Last Chapter of Newport Tale Delays No Peace
Gilbert Sinclair endures tension with his wife Constance while at Baden Baden. Mrs Walsingham rekindles past ties and nurses plans as Sinclair and Wyatt court fortune in the Kursaal. Constance finds rare happiness with her infant but grapples with her husband’s growing bitterness and distance.
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Will
Constance
Therk
Gilbert
Yorkshire
Chester
Sinclair
Mr. Sinclair
Gilbert Sinclair
Mrs. Walsingham
Gilbert ‘Sinclair
Ihim
Constance Clangarde
Mrs. Walsingam
Clara Walsingham
James Wyatt
Mr. Wyatt
Cyprian
Park Lane
England
London
Davenant
Germany
Newmarket
Harrowgate
Buxton
Schoenesthal
Black Forest
Marshbrook
Hersulf
Baden
Martha Brigge
Melanie
Martha
Imly
Jady
Mrs. Sinclair
Hotel du Roi
Miles Duport
Baden-Baden
Gayety
Iago
Tob
Othello
Desdemona
Ates
Kursaal
Wyatt
Scandinavian Immigrants to United States from Norway
The article notes Norway leads in Scandinavian migration to the United States with rural Norse farmers and thrifty citizens. It describes their desire to own land and homes, frequent visits home, and eventual naturalization as permanent U.S. residents. Most newcomers are of a peasant type.
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United States
Norway
America
Foundations of Character Build Lasting Fortunes
Poem excerpt stresses building a fortress of virtue for youth. It uses castle imagery to urge sturdy foundations in character rather than fragile pride. The speaker, Anne E. Thomas, from His Young People, encourages noble deeds as the base for lasting greatness.
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Anne E. Thomas
The Little Loaf Fable of the Gracious Franziska
A rich man tests poor children during a famine by offering loaves from a bread crate. Franziska, humble and grateful, takes the smallest loaf while others quarrel. Each day she receives a loaf with silver coins inside, rewarding patience and peace. The tale urges kindness over greed.
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Franziska
Daughters of America
Freddy's Ghost Night Fear Ends in Tall Curtain
A four year old boy Freddy sleeps alone for the first time but is haunted by night sounds in an old house. He fears a white moving figure and cries for his mother until dawn when he discovers the mysterious specter was only the lace curtain. The fright fades and he sleeps alone again.
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Freddy
New York Recorder
The Roal Hud Princess Tale
An aging king and queen urge their son to wed a princess who will care for him. The prince travels to many courts seeking a suitable wife but returns unsatisfied, preferring to stay with his current situation.
Prince and rosebud princess tale from Atlanta Constitution
A romantic legend follows a lonely boy who escapes a lioness and sword fish by leaping into a river. He finds a rosebud housing a tiny princess who becomes his wife. Parents reveal themselves as magical beings, bring jewels, and the couple lives in happiness.
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Lfe
Atlanta Constitution, Jr
Carfare Profit From Pier Privilege Scheme
A New York broker uses a gift of a pier privilege in Philadelphia to barter for bonds and a lucrative reevaluation, finally earning nine thousand dollars by exploiting the arrangement. The ruse nets him carfare around the world as the punchline.
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New York
Philadelphia
Wall Street
Ian
New York Steamship Man
Bay
Disconcerted Faki r in Cairo Snake Charmer Scene
A London commentary notes a courier tale about Sir Richard Owen encountering a snake charmer in Cairo. The supposed horne d asp device proved to be fish bones as the reptile startled the performer and was withdrawn.
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Sir Richard Owen
Cairo
Richard
Owen
London
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