English Frontiersmen Murder and a Lady's Dilemma
In 1860 London society is shaken by a murder on the Northwestern prairies as George and Dave Maclane kill Chauncey. Lucy defies her father while Chauncey lies wounded. Lady Evelyne Wynter frets over Her berth amid a pending engagement to David Maclane.
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Wick Ashland
Chauncey
George
Dave
Herbert
Dick Ashland
Ewine
David Maclane
George Mclane
Dave Maclane
Wave
Lucy
Dad
George Maclane
Lacey
Waal
Hyar
Fista
Maclane
London
Earl of Cleve
Chauncey Towers
Herbert Chauncey
Prairies
Evelyne Wynter
Marchioness of
Gwendale
Evelyne
David Maclay
America
England
Cassandra
Lady Evelyne Wynter
Lady Evelyne
Lady Gwendale
Panoramis Adaptation of Henry V at Oxford Hall
George Leyton leads a music hall version of Henry V at the Oxford featuring tableaux of the life of Agincourt's hero. Scenes include the Boar's Head Tavern, the Before Agincourt moment, the battle, a night field scene, and London’s triumphant entry with brief darkness gaps between pictures.
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George Leyton
Agincourt
London
Office Boy shows plenty of poems for Miss Posey in talk
In a light exchange the office boy complains about poems piled in the slot while Miss Posey the Sweet Singer of Sing Sing asks if he receives many poems. The boy concedes the poet collection is ample, enough to burn.
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Miss Posey
Sing Sing
Wolf HUnt by Little Bear Leads Indians in Wolf Skin Disguise
Chief Little Bear and I crept toward a buffalo herd at dawn wearing two wolfskin disguises. We moved along the creek bed, crawled into the ravine, and waited as the herd fed on the ridges, planning a still-hunt with the reeking wolves on our backs and a forecasted successful kill.
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Little Bear
Tewan
Frank Welles Calkins
St. Nicholas
Chicago Chronicle
Dolby's storm door folly ends in a daring escape
A Detroit tale from the Free Press recounts Dolby's joke door that read Pull yet resisted those who pushed. A gullible citizen’s push misread sparks chaos until a determined man disarms the prank and carries the door away, leaving authorities to recover the contraption downstream.
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Dolby
Colby
Old Dolby
Wroth
Ballyhack
Detroit Free Press
Amusement for the Parlor Games and Drawings
Advice on parlour entertainments such as initials description games and Telegrams with letter prompts. Readers learn methods for playful, timed charades and ten‑letter telegrams, plus drawing neighbors and judging originality for a simple reward.
How to Pack a Delicate School Luncheon
Advice on neat packing for a school lunch stresses careful preparation. Use a dainty box or basket with a napkin and paraffin paper, thin bread sandwiches with chosen spreads, crackers and fruit, plus hot or cold bouillon. Regular meals help a girl’s complexion and avoid indigestion.
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Harper’s Round Table
Curious Ad Promotes New Railway Retreat in India
An ad notes a native purchaser now runs a traveler’s room near a northwest Indian railway station. It touts fresh fare including butter milk and English foods, claims low charges with a first class cook, and states wine is available with rail access nearby.
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India
Calcutta
Harper’s Round Table
Conditions of Happiness
A Roxbury Gazette dialogue notes happiness hinges on honesty and fame. Shalley argues rogues are unhappy when known, while unseen rogues may seem happier. The exchange weighs appearances, virtue, and consequence in moral judgment.
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Willey
Shalley
Roxbury Gazette
A Nook in the Woods and Nature’s Quiet Voices
An excerpt describes a mossy, frosty December nook near a spring and stream. The narrator compares nature sounds to distant sheep bells and recalls a sparrow’s song beside a willow, illustrating shared tones between living and unconscious voices.
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Edith M. Thomas
St. Nicholas
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Jordan
Stet
Dooel
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