Evelyn Luttrell and the Veranda Coffee Incident
Evelyn tries to intervene as Major Brown drinks a cup of coffee handed by Falkland in a tense scene. Brown later seems unaffected, while Evelyn sinks into fear and confusion over possible poisoning. She isolates herself, then attends a seaside theater with Mrs. Courtenay, spotting Falkland near her aunt. A messenger brings a letter from Miss Luttrell Stalls.
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Shapter XI
Falkland
Major Brown
Evelyn
Parker
Lyn
Lady Howard
Mrs. Courtenay
Gilbert Falkland
George
Sullivan
Sambo
Eve
The Major Returns and Evelyn’s Frightful Night
Evelyn, exhausted by a sleepless night and a suspected forgery, contemplates relief through a theater outing while Major Brown’s unexpected appearance on the lawn reawakens fear. Lady Howard sees danger as Evelyn fears further shock from looming news.
Animals in Odd Tales From Britain and America
The report narrates several curious animal incidents including two Abyssinian zebras arriving in England for Queen Victoria’s court, a dog’s 170 mile journey from Liverpool back to Robin Hood’s Bay, and a remarkable white cat in Cayuga Lake New York that roams trees at night preying on birds and small mammals while evading humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Hood's Bay
Whitby
England
Liverpool
Egremont
Mersey
Cayuga Lake
New York State
Dent Cry and Self-Discipline
A Harvard professor argues that outward tears or anger reveal inner grief. suppressing insults and complaints calms feeling. He says attention to controllable actions, not feelings, governs mood, and that action and feeling are linked as will guides behavior.
Railroads and canals figure in Senate and House actions
Washington shows senators Chandler and Allen pressing for non competitive rates amid a hearing on interstate commerce law. The Nicaragua canal bill is perfected in committee with $140 million cap while Pacific cable questions rise. Other actions cover Dewey cable losses, a constitutional corporate control proposal, and subsidies for fast vessels. Roberts case deemed closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler
Allen Hunt
Nicaragua
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Frank Barry
Milwaukee
National Millers’ Association
National League of Industrial Associations
Augustine Gallagher
Millers
National Board of Trade
Cullom
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Gen. Swayne
New York
Tragic Crossing Accident Kills Woman in Evanston
At the Dempster street crossing in Evanston Illinois Mrs Kate McLain was killed and Mrs Genevieve Gabriel likely fatally injured when a Northwestern train struck. The 2 year old son of Mrs Gabriel was thrown twenty feet onto an embankment but escaped unharmed.
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Evanston
Ill
Kate McLain
Genevieve Gabriel
Northwestern
Dempster Street Crossing
Beesm See Far Distances From Their Hives
Scientists describe bees orienting by sight, rising high enough to spot their hive then flying straight back home, revealing a remarkable long range navigation behavior observed when foraging away from the nest.
Artificial Sight and Stomach Bitters Claim Wonders
An inventor announces an electric appliance enabling the blind to see, promising happiness for the visually impaired. He also touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion, dyspepsia, malaria, and fever. A note adds a quip about a woman bluffer scaring a man.
Box-toed shoes and old Don boots tale
Lane's Family Medicine promotes daily bowel movement for health and notes gentle liver and kidney action to cure headaches. Piso's Cure for Consumption touted as cough and cold medicine with testimonials from C Beltz of Denver dated November 8, 1895. Professor Garner plans another Africa trip to study monkey language.
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Don
Mrsa. C. Beltz
Ave
Denver
Col
R. L. Garner
Africa
La Porte Texas to Open as Deep Water Seaport
The city of La Porte, Texas promotes its dry high ground as ideal for a deep water port on the Gulf. The port will be officially opened February 14 to 17 drawing Northern and Texas visitors, with the American Land Co. based in Chicago handling inquiries. The piece ends with a moral reflection on self-destruction through vice or idleness.
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la Porte
Texas
Mexican Gulf Coast
Gulf
American Land Co
Madison St
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wby
Ethel A. Southam
Abyssinia
Allen
Gallagher
Jenkins
Wisconsin
Congress
United States
Sax
Dewey
Hobart
Senate
McKinley
Secretary of State
Australasia
China
Telegraph Company
Manila-Hongkong
Manila-Capiz
Admiral Dewey
Senate Commerce
Hanna- Payne Shipping
Aimit
Roberta
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Roberts
Baker's Chocolate
Cocos
la Belle Chocolatiers
Lane
Mrs. Pinkham
Arpress
Ansumptio
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