Tolucky Princess and other signals stir readers
A fragmented column notes sensational topics from a prophetic “Tolucky Princess” to murder cases, property conflicts over railroads, and curiosity about a London social chaperone. It rails at immigrants and airline brag, mentions birching for youths and lizards in Montreal, and ends with a train robbery nerve test question.
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Barbara Frietchie Fame In Civil War Debate Reopened
A Frederick historian revisits the Barbara Frietchie story questioning her sole credit for waving the flag at the Civil War and notes other women, including Mrs Quantrell, also claimed the act. The piece details Whittier’s poem, Jackson’s passage near Frederick, and local anecdotes about Frietchie’s fame and later legends.
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Pretty and Charming Lady Langford in Dublin Society
Georgie Sutton, daughter of famed sportsman Sir Richard Sutton, known as Lady Langford, was a noted figure among the Marchioness of Londonderry’s Dublin circle. Her family, long rooted in Ireland since King James I, includes brothers said to have died violently, and a son born after Sir Richard Sutton’s sudden death.
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An Animal Flower and a Black Art Stage Show
In St Lucia a cavern hosts animal flowers growing on pebbles in brackish water. A vivid black art stage production in Boston features a magician and invisible assistants creating illusions with watches, coffee, cakes, and a staged decapitation.
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