Strange guest at Lady George's First Thursday party
At Athol's first Thursday, Lady George hosts a bustling Barn Street scene. Guests chase identities among a crowd of elegant visitors while a yellow haired woman moves unseen, later revealed as a stranger whose name remains unknown to Lady George and her daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady George
Athol
Barn Street
George
George Blank
Adam
Joan
Maud
Keith
Mrs. Keith
Nice
Vincent
Miss Athol
Weill
Mr. Vincent
Hee
Lady Beckenham
Darbishire
Eno
Mystery of London hostess mix up at Mrs Darbishire encounter
In a London social scene, Mrs Darbishire confuses Lady George Athol with Mrs Sefton after a mistaken introduction. Col. Weston investigates a diamond brooch and the two meet again when Mrs Darbishire visits, while Lady George uncovers the mix up and notes a lost emerald bracelet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Weston
Mademoiselle
Monsieur
London
George
Mademoisella
Mrs. Darbishire
Blue
Lady George
George Athol
Mrs. Sefton
Cornhill Magazine
Yellow Fever Narrow Escape Sparks Town Remembrance
A Western visitor recalls reading his own obituary in New York newspapers while recovering from yellow fever in a Southern town. He describes a rough coffin scene, a near funeral, and his dramatic escape from a hastily made coffin during the outbreak. The tale ends with his recovery and memory of the terrifying episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
N. S. Tribune
Antiquity and spread of football through history
The article traces football from Roman ball games to medieval England. It cites Basil Kennett on Romans using a two-team ball game and notes early English mentions by William Fitzstephens. Edward III 1365 and 1388 references show suppression of football to protect archery. Shrove Tuesday became a major festival day for players with communities gathering nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Kennett
England
William Fitzstephens
London
Richard
Erie Train Counterfeit Scheme Makes Quiet Exit
A twenty four year old farmer in a smoking car on an eastbound Erie train exposed a counterfeit operation. After testing a silver dollar as real he mocked the Jersey City man and revealed two more bogus dollars and a five dollar bill also false. The con man calmly claimed he had been carrying the counterfeit for nine years and left with two good dollars ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Morgan
Darkey
Shedd
Linn County
Portland Oregonian
Lees
Grand
United States Senate
Jersey City
Weather storms in 1891 rival Britain Ireland seasons
The piece questions whether the 1891 spring to fall storms on England and Ireland rival earlier shocks, hinting that a shift in the Gulf Stream could chill England as Norway. It cites comparative severity and cites a Montgomery Journal warning on England’s future climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ireland
Norway
Montgomery Journal
Plainfield and Somerville Transit Schedule Fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows a dated transit timetable with times like 7.1 am and 1.14 pm. It references leaving Singville and mentions routes or stops near Plainfield and Somerville with unclear annotations and odd symbols.
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Nfield Water Supply CO
W.H. Rogers
Central Avenue
Ooutt
Plainfield, New Jersey
Herman A. Weber
Liberty Street
A. M. Runyon & Son
Park Avenue
Pet
Pirin
Otice
Hillside Cemetery
Woolston and Buckle
North Avenue
Bcrell
Lehigh Coal
L. A. Rheaume
Ag.t
Broadway
John £. Beerbower
Prop
City Hotel
Oxber’s
North Ave
Notary Public
Second ST
Plainfield, N. J
Plainfield
MM. C. Dobbins
Ti North Avenue
KR. R
Octilyr
Illiam A. Coddinatur
Henry Eggerding
B. D. Newell’s
East Front Street
Corner Park Ave
Nelson Runyon
Sogeiay
Corner Front St
Park Saves
N. J
Opt
Illiam K. McUlu KE
Cynneeter Ene
Aan
Supreme Court
First National Bank
N.J. Cows Lyr
Charles A. Reed
Mulford
M. Clara
Kaerner
Masachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Mane
Evona
F. A. Dunham
J. P. Stelle
North Avenue Pharmacy
A. D. Mallinson
West Sixth Street
G. Stelle
C. E. Clarke
Plausfield
New Ave
Te Seibentes
Ae Han
A. m
Liberty
L Tao
Jauveewark
Tan
Newark
Somertille
Sing Ville
Uae
Easton
Ie Roe
Cn Sa
Horatcomg
Wierwanp
Easton High Bridge
Allentown
Coke
Scranton
Ae P. m
Hetichem
Chunk
Reading
Harrisburg
Aqua
Williamsport
Bangor
Mauch Calum
Read
Harcore Ua
Mauch Ch .m
Flemington
Hse
Bound Brook
Philadelphia
Prem
Sar
P. m. Sigh
Trenton
Warren
W. m
Tsk
William J. Stephenson
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