The Lost Watch and a Daring Beach Quest
On Drane's Lake shore Miss Pennington's brother Bancroft finds a lost enameled watch by a tree, concealing the item and a kodak portrait within. He contemplates whether the Find will matter, hoping to avoid a romantic reveal while rivals for her favor toil among the sand and weeds.
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Adelaide
Percy
Wardlow’s
Wilmington’s
Milner’s
Bancroft’s
Drnce’s Lake
Constantinople
Bancroft
Wilmington
Milner
Wardlow
Shelly
Miss Pennington
Watcr
Unexpected Journey of a Bucks Vicar Aboard Mail Steamer
The Rev. R. F. Ashley Spencer vicar of Tyler's Green Bucks endured a remarkable incident while holidaying near Madeira. He boarded the Ht Me 8 Araguaya to bid a friend farewell to Brazil and conversed with fellow passengers. Lost track of time he learned only too late that the ship was already under full steam, leaving him stranded ashore as the vessel steamed away.
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R. F. Ashley Spencer
Tyler's Green
Bucks
Madeira
Araguaya
Brazil
Spencer
Change in Men's Costumes Through the 1800s Fashion Shifts
The piece traces how the French revolution influenced 1800s attire, noting the rise of short coats and trousers, decline of powder, adoption of Wellington boots, and the shift from starched collars to black silk neckwear. It covers Victorian-era changes and ends with a humorous anecdote about a French mistranslation of Fenimore Cooper's Spy and a locust hitching joke.
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England
Paris
George T.W
Queen Victoria
Fenimore
Cooper
America
The Inspiration and the Troupe Dramatic Exchange
A traveling Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe performs before a theater crowd when a dusky cornet player, sulky all day, quits blowing. The leader challenges him to work, and the musician replies asking when his pay from last week arrives, claiming to be inspired by that moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Tom
Mose
Blosoming Lilies and Thorn Linked to Bishop Satterlee
In Washington friends of the late Bishop Satterlee report lilies blooming near his grave and a shoot of the Glastonbury thorn, long associated with English legend, about to blossom nearby. The lilies were a gift from Palestine planted at the cathedral of Ste. Peter and Paul years ago and had not bloomed until this spring after the bishop's death. The thorn shoot likewise arrived from England years ago and now shows signs of blossoming.
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Satterlee
Washington
Palestine
Ste. Peter and Paul
England
Grudge Sparks Drama Over Courtship
Brown says no trouble with Creen, just a rift from a year ago when Clanisy played a trick. Brown explains he withdrew from a race to let Creen marry the girl both were courting.
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White
Creen
Brown
Clanisy
Saie
Notice of probate letters for Myrtle T Gordon
Notice states that letters testamentary on the estate of Myrtle T Gordon were granted to the Shiney of May 1908 in Yelte County. All persons with claims to the estate must present them for allowance to the executor within one year after the date of the letters or be barred from any benefit. the notice also specifies publication date. Executor: Lyno Bl Jordan (sic) shows as executor.
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T. Gordon
Yelte
Executor's Notice in Probate Court Missouri Declares Valid
Executor announces letters testamentary for the estate of Reidges in Farmington County Missouri. All claimants must present their claims for allowance by a specified date or be barred. The notice cites the probate court action dated May 10, 1608 and warns of legal consequences for untimely filing.
Notice of Probate for Alice Jacks Estate in Missouri
Letters testamentary issued to the undersigned for the estate of Alice Jacks, deceased, by the Probate Court of Fayette County Missouri on June 1. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them for allowance to the executor within one year after the date of letters, or be barred from any benefit.
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Ailwle Jacks
Frobsteourt
Fayette County
Missouri
Fauh
Pa's Dentist Bill Echoes Time In New York
A fragmented snippet shows Johnny Green debating a dentist visit and a man named Wisole questioning the need to have teeth cut in New York. The readable text suggests a light, domestic scene about dental bills and travel.
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Dentiat
New York
Johnny Green
Wisole
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