Duel at the Appleby Hundred rendezvous ends in ambush
Captain Richard Jennifer and Sir Branis Falconnet clash on a woodland barricade with swords and pistols. A duel interrupter, Mistress Margery Stair, rides through, wounding the captain, and he awakens later in a house at Appleby Hundred tended by a lady host and overheard by readers as the mystery deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge Stair
Jennifer
Jan Howart
Westcotts
Andrea
Jack
John B Reton
Falconner
Falconnet
Richard
Tybee
Rutherford
Sir Brancus Paleonnet
Captain Treton
Richard Coverdale
Mr. Jennifer
Richard Jennifer
Earth
Heaven
Appleby Hundred
Braneis
Mr. Tybee
Queensborough
Stireton
Francis
Francis Falconnet
Eengland
Treton
Startling Style Foiled by Brief Blue Pencil Remark
Mr Munkittrick recounts a neighbor from New Jersey who aimed to wow Harvard with a lofty literary style. After a lengthy essay, the critique in blue pencil read in part that the author had taken a long run for a short slide.
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New York Times
Munkittrick
Judge
Wilds
New Jersey
Harvard
Thou risen Christ hear our humble plea
Prayerful lines invoke the risen Christ to aid sinners and comfort the faithful. The prayer asks for mercy and strength, acknowledging Jesus death and resurrection and pledging humility at his feet for guidance and aid.
Easter Proposal Prank Ends In Lovelorn Mixup
A narrator recounts helping a gullible friend draft a wildly grand proposal letter. The plan backfires when the intended recipient reveals she accepted another suitor’s equally florid note, leaving the would-be jester humiliated by the farce. The tale pivots on Birkins Bitkins and Helen Goldrox, with a comic misread of romance.
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Birkins
Bitkins
Tony
Bifkins
Helen Goldrox
Darling
Bilkins
Italy
Itelen
Geldrox Mansion
Helen
Hardup
Alwa
Laura Jean Libbylan
Missed Affection Not Worth Having, New York Herald
A brief notice notes that in good part the speaker laments someone who was not worth pursuing, reflecting a tone of disappointment found in the era's regional press. The fragment hints at personal relationships and the newspaper voice of the time.
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Appleby Hundred
David
Les Grandes Dames
Dagames
Maria Theresa
New York
Indians Easter fashions dazzle in Arapahoe parade
The Arapahoe Oklahoma community, mainly Cheyenne and Arapahoe, celebrates Easter in bold dress. Men showcase gaudy white men’s suits, silk hats, and long canes while women wear loud calico dresses topped with hats loaded with paper roses. The trend traces to a Washington delegation and a New York Fifth Avenue parade sighting.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Arapahoe
Okla
Oklahoma
Washington
New York
Fifth Avenue
Easter Hare Hides Eggs for Children in Germany
The text describes a white hare visiting houses at night to hide many brightly colored eggs for good children to find the next day. It notes the hare, not a hen, is responsible for Easter eggs and the scene includes the children’s excitement at finding them.
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Brooklyn Eagle
George
Germany
An Easter Song of Faith in a Northern Garden
The poem by Mrs J J Lambert laments reluctance to follow God’s will while praising nature’s beauty in northern gardens. It contrasts springtime blossoms and bird songs with toil and longing for ease, then sees Christ in the garden with a sunrise light and angels above.
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J. J. Lambert
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Appleby
Rancis Lynde
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Neil MacDonald
Christ
Philadelphia Times
Jean Ingeiow
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