The Changed Home and the Laurel Cottage Tale
A narrator recalls changing homes as a refrain in biography and fiction, then focuses on Laurel cottage after Rev. Cuthbert Plumley’s abrupt change, contrasting his humble life with Old Copcutt’s money driven plot, and tracing Plumley’s quiet ascent through church appointments shaped by sacrifice.
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Brias
United States
Manchester
London
Laurel Cottage
Cuthbert Plumley
Blondel Parva
John Wesley
Liddon
Spurgeon
Cambridge
Plumley
Thor
Cuthbert
Jane
Copcutt
Copeutt
Old Copeutt
Mr. Plumley
Old Copcutt
Chasing a Swift Cunarder in War Time
A New York Tribune comparison assesses if the cruiser Columbia can overtake Campania or Lucania in wartime. It notes Campania’s 21.28 knot average transatlantic speed and Lucania’s 22.74 knot one-day record, concluding Lucania would likely outrun Columbia despite start advantages.
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Columbian
New York Tribune
Columbia
Campania
Lucania
Ucenstown
New York
England
America
Flower Show in Poona India Showcases Floral Arrangements
A Poona flower show opened by Lady Harris featured striking table decorations and cut flower displays. Prizes went to Mrs. Whitworth for a pale blue and white table, with white zigiber and maidenhair fern, while another table used Glarisa superba and rushes with yellow silk. A hornet’s nest and bamboo baskets highlighted innovative designs as native butlers created vibrant yellow-dominated displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Poona
Lady Harris
Harris
Home Surgery for Burns and Palm Care
Practical guidance for treating burns and swelling with boracic acid or borax solutions and damp dressings. For child palm burns, carrot oil and a plaster splint of cardboard protect skin from adhesion while healing. Use olive oil or vaseline to prevent dressing sticking.
Ten Pin Bluff Triggers Bold Bet Match in Buffalo
A Buffalo scene features a bluffing little man challenging a fat man to ten pin bowling, boasting scores like 235 and 336 and arguing over whether 300 is the cap. The fat man finally concedes he was duped by a supposed shark of the lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Copeutt
Jane
Cuthbert
The
Berlin
Buffalo
White's
Newpork
Buffalo Express
Butterflies Assemble In Dense Jungle Mass In Ceylon
Traveler recounts a vast swarm of brown and yellow butterflies filling a jungle clearing in Ceylon. The sound of wings created a faint whistle as thousands fluttered overhead, leading to speculation the jungle served as their breeding ground during a seasonal migration.
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Ceylon
Hawtrey Thwaites
The Mammoths of Siberia in Ice
The great Siberian mammoth stood sixteen to eighteen feet tall and weighed more than modern elephants. Its tusks ranged ten to fifteen feet, curving upward in a sweeping arc. Skin and hair have been found preserved in ice, proving long black hair and red wool. Trunk resembled an elephant’s, legs shorter. Remains found in ice suggest a temperate climate, with rapid cold that killed vast herds before decay could occur.
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Arctic
St Nicholas
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Payn and
Albert Leonard
Plumley Cuthbert Plumley
Miss Copcutt
Jane Copcutt
Hull
Delichted
Barzillai Copcutt
Ned Hargreaves
Ned Hargeaves
Cuthbert _Plumley
Old Copzutt
Boston
Yale
Pere Leo XIII
Munhall
Philadelphia
Chicago
Itle Cottage
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