Ghostly Barriers and a Family Ghost Scandal
In a crowded New York–style social circle, Mrs. Fischer Sumpkins spawns rumors of a ghost in the Kinsolving house. Mrs. Bellmore visits, claims a specter kissed her, while Terence Kinsolving remains elusive. After a coy moral duel, Mrs. Bellmore’s kiss is treated as scandalous rumor and Terence stays in the shadows.
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Mrs. Kinsolving
Kinsolving
Mr. Whinsolving
Indy
Bellamy Bellmore
Clifflop
Terence
Mrs. Bellmore
Aly
O’brannigan
Tie
New York
Brooks
Thomas Moore’s Lalla Rookh Inspired Poem
Thomas Moore spent years gathering material for Lalla Rookh and longer again composing the famed poem. His draft work reflected patient study and deliberate craft shaping the elegant verse.
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Thomas Moore
Photographer and sitter dispute over eye closing during portrait
The photographer notes a failed first sitting as the sitter tries to wink naturally. The sitter admits being absentminded and recalls waiting in a vestibule for an hour trying to recall if he was going out or coming in, as quoted by the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Mean Insect. The German Farmer in Kansas
An old German farmer in Kansas, frugal and industrious, sells his farm to buy land on the town’s edge. He keeps a garden and chases an adventurous calf that keeps wandering inside. Frustrated, he declares the calf is “the meanest insect” that chews up his pride.
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Kansas
Ele
Gladsome Irish Conductor Inspires Traveler
Jerry treats Mike to a trolley ride when the fare collector, a good looking Irishman, moves along. Mike, moved to tears, explains his lump is due to overwhelming gladness. He recalls a poor young man with a blue cap begging and receiving charity from many passersby.
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Jerry
Mike
Waves and fashion inspire a playful family moment
A young mother, fond of marcel waves, works while a child on the father's lap teases his bald pate. The baby touches the smooth head and proclaims, No waves for you, father, you're all beach. The scene reflects stylish hair trends and light domestic humor from the New York Times.
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Marcel
Father
New York Times
Rigid Economy Sparks Corset Dispute
A wife announces she will switch from a $15 corset to a $10 one to save money. The husband questions the plan while noting the new corset will be stiffer and more uncomfortable.
Dinner Debates Over Borrowed Silver
Gramercy objects to hosting a dinner at home citing lack of supplies. Mrs. Gramercy suggests borrowing the silver, while Gramercy jokes guests will take it as souvenirs, implying social snubs and practical constraints in a judge's library setting.
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Gramercy
Grocers Guild Color Traditions And Funeral Pageantry
The London Telegraph notes early fifteenth century grocers garments in scarlet and green, later scarlet and black are seen. Funeral rites for guild members featured much pageantry with civic officials present at Sir Philip Sidney’s burial with purple attire.
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Sir Philip Sidney
Grocers’ Guild
Rydinge
London Telegraph
Fond of Money and Whitaker Wrong dialog noted
London Tit-Bits presents a witty exchange where a cautious friend chides Whitaker Wrong for being fond of others’ money while claiming to be fond of his own. The humorous contrast highlights thrift versus dependency in a compact quip.
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Whitaker
London
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