The Temporary Substitute Ends In Love At Woodlands
Felix Livingstone, on leave from the army, arranges a temporary cook to ease his aunt Miss Drury’s dinner crisis at Woodlands. Blair, the gifted young cook, wins over the household and Felix’s heart, but a kitchen kiss scene prompts a confrontation. The twist reveals Blair is Kitty Bellairs, a poor orphan Felix loves, and Miss Drury grants Blair a permanent place as Felix’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Ross
W. R. Menrst
Felix Livingstone
Drury
Felix
Gepian
Uut
Misa Drury
Teli
Woodlands
Miss Jury
Kitty Gellairs
Oficer
Wbence
Minnie
Ixity
Arling
Min
Parkins
Miss Drury
Susan
Gregory
Tomorn
Theorld
Missy
Rowyn’s
Blair
South Kensington
Arkins
Sir Gregory
Misa
Myr
Livingstone
John
Welix
Ielix
Ixitty
Cait
Aunt Minnie
Kittie Bellairs
Rawson's
Archie Bellairs
England
Reminiscences of Carlyle in Allingham Diary
Deriving from William Allingham’s 19th century memoir, Trarper’s Weekly notes Carlyle’s reactions to Cromwell Sartor Resartus and Irederiel the Great. He recalls conversations with Napoleon III and opinions of Whistler Browning Burns and Keats, with vivid personal glimpses of their traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Trarper
England
William Allingham
Irederiel the Great
Frederick
Napoleon Jil
London
Sloane Square
Iris
Whistler Carlyle
Browning
Burns
Shakespeare
Keats
Sis Hopkins' Sayings and Blunt Rural Wit
A collection of ironic proverbs and wry observations on human nature and country life. Notable lines joke about nose paint, cupid’s arrows, vacuum minds, and domestic animals. The 1891 Devonshire blizzard story is recalled with sheep dug from drifts after weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sis Hopkins
Cupid
Satan
Charity
Devonshire
Fairy tale portfolio loss sparks editor’s comment
A writer laments dropping a portfolio with several fairy tale stories. The editor notes the sting of losing multiple tales, reflecting on the author's misfortune and the potential impact on their work.
Story of Francis Cludde in a Dutch court
Francis Carey faces trial in a Dutch town for wounding a guard and defending a gate during rioting. Master Lindstrom pleads for him, while the court weighs charges under a bishop’s authority. A swallow distracts him as a memory of home offers a glimmer of hope before the sentence is read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arras
Lindstrom
Master Lindstrom
van Tree
Jane
Francis Carey
Heinrich Schroder
Hav ersack mystery tied to horse theft unfolds
In a tower room at nearly ten, the narrator learns Van Tree found the haversack hidden near the horse yesterday. He realizes the Spaniard may have taken it during the raid on Master Lindstrom’s house, implying a hurried search missed the bag. (Continued Next Week.)
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van Tree
Clarence
Santon
Master Lindstrom
Great Minster
Wabdean
Emmerich
Tindstrom
Lindstrom
FARMING TIPS AND A QUIRKY LIBRARY TALE
Practical advice on mange washes for livestock and scratch prevention in horses. Notes on dairying as farms shrink, plus tree transplant tips. Ends with Winthrop E. Stone's Lafayette address on ignorance and a joke about a millionaire's calf-bound library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop E. Stone
Purdue University
Lafayette
Quite Literary from Eagle Eye Club Scene
A tour guide in the far west notes Eagle Eye residents form a literary club. Amber Pete boasts the club is the finest this side of Chicago, with members joking they may carry only magazine revolvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Eagle Eye
Far West
Pard
Amber Pete
Chicago
General Morgan's Practical Joke Draws Laughs From Prisioners
Three men recount an anecdote from General John Morgan's raid near Murfreesboro Tennessee. Morgan faked a mercy scene to lighten captives fears, comforting a Dutch prisoner with a final joke about sparing his head, showing his unexpected humor in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
John Morgan
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Morgan
Busy Days at Mint in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia mint in Seventeenth and Spring Garden streets runs at high speed amid gold coinage. Since the panic the New York assay office sent over $50 million in gold bullion to be coined, with inflows this year adding over forty women adjusters. The mint now produces more than $800,000 daily, and in four months has coined over $70 million, exceeding last year by $20 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mint
Philadelphia Telegraph
Seventeenth
Spring Garden Streets
New York
Philadelphia
Foreign-born soldiers in the Union Army
A postwar statistical report states Irishmen in the Union Army totaled 144,221 and Germans 170,767. Foreign-born soldiers across all nationalities reached about 500,000, while African Americans numbered 186,017 with at most 125,000 serving concurrently.
Optimist Club Enrolls 20000 Members Across Nation
The Optimist Club of America led by William J. Robinson has reached about 20 000 members in under six months. Members include governors Charles E Hughes Curtis Guild Joseph W Folk E W Hoch and Charles S Deneen with John C Cutler as executive committee chair. The group originated from Salt Lake City discussions and aims to brighten national morale by optimistic views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Optimist Club of America
William J. Robinson
Charles E. Hughes
Curtis Guild
Massachusetts
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
E. W. Hoch
Kansas
Charles S. Deneen
Illinois
John C. Cutler
Utah
Robinson
Salt Lake City
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Francis Cludde
Mary
Chaptier NV
Dutchman
Tam
Coto
Martin Luther
Petronilla
East Gate
Great West
General Morgan
Optimist Club
Boston
San Francisco
St. Louis
Kansas City
Duluth
Seattle
Minneapolis
William
J. Rodinson
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