From Daveiness To Light Chapter VIII Mire Foster's House
Nora St. George enters the Foster household in London as Miss Archer a governess and Nora forms tentative bonds with Mrs. Foster Genevieve Victoria and Willoughby while Mr. Poynter Mark Foster Noel and others arrive for tea Nora expresses loneliness and questions about home and learning as the night unfolds with new introductions and tensions.
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Victoria Voster
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Nora
Will
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Borak
Pielen
Willoughby
Cruildford
Xea
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Cienevieve
Geng
Jenny
Nera
Mrs. Iester
Victoria Foster
Elena Archer
Genevieve
Leannot
Celia
Mark
Mss
der. Armstrong
Mrs. Foster
Noel
Helen “Archer
Question in a Quiet Cumberland School Lesson
In a dim Great Cumberland Place classroom Nora struggles with a final geography question while Miss Archer notes Nora’s stubborn effort and attention. The governess Rai d Artois helps as Nostli continues her study despite the morning hush and distractions.
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Great Cumberland Place
Nora
George IV
Europe
Miss Archer
Nostl
Early asphalt pavement origin from Swiss rock asphalt discovery
The passage traces bituminous pavement history from Val de Travers in Switzerland where rock asphalt was found in 1721. It notes 1849 as first road surface use, 1854 Paris Rue Bergere trial on concrete, and spread to London by 1860 with Cheapside in 1870, as recorded by the Municipal Journal and Engineer.
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Canton
Neufehatel
Switzerland
Rue Bergere
Paris
London
Threadneedle
Cheapside
Municipal Journal and Engineer
Clock of Bicycles Stands 12 Feet High in Paris
Alphonse Duhamel of Paris built a 12 foot clock entirely from bicycles or parts. The frame uses two giant bicycle forks and 12 wheels with pneumatic tires. Hours are in crank rod figures, hands from steel tubing, minute marks from nickel spokes, and a 12 handlebars top. The clock chimes on bicycle belts and the pendulum uses a bicycle wheel. It will adorn a Paris public building.
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Alphonse Duhamel
Paris
Not Up to Her Ideals
A New York girl visiting Albany confuses farmers with comic pictures, saying they save boots and straw hats and people sell them things, after being asked to visit the public market in Albany.
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New York
Albany
Albany Journal
Why He Felt Bad
A Boston Courier tone piece depicts a conversation between a man and a caller about a wife possibly running away. The man insists nothing is true yet admits feeling bad at the moment. The dialect and exchange emphasize uncertainty and social concern over personal trouble.
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Jasper
Boston Courier
Fall River Cotton Mills Lead U S Cloth Production
Fall River Massachusetts emerges as a powerhouse textil e hub with over three quarters of U S print cloths and about a fourth of New England spindles, its mills delivering more than 1500 miles of cloth each working day. Hand painted hats trend in Paris per Ladies Home Journal as a velvet rose petal motif with painted golden feathers.
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New England
Paris
Ladies’ Home Journal
Nine Die in Kentucky Sheriff Posse Fight at Quarter House
In Middlesboro area a sheriff's posse of forty clashed with twenty two mountaineers at Lee Turner's Quarter House saloon. Nine were killed and many injured. Deputy Cecil was slain early as Turner and allies resisted arrest, sparking a wider exchange of gunfire. The fight drew over sixty men and Turner allegedly plans retaliation with fifty supporters.
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Lee Turner
Middlesboro
Turner
Virginia
Tlouse
Will Thompson
Cecil
Talmage Narrowly Escapes Train Crash Near Dupont
Revered preacher T Dewitt Talmage survived a train wreck on the Plsni system near Dupont Georgia, as other passengers also escaped unharmed. The notice urges readers to patronize local advertisers.
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Talmage
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage
Dupont
Ohio Adopts New State Flag for Public Buildings
Ohio adopts a new state flag to be flown atop public buildings. The flag features a design inspired by an admiral’s pennant with stars arranged to reflect the original ideas.
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Ohio
Abe's Birthday Observed Across Illinois in Lincoln Tribute
Illinois observances marked Lincoln's birthday with closures of public offices and school events. In Chicago Grand Army Memorial Hall hosted speeches by L Y Shermar of the Illinois House. Marquette Club heard panegyrics from Charles Emory Smith and others. Lincol n Club listened to Gov. Mates Lena Thurston and Congressman Foss.
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Philadelphia
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Mates
Lena Thurston
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