Marion Oakburn and Stanmore's Rescue in Stately House
Marion Oakburn is rescued when Stanmore confronts attackers and Paxton the detective arrives with a police force to seize Marion’s captors. Donald Wayburn, Stanmore, is revealed as Marion’s affianced husband and the chief of police clarifies the innocence of Stuart Harland while Levi Kredge plots further schemes amid a web of deceit.
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Stuart
Yarion Oakburn
Stanmore
Marion
Marion Oakburn
Stuart Harland
Paxton
Chief of Police
Donald Wayburn
Donald
Judith Kredge
Mr. Stanmore
Judith
Levi Kredge
Kredge
Levi
Mahon
New York
Atgamere
Prat
Weeks
Pratt
John Oakburn
Africa
Police
Leys Kredge
Pratt & Weeks
Wall Street
Daniel Pratt
Abraham Benjaman
Benjamin
The Distance We Move in a Year
The piece reflects on Earth's orbit around the sun and the Moon's orbital path with figures 612 309 500 miles and 1 500 493 miles. It notes that the match trust has disintegrated as a positive outcome of trust failures.
Traveling Etiquette For Train And Ocean Voyages
A guide on proper conduct while traveling stressing reserve, especially for women, and courteous aid to those in need. It urges avoiding strangers for intimate talk, seeking information from trainmen, and offering help without causing discomfort to others.
To Medicate a Pig At English Farmers Club Meeting
A farmer at an English farmers club described dosing a pig. He advised haltering the animal as for execution, tying a rope to a stake, and waiting until the pig stops its uproar before approaching for the dose. The account ends with the pig reflecting as the method is carried out.
The Broad World of Thought and Open Debate
A reflection on intellectual progress and peaceful disagreement. The author argues for large mindedness, freedom to differ, and civil exchange as the path to truth, warning against violence and dogmatism while urging frank, courteous argument.
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Killingsgate
Opinion on Flood Causes in Illinois River Bottoms
A local exchange from the Chicago Tribune quotes a native of the Illinois River bottom and a civil engineer discussing flood causes. They consider dam systems and sediment buildup but agree that heavy rain drives flooding in the bottom lands.
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Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Undesired Lodgings and Voltaire’s Lodging Reproof
An 18th century anecdote recalls Voltaire being jailed in the Bastille by the Regent for sharp remarks on public affairs. After Voltaire’s Gedipus tragedy, the Regent freed him and offered protection, to which Voltaire quipped that he need not burden the Regent with his lodging costs any longer.
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Paris
The
Atlantic
Voltaire
France
Misapprehensions of Children and Dress Gossip
A humorous note on children misinterpreting church phrases and a joke about Washington ladies embracing the decolette style. The piece cites a boy hearing wicked quail says, a boy misreading law texts, and a girl mishearing godparents. It ends with a light gloss on neck romance among local women.
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Church of England
Kate Field
Washington
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Quarty
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Ore Bet
Ben
Ore
Pees
Sid Stanmore
Marnil
Mallon
Benjaman
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