American Beauty on the Neckan Yacht Set at Sea
The scene aboard the Neckan during a summer social harbor night shows Miss Hororah Hensler, Chauncey Parkes, and Vanderwater circle, with Sir Brooke Beltanely and Lord Gadsden watching. The Pendragon arrives as a starry gala unfolds, with Circe’s charm and danger hinted amid talk of heirs, wealth, and possible intrigue aboard.
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Navy Yard
Joanna
Anil
Cleopatra
Honoria Hensler
Vandewater
Neckhan
Neckan
Dal
Fifnie
New Bedford
Charley Gisborne
Laura
Gisborne
Vanderwaters
Roentgen-ray
Miss Hensler
Pinkey
Chauncey
Christopher
Bir Brooke
Honoris
England
Lady Christopher
London
Clytie
Laorkey Gisborne
Billy
Brooke
Ailly
Trafalgar Square
Jove
Circe
Dennett
Sir Brooke
Manon
Names Behind the Pen Noms de Plume Across Century Texts
A survey of famous pseudonyms and initials reveals why authors used nom de plume, from gendered disguises like George Eliot to male signatures such as Mark Twain. The piece traces origins, notable examples, and the shift toward guarded literary etiquette.
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Philadelphia Times
L. Ell
Letitia Elizabth Landon
George Augustus Sala
Lord Bramwell
Dalmacand
George Macdonald
Draw
Ward
Madame Trebelli
Gillebert
Anne Bronte
Action Bell
Charlotte Bronte
Currer Bell
Emily Bronte
Ellie Bell
Robert Burns
Robert Burneas
Ste Henry Irving
Henry M. Stanley
Henrys Wood
Johnny Ludlow
Cross
George Eliot
Madame Dudevant
George Sand
Stannard
Thackeray
Swinburne
Arthur Sullivan
Seymour
Samuel M. Clemens
Mark Twain
Mile
de Ln Ramee
Louisa
Ouida
Ouldu
Loulga
Monsier de la Ramee
Edna Lyall
Misa Ada Bayley
Artemus Ward
Charles F. Brown
Max O' Rell
Paul Blonet
Henry Irving
John H. Brodrich
Lewis Carroll
Charles Dodgson
Alice In Wonderland
Queen Victoria
Littl
C. Dodgeon
Christchurch
Oxford
England
Charlotte M. Tucker
Paris
Labouchere
Mr. Bradlaugh
Lord Beaconsfield
Gladstone
Charles Dickens
Boz
Money in U S Treasury Vaults Described in Lancaster Note
The Lancaster Examiner outlines contents of the U S Treasury silver and coin vaults with figures for standard silver dollars halves minor coin and mixed moneys. It notes amounts for bonds and national bank notes and describes the vault dimensions and weight.
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Lancaster Examiner
U. S
Golf Coim
N. BB
Letter Praises Imported Wine Quality From Speet at New York
Alfred Speet of New York receives a cordial note dated December 11 1890 praising his wines. The writer prefers Speet claret sherry and lautern e saying the lauterne is the favorite and signs as G. PF Howland Dear Sir.
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New York
Alfred Speet
Howland
Fragmentary verse patient failed to provide clear headline
OCR fragment mentions an unnamed woman with social standing and dinner with a viscount two dukes and an earl, plus obscure terms biotroit Tridlcine. No coherent event or verifiable details emerge.
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Biotroit Tridlcine
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America
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Republic
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Donald G. Mitchell
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Oliver Optic
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Tno
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Dr, Radway & CO
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Chichester
Gare
Klabir
Weal
Pallada
Ree Tne Ud
Aleuses R.dm
Castoria
Qathus Has
Ricker
General Dealer
Pennsylvania
New Telephone Exchange
Adams Ave
Scranton
Pillsbury’s
Bury
Pillsbury
Challe
Pillsbury Washburn Flour Mills Co., Limited
Yene
C. P. Matthews Sons & Co
Northeastern
Penn'a
Scranton, PA
Fimar
Matthews Bros
John H. Phelps
Maley
Sekin Wits
G. c. Saat
Matthews Bros. and
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