Quiet townsfolk face rumors and a Christmas romance revealed
Celia Grey endures gossip about fiancé Jack Lester after the wreck of the Ootacamund. Jack returns alive, denying Miss Fanny Potter’s claims she is his bride, and Celia learns true love as Mrs Lester confronts a tangle of misused rings and a jilted rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cella Grey
Jask Seater
Smyer
Susie
Jack
Woodbury
Fanny Potter
Lester
Langhore
Wasdbury
Potter
Colonel
Celia
Jack Lester
Ootacamund
Wilkins
Mrs. Grey
Mrs. Lester
Wilking
Fanny
Miss Potter
Cella
Tre
Wounsbury
Lesters
Tle
Wakina
Colonel Lester
London
Cadiz
Miss Grey
Colonel Tester
John Smith
Australia
A Stick of Licorice From Ancient River Valleys
The article describes making licorice from the licorice plant along the Tigri and Euphrates. Roots are dug year round, dried for nearly a year, cut into pieces, and pressed into bales shipped to London. It notes the climate of the plains and suggests licorice may be an ancient Babylonian treat enjoyed by children now and then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigri
Euphrates Rivera
Great Plains
Bassorn
London
Valley of the Euphrates
Iteor
Babylon
Nineveh
Memorable Albert Memorial In Hyde Park Sparks Controversy
Kate Iield reports from England that the Albert memorial statue in Hyde Park is widely criticized as hideous with gilding and sap leaks. Critics compare its appearance to a gilded pill and call it an Hyde Park monstrosity while noting public reaction including a sharp quip about the Prince of Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Iield
America
England
Hyde Park
Albert
Prince of Wales
Ftle
Charlew Mathew
Edinburgh Memorial
Westminster Gazette
Canada Aims to Control Yukon River Trade Survey Party to Alaska
Canadian boundary commission leader William Ogilvie sails to Alaska with five white aides to survey a Takou River route to the interior. The project seeks topographic data and potential wagon road links from Teslin Lake to coast, aiding a joint international boundary plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Yukon River
William Ogilvie
Canadian Boundary Commission
Alaska
Takou River
Ogilvie
Alaska Newa
Juneau City
International Boundary Commission
Joint Commission
Lake Teslin
Aklin Lake
Yukon
Teslin Lake
Akila Lakes
Skagway Bay
Talya Inlet
Dyea
Tagish Lakes
Tukou Inlet
Boundary Commission
Takou and
Teslin
Mr. Ogilvie
White Pass
Ottawa
International Commission
Rennitsdioners
Unglund
War costs and press joke in late empire debate
The piece discusses costs of colonial wars including South African Company spending about 575000 and the Matabele campaign cited by Labouchere as a critique. It then recounts a London Standard correspondent prank in St Petersburg where a police guard would not let him pass and a Times man joined, ending with two reporters inviting others to witness the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South African Co. Little
India
Henry Labouchere
St. Petersburg
London Standard
Polceman
Mr. Dolson
Times
Nibitis
Mr. Dobaon
Epider
How to Cool a Cellar Ventilation Mistakes and Tips
A historical note explains how to ventilate cellars to keep them cool and dry. It warns against airing a cool space with warmer air and advises opening windows only at night to let in cooler air, then closing them before sunrise to prevent dampness and mold. A lime drying method is suggested for damp cellars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
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Ipsa
Ens
Langholme Gates
Pioua
Washington Star
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