Cistern Rescue Ends Love Rivalry Rumor Plot
A jealous lover Ott falls into a seven foot cistern while spying on a couple at McGlue's house. He clings to a loose board and is hauled out by McGlue’s crew after a panic, then learns Mary Jane will marry Jones. The scene, recounted in the New York Weekly, combines fear, pride, and small town gossip.
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Presbyterian Bazaar and Luncheon Set for Dec 11 in City Hall
The Ladies of the Presbyterian Church host a bazaar and luncheon in city hall this Saturday afternoon and evening. Shoppers can buy Christmas gifts and support church activities.
Peculiar Superstition in Kulu Valley
A Wide World Magazine writer notes Kulu villagers’ strong demonolatry and tree and stream warding rites. Sacred trees hold tiny temples and guardians spirits are appeased with sticks or stones before passage. rivers are protected and dirty clothes not allowed to wash there. In 1908 strangers polluted a river, and heavy rainfall was seen as punishment by the deota of the stream.
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Public taste in sculpture irks Fifth Avenue dealer
A Fifth Avenue art dealer recalls sculptor MacMonnies criticizing public taste as naive and obsessed with grandiose works. He cites a Cordova sculptor Lalojo asking a king to be made very large with a long mustache to fit popular fantasies.
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Two Guardsmen Plan Lunch Heist in Saloon Feat
In a Philadelphia Times note, two national guardsmen, each with a nickel, scheme to obtain both food and a drink by feigning thirst. The plan backfires as one comrade consumes the meal while the other departs in a huff, ending their friendship.
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