Hummingbird Castle Mystery Ends in Magical Judgment
In a tale written for the Dispatch a mysterious Hummingbird Castle atop a hill draws curious villagers who seek its secrets. A wizard imprisoning an inquisitive princess exposes the danger of relentless curiosity, transforming the crowd into monkeys and sparing Goldenhair a predestined fate.
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Hummingbird Castle
Hummingbird Hill
Solel
Ter Ander
Goldenhair
Goldenbsir
Hammingbird Castle
Eainnae At
Ringheda
Hoing A
Kingdom of
Colorado
Interon
Castile
Goldenhsir
Skpebies
Oan
Lashhadtere
The
Wizard
Lena Ogee
Vale
Themelube
Actors in Society and the Social Value of Drama
A woman argues that drama earns respect and fair treatment for performers. She praises Edwin Booth and Patti, notes social ostracism faced by actors, contrasts English and American reception, and highlights how society benefits from genuine artists like Cushman Kendall Marlowe Russell Edwards Plympton and Julia Marlowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Edwin Booth
Players
Joshua Whitcome
Canada
New York
Boston
Julia Marlowe
Mary Anderson
Annie Russell
Presbury
Madison Square Theater
Elaine
Tennyson
Henry Edwards
Eben Plympton
Highlander wit and misty view in Scotland satire
A Scots Highlander tells English visitors that from a mountain slope he can see far beyond London and even America if the mist clears, boasting of a vast sightline as tourists quiz him. The tale ends with a humorous exchange amid the rugged setting and a trivial incident in Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uockn
London
America
KILLARNEY'S LAKES AND RIDGES DISCOVERED BY A TRAVELER
Indiana April 9 dispatch describes climbing Carrantuo Hill above Killarney to view the lakes and surrounding scenery. The essay details the three lakes, Gearhameen and Owenreach feeders, the Upper Lake Tore Lake and Lower Lake Lough Leane, with vast panoramic views across Dingle Bay, Bantry, and Glengariff, and invokes Ireland’s lore, landscape, and literary homage to Killarney Through vivid topography and historical sentiment the author extols Killarney as the world’s most beautiful spot.
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Indiana
Emerald Isle
Ireland
Tralee
Kerry
Desmonds
Killarney
Dingle
Kenmare
America
Hudson
Riverside Park
West Eighty-seventh Street
New York
Placid
Sheary Jersey Heights
County Kerry
Cillairneadh
Carrantuchill
Carrantuohi
Tara Hill
Ordina
Killarney Lake
Paio
Gearhameen
Owenreach
Tore Lake
Crescent
Lough Leane
Laane
Castlemaine Arbor
Dingle Bay
Gweestin
Lake Basin Crescent
Boughil
Carrantoohill
Matchiese
Carrantuo Hill
Leval
Great Britain
Slieve
Shannon
Cork
Mallow
Kilecolman
Spencer
Glengariff
Kenmare Bay
Slieve Mickish
Veragh
Skelligs
Valencia
Carrantuo
Thackery
Grrandeur
Enear L
Wakemax
Millionaire Bibliomaniac Attempts Big Book Purchase
A modest looking man enters McClurg's bookstore in Chicago and eyeing expensive volumes. Proprietor Mr. Millard suspects a past theft but discovers the buyer is keen on costly treasures. The man, calling himself George Genee of New York, asks for delivery to the Richelieu Hotel and promises the clerk will pay, prompting caution.
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Forbes-Robertson
Macready
Vagabonas
Ian Forbes-Robertson
America
Madge Robertson
Mrs. Kendall
Charlotte Cushman
Meneyannt Ee Ne - Humanity
Chicago News
McClurg
Mr. Millard
Washington
Mil
Richelieu Hotel
The
Richelieu
George tEenee
New York
Urely
The Best Anti Fat Medician Promoted in Philadelphia Times
The Philadelphia Times notes horseback exercise as a rising anti fat regimen with well known men joining night rides in schools to trot and canter for exercise. It mentions John C Bullitt, a prominent lawyer, endorsing the method to aid weight control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
John C. Bullitt
Fragmentary Verse Fragment on Marriage and Brains
An incomplete, archaic style verse fragment laments marriage choices and social status. It questions a millionaire husband and contrasts brains with wealth, mentioning beauty, vanity, and failed love, ending with a sense of enduring emotions beyond wealth. The text reads as a damaged poetic excerpt with fragmented lines and uncertain punctuation.
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Ernest H. Heinrichs
Hereford
Actors IN Society
Grace Greenwood
Society
Edwindseer
Yualty
Staders
Windsor
Queen Anne
England
Heaven's Gate
Grisi
Patti
Aise de Caux
Paris
Monte Carlo
Patti-Nicolini
Pana
Lfe
St. Albans
Devaar
Andonna
Adelside Kemble Sartoris
Cushman
Hielen Faucet
Sir
Theodore Mi
Europe
George the Fourth
Forbes-Robertein
Upper Bohemia
Gracr Green Woop
Sigat
Buffalo
Ein
Killarney’s Lakes
Wakeman
Nick O'Eres
Killa
Erin
EL R
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Lewiston, Maine
Gennoe Eee
W.T. C
W. Wises
J. EL Petasmie
Hanonte
Itdhood
Earth
Nationa Association
Parker
TCAL
Bulfinch St
Mass
Core J Peach
Galen
Go Wea
Fee
Turkey
Walton
Ayer
A . Voulliemé
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Petia
Ayaa
Medical
Doctor Whittier
Penn Avenue
Pipa
Pitt Eeponsita
Whittier
Wse
Um WA
Pittsburg
Amoranda
Boston Medical Institute
Joseph Fleming
Market Street
Pitterburgh
P.O
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Ye Hare
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Ruger
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Moodus, Connej
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