Master of Appleby continues with Dan Morgan plot
In January 1781, Richard Jennifer and John Ireton disguise themselves to trail Dan Morgan’s forces near Winnsborough. They plot onward against Cornwallis’s army, overhear tavern talk, and confront Falconnet’s ghostly memory as tension rises at a Tory manor revel. Margery Tarleton reveals herself to Ireton and Richard in disguise.
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Catawba
Wateree
Richard Jennifer
Brom
Lord Eonwallis
Leslie
Clinton
New York
North
Caro
Cornwallis
Jennifer House
Charles
Azid
Hook
Crook
Tobe
Dan Morgan
Elias
Patrarger -Wiser
Jack
Richard
Jennifer
John Ireton
Fme
Lord Cornwallis
Yorkville
Daniel Morwan
Mecklenburg
Winnsborough
Charlotte
Ae Atshim
Carolina
Marmaduke Harndon
Frank Falconnet
Falconnet
Francis Falconnet
Appleby Hundred
Harry
Harndon
Night at Harndon Acres Raises Loyalist Revels in Carolina
Guests mingle at Master Harndon's party as inspectors in plain clothes observe. Jenifer and the narrator separate at the door, slipping into the crowd to vanish among the guests while Winnsborough serves as a refuge camp for local loyalists amid glittering attire and smoky snuff boxes.
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Harndon Acres
Marmaduke Harndon
Jennifer
Winnsborough
Notive
Girls and Their Education I
I S Martin discusses the education of girls and the risk that specialization may divert a promising educated girl from her greatest career marriage. She notes the concern that focused work could cause her to miss meeting a suitable future husband during marriageable years.
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I. S. Martin
Harper's Bazar
Ivor
The House's Expensive Rugs In the Speaker's Lobby
The article notes three Perasian rugs valued at $2,000 each in the speaker's lobby, hailed as the finest seen in the capitol. Some new members hesitate to walk on the rugs, fearing damage from pages and House staff, while Colonel Ike Hill jokes about hanging rugs over wall pictures.
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Senate
House
Ike Hill
Reverend Mayhall Defends Parsonage Salaries and Frugality
A humorous exchange in St. Louis features Rev. Fr. A. Mayhall arguing ministers need adequate pay to do good work. He criticizes stingy economies as humiliating and recalls a tale of a frugal suitor who trims bread to teach thrift and his mother’s wry remark about needing to keep a pig after John’s loss.
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John
A. Mayhall
St. Louis
Mr. Mayhall
Maggie
Alaska codfish sold as eastern catch in Seattle markets
Alaska caught codfish are shipped to Gloucester and Atlantic markets then relabeled as Great Banks or eastern catch and sold back on the Pacific coast. A Seattle firm ships nine carloads this year while fighting to open a local market amid coast prejudice.
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Seattle Times
Alaska
Seattle
Atlantic
Nellie Coleman
Carrier Dove
Seattle and Alaska Fish Company
Alaska Fisheries
West Seattle
Gloucester
Tea-142 a Pound from the Minneapolis Journal
A tea expert describes gold tip tea as rare and superior to ordinary tea. He notes tiny gold-tipped leaves, labor-intensive gathering, and limited production from large plantations. He compares it to champagne and mentions royal gifting and rarity in markets.
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Minneapolis
Edward
Genuine Oil of Lemons Delicacy Touts By New York Dealer
A New York Te A dealer named Len Wren sells a bottle of pale amber liquid labeled as genuine lemon oil. He demonstrates the method by which the aromatic oil is extracted from lemon peels, noting the labor and dozens of lemons required. The scent evokes citrus and ancient Greek associations as the dealer explains the distillation and serving use in cocktails.
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Len Wren
New York
Spiess
St Street
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Nonce
Margery
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Wwe
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Swain
Lexington Avenue
Belle
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Hoosac Docks
G. W. Tarbolton
Melbourne
England
Farley
Line
Peter W. French
Kieley
White Stara Line
Miss Tarbolton
Green Bay
Parrott
Nimeist
Geat ET Lie
Ruhearst
Michael Petroff
Secret Police
St. Petersburg
Gorki
Borinski
Imperial Navy Yard
Secret Service
Russia
Petroff
Neva
Sporinski
Bor'nski
Wpetroft
Siberia
Paul
Duschinka
Milla
Papa
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