Long-Suffering Love and Hospital Return at Heathside
On a terrace confrontation between Lillian Drew and Colonel Geoffrey over love and allegiance, Willie Macdonald survives a severe accident and returns to Heathside. Lilith, torn between affection and guilt, cares for him as Mrs Drew contemplates marriage while nursing jealousy and doubt.
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Prom
Lillian
Captain Drew
Mrs. Drew
Lillian Drew
Julian
Macdonald
Wiltie
Drew
Willie
Lilith
Mary
Mrs. Macdonald
William Macdonald
Geoffrey
William
Heathside
London
Living Leaves Of Florida Insects Scare Spaniards
A Philadelphia Inquirer item describes leaf insects that mimic leaves to scare away Spanish soldiers seeking water on the Florida coast. The phyllium scythe or leaf insect tilts to resemble a leaf when disturbed, green in summer and brown in fall, while other leaf butterflies imitate withered foliage.
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Florida
Reat
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health and Strength
A testimonial from JAM IT ADKINS of Athensyville Illinois touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as America's Greatest Medicine, claiming purification of blood and lasting health after use. The piece also references military movements and an unrelated note on animal instinct for cold weather, including shrugs and hair response.
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Hood
Adkins
Athensyville
Iligala
America
Arrival at Heathside Hall for Willie Macdonald
August evening frames a family rearrangement as Willie Macdonald returns to Heathside Hall to be nursed. Mrs. Drew and Lilith prepare for the visit while Gerald is sent away, and the actress’s family affairs pull at the household. Lilith leaves to fetch a book in the wigwam as the train nears.
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Willie Macdonald
Heathside Hall
Mrs. Drew
Gerald
Coronet Ware
Mr. Rawson
Willie
Lilith
Lili
Sur
Diffoutt Lines and a Winter Song Note
A Washington Star fragment describes a poem about frost and storms in which a line notes the temperature was eighty in the shade before correcting feet and discovering the mercury fell below freezing. The piece blends weather imagery with a writer’s doodle about air and drifting clouds.
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Washington Star
Begging plea and family tales in a fragmented text
An excerpt shows a beggar pleading for charity then a dialogue about livelihoods and a woman’s large family. The passage references a doctor’s revenue from a growing brood and mentions language fragments about hardship and marriage as escape.
Sweet Patni Apples and the Healthful Crust
The article extols sweet Patni apples noting their ease of digestion and suitability for pie. It recommends baking with the skin intact to preserve aroma, peeling only after baking, and asserts that the best fruit is nearest the skin for flavor and digestibility.
W a Caw for Benefit Sens Oes Scents in New York
Fragmentary note indicates a benefit event linked to Sens Oes Scents in New York. Details and participants are unclear in the readable text.
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New York
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