Hypnotism leads to crime and near murder in a staged home
In a Capital Comedy company house, a mock stock living arrangement spawns talk of hypnotic crime. A hypnotism experiment by Hatherleigh nearly drives the narrator to kill his sister Vere, but a twist ends with Hatherleigh dead and Alcida becoming the narrator’s wife. Crawfish and New York slumming notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reachington
Vera
Edmond
Hatherleigh
Irl
Senorita Alvida Velasques
Tie
Aleida
Vere
Alcida
Heaven
Earth
Senorita Alcida
New York
Trinity Churchyard
The
Stock Exchange
Brooklyn Bridge
Castle Garden
Hesterstrest
Tender Lobe
Coon Story Turns Wildcat Log Rescue Tale
Dave Eckman recounts a rush of danger in Rush township when his coon hound Pete treed a wildcat in a hollow log. John Hornberger crawled in to haul Dave and the dog free, then the pair wrestled a snarling fox from the log as Pete suffered injuries and the party celebrated with pine knot fires.
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Fekman
Seley Hell
Dave County
Jolt
Dave
Hornberger
Pete
Dav
Dave Eckman
David
Peta
Wildcat
John Hornberger
New York Sun
John
Rubber Baby Incident On Train Involving Domesticated Man
A passenger recounts a shocking scene on a train where a young man, accompanied by two women, violently mishandled a rubber baby bought for himself. The baby was swung against a door frame amid shrieks before the train halted and the man fled, leaving the damaged toy on the seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Wen
Ani
Amusing Trifles and Courtroom Snippet Delivers Quips
A humorous collage features a judge’s quip about age, a critic praising a realist burglary scene, Mrs De Style praising a suitor, and Mrs Spendit planning shopping. A Chinese oath anecdote closes with a comically mispronounced swear formula, highlighting social chatter and theatrical banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthor
Hardread
de Style
Newport
Litehart
John Bridge
WOMAN'S WAY AND NOTES ON HEALTH AND SOCIETY
A column mix notes Mrs Benjamin Galbraith of Maysville Ky sending a fourth set of twins to her husband, Frances Willard credits England meals for health gain, and quips on maidens and old maids. It notes three women physicians on New York City's sanitary corps and reports Japan forbidding woman journalists despite a male serial writer earning modest pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Galbraith
Maysville
Frances BE
Willard
England
Sanitary Corps
New York Board of Health
Alice Mitchell
Helen Knight
Frances G. Deane
Japan
The Social Uplifts Opposing Dancing And Decay
A sermon notes concerns on social dancing as immoral ritual, citing Herod and Salome allegory from Matthew Levi. It argues dancing crowds out conversation, causes dissipation and ruin, and warns of physical and moral decay from late night revels, urging repentance and course change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castor
Vollux
St Chrysostom
Hell
House of Israel
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Hemen
Snow
War Hatherleigh
Thad
Coon
John Dilherd
Schuylkill County
Secon
Eolpa Og
Olbahnan
DR. Talmage
NoKiyy
Vir. Talmage
Matthew Levi
Herod
Merodias
Iferodl
Ilerod
Salome
John the Baptist
Vic
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