The Ghostly Bride of Bretton Hall
A narrator recalls a past passion and a doomed love as he returns to Bretton Hall. He finds Rose Pascal aged and haunted by tragedy, and their night of dreams ends with Rose dead by a stake upon the cross paths, a grim inscription confirms the fatal secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Garth
England
Rupert
Europe
Rose
Rose Pascal
Alketon Village
Jane Hopgart
Elizabeth Carless
Elizabeth
Fas
Avas
Bretton Hall
Whitelands
Hall Garden
Halkton
R. Murray Gilchrist
National Observer
All Der World Is a Prize Ring
A patchwork set of humorous vignettes and clipped anecdotes from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page. It spans pugilistic bravado, a nursemaid baby, a scrappy school kid, a lover singing show tunes, a boozy slugger, Dumas junior’s lunch-money predicament, a Belfast lawn tale, hotel café confidences, and a wry quip about burial. The pieces showcase colorful characters, city life, and light social ironies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deir
Rawlin
Annie
Joe
Not at All Man with Cigarette Interaction
A Chicago Tribune item quotes a brief exchange in which a man asks to borrow a cigar, another agrees, lights his cigar, thanks him, then discards it. The snippet captures a small social moment and outdoor greeting style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Vanchamp
Daisy Goldberg
Bill Uppercruft
Deutsche Warte
Chicago Tribune
Not Tis Fault. Landlord questions break in floor
A Washington Star item quotes a landlord demanding why a guest pounded a hole in the floor. The guest replies with equal surprise, saying he broke through while trying to smash the soap provided for washing. The brief exchange centers on the odd accident and peculiar roommate dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Autumn Wind and Lost Garments Verse Quip
A short, humorous verse fragment notes autumn winds and lingering year old clothes. It riffs on shifting seasons and a playful search for an overcoat and autumn love as a street scene unfolds with whimsical tone.
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Ayer
F. C. Loring
Brockton
Mass
Sarsaparilia'—Mrs. H. Benoit
Middle St
Pawtucket
Lowell
Adobe
Jean
Made Vante
A. P. Ordway
Kirks
Katie Connor
Baby
Pretty Rose
Old Madrid
Mary and
John
Krout
Albert Kroul
Chenist
Phira
Father Mollinger
Molinger
A. BF
Sawhill
Federal St
Allegheny
Pitcher’s Castoria
Prescience
Middle Ocean
Auna Reeve Aldrich
New York Sun
Tes
Fiorentino
Dumas
Louis
Annales Politiques Et Litteraires
Belfast
Lewiston
Samuel Pitcher
J. F. Ernersor
Conway, Ark
Castoria
Fi. A. Ancues
M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
Usitep Hosriran Axp Dispensary
Boston
Avuen C. Laura
the Centaur Company
Merray Street
New York City
Chicago
Storgh
Nelson Greenland
Brown & Friend
Henry Friend
A. Weiss
Water Street
Warren, Pa
WM. H. Holmes
Pennsylvania
Theh WM. EH. Holmes Co
Water St
First Ave
Eee Ly
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