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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1893
Page
2
Mark and Jakey, two Confederate wanderers, seek shelter near Chattanooga. They lure a kindly farmer’s family, share meals, and earn cautious hospitality from Laura Fain and her mother while a Union man, Captain Fitz Hugh, returns, exposing loyalties and danger in a wartime home.
In a quiet breakfast room Mark faces Laura Fain and her mother absent, Jakey’s humble manners contrasted with Mark’s gentlemanly bearing. Laura avoids his gaze as Mark remarks on social station while Mrs Fain is away. He moves to a sitting room to press a delicate social offer.
Harper's Bazar argues politeness shapes home life and public greetings. The essay cites The Pilgrim's Progress to illustrate courteous conduct among Honest, Valiant, Greatheart, and even Despondency and Much Afraid. A Browning anecdote shows consistent courtesy beyond rare occasions.
A string of curious facts covers leisure use and remedies for hiccups, notable historical figures and crafts, early telegraph milestones, and social statistics. It notes Ashmole’s origins, Armstrong’s railway plan, Livingstone’s father, Blanchard’s tack machines, camphor menthol inhalation, Terence’s slavery, and London horse fatalities.
Excerpts recall the First Empire Parisian woman’s public carriage, riding in Bois and etiquette rules, with references to dress codes and etiquette shifts. Syrian proverbs offer cautions and wisdom, while notes on William Penn’s treaty site in Philadelphia, Lubbock’s age claims, and Lang on novel writing provide historical curiosities and cultural snapshots.
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