The Haunted Room at Membling Hall Continues
Laura Membling recounts a ghostly tale at Membling Hall with a heavenly choir, dancing skeletons, and a benediction from a revered ancestor. Jack proves steady, while George Dalmahoy seeks the room after dark, testing the alleged sightings as the legend expands through private narratives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Jack
Squire
Sam
Cash
Holbein
Josiah Membling
Ards
Courtnays
Montmorencies
Lusignans
Oroisened
Conan
Dalmahoy
Cambridge
Membling Hall
George Dalmahoy
College
George Dalmahey
George
Mr. Membling
Natu
Amy
Burgundy
Island Fishing Tales and a Dishonest Alderman
In a Toronto hotel a drummer and an alderman swap quips about the Island’s fishing, exposing tall tales of perch and pike. An angry critic derides the alderman as dishonest, noting a man expelled from a club for lying and dubbing public office as unsafe for liars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Island
Montreal
Palmer House
Hamilton
Rogen
Where the Week Has but Six Days on a South Pacific Isle
A small South Pacific island sits on the line of demarcation between times and dates, creating six days in a week. Travelers note time shifts from eastward travel and gains when heading west, as Dalyan neicht and prices reflect a continuous stream of reductions and reorganized values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
Chatham Island
Dalyan Neicht
Night Drives and a Coffee Controversy on the Train
A travel scene unfolds with Mrs Bentham and her children aboard a car where a porter's charge for coffee sparks a dispute. Mr Bentham arrives, revealing their escape from a stalled journey. The family reconciles as they proceed, humor mingling with relief and a shared resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie
Mrs. Bentham
Porter
Madame
Edward
Johnny
Mamma
Mr. Bentham
Bentham family plans distant voyage amid fears of catastrophe
Mrs. Bentham urges a split journey for safety while Mr. Bentham fears separation. She travels with their daughter Katie to Europe, leaving husband to follow a week later. On the train Katie falls ill, and a porter briefly provides a mysterious remedy, as the family faces a fragile bond and looming danger.
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Mrs. B
Edward
Katie
Anna
Johnny
Providence
Mr. Sentham
Mars. B
Europe
Mr. B
Papa
Mrs. Bentham
Fiji
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Wells Snowna
Light
Agamemnon
Earth
Laura’ Sfterwards
Aki
Gaust Iself
Jill
Mmdo
Pennie
Prestone
Geantdona
Pbling Hall
Julius Cesar
King Alfred
Ghostland
Wokeorothodism
Ined
Mr. Dalmahoy
Grave
Gay
Chou
Chaverene
Jim
H. Wallis
Pontypool
Cleveland School of Cutting
G. H. Wallis
Ibn Cam BA
Millbrook
Alway
Nattrass & Dunford
G. T. Drailway
Lakefield
Chemong
Fenton Fath
Lindsay
Port Perry
Stoney Lake
Burleigh
Lovesick
Buckhorn
Park
Acob’s Island
Ball Lake
Bobcaygeon
Sturgeon Point
W. McCamus & Co., Bobcaygeon
The
Dominion Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Bcing
Moorman
A.C. Maycock
Bailieboro
Lake Ontario and Bay of Quinte Steamboat Co. Ltd
North King
Liegared
Erecraichy
Herarep
STEAM
Cobvourg
Port Hope
Cobourg
Charlotte
N.Y
Charita
Danie
TP Tehaf
Larmer's Livery
Milbrook
T. W. Larmer
Tupper Street
Richard Iil
Richard
Drugzist
Canadian Supply Agency
Adelaide St. West
Lakenurst Sanitarium
Oakville, Ont
Lakehurst
Bank of Com
Toronto Type Foundry
Winn
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