The Secret Stair and a Love Across An Old House
A bachelor heir in a colonial mansion discovers a hidden stair in the kitchen oven linked to a family legend. His pursuit of Elizabeth leads to a marriage and a startling secret passage, with a Civil War gun tale tying the tale to Charleston and Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Richard Clifton
Elizabeth
Matilda Clifton
Elsa Vane
Vieiile
Matilda
Richard
Chloe
Southern
Mara
Maria Richard
Charleston
8. C
Trenton
Perry and
Clinton Streets
Saskatoon Ice Custom Confounds Prairie Visitors
A Washington scribe recalls a Saskatchewan tale where Saskatoon hosts haul beer to a Smith’s Bluff luncheon without ice. In intense heat they place beer in the sun to warm it, explaining locals save ice for winter and drink warm in summer. The anecdote ends with a reminder to carry your own ice when visiting Saskatoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Washington
Mercury
Smith's Bluff
Smith
Double of W. J. Bryan Baffles Speaker Cannon
At the Lincoln Fourth of July opening, Speaker Cannon mistook actor Charles Hanford for William Jennings Bryan. His surprised reaction and quip about Bryan's simultaneous presence in Lincoln and Washington drew a quiet laugh as the ceremony continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speaker Cannon
W. J. Bryan
Joe Cannon
House of Representatives
Joe
William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Washington, D. C
Mr. Speaker
Uncle Joe
Mr. Bryan
Charles Hanford
Hla Jan
Bryan
Washington Star
Horses to Get Vacations from Washington
Uncle Sam will grant 30 days annual leave to post office department horses. Animals will be sent in small groups to a rich pasture in Maryland for rest, with the chief clerk noting that government employees receive similar leave. The idea aims to spare horses during summer heat. Flower Gardens on a Little Rotterdam features the Holland America Line vessel with 25,000 gross tonnage, 3,535 passenger capacity, 475 crew, and a palm court with a stained glass dome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Post Office Department
Washington
Maryland
Rotterdam
Holland-American Line
Palma
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Ahortatory Pub. Co
50C
Fulton Mercantile Co
Bottineau, North Dakota
G. N.A.R. Co
Union Commercial College Thacher
Hughes
Grand Forks
N. D
Great Business Training School
Northwest
Neeping
O. B. Lundy
Willow City
Union Pacific Railway
California
Union Pacific
Railroad
Association
Racine
Wisconsin
S. B. Mahaney
Bottineau Courant
North Dakota
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