The Narrow Valley Escape at Nant-y-Bryn
Geoffrey Heathcote and Owain rescue Enid Vaughan from raiders in a treacherous trek through Cwm Cwl. A boulder blocks the mouth of the cwm as Whitesock leaps the obstacle, enabling a desperate retreat to Plas Nant with Enid and Owain safe for now.
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Owain
Enid Vaughan
Heathcote
Enid
Whitesock
Abe Pane
Gwylliard Cochion
Owalin
Cwm
Whitesack
Plas Nant
Where Blood Tells in New England Farm District
In a New England farming district a winter dance plans a final season party led by a famed local fiddler Hawkins with his Stradivarius. Mrs Hawkins dies that afternoon, leaving Hawkins to play on as the party continues with substitutions and questions about the tragedy.
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New York Times
New England
Proverbs Up to Date in Everybody's Magazine
A collection of wry maxims and quips on life, vanity, invention, adversity, prosperity, and human behavior. Witty lines reference alarm clocks, undertakers, crows, and the dead march, with playful views on pride, defeat, and daily life.
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Everybody's Magazine
Gabriel
Rich households swirl in a web of deceit and reconciliation
In a tangled domestic drama, Winnie Denman schemes with her rival Cora Dainsford while Wilfrid Denman's finances and fidelity hang in the balance. A midnight confrontation reveals a gun, a vanished husband, and a vow to reform as love and danger collide.
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Cora
Cora Davisford
Mrs. Denman
Wilfrid’ Denman
Winnie
Will
Cora Dainsford
Wilfrid Denman
Mme
Is the Englishman Deteriorating
A Harper’s Weekly note outlines a study of British health showing alarming trends in army recruits. It cites height under five feet five inches rising from 106 to 152 per 1000 between 1889 and 1891 to 189? and chest measurement under thirty three inches rising from 17 to 23 per 1000. under 120 pounds weight increasing from 159.4 per 1000 to 301 per 1000 by 1900.
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Harper's Weekly
Strangeland tale of tiny elephant waiters at table
In Strangeland I recall tiny four inch elephants used as service at long tables. A circular track carries soup and other dishes via carriages. two elephants collided mid table creating chaos. Elephants are normally fed hay, but that night they were left supperless. Charles Battell Loomis. For ten years the average yield of corn in Iowa has been approximately 85 bushels to the acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owain
Siani
Nunt
Enid
Iain
Shaggy Dog
Winnie
Wilfred Denman
Prudence
Repaud
Will
Dearie
Cora
Hig
Denman- Roper & Co, Hi S
Mel
Cora Davisford
Wilfred
Mberty
Captain Marshall
Roper
Denman
Lana
James
Miles
Sailor's Creek
Chicago Record-Herald
Confederate Treasury
Richmond
Strangeland
Knurt
Charles Battell Loomis
Iowa
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Geoffrey Heathcote, Esq
John Finnimore
S. S. McClure Co
Vaughan
Praghan
Penlaw
Pathcote
Penland
Penlan
Nant-y-Bryn
Sant
TRIM
Hubert Davisfor
Cat
Mythusband
Strangeland Animals
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