Duchess Chapter 1 continues amid a courtly intrigue
In 19th century society, Miss Kavanagh, Dysart, and Lady Baltimore navigate romance and social games at Court. Lord Baltimore’s past and a fraught marriage color interactions with Lady Swansdown, Lady Baltimore, and others as luncheon ends and flirtations unfold near the gardens. A Venezuelan monument to ten Americans beheaded in 1806 is described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Kavanagh
Lord
Lady Baltimore
Lori
Baltimore
Ore
Lord Baltimore
Weal
Charley
Chaptee
Enoui
Dicky Brown
Dicky Browne
Viney
Dysart
Thad
Bir
Browne
Mr. Browne
Lady Swansdown
Dicky
Lord Battimore
Lady Swansdownz
Fiji
Sandwich Islands
Venezuela
General Mirands
Washington
Lefayette
Aberty
Thomas Donahua
Thomas Billop
James Garner
Gustave Burguel
Charles Johnson
Paul T. George
Daniel Kemp der
Miles T. Hall
John Ferris
Francs Perquhorson
United States
Matteay
State of Miranda
Phantom train sighting and temperance note in London
A London crowd reports a phantom train seen as mists drift by. The House of Commons restaurant staffer faces summons for illegally supplying alcohol, while temperance advocates press for licensing or ban. Japan seeks wartime indemnity and Formosa cession after China conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
London
Temperance
House of Coinmons
Japan
China
Liaotung Peninsula
Formosa
Roller butter workers and unique fence construction described
The article explains a roller butter maker using a long rolling pin with an iron pin as lever and two frames, detailing both complex and simpler dairy tools. It also shows a low cost sturdy picket fence design made from narrow boards, with top and bottom rails set into posts for strong, quick assembly.
Sheep and dog proofing in pastures and wool origins
The piece discusses sheep behavior with dogs, noting how sheep avoid dogs by retreating to fountain pastures. It reviews ancestral origins of domestic sheep, adapting to highmountain environments, and mentions their fear-driven responses in pasture land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lees
Plains
Chicago News
Notorious New Zealand Notornis Caught in Vancouver Sightings
A rare Notornis specimen, described as a large, green-backed bird with a white belly and pink horn beak, was reportedly caught in Vancouver by two tourists using dogs. The bird, unable to fly yet fast on land and in water, could fetch up to 2000 pounds and may go to the British Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notorris Mantenti
New Zealand
Munielli
Warimieo
Varcouver
British Museum
Hood
Mas
M.A. Waters
S3d St
Washington, D.C
Eezema
Gideon Gu
Mas. A
Wei
Montgomery Street
Neds Iood
Perkins Experience with Filipinos Pirates At Sea
Senator Perkins of California once faced a near disaster while a sailor near the Philippines. A calm off a Malay coast left three junks manned by feared pirates drifting within miles, threatening bloodshed and robbery until a breeze filled and redirected the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Senator Perkins
California
Jay
Philippines
A Hexusion that Was Dangerous
Professor Hugh Scott reports Henry Drizan hypnotized youths and a man at a party and a bar in a disturbing sequence. Drummond claims he pressed a child to perform dangerous acts, while another boy attempted violence with a poker, ending with the hypnotist halting the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Scott
Henry Drizan
Httle
Drrmmoand
Buce
Drummond
Tyas
Snortsman
Russian prince buys hearing device for Rigoletto in Saint Petersburg
The Russian prince spends $5000 to hear the opera Rigoletto anywhere, with life sized puppets acting via machinery and phonograph singing. He reproduces Paris roles sung by artists and adjusts the cast to suit himself, as described in a New York Sun feature. Clara Morris and Frederick Har sot are mentioned in a fragmented note about hobbies and admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Petersburg
Paris
New York Sun
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Duchess
Ireland
Tomms
Mr. Dysart
Gleeeng
Joyse
Miss Maliphent
Lommy
Tommy
Ozbar
Jorce
Baltiore
Mays Joyce
Hellimore
Almae
Eskimere
Dysar
Mier Marphant
Bertie
Birmingham
New York Evening Journal
American Agriculturist
Cattie
Practical Farmer
Arene
Clara Morris
Frederick Har Sot
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