Heyhnel Keegartah
Cartersville
Postum
Culfee
Suel
Postum Company
Battle Cree
Mich
Httle
Wellville
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Cripps
R.D. Blackmore
Iana Dooner
Alice Lorraine
Oxford
Avening
Mr. Sharp
Mrs. Shirp
Lake
Flardenow
Striders
Brooklyn Life
J.doke
Sax
Fox—Uint
Brooklyn
Andy
Detroit Pree Press
Noma
Somerville Pourine
John
Brown
Smith
Wong
South Watts
Cook
Miss Tandt
Lin
Albert
Rastus
Polus
la Monte
la Moyne
Colonel's Town
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