Queen Mavis and the Tennis Party Confrontation
Eldon confronts Mavis after a six month game of flirtation and jealousy at a Norton lawn party. Mavis, coy and ambitious, confesses she wants Eldon back and the sunshine he brought, while Eldon battles Allen who taunts him over the love triangle. The scene ends with Mavis claiming Eldon’s return and the rekindling of their tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon
Mavis
Widen
Tal
Clem
Hidon
Biden
Hiden
Tome
Clem Allen
Mavie
Olam Allen
Apaba
Poy
Allen
Mies Norton
Frank Eldon
Frank
Eldan
Norton Lawn
Miss Mavis
Opium Smuggling Told By An Imperial Official
A Wide World magazine piece recounts a Yangtse barrier incident from 1906 where smugglers hid opium in a child's cap bell. An imperial customs officer describes a search of 6,600 boxes and a haul under ten pounds, illustrating patient trade practices on the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wide World Magazine
Yangtse
Shanghai
Night Watchman Hired For Early Ship Yard Work
In the early hours near Mad ham docks Pat sleeps aboard the Merely Mary Ano. A foreman asks for a man to unload sleepers from the ship. Pat, surprised, notes it is six o clock and questions the cargo while resisting the dawn shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madham
Pat
The Ocean Moonlight Dares Sarah Seaney at Breeze Lake
At a summer resort Sarah Seaney, nearly six feet tall and bold, shocks peers by diving from the pier with Agnes Simmons. Laney Cobb intervenes, and Sarah proudly explains she swam to defend herself and prove she can swim. The crowd reacts with surprise and admiration as she and Laney head back to the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Seaney
Lily
Tiny
Sarah
Laney Cobb
Laney
Agnes Simmons
Agnes
Dresden
Lancy Cobb
Agnes Simons
Agnes Bimmons
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. H. Steving & Son
Steving Big Store
Morris
Moroc
Coline
Wilton
Brussels
Irving
Keller Bros
Walworth
Vandyke
Schultz
Ope Deezen
Henry H. Steving
Philadelphia Street
Indiana
Syracuse
St. Clair Rinn & CO
Water Street
Indiana, Pa
Geo. D. Leydic
L. Pattison Co
Phila. Street
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