Bracelet mystery in the London household
In a hot town house, Lady Sarah’s bracelet collection becomes the center of tension. Alice Seaton searches the jewel box for a missing diamond bracelet while Lady Sarah denies involvement, and Hughes and Lady Frances suspect theft as the case unsettles the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Sarah
Frances Chenevix
Gerard
Frances
Hughes
Lady Frances
Lady Sarah
Gerard Hope
Francis Chenevix
Aliie
Lowther Arcade
Alice Seaton
Woman hermit of Forest Hills marries lifelong sweetheart
Margaret Nowland 76, who lived as a hermit for fifty years in a Weather stained cottage in Forest Hills Massachusetts, reveals her past after a mysterious visitor. Horace Stern, her Sioux City fiancé who vanished in 1861, learns she is alive and they plan to wed on Christmas Day.
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Margaret Nowland
Massachusetts
Forest Hills
Mass
Miss Nowland
Hermitage
New England
Boston
Miss Newland
Sioux City
Chicago
Horace Stern
Denver
Mr. Stern
Union
Bloomsburg
Howells Critiques American Humor Compared With English
W D Howells argues in the North American Review that American pictorial humor lags behind English and German satire in sweetness and humanity. He cites Leech Doyle Keene Newell Herford and contrasts them with domestic American caricature and wit. He notes American humor often treats marriage and children with harsh sterner tones and a caress is rare.
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Howells
W. D. Howells
du Maurier
Leech
Doyle
Keene
Peter Newell
Oliver Herford
Uniform World Postage Proposal Gains International Approval
The 2 cent uniform postage idea originated in Australia and has been approved by Italy Switzerland Egypt and several South American states. Germany disapproved and England France Russia and Austria push to defer to the 1902 World Postal Congress in Rome.
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Australia
Italy
Switzerland
Egypt
Germany
England
France
Russia
Austria
Rome
Music Education and Anarchy Debate Sparks Comment
Goldwin Smith argues longer public school music instruction curbs anarchy. He contends musical training prevents violence, yet critics note musicians can still be tempted to wrongdoing and reflect on broader social factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwin Smith
Indian Tea Outturn Falls From Earlier Year Mark
The Indian tea outturn up to September reached 111 million pounds, down from 125 million pounds by the same date last year. This indicates a notable decline in production or shipment compared with the prior period.
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Naples
Cally
Burcky & Milan
Ladies and Gentlemen's
South Clark Street
Mall
Hutton
Suburban Water and Light Co
Oak Park
Illinois
Avetin
Pirot
R. N. F. Hiller
Tos
North Park Avenue
Austin, Ill
J.dunfee & CO
Franklin ST
Corner
Washington
Cicero Cas Company
US N
Oak Park Ave
Nat
Chicago Telephone
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