New Shakespeare Documents Revealed in Mountjoy Case
Harper's March feature by Professor Charles William Wallace presents the discovery of new records detailing Shakespeare living in the Mountjoy wigmaker household. The deposition recounts a 1604 marriage plan between Stephen Bellott and Mary Mountjoy with a dower, and Shakespeare's role as intermediary in arranging the union. The 1612 court testimony includes Shakespeare's deposition.
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A Model Husband
A brimming groom explains his wife calls him a model husband, then learns from a dictionary that model means a small pattern or miniature, prompting a humorous misunderstanding at work.
Reparation? A Clever Plot Ends in Double Death
Jimmy and Beale confront the burglar Massey in Beale's house where a million and a half rests with Miss Kathleen Kent. Beale cryptically explains a two million prize to the survivor of a deadly puzzle. Massey murders Beale, but Jimmy triggers a final trap, leaving Massey dead and a cryptic verse found.
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Sensation of the Year Sparks Morning Press Reaction
Men in the upper chambers the next morning afforded the evening press the sensation of the year. The brief note hints at a major political moment drawing wide media coverage and public interest.
Angel Esquire at Scotland Yard A Curious Policeman
An eccentric fixer with a wildly varied past occupies a puzzling role at Scotland Yard. Angel Esquire, once a J P in Rhodesia and a mediator in Mayfair social circles, baffles colleagues as he supposedly sits idle amid maps and betting guides. The story hints at mysterious petty exploits and a Lagos bank case resolved through unlikely methods.
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Monkish feasting ends in comic downfall of a monk
A humorous scene from Catholic Standard Time by T. A. Daly depicts a drunken feast where Giacomo the monk overindulges, mock-gentlemanly behavior leads to illness and humiliation, and a punchy moral about monks and pegs. The piece echoes Victorian satire with lively dialogue and caricature.
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Elegant Blouses With Egyptian Flair Headlines New Season
Fashion writers note the waist as a key theme with heavy embroidery and lace insets. Paris imports of crepe de chine and rough mousseline feature Egyptian hieroglyphic inspired designs in brick, green, black with brief color accents.
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Long Sealskin Coats Fashionable For Modern Women
The article describes women buying and wearing long sealskin coats almost to the ground. Coats are superbly lined and adorned with jeweled and tortoise shell buttons. They feature graceful cuts, a slim long line, and curved lower edges for variety.
Lace Decoration Finishes Dainty Apron With Ribbon Band
The seamstress warns against a plain finish and urges a lace accent at the waist. She adds two rows of lace insertion rolled fast to the apron top, overcast to form a casing, and threads an inch wide colored ribbon as band and strings for a prettily finished edge.
Ornate drawstrings on a fancy workbag described
Few ribbons are used as drawstrings for the fancy workbag, tied with ordinary bows. Ribbons are knotted and ends sewn with balls and rosettes of ribbon or silk. Balls often filled with cotton or tissue. Gold tassels and white Irish lace roses appear. Sometimes a flower or bell is made of chiffon or gauze. The bag concludes with fashions borrowed from France and London.
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Onion Soup Recipe From Old Cookbook
A historic instruction directs adding six parboiled small onions to a quart of stock with a cup of fine dry bread crumbs. Simmer for thirty minutes and rub the mixture through a colander to press through for a smooth result.
Apple Baskets With Spiced Apple Filling
Wipe pare core and cut eight apples in eighths. Simmer in a stew pan with one cupful of sweet cider, half cupful of maple syrup, two lemon slices, quarter teaspoon salt, one tablespoon butter and nutmeg. Cook until soft, remove lemon, press through a sieve.
Chocolate Nut Sticks From Woman's Home Companion
A recipe for Chocolate Nut Sticks combines sugar butter egg melted chocolate flour and English walnut meats. Bake in a seven inch square pan in a slow oven then peel paper and cut into strips noting paper may cling if directions are not followed.
SOME DONTs FOR WIVES IN A COLLEGE COLUMN
A dated advice column urges wives to give husbands time with male friends, avoid nagging over chores, and not overwork. It stresses staying youthful and interesting, reading about world events, and only asking about business when the husband seems ready to share.
Proportions of Beauty in a 19th Century Advice Piece
A Victorian guidance fragment prescribes exact body measurements for a woman five feet five, including waist 24 inches and bust 34 inches, with proportional relations for limbs and head. It warns that a man who lacks confidence near water may signal insincere intentions toward his daughter.
Dog Flattery Fails to Move Street Pup
A brisk street exchange describes a large dog impervious to praise. A passerby pats the animal and is met with indifference while a man on the ground imagines an auto ride, revealing playful banter and misread gestures.
Final Fire Tale of the Young Marquis and Grenades
August Belmont recalls the late Marquis of Anglesey in Monte Carlo. The young man’s Wales castle fire led to a heap of grenades hung as extinguishers, left over after the task. He quipped to the butler you may put them in my coffin. The remark closes with a comment on empty vessels making the greatest sound.
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