Spinning In The Mall A Boston Tale From St Nicholas
A poem recounts a century ago in Boston town when the public green, then called the Mall, hosted spinning girls learning the Irish weaving art. Councillors favoring town enterprise invited Irish weavers, transforming fashion as spinners drew crowds and taught a spinning culture on the common. Nora Terry.
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Moore
Boston
Boston Ma
Boston Bay
Boston Harbor
Nora Terry
St. Nicholas
A Lay Figure at the Academy Sparks a Portrait and Marriage
In a private view an artist Manton Howard falls for Katherine Strong, a rich but cold heiress. He paints a remarkable portrait translating her essence into a sphinx likeness, prompting a marriage of convenience that unravels as Katherine reveals her true self and asks for love. He realizes he loves her in turn.
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Academy
Katherine Strong
Washington Square
Miss Strong
Katherine
Manton Howard
Fown
Howard
Mr. Howard
Katharine
Jessie
Herood
Hunting with Blow Guns in Guiana Uses Deadly Poison
Describes blow guns used by Guiana savages to hunt tree dwelling monkeys, with 11 to 12 foot reed barrels, acouchi tooth back sight, leaf rib arrows coated in eurari venom, and a lengthy poison preparation including curari vine, bulbous plants, bitter root, venomous ants, and snakes.
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Guiana
Borneo
Washington Star
Artist Frustrated by Katherine Distracting His Work
Howard struggles to focus on painting as thoughts of Katherine intrude. He had previously suppressed her in his mind to make progress, but now her presence threatens to derail his artistic effort.
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Howard
Katherine
Manton
Annie Flint
Independent
Smail Son Mamma Dialogue on Thin Ice
Dialogue fragment shows Smail Son asking to go small while Mamma warns the ice is thin both sides. The exchange centers on safety and caution in a winter setting.
Brothers Face Fierce Elephants in Daring Hunt
In a tribal hall recounts tell of two brothers and their elephant encounters. They hunted with bold resolve, enduring wounds and daring stunts as elephants charged. One brother killed nine elephants and urged the village to share meat.
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Kanka
Allance
A Humorous Camel Ride in a Daring Expedition
A narrator describes mounting a camel without a proper bridle and nearly losing balance on a long neck ascent. An officer helps by guiding the camel to kneel and dismount, while a fellow rider laughs at the mishap and is then pitched head over heels by the camel’s swift lurch.
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London Spectator
Name changes and marriage names puzzle baffling readers
A correspondent asks why couples list multiple surnames in brackets and whether married names imply legal changes. The piece explores if Clarendon White born Redd or Mrs Redd reflects personal choice, and whether widespread name shifts signal societal trends or legal requirements.
Turkish New Year dish recipe in playful ledger note
A fragmented Ledger clipping describes a Turkish New Year dish using onion slices apple bacon and meat on skewers. It instructs slicing wrapping and grilling the skewers with buttered paper and peppering with ginger. The text blends terms about Turks and holidays with cooking steps.
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Turkey
the Ledger
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