Soldier and Indian Bride in a Torn Promise
In a frontier store Necia Gale declares an impending marriage to Poleon while Meade Burrell confronts her about infidelity. Burrell wrestles with love and duty, then learns Necia plans to wed Poleon on Sunday, sparking a storm of tormented vows and choices as night deepens.
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Hen Burrell
Poleon
Necia
Waal
Stark
Gardeen
John Gale
Burrell
Poleon Doret
Doret
Polcoo
Ogger
Meade Burrell
Lee’s Creek
Alluna
Meade
Barnum
Allana
Hart's Peanut Aversion From a Monsoon Voyage to Shanghai
Sir Robert Hart, long attached to the British Consulate at Ningpo, recalls a three week sea voyage in a 150 ton achooner when a monsoon delayed progress and provisions ran out for twelve days. The crew survived on water buffalo and peanuts, leaving Hart with a lifelong dislike for peanuts. He also notes starvation hardships during the 1900 Boxer rebellion when Pekin refugees faced siege and ate male meat, described in stark terms.
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Sir Robert Hart
Ningpeo
Shanghai
Hart
Sir Robert
Legation
Pekin
Writtle Nose Club Opens at Cock and Bell Inn
A new club in Writtle Chelmsford called the Writtle Nose Club operates for hospital collecting. Members display noses by using a large snuffbox in the Cock and Bell parlor and contribute a penny or halfpenny based on nose size. The scheme raises a respectable annual sum and may spread.
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Writtle Nose Club
Cock and Bell Inn
Writtle
Chelmsford
Cock and Bell Parlor
Break from Work and Seek Fortified Leisure
A. Barton Hepburn argues in Century that business leaders should voluntarily reduce work exactions and focus on leisure and ethical service. He urges more time on literature and the outdoors, healthier living, and less emphasis on money, with culture guiding a calmer pursuit of life.
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Aristotle
A. Barton Hepburn
Sleeping Car Trips Return Home Lulls Sleepless Stays
A traveler notes that sleep improves on the return journey. He observes that while away, worries keep him awake, but once home his mind settles and he can sleep easily, regardless of berth position.
His Worthless Son
A rural Alabama farm tale shows an old farmer scolding his son for laziness. The father proclaims disinheritance as a response to perceived lack of industry while asserting pride in not being wealthy. The subtle sting of pride and generational tension permeates the brief vignette.
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Alabama
Lippincott’s
School Talk Turns to Pleasant Conversation at Supper
A father asks his son about the day at school but Johnny deflects, saying physiology books dictate pleasant meals time talk and suggesting to change the topic.
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Johnny
Musical Reception Prompted by Late Return
Brown asks about his being late home. Jones says his wife said nothing and simply sat at the piano to play "Tell Me the Old, Old Story."
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Brown
Jones
Preaching and Practice
A brief item notes Ted delivering a lecture titled How to Live on 15 Cents a Day and Ned reporting he saw him in a restaurant after the talk eating a two dollar dinner. The anecdote highlights a contrast between the lecture content and the speaker’s real-life meal.
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Ted
Ned
Puck
Old fools are more foolish than young men
A pithy line contrasts elder folly with youthful folly, implying experience may not prevent error and that age does not guarantee wisdom. The quip reflects social humor about aging and judgment without naming persons or events.
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Imen
Ie Rochefourania
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