Frederick Brighams Burlesque of Love and Duty
Frederick Brigham, anxious over Ethel's doubt, quits his job as butcher and dons a coachman's livery to win back approval. He performs a dangerous act atop a church spire to prove usefulness, creating a spectacle as Ethel watches. In the crowd and final confrontation, Ethel falters, then confesses her need for him as she clings to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry
Frederick
Ethel
Brigham
Butcerdom
Jim
Young Martin
Old Sam
Brighams
Martin
Croas
Bt. Botolph’s
George
Iredly
Sexton
Vane
Frederick Brigham
Tie
Tinuly
Frederick and the Woman in the Dark
A tense exchange between Frederick and a woman over purpose and usefulness leads him to vow to prove his worth. He withdraws, then returns after a week, appearing outside a window in work clothes and declaring his task is to start from the bottom of the ladder and do something truly useful.
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Italy
California
Frederick
Dr. Lawrence
Ethel
Blode
Celor Mount Leg
Hair Growth through History and Modern Understanding
Early thinkers claimed hair fed on body fluids and exhaled as excrement. Modern view states each hair lives, rests on body juices, and nourishes itself from the body while thriving even during starvation or disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bair
Leid
Feared Princes Visit England End With Wild Scene
Four New Zealand princes visited England years ago and dined with an English host. They allegedly promised to tattoo his face in exchange for kindness. The rambunctious group fled after discovering a case of stuffed mayards, smashing a drawing room window while an elderly lady cried.
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New Zealand
England
Sheks
Yelly
Lave
Geory Ward Beecher
New York
Brooklyn
Woot Hannon & Co
United States
Bankrupt petition filed after stroke of 12 noon tale
A bailiff story from the Monadnock building shows a man seeking bankruptcy after claiming debts twice his income. Clerk Fay records petition 10,412 as the man recalls a superstition about the stroke of 12 and 14. The piece weaves a legal anecdote with a dated newspaper note on remedies and local ads.
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Monadnock
John BH. Fay
Mann
Mnin
Fay
Chicago
Inter Ocean
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Fae
Dr. King
Lois Cragg
Dorchester
Fe. King
Daugherty Bros
Sickenberger & Co
Homer
Park
Marion Center
Speedy & Gibson
Joseph Wagoner
Real Estate and Insurance
Wehrle
Philadelphia St
Indiana, PA
Frank Runzo
Highing
Indiana
Weamer’s Restaurant
Marshall Building
Philadelphia Street
Bavings & Trust Company of
Ladin
Speedy & Uibson
Susie
H. H. Steving
N. Sixth Street
Edward Rowe
Indiana Hardware Company, Ltd
First National Bank
Carlys
Bolivar Foundry and Machine Co
Bolivar, Pa
Euin Bros
Propr’s
Engle Hall
Lovejoy, PA
J.L. Ebey
North Fourth Street
Undertaker
County
Vogel Bros
Sixth Street
Court House
Godfrey Marshall
5-A
Northern
Ohio
Indianta County
St. Louis
Iain Enteyoce
Pullmia
St. Cowles
Waly
Bouklein
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