Storm Rescue and a Quiet Proposal at Harbor Point
In a dramatic tugboat operation, the Freedom avoids wreck in a gale by pulling clear of a shoal and anchors safely. Bradley confronts his past with Captain Titcomb, then pursues Gus, confessing love as a storm awakens the town and a telephone call reveals a possible dynamite misadventure aboard the Diving Belle.
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Borce
Titcomb
Mr. Clark
Barney Small
Bradley
Brad
Cap'n Ez
Cap’n Knowles
Brad Nickerson
Cap’n Ez
Captain Titcomb
Peleg
Peleg Myrick
Skeezicks
Cap'n Ez Seeks Details on Small Explosion
A drawling voice asks if the explosion was small for a dynamite open and mentions gasoline tanks aboard the schooner. The receiver slips from Bradley's grip as he notices a calendar on the telehone booth wall. The end.
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Bradley
Telehone
No Dress Suit Dinner Sparks London Etiquette Debate
The Savoy refused admittance to a titled British nobleman and his wife at dinner time unless in evening dress, sparking debate on propriety. Other London hotels like Bits and Claridge's noted flexible practice, preferring tact and discretion over strict dress codes.
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London
Savoy
England
Claridge’s
Paris
Force of Imagination. Hypnotic Anaesthesia in Dental Treatment
A woman visiting a dental hospital underwent five teeth extraction under ethyl chloride. The capsule failed to break, yet she became insensible through self hypnosis. She woke after the procedure with no sensation of the work done. The incident shows hypnotism as the operative cause of anaesthesia.
Mantle With a History Hidden in Silk and Lace
The Hague shop shows a mantle of finest lace from the Empress Eugenie coronation design by a French artist. It cost about $45,000 and was worn once at the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. After years in Athens, its wandering tale remains a mystery.
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the Hague
Eugenie
Suez Canal
Athens
Feazel Tree Folklore From Rev Pinckney's Sermon
In a humorous Harper's Weekly tale, Rev Jasper Pinckney of Punxsutawney boasts he can expound any text at sight. Deacon Epaminon das Johnson provokes him. Pinckney misreads Psalm 57 to a punning end, claiming David woke early to work his day, with a tale of a prolific peazel tree and harp beside his bed.
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Jasper Napoleon Pinckney
Punxsutawney Parish
Epaminondas Johnson
Weeting
Pinckney
Bret Pinckney
Bruddern
David
Harper’s Weekly
Kaiser and Roosevelt Compared in Hunting Feats
The piece mocks President Roosevelt by comparing his hunting not to Kaiser Wilhelm II’s prolific tally. It cites official statistics claiming the Kaiser bagged over 47 thousand game pieces in thirty years, including pheasants, hares, boars, stags, and even a whale, with a single winter day totaling 1 058 pheasants.
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Roosevelt
Germany
William II
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Kaiser
Neptune
Annie Laurie Ballad Origin Story and Lore
The lyric tale centers on William Douglas who wooed Annie Laurie but she chose a wealthier suitor, Fergus of Craigdarroch. Douglas later fought in wars, married, and sired heirs. The famous tune and later words by Lady John Scott gave enduring fame to Annie Laurie born December 16, 1682, at Maxwelton in a historic Scottish mansion once linked to the earls of Glencairn.
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William Douglas
Annie Laurie
Douglas
Fergusson
Craigdarroch
Dee
John Scott
Stephen Lavie
Maxwelton
Scotland
Glencaisrn
Powdered Silver Polish Bags For Quick Cleaning
Sewing small 8 by 5 inch bags of powdered silver polish for moistened use speeds cleaning. Bags can be filled and stored in a table drawer, and are especially useful for repousse silver to avoid brushing powder from carvings.
Stage beauty label echoes stage money tales
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes the shift in a person’s image as she is advertised as a stage beauty, while others question the change and compare stage beauty to stage money. The exchange underscores reputational marketing contrasts.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Obeyed Orders Pie Gaffe Sparks Family Jest
A playful exchange follows a child’s admission of finishing a pantry pie after a parent’s rule about not doing things by halves. The vignette centers on humor and family dynamics.
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Willie
Little Willie
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Hyannis
Barney
Orham
Gus Baker
Gus
Ciri
Hammond
Tophet
Sam
You and I
Ius
Cy Warner
Baker's Beach
Setuckit Point
Grandmother Baker
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Emperor
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