A Confederate Spy Thorne Held as Prisoner of War
Edith Varney and General Randolph maneuver through a tense Richmond incident. Captain Thorne, revealed as Lew is Dumont, avoids a death sentence and is kept as a prisoner of war after a pivotal dispatch is overturned. Edith vows to support him while WilfredVarney and family seek mercy and a future reunion.
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Arrelsford
Confederate Secret Service
Edith
Jonas
Thorne
General Varney
Wilfred
Belth
Henry Dumont
Henry
Caroline Milford
War Department
Wilfred Arrelsford
Secretary of War
Randolph Thorne
Miss Varney
Richmond
Varney
Randolph
Edith Varney
Foray
General Randolph
Hdith Varney
Marston
Cemetery Hill
Leutenant
Arrelaford
Confederacy
War Office
Secret Service Office
Secret Service
Wn Thorne
Mrs. Varney
Howard
Mamma
Caroline
Whitfield
End of the Civil War Love and Wedding
After three days to Richmonds fall the Confederate cause ends and peace arrives. Captain Thorne and Edith Varney wed despite opposition, with generals and friends present. The lovers endure hardship and choose to unite as reconciliation and lasting happiness follow the war.
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Captain Thorne
Edith Varney
First Aid From King Manuel At Munich Theater
The Munich theater incident shows King Manuel helping an audience member with medical aid. The piece notes his ancestor Louis Philippe also studied medicine, carried a lancet, and used surgical skill even after becoming king. The 1839 Paria to Compiegne outrider incident is cited as an example.
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Manuel
Munich
Louis Philippe
Hotel Dieu
Paria
Compiegne
London Chronicle
Caddle Origin Question in Golf Terms
The note explores whether the word caddle derives from caddy or cad dy, a Greek root Kedos meaning mourner, or the term Kados implying a collection or liquor cask, presenting possible etymologies for the golf term.
Caddies and Curses from Golf Folklore and History
A reflection on the term caddie and its tarnished image in golf culture. The piece recalls early usage in the London Penny Post during George II era and a Edinburgh street caddie punished for swindling herrings, illustrating attitudes toward caddies and humor about their social type.
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George II
Scotland
Duncan Grant
Edinburgh
Refusal Leads to Rejected Proposal Exchange
In a fragmentary exchange Maud reveals that after Jack was refused he proposed again, but to another girl. The quote shows a romantic misstep and shifting affections.
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Jack
Grape Based Delights From Winter Menu Additions
A winter menu features grape based recipes including grape catsup made from five pounds of grapes with sugar vinegars and spices, unfermented grape juice from Concord grapes, grape jelly, ripe grape marmalade with raisins and oranges, and a grape salad with citrus and nuts dressed in oil and lemon.
French Pickles Recipe From Old Time Pantry
Three quarts green tomatoes one quart peppers one head cauliflower and one quart onions are salted and left overnight. Drain the juice scald celery in vinegar then mix with small cucumber pieces. Prepare a dressing from dry mustard turmeric celery seed sugar flour and vinegar then thicken and pour over the mix while hot.
Banana Pie with Rich Crust and Banana Cream
A recipe describes lining a deep plate with crust and baking to brown. Filling combines sugar, butter, yolks, flour, water and vanilla, then banana and cream layers in two alternations. Top with meringue from egg whites, sugar, browned, and served cold.
Peach Whip Dessert Recipe From Old Column
Cut ripe peaches in cubes and coat with sugar then stand half an hour. Whip egg whites with sugar to stiff meringue. Place meringue in center of dish, arrange peaches around, and serve with cream.
Egg Toast Custard with Hard Boiled Egg Slices
A simple recipe to top thick toast squares with hard boiled egg slices. Melt cheese scraps with a little milk to make a custard, season with pepper and salt, then pour over the eggs and serve immediately.
Pineapple Whip with Grated Pineapple and Meringues
A fragment describes grating pineapple and mixing it with whipped cream or sauce. It mentions serving on paper with meringues and a few candid violets as garnish.
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Teréam
Camel corps leader among those slain by Dervishes in Somaliland
London reports the death of Richard Corfield a 30 year old organizer of the Camel corps in Somaliland during a Dervish attack. The engagement killed or wounded fifty Camel corps members and underscores their perilous outpost duties in British service.
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London
Richard Conyngham Corfield
Somaliland
Camel Corps
Camel Constabulary Corps
South Africa
Nigeria
Iron Worker Leaps From Bridge Into Train Yard
W J Beale a Pittsburgh iron worker leaped from the Twelfth Street bridge into the tracks believing the bridge was on fire. He narrowly escaped death as an express train backed off the tracks and he received only a sprained ankle. Beale was arrested for trespassing but released and sent home.
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Altoona
Twelfth Street
Pennsylvania Tracks
W. J. Beale
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Station
Beale
New York Princess Warns American Girls on Turkey Trot
New York Princess Lowenstein warns American girls that the turkey trot and other wild dances spoil beauty. She says the dancers look haggard and lose freshness and sweetness, urging avoidance of the bacchanalian style.
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New York
Lowenstein
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Turkey
Annual Cost Of Illness Cited By Public Health Meeting
Dr J B Andrews of New York told the American Public Health Association in Colorado Springs that annual business losses from illness reach 750 million dollars and that about one quarter of this loss could be prevented through labor legislation and health measures.
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New York
American Public Health Association
Colorado Spring
J. B. Andrews
Andrews
American Association For Labor Legislation
Man Dies by Self Inflicted Injury at New York Factory
Wallace D. Richardson, a 63 year old stock man at a Bleecker Street hat factory, stuck his head into a five foot fly wheel turning 200 revolutions a minute. His body was found near the wheel with fatal injuries. Letters on his person indicated he planned to end his troubles.
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New York
Wallace D. Richardson
Bleecker Street
Wife Seeks Divorce Alleging Knife Threats and Window Breakage
Pittsburgh woman Minnie Happy of Washington files for divorce from Edgar C Happy alleging cruelty and that he threw knives at her and shattered a plate glass window.
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Pittsburgh
Minnie Happy
Washington, Pa
Auphappy
Edgar C
Happy
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Gopdright
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Mean and Company
Fraith
Armas
Appomattox
Caroline Mitford
Miss Kittridge
City of Liberties
Westminster Gazette
Bae
Richard Conyingham Corfield
United States
Hayes Mhua
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