The Ghost of Lochrain Castle Continues at the Hotel
Elspeth Dean continues her routine at Lochrain as Lady Ardcliffe solicits favors and reveals a jewelry habit. Mr. Grant and Captain Oxford appear amid intrigue at Kenrith’s rooms, while Elspeth meets a mysterious invalid and faces a tense choice about friendship and duty.
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Elspeth
Mr. Grant
Grant
Oxford
Kenrith
Wayv
Kmngntz
John Kenrith
Captain Oxford
Old Clothes in Africa Show Global Fashion Trade
An American dealer, John Hyman of London, buys showy costumes and military uniforms for sale in Africa and the Orient. Stories of Africans wearing mismatched garments and a prince's visit highlight the comic, vivid reach of Western fashion into African courts and expeditions.
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Ol’ Olo
John Hyman
London
Orient
Africa
Mr. Hyman
Prince de Joinville
Gabon
Big Denis
Little Denis
Denis
Bhussar
Babylonian Gardens Question and Hidden Plan
Fragmentary dialogue references gardens of Babylon and a king seeking to outwit neighbors. The text hints at a riddle about necessity and cunning without clear narrative context or人物.
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Babylon
Farm Hands Leaning During Plow Time
In a rural community farmer Byretop notes that farm hands tend to lean against the barn or fence during plowing and planting as a quiet reaction to a stranger asking about political leanings.
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Byretop
Somnambulist Refuses Arrest In Nightshirt Walk
A man prone to sleepwalking ended up on the street in his nightshirt and begged the policeman not to arrest him. The officer replied he cannot permit street walking in sleepwear, regardless of the man’s claim of somnambulism.
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Eli
Mr. Trowleri
Mr. Grant
Dean
Lochrain
Abbotsford Home Seeks Daughter to House Collection
Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford mansion needs a home for its famed library and antiquities. The trust requires heirs of the builder to fit five of Abbotsford's forty rooms for the items.
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Sir Walter Scott
Abbotsford
The Secret of Glamis and the Lyon Mystery
The article discusses Glamis Castle in Forfar shire as Scotland’s ancient seat of the Lyon family. It notes a legendary family secret shared by the holder of the title, the heir, and the estate factor, revealed only on the heir’s coming of age, with tales of a sealed chamber and a devilish card game by Earl Beardie.
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England
Glamis Castle
Scotland
Duncan
Shakespeare
Macbeth
Lyon
Glamis
Earl Beardie
In Vienna Garden a Seamstress Meets Archduchess Gisela
In a Vienna public garden a seamstress chats with a plainly dressed woman. They compare husbands and children while sewing. The stranger reveals her father is Francis Joseph, identifying herself as Archduchess Gisela, daughter of the Austrian emperor.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Gisela
Bavaria
Better Tips With Overcoats
A downtown waiter notes tips vary seasonally. He says men tip more when wearing overcoats, as helping with coats creates a sense of obligation, while summer attire with straw hats lowers tipping. He estimates tips can nearly double with overcoats.
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H A
Pointers For Boys From A Mother's Scrapbook
A nostalgic set of childrearing tips appears in a mother's scrapbook with comic, old fashioned rules for boys. It suggests playful mischief like throwing stones wrapped in a feather bed and signaling neighbors, carrying gunpowder in a pocket after wetting it, sliding down a banister with a surgeon and poultices, and wearing creaky shoes into the pantry to sample treats.
Meaning of bias in football context explained
A newspaper reader asks what bias means in a sports report and whether Mike Biases feelings affect the outcome. The note suggests bias refers to favoritism or slanted reporting and mentions the Post-Dispatch as the source of discussion.
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Pat
Biese
Post-Dispatch
The House of Curzon A mail order tailoring success story
A compact feature reviews Curzon Bros. the World's Measure Tailors at 60 and 62 City Road London inviting readers to request free patterns. The pamphlet highlights mail order fittings, remote customer service, and testimonials across professions showing growing demand for postal tailoring.
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Messrs. Curzon Bros
Church
Bar
Navy
Harvard Crimson Origin of Harvard Red Handkerchief
Sidney Curtis in Success recounts President Eliot’s early college sports days at Harvard. He describes crew races where prize money helped debts, and the origin of Harvard’s red color when Ben Crowninshield and Eliot bought red handkerchiefs for identification before a regatta. The tale links athletic vigor to health and character.
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Eliot
Bes
Harvard
Crimson
Alexander Agassiz
Ben Crowninshield
Hovey’s
Sidney Custis
Why college boys are fond of athletics
Mr. Si Level explains that young men imitate elders who brag about past sports feats and feel obliged to try to keep up. The Washington Star notes this line of thinking as a reflection on campus athletic culture.
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Si Levelhead
Washington Star
Proof Positive Jack She Shapes Detroit Tribune Take
The Detroit Tribune notes Jack She, praised as an exceptional woman, questions how Tom knows and observes her view of baseball. She finds fault with the umpire from start to finish as a key theme.
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Jack
Tomi
Tom
Detroit Tribune
Wisdom of the Wise Sageville Saying
A sage in Sageville quips that constant praising of honesty implies arguing with oneself. The exchange with a youth highlights a humorous caution about self indulgent virtue talk.
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Sageville
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Trowbridge
Lady Ardcliffe
Countess Radopolskoi
Ardcliffe
Lady Lambart
Hilary
Ida Lambart
Filary
Bart
Mr. McGowan
Mr. Trowbridge
Kennith
Elepeth
Kenneth
Castile
the House OF Curzon
Harvard’s Crimson
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