Nancy’s Ghost and the Lonely Prison Room
A narrator in a haunted house encounters a child ghost named Nancy. Monica reveals Nancy’s tragic past, including a stepmother’s plot and a missing inheritance. In a hidden room, the drawer yields a wooden doll and a last will fragment, hinting at a family doomed by betrayal and sorrow.
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Monica
Nancy
Bhe
Het
Indy
Thia
Jch
Dra
Rene
Tata Mae
Aly Pertin
Fate of a Palace on the Adriatic Echoes Through Time
A fragmented travelogue recalls Diocletian’s palace at Spalato repurposed as a modern town on the eastern Adriatic coast. Three thousand residents occupy the ancient complex amid medieval walls, temples turned cathedrals, and the lingering mix of Roman grandeur with current trade and daily life. Nearby Ragusa’s Franciscan monastery, third oldest in Europe, offers tranquil cloisters and bathed arches as witnesses to centuries past.
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May
Imust
Hemises
Diocletian
Adriatic
Senate
Sephante
Koom
Epalato
Caesar
Jupiter
Aesculapius
Rome
County Medical Society
Spalato
Arios
France
Ragusa
Europe
St. Francis
Paris camelot wrongfully detained finds fortune tale
A Paris camelot, long struggling on the boulevards, is arrested for violating city laws and led to a police station. The commissary reveals the man is not wanted for crime and that he is the heir to a 90,000 franc fortune, confirming the tale with relief and astonishment.
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Aceman
Camelot
Mavine
Camerot
Pollen
Hin
Comminsary of Police
Thessnelot
Antiquated Concord Charters Sparks Women’s Protest
Women of Concord New Mexico oppose a draft city charter forwarding to Mayor Charis Ktrnin that preserves Rowton’s colonial clauses. They denounce provisions assigning police duties and barring witchcraft and rum selling to Indians, urging modernization to remove male references. The dispute highlights clashes over governance and gender in a town famed for its antiquated roots.
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Concord
Charis Ktrnin
America
Rowton
Purely Feminine for the Cotillion in Society Circles
Instructions on cotillion etiquette with leaders its figures and favors. Notes on two leaders for large parties how to announce ready couples and separate partners. Describes favors given to girls and men and the final seating. Also mentions a specialist dancer who plans figures and supplies favors and a pianist accompanying her. Also includes a Scotch entertainment aside with hospitality tips and menu ideas.
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Mme, Merri
One Piece Frocks Persist in Modern Fashion
The one piece frock remains beloved by many women who resist bodice and skirt styles of past years. Designers push variations like the draped princess to keep femininity current. Properly tailored by skilled modistes, these frocks flatter figures, conceal flaws, and adapt to varied body shapes with careful draping and placement.
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Mayoreach
Paris
Earau
Makes Useful Home Dress in Cashmere Browns
A pretty brown cashmere home dress features an inverted front pleat, gathered waist, and a tucked blouse. The design includes a lace yoke and matching sleeve lace, with specified fabric needs: five yards of 4 1/2 inch width, half yard insertion, and one yard pique lace.
Swinging vases and ornate bowls as home decor trends
The article describes swinging vases hung from chandeliers or window frames, using Indian baskets for rustic flair in bungalows and country houses. It explains bowl-centered displays with flowers, greens, or bulbs, suspended by chains or cords, plus notes on decorative preferences and a new shirtwaist fashion trend with sleeves inspired by menswear.
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Manniah
Elaine Dis Hicton
Elise Deen
Chile
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Noward
Selenus
Dame Portune
Village Green
Cor Hwan
Gam Cornwallis
Monsieur
Merri
le Clever
Scotland
Heather
Elsie B
Madame Merrl
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