Browaville Courtship Turmoil and Rural Gossip
Dick challenges Nannie over love as Wayne courtship with the singing teacher leads to jealousy. Nannie resists marriage and plans schooling while Dick contemplates a future without her. Uncle Joss adds a rural alert about horse thieves moving toward Brownsville.
Dick Seethes at Nannies Treachery and Plans Revenge
Dick grows jealous and bitter after Nannie flirt attends school with Mr Wayne. He jealously watches their outings and vows to get even while his own feelings waver. As days pass he retreats from others, struggling with hurt and pride.
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Mr. Wayne
Nannie
Wayne
Jaacindy Smith
Cindy
Bill Green
Hill
Mr. Boone
Nike
Lucinda Smith
Lucindy Smith
Nannie Boone
Eidher
Sol
Deacon Snyder
Dick Brayton
Rhoda Stevens
Rhoda
Nance
Nannie and Dick confront looming marriage question
In a kitchen scene Nannie and Dick debate their broken engagement as Wayne and Rhoda draw closer. Nannie resists, suspects changes, and frets over Rhoda, while the men pursue their own paths, and Uncle Josiah arrives to share news from the neighborhood.
Beliefs in Witchcraft and Charms Among Malays
A 19th century account details Malay reliance on amulets, magic words placed in homes, and the tiger claw as disease protection. It describes charms for storms, elephant hunts, and hunting tactics, plus beliefs in witchcraft such as the Penagalan and blood-sucking bottles, with metempsychosis linked to animal forms and sacred crocodile charms.
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Thompson
Maxwell
Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do
A courtroom aside shows Evelyn accusing Mr Karate of a kiss theft and Hansum Karate replying meekly that he followed the Scriptural injunction to treat others as he would be treated. The judge contextualizes the exchange with a moral twist.
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Evelyn
Mr. Karate
Hansum Karate
Missouri Town Supplying Frogs' Legs to Market
A Missouri town produces about 60 000 pounds of frogs legs annually for sale to regional markets. Local harvest supports farmers and the state’s culinary trade with a steady supply from wetlands and nearby farms.
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Missouri
Royal Cowardry Haunts Teck in South African Skirmish
Prince Adolphus of Teck, brother-in-law to the future King, earns the nickname A Royal Coward after allegedly fleeing at Koorn Spruit. He allegedly allowed 450 artillerymen and six guns to fall into Boer hands, raising questions about negligence and cowardice within the British command.
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Prince Adolphus of
Teck
Efe
British officer blamed for Koorn Spruit defeat
The article condemns Duke of Teck and Major Teck for cowardice at Koorn Spruit. It notes Teck fled with a small guard, leaving many men trapped, while Gatacre is held responsible by Lord Roberts for the defeat. The piece cites a Chicago Inter Ocean account.
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Teck
Chicago Inter Ocean
Gatacre
Life Guards
W. F. Gatacre
Duke of Teck
War Office
Koorn Spruit
Lord Roberts
All-Women State Besjukovschtschina Governed by Women
The state Besjukovschtschina in Russia is described as run entirely by women with seven villages led by mayoresses under a female president Saschka. Women hold magistrate, preacher, police, and all roles including road work and letter delivery. Men are absent from important positions.
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Besjukovschtschina
Russia
Saschka
Brown Jones Converts in Gold Country
A Detroit Free Press excerpt notes Brown Jones becoming an aliver man after a trip to Alaska. Brown supposedly took $1,000 to Cape Nome last season and returned with $16,000, claiming 1 cent to 1 is plenty good enough now.
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Brown—Jones
Smith
Brown
Cape Nome
Alaska
Detroit Free Press
Well Qualified
Short exchange on a travel bag gageman claiming a claimed influenza cure. Dobbs questions the claim while Bobbs suggests verifying the grip.
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Dobbs
Bobbs
Baltimore American
Airy old time remedies spark rumor of factory
A remark that someone will discover a woman’s home remedies and mass produce them hints at broader worries. The notion paints an “air castle” of social fear about commercialization of private cures and women’s knowledge.
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Nanuie
Belle
Brownaville
Philander
Uncle Joss
Solomon
Joss
Brownsville
Kentry
Josi
Doll
Neil
Josiah Wilkins