Night in New Orleans and Lafitte's perilous vigil
In a haunted New Orleans jail Pierre Lafitte lies dying as his brother Jean Lafitte schemes to influence authorities with hidden papers. A priest visits, kinship and danger intertwine while ships near Barataria carry ominous news. Lafitte plots a perilous escape toward safety.
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Tierre
Jean
Languedoc
Joan
Eovernor
Jackson
Claiborne
Pierre
Father Philipe
Philipe
Terre Lafitte
Ieland
Hands that woo millionaires and the ideal beauty
A provocative essay argues millionaires chase hands as much as wealth, praising plump white hands with pink nails and elegant fingers. It cites Mrs. Mackay, Mrs. Vanderbilt, and Lady Curzon as exemplary, notes editors on grooming, and advises women to cultivate hands to attract rich husbands.
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Boston
Honda
India
Duchess of Marlborough
Eod
Mme
Yvette Guilbert
Guilbart
John Jacob Astor
Philadelphia
Ike
Brooke
Countess of Warwick
Lily Langtry
Walla
Drachm Pun Sparks Quick Philosophy Class Banter
In a Boston university philosophy class Prof Bowne quips about a drachm and scruples. A student challenges with a pun on scruples, prompting Bowne to playfully note the need for ceruples and “raising a drachm.” The exchange showcases wit and wordplay amid the lecture.
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Bowne
Borden
Boston University
False Alarm Reveals Collectors Ardor In Postcard Hobby
The scene shows zealous ouvenir postal fonds pursuers eager to add to their collections. A character debates between a Europe trip or a visit to a damaion, while a woman remarks flier place will suit her. He starts, door-watching, seeking escape as she demands West Indies cards and the new Ledhuy series from England.
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Ouvenir Postal Fonds
Europe
Damaion
West Indies
England
President Eliot and the Small Boy
Harvard president Eliot enjoys a street exchange with a small boy. When asked the time by the boy’s nose the reply comes back a witty deflection mine ain’t runnin, is yours.
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Eliot
Harvard College
Town Search for Boy After Typo Sparks Wild Horse Tale
Minneapolis readers chase a missing boy after a misprint says a four year old boy rode a horse. The error alarms residents and volunteers search the area while the missing child remains unverified. The horse is later returned to Albert Anderson and townsfolk wonder if the boy ever existed.
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Minneapolis
Albert Anderson
Quealy
Ha East Sida
Anderson
Ural
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Mary Devereux
Don C. Wilson
New Orleans
Gaul
Pierre Lafitte
Jean Lafitte
France
Sophia
Latitte
Barataria
Percy
Lockyer
Kean Lafitte
Pricon Dodre
Beluche
Lopes
Shell Leland
Lasitle
la Tete Dea Eaux
Lasalle
Madame Riefet
Gen. la Roche
Mademoiselle de Coxzeneau
Kanawhang
Lazalie
Rose
Lafitte
Lazalle
Rowe
Marsh Isles
Shell Island
Lagallo
Mademoiselle de Cazeneau
Madame
Madame Blofet
Tihe
Sven
Alioe
Clarence Mackaya
Minerva
Mra
Kilsty Duer
Belle
Washington
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
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