Bound by a Spell Chapter Ends in Fire and Love
Judith's deathly night ordeal and a manor fire culminate in Clara and Silas discovering love after tragedy. A fleeing man, a perilous escape, and two marriages unfold as June light returns and the tale closes with Clara and Silas united in quiet remorse and joy.
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Judith
Silas Curaton
Rodwell
Clara
Darling
Ancient Cliff Dwellers Tied to Egyptian Clues
Explorers report cliff dwellings in Mancos and Casa Verde canyons of Arizona and New Mexico. Questions arise whether these ancient inhabitants predated Egypt’s pyramids. Some students argue for Egyptian-like pottery and inscriptions and suggest distant kinship with Moki and Zun peoples.
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China
United States
Mancos
Casa Verde
Arizona
New Mexico
Egypt
Turkey
Nothing to Regret and a Proposal Recalled
A spinster laments a wasted life and a bachelor calls back a rejected 20 year proposal. An informal scene unfolds with ice cream and social meals as Miss Guestly resists indulgence while Mrs Homer redirects portions.
Notable 19th century books and authors featured in review
The piece surveys sales and reception of Poe and Williamson works, notes Childe, M. P. drama, Nordenskjold Antarctica, and Stokes illustrations. It highlights Miss Rickert in London, Wasps book by Peckham, and a Critic debate on Byron, Aldrich, Riley, and modern verse. It quotes Joaquin Miller on poetry standards and praises Riley’s simple, real verse.
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Houghton, Mifflin & Co
London
Lord Byron
Hallie Erminie Rives
Athens
Lafayette McLawn
Joaquin Miller
America
Edward
Heaven
Hell
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
James Whitcomb Riley
The
Sierras
Punctilious as to Good Form in a Genteel Exchange
A fragment from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune depicts a curiously formal chat between Spendrite and a man about a phone call at the man’s apartment. The exchange likens social ritual to service norms and underscores character-driven dialogue.
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Spendrite
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Hen, Crow, and a Curious Name Riddle
A Kansas City Times line jokes about a woman at a party noting a man named Crow. The hostess learns the name Crow sounds like what a hen does, a pun linked to Mr. Crow. The snippet ends with a flippant quip about hustlers and advantages, and a playful warning about a man flirting with a girl as a friend notes she will tell.
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Silas
Martha
Josiah
Jonathan
Corinthian
Manter Silas
Mr. Jonathan
Clara
Warn Wick Boulevard
Crow
Mr. Cackle
Mr. Crow
Kansas City Times
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Caldwell
Idaho
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J. M. Thompson
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Caldwell, Idaho
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H. M. Hedges
Board OF Trade Saloon
R. Christenson
Palace
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Iilinois State
Picard & Roberts
R.A. Cowden
W. 8
Sebree
First National Bank
Kipp & Anderson
Brickyard
Boise River
D. S&s. Brown
Caldwell Milling Company
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