Mary A Story of English Life The Maid of the Jinn
The trial narrative centers on Meadows and Parker with Mary Lockwood as key witness. The judge, sheriffs, and lawyers navigate conflicting statements about warnings, a murder, and a hat linked to the crime as Mary testifies to events at the Star and Garter Inn and the fateful wager. The scene ends with Mary's distress and the prisoner’s tears as the case continues.
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Meadows
Parker
Foster
York
Heather-bell
Squire Bellingham
Mary Lockwood
Star and Garter
Jack
Mary
Star and Garter Inn
Taylor
Barnsley
Jack Meadows
George Eliot on Music in Middlemarch and Localtaste
The piece surveys George Eliot’s views on music as depicted in Middlemarch. It notes realism in naming residents like Brookes and Cadwalladers and contrasts Mrs. Dorothea and Casaubon with Austen’s sensibilities. It references conservative tastes and domestic song, mentioning comic numbers and period tunes in the village repertoire.
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George Eliot
Middlemarch
Miss Austen
Brookes
Vincys
Cadwalladers
Chettams
Brooke
Cornhill Magazine
Vienna
Gluck
Dorothea
Mr. Casaubon
Bartlemy Fair
Myrtle
Care of Wounded Sailors Advised On Deck In War
British Medical association at Cheltenham reports new naval care plans. Fleet Surgeon Kirker says wounded sailors should lie on deck until action ends, with ambulances later. operating rooms needed on ships and deck sanitation improved for safety.
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British Medical Association
Cheltenham
C. Kirker
Admiralty
Use of Revolvers at Trial Described by Munsey Mag
The article recounts a trial where a man with a split-second watch timed a rapid six shooter display. It notes experts’ views on firing methods such as fanning the hammer and double action revolvers, comparing perceived speed to traditional off-hand shooting. It explains how renowned gunmen allegedly achieved rapid, lethal feats.
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Munsey
Ted
Lincoln Memorial Planned by Burnham Olmsted Meckim Group
Senator Cullom promotes a Washington monument to Abraham Lincoln based on Burnham Olmsted and Meckim plans. The Doric 250 by 220 foot structure would sit on an esplanade with a basin and fountains, flanked by trees, inscribing Gettysburg Speech text, and praised by leading architects.
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Cullom
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Burnham, Olmsted and Meckim Commission
National Capital
Capitol
Washington Monument
Lincoln
Washington Star
McKim
Skippers of the Lakes Rule in Fog and Currents
A vivid portrait of lake skippers who navigate 600 foot ore carriers through fog, shallow shoals, and sharp channels. They push through near waterless margins, often without tugs, betting on skill to keep schedules before ice and season deadlines tighten. Strong individual, ship, and industry mentions showcase peril and mastery.
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Duluth
Buffalo
Great Lakes
W. D. Hulbert
Frank Leslie
Origin of Huck-Board nickname for buckboard vehicle
A veteran recounts how buck-board gained its name in the 1820s as wagons carried goods on long boards attached to axles to handle rough East Tennessee roads. Dr. Buck, a military storekeeper, redesigned the transport to prevent breakdowns, influencing widespread use of wheel axle and boards and shaping local memory of the term.
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Buck
East Tennessee
Dr. Buck
Tempered Telephone Trick At City Hall
A young city hall operator kept his cool on a call, despite losing his temper over a wrong number. The caller pretended not to know him, then revealed a sly tease about seeing his picture in the papers on a lobster can, prompting a lighthearted exchange.
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Old City Hall
Central
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cathedral for Uganda Founded on Pilkington Stone
Uganda plans a cathedral with a foundation stone made from the gravestone of Rev. Mr. Pilkington, killed by the Baganda years ago. He was a Cambridge graduate and noted athlete, and the church will honor him as the Holy Spirit guides its genesis and genius.
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Uganda
Pilkington
Cambridge
West Branch log drive ends in tragedy and love
Holman Day narrates a brutal log drive on the West Branch ending with a doomed man’s death near Milo. A crew confronts danger, drink, and remorse as they ferry the injured boss to a rail while a grieving woman laments. The tale contrasts harsh work ethic with fragile human ties and a crew’s reluctant mercy.
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West Branch
Spokane City Growth Tied to Early Washington Founder
Col J Kenedy Stout, one of Spokane’s founders and first city attorney, now serves as private secretary to Senator George Turner. He recalls the west’s rapid advancement, describing Spokane’s 50 000 population, a rail era anecdote about a primitive line by Dr. Baker, and a cobbled tale of a hobo riding a flat car and joking about mail delivery by Uncle Bill Simpson.
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United States
Spokane
Col. J. Kenedy Stout
George Turner
Washington
Col. Stout
Walla Walla
Wallula
Baker
Saturday Evening Post
Postmaster’s Lax Mail Service Slows Boston Messenger
A Boston man recounts a misadventure trying to receive letters in a small town out West. The postmaster, also a justice of the peace, says there is no mail on Thursdays and Fridays are off days with the Tesco postmaster who often goes fishing.
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Boston
Boston Globe
Old Brown
Iosco
Tesco
A Quaker Bartender Upholds Plain Speech at Inn
In a Philadelphia suburb an old inn keeper, a Quaker, runs his bar with plain speech and self discipline. A drunken patron loudly demands whisky, but the Quaker declines with a firm rebuke and offers sarsaparilla instead. The scene captures quiet integrity amid convivial surroundings.
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Philadelphia
James
Downfall of the Dingo in Australian War on Wild Dogs
The piece notes the dingo’s degeneration due to contact with tame kangaroos and bulldogs, turning from lambs to attacking cows. It argues civilization corrupts the wild dog and compares Australia’s campaign against the dingo to its earlier war on rabbits.
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Australia
China
Long vs short skirts tally on Broadway promenade
A Broadway promenader counted skirts at Twenty third street and Fifth avenue for one hour. Of 320 women, 64 wore long skirts and 256 wore short skirts, a 4 to 1 ratio in favor of the short style.
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Broadway
Twenty-third Street
Fifth Avenue
New York Times
Edgar County farmer farms world’s largest popcorn harvest
A. L. Scaeffer of Edgar County Illinois harvested 1,800 bushels from 102 acres, about seventeen bushels per acre, costing $17 per acre to raise, shell, and rent. The comment wedges in a note on views of the poor.
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A. L. Scaeffer
Edgar County
Ilnois
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