The Glove of Love and a Ring of Fate
Grover steals Miss Lenhart's glove at a ball, hides a ring inside, gets arrested after a clash with a waiter. He confesses in private to Laura Lenhart, admitting he loved her since the Gordons' ball last winter. Police, jail, and a street fight round out the escape attempt.
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Grover
Mise Lenbart
Laure Leghac
Lloyd
Alies Lenhalt
Hisela
Jack Turner
Chey
Laura
Elation House
Jim
Gordons
Watering Carlyle in Cheyne Walk Tale
A humorous Victorian scene in Cheyne Walk depicts Carlyle cared for by Mary Ann and another woman who water him daily to keep him clean. Carlyle insisted no water touch his person while a dedicated waggle of attendants delayed stones with a watering pot. His wife Mrs Carlyle kept a dog who disliked dirty feet, leading to weekly washing by a local laundress and returning the dog home in a clean basket.
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Carlyle
Jany
Carlyles
Cheyne
Jeannie Welsh Carlyle
Mary Ann
Tea Chest Lead Sheet Making Described in Tea Trade
A historical note explains tea chest lining lead from China, famed for purity and usefulness in solder. Workers pour molten lead between paper barriers on bricks, flatten to size, then solder sheets to form the interior lining for tea chests before packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
The Continental Express and Its Book of Rules
This piece profiles the Continental Express company and its overbearing Rules and Regulations binding thousands of employees. It follows Morgantown driver Bobby Taylor as a holdup battle ends with a pistol shot, a reward, and a lesson on duty and promotion within the vast express system.
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Continental Express Company
Seaboards
The
Continental
Corporation
Supreme Court
Booth
Morgantown
Hornbeck
Bill
Tradd HK
White
Mack
Bobby ‘Taylor
England's duplicated town names showcase common roots
The London Chronicle notes widespread place name repetition in England. Newton rank among towns shares with Smith as a common label with seventy two towns bearing Newton alone. Sutton fares sixty eight, Weston forty nine, Norton fifty one, Exston seventeen, Aston thirty eight, revealing limited inventive town naming.
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England
Newton
Ag Smith
Sutton
Exstons
West of
London Chronicle
Domentle Treasure and the Regal Fare Tale
Sir Squire Bancroft recounts a London visit tale about a charming young damsel who warns not to pay more than a shilling for regal fare. The scene shifts to her cab departure, a curious question to the cabby, and a quip about treasure as she heads to an evening party.
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Domentle
Squire Bancroft
London
Scotland
Capby
London Mail
Two Doctors Lived In Haverhill Massachusetts
The Boston Herald notes In Haverhill Massachusetts two doctors shared the same surname. Dr Ben Jani Sawyer a physician with a large practice and Dr Nathan Sawyer W a veterinarian had a patient case where a man named Jones fell ill after drinking heavily. The hired man mistook the veterinary doctor for the physician and the exchange ends with Mrs Jones declaring Jones a fool.
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Haverhill
Mass
Boston Herald
Ben- Jani W
Sutin
Mra. Jones
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Jin
Stidhron
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Marion
Guild
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Hormsely
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
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North-Western Line
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Omaha
Los Angeles
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Portland, Tacoma
Seattle
Burlington Station
Northwest
California
L. W. Wakeley
Hutchins
In, Minn
Brooklyn
Minneapolis
Ian
Traverse
Kiowie
United States
G. M. Lang
Cuddy & Cavanaugh New Clm, Minn
American Radissees
InEs
Caton Business College
Hetmepin Ave
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T. J. Caton
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