The Custard Cup Lady and the Hidden Past
Mrs Penfield oversees The Custard Cup a barn dwelling income from laundry work. A stranger, her uncle Jerry, arrives with plans to stay. Lettie, a rescued girl, joins the household alongside adopted boys Drink and Thad. Hidden tragedy from Penzie’s past emerges as tensions rise.
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Gussie Bosley
Penzie
Refuss
Lettie
Jerry
Frank Bosley
Gussie
Sanders
Mrs. Penfield
Lettie and Mr Wopple in a Water Fight
In a small yard Lettie Penfield and her dog Filibuster clash with Mr Josiah Wopple over litter and yard space. A playful chase escalates into a water fight that floods the area and draws neighbors to watch the comic confrontation.
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Settle
Lettie
Buster Caesar Penfield
Lettle
Josiah Wopple
Wopple
Mr. Wopple
Afr
Caesar
Fil Cresar
Wopple-Penfield
Caesar Penfield
Wisdom's Gain Above All Comforts the Afflicted
A compact reflective saying by L Estrange states wisdom gained from loss makes one a winner. It reassures in calamities that losing something and finding wisdom yields true gain.
Detecting the Deceiver
A narrator unveils Dan Kraft's long running deception aimed at hiding extramarital affair with Miss Atkins. The scheming couple plan a clandestine life in a newly furnished house while Kraft keeps up appearances at home with his wife Ethel.
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Dan Kraft
Ethel
Dan
Harry
Eth
Miss Atkins
Miss ‘Atkins
Brief Lecture on Manners and the Bowing Tradition
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle excerpt notes the loss of old manners such as elegant bowing, polite letter writing, and dancing. It contrasts royal and refined bowing from George IV with modern abrupt nods and hat-tipping in society, urging reverence and self-respect as the basis of courteous behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George IV
United Kingdom
Fonmer Beaux
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Remarkable Bur Oak Grove near Champaign Illinois
A forestry service member describes an isolated Bur Oak grove near Champaign Illinois. The three mile long by one mile wide stand is ringed by prairie and distant from streams, a peculiar phenomenon likely formed on a glacial moraine. The grove appears to have migrated from the northeast and survived fires due to surrounding wet low grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Service
Champaign
Illinois
Washington Star
Unique Begole Luck Tied to Prince Edward King Boast
Henry Begole once sat on by a real live king during Edward VII’s US tour. As a baby in Illinois his family hosted the royal party when a train stalled and passengers crowded a farmhouse, leaving Begole perched on a bed as the crowd pressed in.
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Henry Begole
Illinois
Edward
Prince of Wales
United States
Prairie
Begolé
America
New York Herald
Francolin Birds A Relative Of The Partridge
Francolins are a group of over 40 Africa related species similar in plumage between sexes. They travel in family parties, fly strongly, feed at dawn and dusk, and nest with 6 to 14 brown buff eggs. Once common in southern Europe, they are now extinct there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Europe
Protests Against Museums Displaying Mummies Rise
European discussions hint at borrowing funds while public unrest targets the display of mummies in museums. The issue underscores broader concerns over heritage curation and the persistence of graft in society.
Hemstitching and Picoting Attachment Ad
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Art Meg. Co
Hamstramck
Mich
Funny Story Not His Forte in Nickel Plate Message
President J J Bernet of the Nickel Plate road replies he is serious and unlikely to recognize a funny story. He says he would forget it if invited to meet the author and suggests he lacks the material to satisfy the request. The quotation is attributed to the New York Herald.
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J. J. Bernet
The
Nickel Plate’ Road
New York Herald
Age question sparks hush in Luthel Stella circles
Report notes uncertainty around Luthel Stella and Clara Heavens as chatter swirls about age and discretion. Local observers ponder whether the subject is as old as rumor suggests.
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Luthel
Stella
Clara
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