The Lapse of Enoch Wentworth and a Poker Promise
Enoch Wentworth loses a poker game to Merry Andrew, signing over his name in a bet and facing a future tied to the comedian's fate. A chance meeting with Dorcas reveals Merry's rise from a bank clerk to a vaudeville star, while Wentworth contemplates a reform that could save both men. Dorcas urges caution and support as a sisterly conscience, and a later vow to escape the city prompts a quiet farm escape before a telegram pulls them back toward New York's grinding energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dourwe
Merry
Westworth
al Burdingleton
Fin
Wentworth
Went- Worlh
Beck Wentworth
Gnoch
Tian
Ted
Andrew Merry
Enoch
Dorvas
Pittaburgh Union
Dorcas
New York
Tle
Night Opera Company
Broadway
Andrew
Aled
Dorens
Stags
Thad
Tim
Derry
Square Below
Mowe
Farmer Hutchins
Europe
Baron
Katie
Dad
Katherine
Pop
Waldorf
Kathyn
St Joseph's Hall
Martin
Hudson
Mill
Waterloo
Kathryn
Ireland
Wil
Cassiopeia's Chair Awakens a Dreaming Actor
Dorcas Wentworth and her brother greet Andrew Merry on a coastal trip. She challenges his complacent ambition, comparing him to a restless wave and urging him to seize a hard won future. Merry wrestles with desire and fear as Cassiopea's Chair becomes a symbol for his stalled career and hidden potential.
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Cassiopea
Dorcas Wentworth
Merry
Mr. Merry
Hiis
Dorcas
Parisian courtesy and market rights meet a mutton mishap
A humorous Paris anecdote shows a cook’s market prerogative and a meddling dustered shopper. A stranger returns a leg of mutton with a bowing remark. Also a brief Asia note states Asia’s vast expanse at about 17,057,666 square miles.
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Asia
Pigeon the Victim of Hawk and the Danger to Rabbits
A farmer notes a hawk killing a young rabbit brood found in a hollow nest. The three youngsters, still too young to flee, are touched by a stranger and react with violent kicks. The scene underscores dangers from predators and questions about maternal protection.
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Pigeon
Blackwell's Island
The New Fable of the Same Old Thing With Trim mings
A long satirical piece contrasts a stern husky foreman and a factory hive with immigrant workers and blooming dividends. It follows Kathryn’s rise and marriage schemes, social climbing, and a moral about European wealth and modern costs, ending with aviation fuel figures and scattered cultural notes.
Epidemic dermatitis case and old newspaper notes
A reader letter details a child with eczema affecting the neck face and behind the ears, describing a rash, crusts, itching and sleeplessness, with temporary relief from Cuticura products. The page also includes oblique notes on London centenarian, fashion commentary, and advertising copy for Grape Nuts and Postum with testimonial claims.
Alligator Ship Disaster Noted In Century Old Report
A century ago the United States schooner Alligator sank near Port Royal Sound after a violent whirlwind. Of about forty crewmen only sixteen survived including midshipmen Joseph Brailsford and Robert Rogerson, who had shown valor in early battles. The piece also mentions a stern parental moment about a cornet lesson.
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Great Britain
United States
Russell Bassett
Port Royal Sound
Carolina
Yan
Joseph Brailsford
Robert Rogerson
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Pristia
Bernby
Trinad
Ulead
Isabel Gordon Curtis
Wolvertons
F. G. Brown
St. Honore
Impusine
Hawk
D. Phelps
Katherine Bement
Commissioner of
Corrections
Teachers
Yineclad Institute
Huey
Philadelphia
Gascony
Thedike
Cleopatra
Markee
Saucissan
Burgeo
Chnteau
Tne Burgoo
Mes
Nevelther Aide
Atlantic
England
Thorne
Critchley
London
Glia Canyon
New Mexico
Bar Canyon
Yecatan
le Plongeon
National Magazine
Mexico
Panama
Liatman
Alonzo
Boston Globe
Fane Carey
Castoria
Fletcher
Holland
Mich
Aira G. O. Riemersms
Sarsh Wadsworth
Postenville
Dorate Clerkenwell
Kerome & Widow
the Paul's
Sergion
Gaby Deslye
Elf Notlom
Dili
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wall Villa
Tommie
Mamma
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