Fortune by adoption schemes in a 19th century note
A 1868 advert invites anyone named Ainsworth born January 27 to contact A Z Hazelworth with birth certificates. Richard Ainsworth travels, meets solicitor Mr Battye, and learns of a bachelor client seeking a namesake ward after a forged check incident involving a cousin. The tale mixes letters, references and comic misadventure.
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Ainsworth
A. Z
Hazelworth
Ichard Ainsworth
Colin
Times
Battye
Aston Villas
Richard ‘Alnsworth
Mr. Battye
The Interloper Loses Out as Dick Fends Off Murder Plot
Richard Ainsworth uncovers Arthur Charles Hardman Ainsworth alias Henry Miles moonlighting on Uncle Ainsworth's estate. He stops an attempted murder, detains the would be killer, and orders him to flee England. Dick rejects inheritance and ensures the intruder loses his claim.
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Hie
Ainsworth
Mr. Alnaworth
Clmax
Arthur
Pomme
Richard Ainsworth
Battye
Arthur Charles Hardman Ainsworth
Henry Miles
Miles
Joe
England
Yattye
Mr. Battye
Arthur Charles Hardman Ainaworth
Lagos
Mr Battye
Uncle Joe
Mr. Ainsworth
Arthur Alnnsworth
Otrader
Mr. Ainaworth
New York
Anecdote of Bismarck and the Hebrew financier
An anecdote from a German diplomat recalls Bismarck's wit at a postwar indemnity conference. A financier, a Hebrew disliked by Von Moltke, argues the French can pay. Moltke decries the sum. Bismarck quips the man counts from Moses. The tale ends with Moltke apologizing for doubting him.
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Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
France
von Moltke
Berlin
Prusian
Moses
Mystery Note Sparks Witty Exchange in Detroit Tribune
A playful urban exchange unfolds as a caller compliments Mis Ariadne and asks for marriage, while a servant reports Her engagement until a later hour. The fragment hints at social etiquette and a comic misunderstanding amid midwestern city life.
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Mis Ariadne
Misa Ariadne
Detroi Tribune
Right-sightedness and electric steel hardening reported
A report from Germany claims most people are right-sighted and prefer the right eye. France notes a new method of steel hardening using electric current, producing tools that cut faster without injury. Astronomers in Paris discuss a 2,000,000 star catalog and a vast uncharted fainter set. An Austrian inventor touts Brigmondy glass to cut heat transfer in hot houses, with seasonal caveats.
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Germany
France
Paris
Richard Ssigmondy
Brigmondy
Australian Addition To Eucalyptus Fascination
A Linnean Society of New South Wales discussion notes Australia's native eucalyptus trees and their global spread due to malarial defense. In Australia insects are drawn to eucalyptus, feeding on them, unlike other regions where insects avoid the trees. The unusual attraction to eucalyptus is highlighted as a paradox.
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Australia
Linnean Society of
New South Wales
Australis
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