The Garden Party Dilemma and a Forgotten Past
In a drawing room scene Lady Evelyne evasively delays a garden party plan while her mother suspects a deeper issue. Evelyne recalls her prior engagement to Herbert Chauncey, now Earl of Cleve, whose memory returns only in fragments as she encounters him unknowingly in the park.
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Evelyne
Delauria’s
Lady Evelyne
Gwendale
Herbert
England
Lady Gwendale
Cleve
Countess of
Lady Evelyne Wynter
Mr. Maclane
Evelyne Wynter
Mr.Maclane
Chauncey
Herbert Chauncey
Lord Gwendale
Lynnasseye
Gwvendale
My Lord
Earl of
Lord Cleve
Elyne
House of Chauncey
Archibald Quentheim
Marquis
Mr. Quenthelm
Lucy
Apsley Gate
Overalls Jr Joins Speedville Bicycle Club In Drama
In Speedville, Overalls Jr is voted into the bicycle club despite poverty and no wheel. A race ends in tragedy when a child on the track causes a crash. Overalls Jr avoids harm and wins admiration for shielding others. The club presents him a new bicycle with overalls on each member.
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Speedville Bicycle Club
Overalls, Jr
Tommy Glidden
Tommy
Overalls
Fellers
Bert Gaylor
Neis
Mr. Gaylor
Overall, Jr
Overall
Philadelphia Inquirer
Intelligent Norfolk dog seeks harmless revenge in joke
Dr Buell of Norfolk Conn owns an eleven year old intelligent dog that suffered six years of abuse from a former helper who imitated animal sounds. When the helper visited the dog barked loudly near his ear and leaped away, scaring him as a playful act rather than biting. The incident was observed by Dr and Mrs Buell and others.
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Buell
Norfolk
Detroit News
Dramatic Dead Man Witness Sparked Noted Murder Trial
In a historic San Francisco Chronicle account a former district attorney, D. J. Murphy, urged a live-down a dead man as witness by calling John M. Massey’s name to pause the case. The jurors returned a guilty verdict and the scene remains a dramatic memory. The second item tells of a race where Overalls Jr. pursues victory despite mockery, drawing judges and spectators, finishing with a pillow prize seized in a funny tent caper.
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D. J. Murphy
Murphy
John M. Massey
Lone Mountain
Sey
San Francisco Chronicle
Lion audacity and poultry care in 19th century notes
The excerpt cites Captain Melliss on a lion leaping a tent in Somaliland and Maj. Sandbach's death, and shifts to poultry husbandry tips from Harriett J. Dalton including feeding, mite control, and home remedies for fowls. It presents varied snippets from era horticulture to colonial wildlife.
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Maj
Sandbach
C. J. Melliss
Capt
Melliss
Somaliland
Golden Hints from the Oculist Admonitions on Reading Eyes
Dr G Sterling Ryerson offers cautions to protect eyesight. Do not read in moving trains or vehicles, by poor light, or with thin paper. Limit reading to fifty minutes, avoid close distance, read in the morning, and avoid self selecting glasses. Prolonged strain may affect accommodation and risk retina detachment.
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G. Sterling Ryerson
Ryerson
Fear and courage in battle and a river quest tale
A veteran sergeant recalls fear before battle turning to resolve as he fights to kill the foe. Then Pacific humor follows with Sam the street worker who jokes about pulling up the river and wins a suit of Sunday clothes after a mock challenge.
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Pittsburg
Sam
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Miss. Schmit
Judge Gaylor
Harriett J. Dalton
Orange Judd Farmer
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