The Destructive Light Behind Trask’s Disappearance
Bartley O'Meara confronts Alexander Trask about Frank Tillinghast after Trask reveals a theory that black light dissolves matter. In a room of colored glass and a peculiar device, Trask demonstrates instantaneous dissolution by exposing a subject to a deadly beam. O'Meara is drawn into a fatal scientific confession ending with Trask's suicide.
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Trask
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Linghast
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Alexander Trask
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Frank Tillinghast
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Lawyer O'Meara
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Songs of the Battlefield and the Myth of National Song
A discussion on how associations shape music and national anthems, citing Laura A. Smith and examples like My Maryland, Malbrough’s En Vense, Marseillaise, and Die Wacht am Rhein. The piece notes that great national songs often arise by accident rather than deliberate art, with dialog on Sibyl and Sipyl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura A. Smith
Lippincott’s
Maryland
Confederacy
American Confidence Tricks and Hindu Heaven Duet
A York Chronicle critique of American credulity recounts a Holborn scam where two Virginians fleeced a New Jersey man of watches and notes, urging caution amid rising confidence games. The piece contrasts American self-regard with British wit and surveys Hindu notions of four heavens from The Four Heavens of the Hindoo. It also notes Anglo-Indian comfort in India versus American heat, with a New York Tribune reflection on roofs gardens and domestic adaption.
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John Bull
Newcastle Chronicle
Sam
Holborn
Ialbon
Virginia
New Jersey
Jersey
New York
Cable
London
Monte Carlo
England
Hudson
Chilren
New York Tribune
Making the Most of Her Opportunity
A series of compact anecdotes shows clever, opportunistic behavior among people in difficult settings. A French servant uses small coins and wiles to extract value over minor tasks, while an English officer at Aldershot is carried to dinner on a muddy day to avoid soiling boots and spending money.
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America
India
Pyrenees
Paul
Jeannette
Aldershot
England
Offee
Guards
Social Debt Reflections in A Luncheon Circle
A thoughtful dame and two society women debate invitations for a joint luncheon as the talk turns to debts of social favors. They mention Mrs. Cash and Mrs. Banks, weighing who owes whom and who should be invited, while a lingering curiosity about the unseen guest and social claims arises.
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Mrs. Cash
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St. Louis Republic
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