Mystery Notes and a Widow’s Hand Unravel in Gentry Tale
MacArdel and Ware uncover that a widow plausibly authored two notes, one found on a bed and another slipped from a desk, linking the pair to a coercive plot. They plan to quell the haunting by activating the estate with trusted servants, horses, and full bustle as Miss Carney returns home to Carney Croft with Miss Weston and Mrs. Randolph joining as chaperon.
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MacArdel
Miss Carney
Miss Weston
Carney-Croft
Mac
Ware
MacArder
Jenks
Annie
Mrs. Randolph
Parson’s
Return of the Wanderers Opens With Warm Greeting
Miss Carney descends the gang plank followed by Miss West and greets the narrator with a sincere welcome, marking the wanderers’ return.
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Miss Carney
Miss Weston
Verse Worth Reading by Josh Wink Sensuous Power Reverses
Poem depicts a woman who toys with her lovers and scorns their devotion. A bold wooer finally asserts dominance and she submits, transforming desire into submissive obedience. The piece explores control and flirtation in intimate dynamics.
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Josh Wink
Man Finds No One Has Nothing To Do
A man longs for leisure but wakes to find friends, birds, and the river all busy. He meets people who wish they could loaf, while everyone urges him not to delay in doing nothing. Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenks
Bruce
Miss Carney
Ware
MacArdel
Washington Star
A Child's Laughter Poem by A C Swinburne
A Swinburne lyric explores the pure joy of a child's laughter as a divine, radiant sound. The poem compares the sweetness of a seven year old's laughter to heavenly bells and nightingales, celebrating innocence and delight.
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A. C. Swinburne
Remembrance Blossoms for Milwaukee Sentinel
Poem expresses bringing lilies and roses for remembrance and sorrow from a speaker to a dear one. The imagery centers on old-fashioned gardens, petals holding memories, and a sacred place for memories. The verse evokes comfort through flowers as tokens of love and grief.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
The Bohemian Secret Love Song
The Bohemian performs a duet about secrets and love with HE and SHE exchanging lines. The piece centers on a confession of love and mutual recognition of hidden feelings in a lyrical exchange.
Said Uncle Jim Reflects on Changes in Language and Sanity
The narrator recalls youth when speech avoided terms like brainstorms, dementia, and paranoia. He notes that egomaniacs were only in doctors books and alienists rarely described human folly in public. The piece contrasts old plain talk with modern scientific phrasing.
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Uncle Jim
The Retort by George Pope Morris
The poem depicts Ola Birch a village schoolteacher who weds a plain homespun maid named Kate. Their marriage strains under pride and surprise when the tutor returns and Kate warmly greets him, provoking the husband’s anger at perceived disobedience.
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Ola Birch
Kate
George Pope Morris
68 But Perfectly Well After Kidney Treatment
Mrs John Mansell of New Castle Pennsylvania recounts a long battle with kidney trouble and swollen limbs. After a week of Dean's Kidney Pills she improved significantly and within a few boxes she was strong and well at age 68. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John Mansell
Jefferson St
New Castle
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Choice of Two Evils in a New York Flat
A New York scientist tries soothing his baby Flora with a Yale Glee Club song. A 14 year old from the neighboring new family interrupts, asking the baby be allowed to cry due to a sick person nearby. the request ends the singing.
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New York
Flora
Yale
Eczema Covered Baby Healed After Cuticura Use
A Piermont New Hampshire mother recalls her son, now twenty two, who suffered severe eczema from four months old. After trying many medicines, she tried Cuticura remedies at three years four months old. Improvement began in two months and full recovery occurred within six months.
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R. L. Risley
Piermont, N. H
Wonderful Engineering Work In Simpson Tunnelage
Civil engineers show admirable accuracy in the Simpson tunnel project. The tunnel length is 12 miles and it measured 31 inches longer than planned. When the headings met deep in the mountain their levels were 314 inches apart.
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Simpson
Woman Clarifies Husband’s Whereabouts in Parlor Exchange
In a tense exchange Mrs. Jagaway says she knows her husband is in his room sleeping off a headache. Mrs. Rawle questions whether she wants to know his location, prompting a terse clarification.
Great Nerve Restorer Promises Cure for Nervous Ailments
Patent medicine advertisement touts FITS St Vitus Dance and all nervous diseases cured by Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Free trial bottle and treatise offered. Includes address Dr R H Kline Sd 931 Arch St Philadelphia Pa. Ends with proverb about wise woman and payday.
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St. Vitus
How Long Can Pat Keep Drinking Cheap Whiskey
A rich suburban employer teased his Irish employee Pat about his cheap whiskey habit. Pat answered with quiet humor that he could keep drinking it all his life if it does not kill him.
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Harper’s Weekly
Pat
It Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement
Cure for hot sweaty calloused feet sold by all druggists. Price 25c. Trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy N Y. Glass mirrors known in A D 23 but art lost and revived in 1300 in Venice.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Venice
Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Sparks Moral Prompt
An old advertisement extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants soothing gums easing pain and curing wind colic. It also notes a proverb about men sowing wild oats and reaping a grass widow.
Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People Promote Nervous Health
An advertisement explains how Dr Williams Pink Pills enrich the blood to strengthen nerves and treat nervous disorders. Testimonial from Harriet E Porter of South Medford Mass describes relief from dizziness neuralgia and fears of paralysis after using the pills. Sold by druggists or mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady N Y with offers of multiple boxes.
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Williams
Harriet E. Porter
Liberty Avenue
South
Medford
Mass
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
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