Love Letters and Family Strains at King's Abbot
Mabel hides a love letter from Roy Blount, while Mildred reads and supports her. Aunt Harriet suspects letters are shown to Mabel and scolds Caroline for allowing it. Mildred defends a gentlemanly Younge, prompting Eagleton to threaten departure as party tensions rise. cliffhanger ends with her plan to leave Wednesday.
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Lady Eagleton
Roy
Mabel
Mildred
Caroline
Pontiemon
Harriet
Miss Trevanion
Mamma
Ivy
Roy Blount
Sir George
Younges
Hagleton
Eddie
Lord Lyndon
Younge
Dennis Younge
Eagleton
George
Edward
Legend of the Lethean Berry and the Coffee Origin
A mid fifteenth century Arab traveler in Abyssinia discovers fragrant beans from a burnt tree. He brews them and gains renewed vigor, naming the plant cabuash in Arabic meaning force, as recounted by the Chicago Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lamb
Abyssinia
Arden
Arabia
Chicago
Beggars in New York Expose Elite Deception Methods
Long article details a 500 strong network of panhandlers on the East Side from Bowery to Bayard. It highlights Mary McCann as a top scammer who used letters to solicit funds from prominent society women, assembling cash from rich targets. Also describes the "panhandlers" and their street routines near Bowery lodging houses and their evasion of authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Great East Side
New York
Bowery
Essex Street
Delancey
Bayard
Blackwell’s Island
Mary McCann
Charles Berkowitz
Fréd Allen
Joseph Buckley
Mary
Patrick McCann
Mary M’cann
Panhandlers
East Side
Poland
Berkowitz
Charles Berkowits
Origin of the Cross Mark and Rich Indian Territory Coal
The cross mark, once common for illiterates, was also used by literate Saxons as a sign of good faith and oath. Rich coal deposits lie in the Indian Territory with average vein thickness of four feet, leasing 960 acre blocks to produce millions of tons, taxed at eight cents per ton, under Interior Department safeguards for honest leases and market proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Indian Territory
Interior Department
Expert Advice on Entertaining Acting Talent
A historical column cites Mrs. Fernandez a renowned dramatic agent advising actors to test for natural mimicry and convincing presence. Comely appearance and strong voice help, but without innate emotive skill one cannot rise beyond an ordinary performer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernandez
Everybody’s
Town of Fenton Lacks Elected Officers
Fenton, a town about fifteen miles from St. Louis, is described as the only incorporated town in the United States without any town officers. Incorporated fifty years ago, it was expected to grow with St. Louis but failed to advance and residents chose not to elect officials.
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Fenton
St. Louis
United States
Fentonould
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