Wedding Trip Turns Into a Puzzling Match
Powell recounts a sea crossing with a hostile aunt and a curious bride mystery. On deck he befriends Miss Madge Lockhart, reveals a wedlock with Margaret Kennedy to gain a fortune, and confronts the fallout as he notices a real attachment forming with Madge. The final reunion resolves the deception and hints at a genuine future amid lingering questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Powell
Cickens
Emily
Madge
Florida
Philippines
New York
Margaret Kennedy
Margaret Kennedy Powell
Miss Lockhart
Nationa. Magazine
When Not to Laugh and the Weight of Ridicule
A reflection on laughter as a gauge of character endorsing hearty honest laughter while condemning cruel gibes. It cites Carlyle’s rare chuckle and laments at public embarrassment, noting ridicule harms the timid and can poison social life. A good laugh uplifts. mockery degrades and damages souls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Carlyle
Carlyle
Jeanie
Edward
Prisons and prisoners near Wall Street in colonial times
An account recalls the 18th century jail beside the city hall at Spring Garden Ful ton Ann streets and Broadway. It describes lottery funding for the new jail a protestant era rebel prison with pillory whipping post stocks and gallows. A hidden note from Burgoyne’s capture reached Ethan Allen and Evacuation Day saw Provost Cunningham flee with the last British detachment.
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Nathan Hale
Wall Street
City Hall
Boston
Spring Garden
Fulton and
Ann Streets
Broadway
Burgoyne
Ethan Allen
Cunningham
Washington
Old Hall of Records Demolition Verse by War Era Hook
Historic Old Hall of Records faced demolition noted for its role during the revolution. Eyewitness accounts describe overcrowding, harsh rations, and brutal conditions under the provost marshal, with prisoners of war enduring unsanitary, stifling confinement and little fuel.
Fixing the Wedding Date Custom Survives Abroad
In County Donegal Ireland and Kin tyre Cowal Scotland a marriage custom called the settling endures. After announcement friends gather at the bride’s home to name possible dates while whisky flows. An average date is calculated and the ceremony date is settled with no protest from the couple. Alteration is considered bad luck.
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County
Donegal
Ireland
Kintyre
Cowal
Chicago Chronicle
All the Accessories Title Joke in New Jersey Street Scene
Senator Dubois recalls a sidewalk scene in New Jersey Avenue where two boys play a game misnamed as automobile. A consoling sister, nicknamed the gasoline smell, appears as the punch line of a lighthearted anecdote reported by the New York World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Avenue
Senator Dubois
Tommy
N. Y. World
Deficiency in Memory Sailors and an Anchor Weigh
A playful exchange from the Philadelphia Record notes Elsie asks why sailors are forgetful and Papa hints at leaving a place, they weigh their anchor to avoid forgetting it, illustrating a maritime humor moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Philadelphia
Revival Blessings Through Preparation and Prayer
A 1903 sermon urges Christians to press the button of prayer continually while inspecting for hidden hindrances to revival. It argues revival equals more of God not a new phenomenon, and stresses tending the small, often overlooked “tithes” in heart and church life to unlock God’s windows of blessing. The piece uses a doorbell analogy to stress keeping faith active and removing dust and tarnish in the soul for divine outpouring.
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Chicago
Heaven
God
Mr. Moody
Christian Heart
Christian Church
Gideon
Israel
Church
Christ
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grace Duffie Boylan
Chicago Journal
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Chicago Daily News
Bailey
Harvard Lampoon
Glasgow Times
Richmond Dispatch
Boston Transcript
OLD Hall OF Records
New York City
Register
New York Historical Society
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Michael Angelo
Madonna
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