Diana Goes Out In Storm To Aid Uncle Nat
Diana disguises herself as a man to fetch Dr Sanderson for her ailing great uncle Nathaniel Crockett. She navigates a midnight trek across moor and woods, gaining entry to Combe Crockett and meeting a brisk, hearty local squire and the visiting doctor, all while maintaining the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat
Jane
Diana
Dodo
Bezique
Dies
Bismarck
Wilhelm
Nathaniel
Diene
Datchett and Crockett
Nathaniel Crockett
Diana Fayrer
Christopher Marvell
Tor
Tisserton
Combe Crockett
Ace
Lillian
Uncle Nat
Aecles
Harrow
Lester
Moat
Indies
Dixon
Olka
Zurr
McClure
Crockett
Boston couple debating love letters in old papers
A well known Bostonian and his Hubbite wife discover boxes of love letters while sorting papers. He jokes he will discard the letters as junk, suggesting to Helen that they are too soft to file, highlighting enduring irony in married affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Helen
Dyer
Puck
Philadelphia Inquirer
Harper’s Weekly
Willie
Polly
Dolly
Cleveland
Boston ‘Transcript
Louie
Chicago Daily News
Tommy
Pop
Philadelphia Record
Eben
Washington Star
Kansas City Times
Scott
Rhode Island
Matt
Providence
Boston
Sparks
Parks
Miss Strong
Philadelphia Press
Chicago Journal
Jack—Smith
Gladys
Jack
Henpeck
Pioneer Press
Waal
Harpours Bazaar
Philadelphia Ledger
Irvings Macbeth Flusters Gallery God With Banquo Ghost
In London Sir Henry Irving playing Macbeth was unsettled by a gallery god who taunted him during the banquet scene. He cried out in tragedy and feigned collapse while Banquo’s ghost departed, then an agitated cockney voice chimed reassurance from above.
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Henry Irving
Macbeth
London
Banquo
Irving
Enery
Eyverybody’s
The Way She Put It
A fragmented exchange from a column notes a dramatic line where a woman hints the principal may resign if his words aren’t retracted. The playful tone suggests a social or schoolroom clash over a marriage proposal and public expectations.
The Union Saved by Schoolboys in Civil War
A nostalgic tribute recalls how thousands of young boys fought in the Civil War, with 814,801 under 16 and 1,151,438 under 18, many rising to high command. It highlights Colonel James M. Schoonmaker, promoted at 21, who led brigades in West Virginia and the Shenandoah campaign and earned the Medal of Honor at Winchester.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Europe
Aewt
Englis
Charles I
Miles
John R. Brookes
James A. Beaver
George N. Macy
Comees
Lake Erie
Pittsburg
James M. Schoonmaker
Army of
First
Maryland Cavalry
Fourteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Harrisburg
Fourteenth Cavalry
Curtin
Cedar Creek
Congress
Winchester
Schoonmaker
Vallandigham in Confederate lines amid banishment tale
A Civil War reminiscence recounts Clement L. Vallandigham being captured by Confederate forces after arriving near Murfreesboro with a flag of truce. He is escorted to a deserter’s cabin, then welcomed by Col. J. Webb who assigns him temporary protection as a prisoner of war until he is returned toward Confederate lines.
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Clement L. Vallandigham
S. FE. Nunnelee
Fifty-first
Alabama
Murfreesboro
Tenn
J. D. Webb
Nunnelee
Vallandigham
Nannelee
Webb
Col. Webb
Ohio
United States
Government scientists study rain drop sizes and fuel prize offered
Government scientists report rain drops vary from tiny specks to two inches in diameter while the Automobile Club of France offers a 9000 dollar prize for a cheaper fuel with equal or better performance. After a practical demonstration the government plans to use concrete buildings to store explosives in the cans' zone.
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Automobile Club of France
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Diana Fair
Sheridan
St. Clair A. Mulholland
Antietam
Phusser
Cynthia
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