Molly's Prank on a Irish Hall Night
Lady Molly Darce and Claude Stanton quarrel over partridges and a prank. Molly disguises as Marguerite to attend Murphy's hall phrenology show with nurse Betty aiding. Claude recognizes her, she is publicly mocked, and jokes turn to embarrassment as Molly is read by Prof Varelli. They drift home defeated, with Claude keeping watch from a distance.
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Claude
Lady Molly Darce
Claude Stanton
Ireland
Molly
Stanton
Anly
Rousseau
Mary Draper
Oxford
London College
Betty
Earl
Stantons
Darces
Earl Darce
Wiic
Kilbeggan Lodge
Aude
Murphy’s
Murphy's
Stan
Martiel
Murphy’s Hall
Prof
Varelli
Away
Mary
Miss Molly
Marguerite
Faust
Prof. Varelli
Molly Allannah
Ferther
Misther Stanton
Lane English Women From a Gentlewoman Debate
A Gentlewoman writer cites a legal case comparing English, American, and French female figures. Americans are taller with broader shoulders and smaller waists. English stock shoulder size is 6 inches vs 4% here, neck to waist length 1614 inches vs 14.4 inches in America. The verdict: the average English woman is a noble woman thinly planned.
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Atlantic
America
England
Wordsworth
Trial Offer in Aberdeen Ends with Lively Promise
A Scotch husband by the dying bed hears his wife Maggie demand burial in Craeburn kirkyard. He frets at the expense but she insists, and he jokes of a three month Aberdeen trial to test peace for her bones in her native parish. The quip reflects humor and affection from the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Sandie
Craeburn Kirkyard
Aberdeen
Craeburn
Maggie
Philadelphia Ledger
A Parisian Character Libertad Dies in Paris Hospital
Libertad, a famed and mysterious Paris figure, died in a Paris hospital from a kick suffered at a stormy meeting last week. He wore no hat, had tangled hair and a long beard, a scarlet shirt under a black blouse, and carried a crutch and large cane. Known for fierce language, he rarely attended meetings without threats of blood. His inner history remained unknown, and on his deathbed he asked friends not to have a funeral, having bequeathed his body to the Paris School of Medicine.
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Libertad
Paris
Paris School of Medicine
London Evening Standard
Quiet Paths of Life and Hidden Greatness
Henry F. Cope reflects on finding value in ordinary lives. He argues greatness lies in character, daily virtue, and steady effort rather than public fame, urging readers to seek glory in commonplace tasks and endure life’s monotony with faith and vision.
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Henry F. Cope
Trouble a Blessing by Rev Duncan J McMillan
The sermon argues that the Bible speaks to all who suffer not just saints in heaven. It asserts trouble is universal and asks the reader to seek deliverance by turning to God. Every person faces burdens and temptation, with diverse forms of distress shaping the human condition.
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Heaven
Jesus
God
Duncan J. McMillan
D. D
Excellent Spirit and Money Facts Across Ages
Rev A MacDonald Reach discusses an excellent spirit as vital for action and influence, contrasting it with cynicism and gloom. The piece then shifts to Money Facts detailing the history of money from early weights and ingots to coined forms in Europe, noting metals used and stages of standardization.
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Rev
A. MacDonald Reach
Daniel vi
Samson
Father
Pheidon
Argos
Burmah
England
Cornwall
Rome
Europe
Personal Faith and Accountability in Church Attendance
A exhortation urging self examination before worship, warning against hypocrisy and blaming others. It stresses genuine preparation, courage to overcome shortcomings, and personal spirituality as the path to fellowship rather than relying on ministers or outward rituals.
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The
Brethren
God Making in one of India's immense industries
The article describes India's vast population and the central role of agriculture, noting that a huge segment of Hindustan’s people rely on farming and suffer in drought. It discusses extensive deity worship, with countless gods across villages from the Himalayas to Cape Comorin, and highlights foreign involvement in god making, including Calcutta crafts and imports from Birmingham and Philadelphia. It also notes village beliefs in guardian and evil spirits affecting health and luck.
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Hindustan
India
Hiamalayas
Cape Comorin
Calcutta
Birmingham
Philadelphia
South
Record of Unusual Storm Waves and their Force
The average storm wave reaches thirty feet in height. Highest storms range from forty four to forty eight feet. At Skerryvore Lighthouse off Scotland a rock mass of five and a half tons was hurled seventy two feet above sea level, and a thirteen and a half ton block was torn from a cliff seventy four feet high.
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Skerryvore Ighthouse
Sceland
Wall Mall
Don’t Kick Too Easy Reveals Kicking Reputation Risks
A terse opinion warns that soft kicking breeds foolishness and unfairness. The piece argues that repeated leniency harms players’ discipline and undermines athletic integrity, urging coaches to enforce standards while maintaining safety and fairness.
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