Grandfather in the Hammock and a House of Secrets
A long excerpt follows a sleeping grandfather in a shaded yard where a boy named Tommy plays and accidentally turns on a hose. The narrative shifts to chapters with Aunt Jane Mary and Miss Elizabeth, involving money missing, a mysterious boarder, and a locked secret of rubies hidden by Miss Elizabeth and Miss Evelyn. The scene blends domestic intrigue, mistaken identities, and looming revelations as the house tightens around its hidden past.
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Grandpa
Tommy
Aunt Jane Mary
Miss Jane Mary
Ghorianna
Jane Mary
Glorianna
Squire Darlington
Sone
Hiim
Mother
Waldemar
Miss Dacres
Mr. Beldon
Star Union
Baldy
Baldy Towner
Sophronia Willoughby Brathwaite
John Sommers
Miss Elizabeth
Margot
David
Elizabeth
Miss Evelyn
Sophronia
Sister of Charity
Dr. Williams
Evelyn
Leuire
Eugene
Mr. Eugene Darlington
Wisconsin
India
Amaranthe
Little Amaranthe Darlington
Browning's Instinct Weaves Crime With Natural Scene
The Browning anecdote recounts a holiday walk in rural France when the poet urged his sister to notice a potato patch and a murdered man. A few hours later the body was found and the killer arrested, suggesting Browning’s keen sensitivity to contrasts aided his detective-like insight.
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Robert Browning
France
Mr. Browning
Catholic Historical Society Elects Drumgoole President
Rev. Henry T. Drumgoole was elected president of the American Catholic Historical Society at a Philadelphia meeting. The report also notes remarks by Rev. Dr. Bradford on Christian economics and other educational and public policy items from the era.
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Henry T. Drumgoole
Philadelphia
American Catholic Historical Society
Bradford
Austria
Europe
New York
Brooklyn
Milburn
United States Senate
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey High School Teachers’ Association
How Like a Man Mrs Nockdoodle Oh Norris Quote
A dialog sample shows Mrs Nockdoodle urging Mr Nockdoodle to always be gentle as he erupts in anger. The exchange, attributed to the Chicago Tribune, captures sharp temper versus calm conduct in a domestic moment.
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Mrs. Nockdoodle
Norris
Mr. Nockdoodle
Chicago Tribune
Insult to Injury In Daily Exchange
Reproachful dialogue recalls yesterday’s harm as one speaker laments a cut from the person they love most, while the other questions if they even shave themselves in this tense exchange from the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
Famous Patient Demands Medicine From In Charge Doctor
A tense exchange in a Chicago Journal excerpt shows a patient insisting on medicine while the duty doctor explains he issues bulle tins and that the other doctor will arrive shortly. The quotation captures hospital or clinic chatter.
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Chicago Journal
Lesson in American History in Puzzle
The capture of Stony Point in summer 1779 showed a bold Revolutionary War exploit. Gen Wayne learned a countersign from a fruit seller, reached the hill undetected, then charged the fort with unloaded muskets. British losses totaled about 600. Wayne was wounded but survived.
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Stony Point
Wayne
Mad Anthony
Paris Pawn House Holds Thousands of Gifts Annually
The Paris pawn house stores about 350000 watches and 60000 wedding rings each year. The oldest item is a 1500s suit of clothes with five francs advanced in 1869, owned by a soldier who died in 1870 and whose widow kept paying dues for over 30 years hoping to redeem it.
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Paris
N. Y
Humorous Quips and Quick Wits From various Papers
A collage of light exchanges and jokes from multiple papers. Humorous lines include a Harvard Lampoon chat about legible handwriting and a jab about bars. Other items feature witty taunts about meals breakfast and stock company puns.
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Harvard Lampoon
Baltimore Herald
Philadelphia Bulletin
Gotham
Phillipsburg
Kan
Pingpong
Philadelphia Ledger
Philadelphia Press
Cynique
Dangerous Acquiescence in a Hospital Fight
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune reports Vandvill was attacked after a dispute with an Irish acquaintance over stage impersonations of Hibernians. Vandvill argued no comedian did justice to the Hibernians, leading to the fight and his ambulance transport.
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Vandvill
Vawadvill
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Humorous Exchange Delights Chicago Daily Readers
A playful dialogue snippet shows Mrs Shapeleigh asking for practical fashion, Floorwalker directs her to fancy hosiery in the basement, capturing a light moment in a Chicago Daily item.
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Tommy and
S. E. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Browning
Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield
J. B. Lippincott Co
New York Tribune Farmer
New York City
the Tribune Farmer
the Mail
Warren
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