The New House Keeper Opens a New Path in New York
Esther Geraldine Fitzgerald arrives in New York seeking an address for Reggie, meets Harold Allyn Ferrers aboard the Aurora, and in a web of mistaken identity discovers shared family bonds. Harold reveals himself as Reginal Fitzgerald, Essie’s ally, and plans for a future reunion unfold as Mrs. Van Maurice and family approve the match.
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Harold
Mr. Fitzgerald
Irust
Fitz
Lisa
Fita
Cornac
Royal Engineers
Reginal Cuan Fitzgerald
Regina
Cuan Fitzgerald
Elizabeth Tara Ditzgerald
Reginal
Essie
Ballyshannon
America
Mrs. van Maurice
Mr. van Mauricc
van Maurice
Harold Allyn Ferrers
Reginal Fitzgerald
Esther
Novice Beats Veterans in Poker Tale of Luck and Loss
In a vivid Washington Post recounting a poker game, a greenhorn blindsides four players with four of a kind after a bold discard. The tale ends with the veteran reflecting on the novice’s luck and vowing never to challenge greenhorns again.
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Washington Post
Thanksgiving Pie Sparks a Green Gables Surprise
In a November scene at Green Gables, the Sloane family reels from pie politics and a family mystery. Uncle Chester reveals Aunt Addie’s famed apple tarts may come from Miss Adelaide Payson, Rosa Rand, and Olney Sloane spark a flirtatious intrigue at the Woman’s Educational and Industrial Union as Thanksgiving unfolds with guests and hidden ties.
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Green Gables
Katy
Mr. Sloane
Richard
Olney
Suburbia
Statira Sloane
Mrs. Sloane
Mary
Woman’s Educational and Industrial] Union
Chester Sloane
Addie
Robert
Chester
Uncle Chester
Aunt Addie
Sandwich
Adeline Tucker
Adelaide Payson
Rand
The
Aquitaine
Rosa Rand
Doctor killed by loaded gun in rabbit shooting car incident
Dr. Vernon Paul, a young English medical man, was killed instantly when a dog jumped into a returning motor car and touched a loaded gun left in the vehicle. The shot passed through his left lung, ending the trip with a fatal accident.
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Vernon Paul
New Wire Promises Superior Copper Steel Bonding
A Parisian metallurgical engineer claims a perfected welding process for copper to steel wire creating a noncorrosive coating. Advocates say the wire offers high tensile strength and elasticity with reduced surface exposure, improving wind and sleet resistance over iron wire and aiding long spans.
Freak Golf Tricks and Odd Stunts Across the World
The piece recounts bizarre golf feats such as players handicapping themselves by playing with one leg raised or one eye closed, and using umbrellas or champagne bottles as clubs. It notes Scots driving balls off costly watches and an American egg variant where a dented egg tops a ball, with the bottle or egg players often winning against full sets.
Lesson in Kindness from Two Viceroys in India
Lord Lawrence, famed viceroy, was simple and diligent and treated natives with justice despite ceremony. Lord Mayo, arriving as successor, warned by example and recalled a blunt display when the syce failed to open the carriage door, underscoring practical lessons in kindness.
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Lord Lawrence
India
Lord Mayo
Syce
Effect of Relaxation the New York Press Cites
Dr Long Mayheline Young of Chicago disputes front sleeping as beneficial for relaxation. He argues insomnia stems from lack of relaxation and recommends knee elevation to shift blood flow to the lumbar region. He adds deep breathing and ginger snaps to calm nerves and redirect energy to the solar plexus.
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Long Mayheline Young
Chicago
New York
Nurses Dread Lightning Amid Thunderstorm Care
A hospital nurse notes that storms frighten patients and the flashing lights exhaust nurses. She explains that frequent lightning can push weak patients to prostration, demanding extraordinary attention from nurses managing an entire ward.
German Widow Seeks Pension With Live Certificate
In Berlin a German officer’s widow presented at the pension office with a mayoral certificate claiming she was alive. The officer rejected it noting the certificate dated September 21, while the pension was due September 16. She asked what certificate was needed and was told one showing she was alive on September 15.
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Berlin
Cash-Only Honesty: The City’s Most Reliable Man
In a lively town exchange, a resident notes that Old Mr Worthy never receives credit at local businesses because he always pays cash, prompting others to reflect on his dependable, cash-based approach and the perception of creditworthiness.
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Austria
Francis Joseph
Europe
Maximillian
Mexico
the Two Sicilies
Duchess d'Alencon
Paris
Fieneva
Asassin
Worthy
Testa Dialogue on Daughters and Sons in Law
A fragment from a Testa piece shows a character denying a splendid marriage for his daughter and confirming a pragmatic view of her son in law, with clipped exchanges about origins. The dialogue hints at social expectations and family humor.
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Cumrox
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Fifth Avenue
Reggie
Papa
Fitzgerald
Geraldine Fitzgerald
W. E. & I. Union
Artighes
Dog Shoats Man
Freak
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