Seaton Leads Patriots in Vigilant War Time Task
Captain Robert Seaton rests under pressure from spies and Tory plots while training his all volunteer cavalry near Philadelphia. He discovers a conspirator linked to Jacob Eastcourt, faces danger at Eastcourt house, and plans a bold strike on hidden Tory stores at Valley Forge.
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Robert Seaton
Robert
Stephen Wilson
Wilson
Engand
New York
Gen. Washington
Philadelphia
Lillian
Robert Morris
Schuylkill
Jersey
Benjamin Franklin
Morris
Monmouth
Dr. Witherspoon
Princeton College
New Jersey
Jacob Eastcourt
Lillian Eastcourt
Patience Angell
Patience
Witherspoon
Fenton
Freehold
Seaton
Locust Street
Howe
Lord Howe
Long Island
Washington
White Plains
Pennsylvania
Mohawk
Ramapo
Pines
England
Congress
Mrs. Eastcourt
Montgomery
College of New Jersey
Chestnut Street
Doctor Witherspoon
Q Oite
Marian Eastcourt
Idan
State House
Dr. Rush
Mortis
Valley Forge 2
Fagan
Animals Fight in Cages In Historical Menagerie Tales
Cassell's Magazine recounts fierce cage bouts from the 19th century. A tiger in Edmonds's yard killed a lion after a brief clash, then a later Regent's Park fight saw a tigress maul a tiger until a hunter freed the animals, leaving blood splattered on the den roof.
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Cassell
Edmonds
Jamrach
Ratcliff Highway
Zoological Garden
Regent's Park
Sutton
Lotty den
Magnetism of the Head Experiment Reported
A historical note cites a French Academy of Sciences study using a guillotined man’s head. After guillotining, the head was placed on a vertical pivot and oscillated to show a consistent north orientation. When moved, it returned to the same north south alignment, described as the final cessation of movement.
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French Academy of Sciences
Eyes of the Great and Lettuce Opium Link
A writer claims many world leaders have blue eyes. A brief note adds that part of opium is derived from lettuce.
Champion Lady Makes Ill Advised Swim Across River
The London Leader reports Miss Livingstone attempted a 15 mile swim from Greenock to Rothesay via Gourock and Clock Lighthouse. She started at 11:40 PM in 48 degree water, showed no fatigue, but exhaustion set in after Wemyss Castle, and the doctor ordered she be taken aboard about eight miles from Greenock.
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Awimmser
Awim
Greenock
Rothess
Glasgow
Gourock
Livingstone
Wemyss Castle
London
Hostetter's Bitters Touts Health Over Prizefighting
An old advertising blurb contrasts prizefighting with health, claiming Hostetter's Stomach Bitters conquers constipation, dyspepsia, faintness, and liver trouble as a real champion of well being.
Frohman Starts In Theater From Weston Walks
Edward Payson Weston inspired Daniel Frohman to enter theater after organizing six day walking matches in New York. Weston staged a time exhibition in 1871 at the American Institute Building, hiring Franklin Fyles and Frohman. Receipts exceeded 10000 dollars, launching Frohman’s theatre career. Weston later becomes an advertising agent while Fyles grows as critic and playwright.
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Daniel Frohman
Edward Payson Weston
Lyceum Theater
New York
Weston
West
American Institute
Franklin Fyles
Sun
Mr. Frohman
Frohman
Fyles
Philadelphia Post
Her Boston Experiences A Sparkling Serial
A Girl's Experience in Boston begins in The Ladies' Home Journal. Margaret Allston, a vivacious girl, spent a winter in Boston with relatives in Back Bay and moved through exclusive social circles. She recounts seeing both bright and harsh sides of Boston life in a frank biographical series.
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Boston
London to New York in Three Days Scheme
Mr. Reid the czar of Newfoundland and his sons aim to cut the London to New York trip by fifty hours. The plan uses a Newfoundland farm, with travel from London to Holyhead by rail, boat to Dublin, rail to Galway Bay, fast steamer to Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, rail to Port-aux-Bases, boat to North Sydney, Cape Breton, then rail to New York.
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London
New York
Reid
Newfoundland
Holyhead
Dublin
Galway Bay
Notre Dame Bay
Port-aux-Basque
North Sydney
Cape Breton
The Prudent Man Sets His House in Order
A brief proverbs style exhortation urges careful attention to a person’s home and responsibilities, emphasizing prudent management of family affairs and daily life within a moral frame. The fragment reflects a didactic, biblical tone common to era periodicals.
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