Mary Atherton and Eastham Gossip in the 1676 tale
In Eastham a rumor spreads about Mrs. Judge Atherton, a new boarder, as Mrs. Grey and Miss Harris discuss the tale. Seeming kindness contrasts with the town’s gossip, while Mrs. Atherton endures suspicion until her husband’s return from Europe and a later, quiet vindication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essuman
Diakios
Judge Atherton
Europe
Shero
Mia
Lion
Miss
Arris
Mary Earl
Miss Harris
Mrs. Grey
Switzerland
Jill
Linn
Miss Harrie
Mra. Atherton
Aefer
Eastham
Hom
Grey
Mrs. Atherton
Mary
Noah
Lwig
The Berner Street Hoax The Toll of a London Prank
A sixty year old hoax known as the Berner street prank drew crowds of dignitaries and tradesmen to a widow's house in Berner street London. A staged procession of goods servants and vehicles caused chaos as nobles and officials sought a fictional summons. Theodore Look masterminded the ruse writing letters and staging the scene before fleeing to the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berner Street
Magasines
Annual Register
Honter
Quarterly Review
Ingoldsby
Joly
Mantua-Makora
Tlie
Archbishop of Canterbury
Bank of England
The
East India Company
Ciminent Parliamentary Philanthropiat
Marlborough Street
Burner Street
tJammer
Inter
Theodore Look
Elo
Burner Sireet
Mra
Wag
Ike
Hlurk
Ile
The Perils of Extravagance in High Society
A reflective piece on social excess and moral rot among the upper class. It contrasts duchesses and self made women, warns that luxury and display corrode virtue, and argues intellect and refinement can counter excess. It calls individuals to curb extravagance to save society from decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpere
Magasinc
Washington
Sho
Careleus
Surprise Party At Chillicothe Hillfermings Ends In Confusion
A group of twelve couples staged a surprise party for a married couple near Chillicothe Hillfermings. The door was grabbed by the leader as the guests entered. The scene turned comic with gas lit parlor, a missing Maltie, and a chaotic retreat as the party dissolved in laughter and embarrassment. Local women tried to locate Maltie, while the incident left the Fourth Ward puzzled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe Hillfermings
Welock
Maltie
Ipataira
Darlinga
Remark on elusive knowledge and historical hypotheticals
A terse meditation on knowing when to refrain from action. The narrator notes that a rare grasp exists only in some men and perhaps never in women. It speculates that if Napoleon possessed this knowledge he might have met his end at St. Cloud or St. Helena, illustrating the power of restraint or timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock
Frostburg
Craddock
Fort Cumberland
Fort du Queana
Jettere
Smyth
Regimenta
Solem
Napoleon
Eighy
St. Cloud
St. Uleleua
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Troy Herald
Della
Mrs. Linn
Indy
Lu Armstrong
Eadham
Ming
Neax
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