The Fairest of the Fair and a Quiet Conventioneers
Lydia hosts a visiting group for a three day convention in her home as Bronte Garnet and Nell welcome guests from abroad. Dick brings news of Nan’s death, prompting reflections on hospitality and missed chances to aid others during a quiet, sunlit end of day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Nell
Bronte Garnet
Lydian
Mr. Garnett
Mr. Garnet
Bronte
Peter
Bridget
Nan
Arigy Ceed Paneer
Tate
Catignale
Brante Garnet
Brante
Panorama Tenement Visitors Stir Quiet Neigh borhood
Lydia and Nell observe a disorderly family moving into a worn building dubbed The Panorama on the Opromite side of the street. A pale sick woman remains inside. A curious boy asks to borrow two sticks of wood and an axe from Lydia, who agrees but notes he cannot carry them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Fee
Pete
Bridget
Nan
Nell
Leasant
Brante
Noa
Uncle Pete
TNR
Danie Fender
Mary
D. Fender
Daniel
Boston
N. Y. World
New York
Philadelphia
Belmont Avenue
Brooklyn Argus
Leavenworth
Susan B. Anthony
California
Devil Footprints and a Century of Scandals
A Royal Society discussion in Edenburgh scrutinizes a Dumfries fossil footprint with clawed toes. Contemporaries compare it to 1858 Elgin prints, while Huxley jokes about the devil. Separate items recount Spurgeon anecdotes and a New York romance of long estranged families in Otsego and Wayne counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Society
Edenburgh
Dumifries
Dudeon
Turner
Dumfries
Huxley
Elgin
Scotland
England
New York
Plainfield
N. Y
Phebe Dennison
Daniel Dennison
Brookfield
Madison County
Daniel Miner Main
Unadilla Forks
William B. Magson
Main
Dennison
Edmonton
Dennigan
Nally Main
Catharine Hooker
Catharine Hooper
Pennsylvania
Otsego
Thomas J. Main
Waymart
Wayne County
Penn
Daniel
Daniel Miner
Rachel Ryder
Edmeston
Catharine
Rachel
Dundaff
Susquehanna County
James Miner
Thomas Main
New York State
Thomas
Register
Honesdale
Catherine Hooker
Catherine
Sime
Supreme Court
Brave Workman Heroism at Belgian Steeple Rescue
A London builder is honored for self control when molten lead burned his arm as a colleague worked on a Ville-sur Ourthe steeple. The victim stood still to prevent the other from falling from seventy feet, saving a fellow worker. M. A. Karis of Anthisne is named for the brave deed and public record. There are 165 officials linked to the British Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ville-sur- Ourthe
Belgium
M. A. Karis, Slater
Anthisne
Plague of Mice Threatens Teviotdale Farms
A mice plague devastates several Teviotdale farms with 80 percent grass loss for ewes, lambs dying, and livestock in poor condition. Mice are 3 to 4 inches, brown backs ash bellies with bright eyes and stumpy tails. A district Farmers' Club committee studies the outbreak and suggests importing weasels and birds of prey as a remedy despite some game losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teviotdale
England
Farmers’ Club
Twilight Voices in the Evening Dream
A poetic meditation on whispering voices at twilight awakening memories of spring and summer. The speaker contrasts olden echoes from the sunset with dawn’sOrient portals and distant harping as night yields to day, in a lyrical reflection from Good Words.
Quips and One Liners From a Busy Silly Season
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips spanning fashion, travel, finances, and social manners. Jests about crockery versus cabinets, cheap travel, conscience as an ironclad, and witty exchanges on pipes and gloves. Observations on fashion, newspapers, and public life blend with playful wordplay and social satire.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arace
Sugita
China
Japan
Brotherhood of Man
Spain
France
Amazon
Brazil
Kreyet
Columbia
Kate W Hamilton
C. H. Spurgeon
Gill
Hercules
Goliath
London Builder
British Museum
Twilight Voices
Goles City
Darwin
Norr
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