A Vision Splendid Ends in a Dream Realized
Abel Day dreams of a grand home for his family while tending town opera duties. A fire rescues Miss Annie Winthrop, who then funds the mansion’s construction on Highlands. Years later the star returns with wealth to fulfill the vision, and Abel faces a vow of love and gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel
Alton
Slater
Annie Winthrop
Miss Winthrop
Highlands
Mra. Day
Father Day
Mr. Day
Amie
Annie
Problems of Common Law in Early Legal History
In early common law the vast record of precedents and scarce commentaries made it feasible for a diligent lawyer to master all. Johnson, Blackstone, and Kent aimed to state the entire law, but today such a feat is bold and ill advised. Modern judges face a larger, more competitive field, tempering reverence for past authorities.
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Samuel Johnson
William Blackstone
James Kent
Uke Coke
Blackstone
Kent
Cruel Treatment Recalled In Divorce Case Reference
A dinner reference to cruelty brings a judge to question the wife who sought a divorce. The petitioner testifies that her husband was cruel in many ways, notably by speaking harshly on the telephone and then hanging up before she could respond.
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Thomas A. Edison
Philadelphia Telegraph
Widow’s Third Wedding Marred by Dark Church Prank
A jagged fragment recalls a cruel prank at Widow Jenking’s third marriage. Someone turned out the lights in the church and laughed as she groped toward the pulpit in darkness. No further context or names are provided.
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Jenking
Charme for Good Looks on St George's Day
Serbian Jnadies invoke charms to improve appearance. A girl seeks fairness places a bouquet under a white rose tree overnight and those seeking rosy cheeks place blooms under a red rose tree. In the morning the flowers are cast into baths as charms.
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St. George's Day
Can Be Overdone Practice Says Uncle Eben
A dialect line notes that constant Wickin prevents present focus and progress. The speaker, Uncle Eben, warns against overdoing practice to the point of missing immediate engagement. The quip contrasts constant preparation with timely action.
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Eben
Seeing Life parlor riot at Frothinghams ends in chaos
The Evening notes a boisterous parlor gathering at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's on the Drive. Uncle Heck disrupts the scene as "paid talent" falters with recitations and a string of misfired performances. Guests include Jack Frothingham, Gladiola Hungerschnitz, Imogene Giusa, Rufus Kellar Smith, and others as music and quarrels escalate.
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Mexican Congress
Luella Frothingham
Luella
Jack Frothingham
The
Anvil Association
Forest Avenue
Foliage Street
Frothinghams
Uncle Heck
Joe Morgan
Harry
Jack
Ancla Heck
Rufus
Montrose
Claribel
Raven
Juliet
Kentucky
Gladiola
Omar Khayyam
Lehigh Valley
Uncle Hook
Peter Grant
Martha
Hep Hardy
Bunch Jefferson
Alice
Bud Hawley
Phil Merton
Dave Mason
Stub Wilson
Jennie
Pippin Brothers
Pippin Troth
Victor Herbert
Imogene Giusaface
Imogene
Rufus Kellar Smith
Hufua
Serpent Seller Draws Crowds at Village Corner
A man in a plug hat and eccentric garb mounted a dry goods box at a main village corner and, brandishing a wriggling serpent, urged passersby to gather for profit and entertainment. An observer asked what was coming. the veteran answered simply I don’t know provoking laughter and a retreat to home. The exchange hints at campaign season humor and distrust of office seekers.
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Ellsworth
Kansas City Star
Jones and the Brass Collar Joke Gone Awry
Jones, fond of a joke, tries a canine humor bit at a gathering. He nervously asks why a dog is the most musical animal, then triumphantly delivers the punchline about a brass collar. The friends fail to laugh until the trick is revealed as a misheard misquote.
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Jones
Witty Manchester Archbishop and a Vivid India Joke
The oxbishop of Manchester, the late Doctor Moorhouse, famed for humor, recalled a tale of an old lady who asked a missionary if in India female converts are called senanas and male converts bananas, illustrating how dangerous a little knowledge can be.
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Manchester
Doctor Moorhouse
India
Black Foxes Hard to Raise in Prince Edward Island
Cannibalistic tendencies in captivity plague the fox-raising industry on Prince Edward Island where 300 farmers are involved. Pups are eaten by parents and females are killed and partially eaten by mates.
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Prince Edwards Island
Courtroom quip on lax constable leaves townsfolk bemused
A reporter visiting a country court for days asks why there is no crime. The judge replies that the constable is getting a rather laxive jota, illustrating a playful old time exchange about law enforcement.
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Kaint
Justee
Trifle-minded remark prompts thoughtful reply
The exchange centers on a man who ponders trifles and considers how to greet others. Mise Cayenne notes the value of asking "why" rather than "how" when meeting several people.
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Mise Cayenne
Land of Winding Ways and Africa’s Attractiveness
A traveler recalls Africa as the Land of Winding Ways and the Land of Natural Africa, praising Liberian coastlines, Monrovia, and diverse game while contrasting colonial views. He notes Liberia as the most attractive spot, describes life there, and recounts a revival meeting with colorful local speech and exhortations.
Be on earth what heaven hopes to be in heaven
The text extols living by personal virtue, quoting Thomas Davidson’s maxim to be what good people hope to be. It argues happiness and virtue come from starting a better life with one’s own efforts, likening it to practical, simple acts and condemning the idea of deferring goodness to heaven.
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Steve
Africa
Texas
Thomas Davidson
Had No Faith in Lawyers Dialog Picks Bitter Quip
A clipped dialogue scene questions legal honesty as one speaker laments lawyers fail to state their meaning clearly and the other character mocks the profession with a biting reply. The fragment hints at distrust without a full plot.
I do not believe in lawyers
A short, sharp exchange features a small, vicious man denouncing lawyers as he twists arithmetic to argue against their truth, asserting a bold position that two plus two equals four but rejecting legal methods and responsibility.
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Africa
Literia
New York Colonization Society
America
Liberia
Morocco
Algiers
Senegal
Bathurst
Konakry
Sierra Leone
Togoland
Nigeria
Kamerun
South Africa
Republic of
Monrovia
Cape Mesurado
To Make Gandages
Instructions describe preparing bandages from seed parts of worn sheets or pillow straps. It recommends roll sizes of one inch for infants, two inches for feet, two to three inches for head and arms, and four inches for legs, noting cream class fruit jars for storage.
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W. G. Chapman
Him
ENRY
George W. Hobart
John Henry
Minnehaha Jones
Minnehaha
Clarence Smith
Lanceglot Diffenberger
Hector Tompkins
Clarence
Lancelot
Hector
Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana
Tmne
Couxad
Alps Tosti
Mr. Tosti
Stub Winson
Milwaukee Farmong
Yale
Loch Lomond
Dad
Bud
Bonnie Bank
Bonnie Bras
Peter
Stub
John
Peaches
Aha
Henry M. Stanley
James St. Morris
Christian Herald
Clffies
New York
Rivera
Monah
Pomoporah
Solomon Hill
Morris
United States
Louisiana
St. Paul River
Ir Cape BP
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