Estelle and the Fortis Daughters in a Desperate Sunday
In a damp New Hannington suburb Estelle Fortis endures a ruined family world after her father’s sudden death and a ruined fortune. Engaged to Jack Carlton, she bears his absence with quiet Bravery while caring for siblings Maud Geoffrey and Valetta. At home she discovers a Spanish history book and a 17th century letter from King Charles I praising her ancestor Marion Fortis, revealing a hidden talent amid poverty.
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New Hannington
Estelle Fortis
Estelle
Midlands
Mrs. Fortis
Park Lane
Jack Carlton
Jack
Maud
Geoffrey
Valetta
Harrow
Geoff
Charles Carlton
Geotfry
Alfonso Ossava
Valladolid
Charles I
Marion Fortis
Charlies R
Estelle Fortis sings for Werehampton's aid tour
Estelle Fortis overcomes fear to sing at a charity concert and earns notice from the Duke of Werehampton. A former fiancé Jack Carlton seeks forgiveness as Estelle navigates family hardship, social repairs, and renewed hope in May London. Carlton confesses regret. Estelle forgives him, and they face an uncertain future together.
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Tay Kame
Hampshire
Estelle
Mrs. Brown
Geoff
May
Estelle Fortis
Duke of
Werehampton
Regent Street
Piccadilly Circus
Jack Carlton
Carlton
London
Esty
Jack
America
England
Mr. Carlton
Out of the Ordinary Revelations on Population and Trade
A miscellany of facts notes per capita spirits consumption, tax shares, and church growth in Boston, with figures on police, wages, and population shifts in London and New York. It cites gold inflows in the United States, Bedouin eating habits, a Siberian rainbow, Lake Baikal, a record horse in Kansas, and Florida orange shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Boston
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Nenuie
London
Siberia
Lake Baikal
Kansas
Stout
Doniphan County
Florida
Canada
South Africa
New York City
New York State
Chile
Post Office
Treasuries
Niagara Falls Company
New Mexico
Utah
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
McKinley
Yellow River
China
New York Man Lives On Raw Wheat Diet For Sixteen Cems A Day
In lower Manhattan a diner and an exasperated counterpart debate a radical eater who claims a raw wheat diet sustains him. Blake says he survives on raw wheat, nuts, milk, and fruit, spends about 6 cents per meal, and avoids cooked food, while the skeptic questions the feasibility and cost.
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New York Mail and Express
Lower Manhattan
Blake
Morrow
New York
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Riverside Drive
Hiake
Wonderful clock the German master’s astronomical calendar
A poor German watchmaker spent twenty four years building an Astronomical and calendar clock. He faced poverty madness and opposition before finishing the glass encased piece with 2200 parts. Despite Emperor and parish aid the clock remains unsold.
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London
Strasburg Cathedral
Strasburg
Carlsruhe
Baden
Switzerland
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Death
St. Luke
Mark
Christ
Washington Letter Parrot Tale From Rear Admiral Schley
Washington Letter recounts a Navy anecdote about Rear Admiral Schley and a parrot owned by Smith in South Africa. The parrot was taught to call Smith “Bob,” causing repeated taunts when Smith’s crewmates fed the bird a crude jab. Smith tried to quiet Polly by placing her in a dark hole, with humorous mischief escalating as the tale unfolds.
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Washington
Smith
Schley
South Africa
Bob
Polly
Parrot Rescue Story Echoes Through South African Woods
In a tale of escape and mischief, a keeper releases a parrot to the woods to avoid harm. Later, the bird’s uncanny schooling surfaces as a chorus of parrots shouting Bob’s ah of a fellow. Polly’s teaching to all the birds becomes a remarkable local curiosity.
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Bob
Smith
Polly
South Africa
Crazy Grand Duke and Other Crazy Freaks
An article recounts the grand duke facing a brutal act, surviving amid fear and exile, and paying half a million roubles in damages to a physician. It compares his tale with other wild acts including releasing mad dogs to harm the populace, provoking officials to intervene and condemn such dangerous schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sach
Orenburg
St. Peterburg
Nicholas
Tas Price
Roi Geeta
Mr Whitney's Theory and Wealth as Public Aid
The correspondence from Hon. William C. Whitney to a banker friend discusses philanthropy and policy. Whitney asserts he has the money to fund expenditures as a means to help people, arguing employment is better than alms and that spending stimulates trade and prosperity for all.
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New York Times
William C. Whitney
Sacha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clive R. Fenn
Brown
Miss Fortis
Joshua Brown
John Carlton
Birmingham
Museum Muses
Stone Mason
India
Rumford Falls
Buda Pesth
Bernard M. Sheridan
Boston Transcript
Man
Nature
Biske
Admiral Schley
Parrot
Jones
D’ Auber
Artists’ Society
van Dyke
Mr. Whitney
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