T was Thine Oath That First Did Vail
In London’s West End, Mia Walsingham awaits a concert companion. Gilbert Sinclair arrives with flowers, but tension rises as Clara Walsingham challenges the notion of their engagement and Sinclair laments his constrained bachelor life.
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Vail
Cypriac Davenant
London
West End
Mesne
Half- Moon Street
Mia. Walsingham
Gilbert Sinclair
Gilbert
Mrs. Walsingham
Clara
Mr. Sinclair
Clara Walsingham
Portman Square
Alara
Intrigue and Jealousy at Mrs Walsingham’s Dinner
In a London drawing room Mrs. Walsingham accuses Gilbert Sinclair of loving another and fears a lover’s quarrel. The party, including Miss Morton and James Wyatt, discusses fortunes, rumors, and the Clanyarde family as Sinclair evades direct answers. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Jane
Gilbert
Mr. Wyatt
Sophy Morton
Jim Wyatt
Clara
Mr. Sinclair
Mrs. Walsingham
Miss Morton
James Wyatt
Gilbert Sinclair
Clara Walsingham
Ey Nin
England
Clanates
Ome
Africa
Cyprian Davenant
London
Sue
Sinclair
Sir Cyprian
Miss Clanyarde
Gilber Sinclair
Old Clanyarde
Clanyardes
Cahaba Sold at Auction to Ex-Slave Henry Freeman
Alabama's ancient capital Cahaba, once grand with docks and a newspaper, fell into decline and was auctioned for 550 dollars. Henry Freeman, a former slave, bought seventy-two town lots, three brick stores, cottages, and acres, planning to plant crops or repurpose the brick.
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Alabama
Cahaba
Mobile
New Orleans
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Henry Freeman
Henry
Paper Pulp Advances in Pencil Covering
A new process reduces the toughness of paper coverings for pencils enabling the material to be cut as easily as cedar wood. The change relies on a molecular cohesion modification. In Australia a 17- story giant stands 8 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 300 pounds.
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Australia
The Jokers Budget and Quick Laughs Flashing
A collage of jokes and witticisms from various periodicals features snippets about marriage economy at home, a dress coat sold to buy a wrapper, a shoe inquiry tied to politics, and humorous exchanges on money, wedded life, and social pretenses. The humor moves through families, shopkeepers, and public figures with a light, ironic voice.
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Reginald
Mamma
Mary
Judge
Four Times Versed in Verse Snippets and Banter
A collage of humorous exchanges from late 19th and early 20th century papers. Jests about bonnets salaries theatre flairs and social pretensions appear in snippets from Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph Indianapolis Journal Truth Chicago Record New York Press Life and Washington Star.
Indian Calumet Pipe Shown In Greenville Display
Butler Reid brought to Greenville Georgia a remarkable peace pipe of soapstone. Six inches long with a duck body and turtle head, the stem enters beneath. Dug up near Oakland field. its craft displays notable skill and would grace any museum.
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Butler Reid
Greenville
Mr. Reid
Oakland
Atlante Constitution
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Jones
Johnny
Boston Transcript
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Nanny
Ontume
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Chicago Inter- Ocean
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Washington
Atlanta Constitution
Minnie
Mamnie
Detroit Free
Vresa
New York Press
Mrs. Snaggs
Mr. Snaggs
Pittsburg
Watts
Potts
Indianapolis Journal
The
Intelligence Office
Truth
Billy Bird
Jarley
Chicago
Willie Wilt
Miss Perte
Mr. Wilt
John
Maria
Mr. Billus
Chicago Inter-Ocean
France
Paris
Telegraph
Washington Star
Jack Squareman
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