A Tale of Schemes and Willed Fortune at Dinner
John, Phoebe, and Miss Maryweather navigate a planned matchmaking plot by Aunt Caroline. Misread signals and jealousy erupt at dinner as Tom Singleton courted Miss Maryweather. A last minute engagement changes the stakes, and Miss Maryweather helps avert disinheritance, leading to a marriage with a new home.
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Phoebe
Mabel Maryweather
Tom Singleton
Mabel
Tom
Aehieve
John
Ming
Miss Maryweather
Mr. Singleton
Singleton
Ofer
Peter Hickson
The Herb of Ferocity in Catmint
The herb of fe rocity is catmint says Miss F A Bardswell in The Herb Garden chewing it makes gentle persons fierce and quarrelsome an executor once found courage to hang only after partaking of it
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F. A. Bardswell
Supreme Court Gowns Through History and Style
The piece recounts how US Supreme Court justices wore distinctive gowns, noting the challenges of obtaining them in different fashion centers. It cites stories of a former justice’s wife commissioning a Paris gown from a modiste, the high cost of silk gowns, and a historic portrait of John Jay showing a black gown with red and gray borders.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Paris
London
Supreme Court
John Jay
Supreme Court Chamber
Fireworks Save Englishman in South Africa Clash
Sir Harry Johnston recounts using a grand fireworks display to scare off Wakibosho attackers after a chief requested help. He describes bengal lights, red fire, roman candles, serpents, squibs, and rockets as the tribe fled in dismay when rockets lit the night sky.
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Sir Harry Johnston
South Africa
Sir Harry
London Standard
Bees Faster Than Pigeons In Homing Test
A Hammerlory pigeon fancier claimed bees could beat pigeons over short distances. In a trial from Robern, a hive near Hamme, the first bee returned a quarter minute before the first pigeon. Three bees beat the second pigeon. bees were rolled in flour for identification.
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Hammerlory
Robern
Hamme
Lope de Vega’s prolific output spans 60 years
The Spanish dramatist Lope de Vega lived 1562 to 1635 and began writing at thirteen. In six decades he produced essential drama and poetry, with over 1,800 plays attributed and a published collection around 300 works in twenty eight volumes.
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Lope de Vega
Poor Ad Sparks Bemused Exchange in Boston Trade
A caller laments no responses to an ad boasting a “poor young man” seeks a “pretty young wife who can do her own housekeeping.” The advertising manager probes the wording, highlighting the ad’s old fashioned tone and lack of appeal.
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Boston Transcript
Opening a New Book Handling Tips
The text advises placing a new book on a table and holding all leaves in one hand to open a few pages from the front and back, pressing gently toward the center. Repeat two or three times to double the book’s life.
A Steady Watch Keeps Time Despite Break
Mrs Gloonip notes her watch has not varied a second for a week. Mr Gloonip marvels at the steadiness and asks how she achieved it. She replies she broke the mainspring, prompting a wry punchline about the watch’s reliability despite the damage.
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Henry
Mrs. Gloonip
Mr. Gloonip
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