The Master of Appleby In Cornwallis' Headquarters
Captain Ireton shelters in a garret above Lord Cornwallis's quarters as Margery aids his escape plan. A letter and a spy tag stir danger as Tarleton's dragoons search the house and Pengarvin hints at hidden motives. Ireton weighs surrender to save others and confronts Cornwallis.
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Margery
Charles Cornwallis
Prudence
Lord Cornwallis
Apostolic Majesty's
Hussars
Ireton
Charlotte
Tarleton
Cornwallis
How I Met a Great Lord as Man to Man
Captain Ireton confronts a noble prisoner in a luxuriously furnished guest chamber. The lord greets him with wary familiarity as suspicions arise about his loyalties amid ongoing rebellion. Continued next week.
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Ireton
Learned to Spell Three Times
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reader recalls how spelling skills shifted across life stages from country school to standing spelling bees to pencil work and typewriter use. He notes he can spell simple words without aid but struggles with tougher ones, saying he has learned to spell three times but remains no good speller.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Ace Scott
Eliot
Balzac
iShakespeare
Unclear dialogue on names and grammar in Boston Transcript
The excerpt presents a dramatic exchange where a character asks for the daughter’s name and lineage. The reply yields the name Success and a grim lineage of Failure Weariness. It also touches on grammar questions about the wages of sin and usage of salary.
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Boston Transcript
The Latest Thing In Books And Style
A reflection on the endless chase for the newest publication and fashion. The piece notes readers prefer yesterday’s books and new releases alike, yet human nature remains unchanged with age, appetite, and daily life seeming constant across time.
Ten Cent Music Lessons Flourish in New York Ghetto
Leslie's Weekly reports a new Heinrich von Ende conservatory offering piano violin and cello lessons at ten cents per lesson in Clinton Hall. Founded by Mrs. Clara von Ende Liebman, the program serves 300 adults and children from ages 5 to 50, with six pianos twelve violins and two cellos and multiple teachers including a German instructor.
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Leslie
New York City
Conservatory of Music
New York
Musicc
Music School
Heinrich von Ende Conservatory
Clinton Hall
Clara von Ende Liebman
Liebman
Oldest Crop Pest Hessian Fly Seen Since 1776
The Hessian fly, one of the oldest crop pests in the United States, arrived in 1776 with straw from the American Revolution. First noted on Long Island about 125 years ago, it spread with civilization and wheat growing, causing about 6 to 7 percent of the total crop loss annually. Entomological studies and farmer actions reduced damage, but four years ago a severe season led to 8 percent losses in infested regions, totaling roughly $35 to $40 million. A parasite inside the fly was released in several wheat states, yielding beneficial results.
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St. Paul
United States
Feast of pumpkins staged by church youth with harvest home flair
Harper's Bazar notes a town church youth group hosted a Feast of Pumpkins. Hall decor used yellow bunting and corn husks, waitresses wore yellow with squash accents, pumpkins lit as Jack-o'-lanterns, bowls carved from pumpkins, and a pumpkin based menu. A separate item reports a London saloon keeper fined $60 for selling beer brewed in Amsterdam as Munich beer.
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Harper's Bazar
Amsterdam
Munich
London
Power's Detective Agency Faces Intrigue and a Fatal Note
In New York a private investigator, Reuben Power, handles a case from Mrs. McLeavy seeking to stop her minister husband Rev. James McLeavy's weekly visits to certain houses. The case reveals distress, a suicide note, and Power's humane yet firm approach as he profiles the minister and unravels the troubling dynamic amid dancing masters and social intrigue.
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Williams
Reuben Power
Power
Broadway
Mr. Power
McLeavy
James McLeavy
Twelfth Avenue
McLeayy
Duenweg
New York
Yale
Peace Commissioners
Portsmouth
Humors of a Western Hotel Visitor
Simeon Ford recounts the misadventures of a Chicago guest at a western hotel. He spites the staff with poker losses and a drunken cabby bash, then an impromptu hall concert. The clerks demand his key and settle his bill, prompting the guest to quip about clergy discounts.
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Harper's Weekly
Simeon Ford
Mr. Ford
Chicago
A Real Swindler Exposed by Charity Leader
Miss Mary Richmond of the Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity recounts tales exposing professional beggars. One story features an English gentleman who encounters a blind beggar with a card. The coin slips from his hand, rolls away, and the beggar reveals the deception by noting his own false claim.
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The
New York Tribune
Mary Richmond
Philadelphia Society For Organizing
Miss Richmond
Girl Stays Aboard Burning Deck For Bat On Straight
A vignette describes a girl on a burning ship deck refusing to flee until she can secure a bat for her own purpose, while the rest of the crew fled. The scene blends nautical peril with determined resolve as she confronts danger.
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