Mistress Esther and the Tory Captain at Gordon Hall
In a Virginia estate during the Revolutionary era Mistress Esther Gordon guards her loyalty as Captain John Willoughby attempts to search Gordon Hall. Esther hides a rebel from Cornwallis while Lansing, a Continental, watches. The clock stops, a key is hidden, and Esther’s perilous lie deepens the heart of treachery and love.
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Banksia
Virginia
Gordon Hall
Esther Gordon
Oriel
Lansing
Hivly
Cornwallis
Powhatan
Esther
John Willoughby
Lord Cornwallis
Jess Esther
Kin Willoughby
Gordon
King George’s Men
Thut
Silent vow and forbidden love in a heartfelt scene
A narrator laments betrayal for love, pledging loyalty to a beloved over country and king. He declares Washington as his king and claims Guy Lansing's arm as his, expressing gratitude for words unsaid as they share a quiet, charged moment.
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Washington
Guy Lansing
Archbishop Ireland Meets Irish Erie Train Crew
Archbishop Ireland travels with Erie Railroad crew on a westbound No. 5 journey. He chats with Pullman Conductor W H Nugent and notes a predominantly Irish staff, listing several crew members by name. He jokes that an A P A would have little chance on this train.
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Archbishop Ireland
Erie
Pullman
W. H. Nugent
Sally
Father Sally
Tom’ Duffy
John Egan
Nugent
London's Immensity Shown Through People and Life
The article outlines London’s vast demographics. It notes about 130 000 babies born yearly, 5000 unwanted, more boys than girls, over 400 in 1000 die before age two, 30 000 coffins used yearly, 20 000 die in workhouses or infirmaries, 82 000 Londonians die annually, yet 50 000 more live on New Year’s Day than the previous year. There are over 40 000 weddings yearly, 30 000 in churches, and more than 2000 illiterate newlyweds due to compulsory education over thirty years. Nearly 40 000 Londoners leave yearly for country or abroad.
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London
Law to Promote Honesty in Menu Prices
Clarkson Southard of Bisbee cites an old Arizona statute making it a misdemeanor for a hotel or restaurant to display a bill of fare with items not actually available. He notes it was enacted to prevent bogus promises after long privation and shootings. The law has rarely been repealed though enforcement faded.
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Arizona
Clarkson Southard
Bisbee
Shortened book lifespans shrink reader attention
A publisher notes books now live shorter lives than twenty years ago. Novels, science works, and learned subjects quickly fade as newer titles eclipse them. What once persisted for a year or more now often lasts only a few months, with three months not being uncommon.
Civil Service Examiner Teases Applicant Over Moon Question
In a stern moment the examiner taunts Erastus Smith a Black man hoping to become a mail carrier asking how far it is from Earth to the moon. The terrified applicant pleads he does not want the route, while a judge observes.
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Civil Service Examiner
Erastus Smith
Erastus
Gov. Shaw
Shaw
Iowan
Self Made Greatness Theory From Senator Dolliver
Washington notes recount Senator Dolliver of Iowa arguing that most great men rise from humble farm beginnings, excluding Theodore Roosevelt. He cites McKinley’s farm boy anecdote and a New York visit linking farm origins to success, plus stories of other leaders with similar upbringings and a poker anecdote from Capitol lore.
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Enator Dolliver
Iowa
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Dolliver
McKinley
United States
Wilson
Scotland
John Hay
Ilinois
Hannah
Arlington
Mr. Hanna
Mitchell-Helmbold
Oregon
Washington
Dewey
Helmbold
France
Duchess de la Bouchefoucault
Senator Kearns
Utah
Lord Curzon In India And The Viceroy’s Wife
An Indian magnate praises Lord Curzon's diligence and stamina as viceroy, noting his extraordinary work ethic despite poor health. He attributes much of Curzon's success to his wife Lady Curzon, whose beauty and temperament are highly praised as she steadies and smooths his occasional splenetic moments.
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Curzon
Lord Curzon
Les Lord Curzon
Lady Curzon
London
President Harrison's Library Private Collection Shines
The late Benjamin Harrison's library is described as the most complete and valuable private collection west of New York, highlighting its significance and rarity.
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President Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
New York
Dieppe Tombola Prize Ends With Live Lion Swap
A Dieppe lottery scene at the Menagerie Pezon ends with a winning ticket holder demanding a plan to obtain a lion. After back and forth the manager offers the live lion or its skin, and they settle on exchanging the skin for the suit of a living lion, avoiding further trouble.
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Dieppe
Menagarie
Paris suffrage group bans mademoiselle title
The Woman's Suffrage Society of Paris has legislated the word mademoiselle out of existence and will only address women as madame regardless of marital status or age. They argue the title implies inferiority and demand equal dignity, noting Boston conductors already use madam for all female passengers.
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Woman's Suffrage Society of
Paris
Mademoiselle
Monsieur
Madame
Racine
Corneille
Molierc
Athens
Boston
Governor Shaw Interrupter story and strange ads
A faded nondescript report recounts Governor Shaw answering interruptions at a campaign event with a dry quip. The piece then shifts to garbled testimonials about mysterious cures from Alkayis and a Church Kidney Cure Company ad urging readers to request a free large case by mail from No 46 Fourt Avenue New York City.
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Sohn
Suffolk Hospitel and Dieper
Boston
Mass
James Thomas
Board of Review Bureau of Pensions
Washington,d. C
John’ Will
Alkayis
The
Church Kidney Cure Company
Fourt Avenue
New York City
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Old Dominion
Curran R. Greeley
Daily Story Publishing
Chalvant
Wit
Ireland
Halmhold
Salt Lake City
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Brooklyn
Capitol
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Kentucky
Tennessee
George Clement Perkins
California
New England
Kenne
Bunkpeat
Maine
Oroville
Senate
Perkins
Sen
G.c.pedkind
India
Vicerey
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