Summer at Wyessett unfolds a romantic tension
Captain Selwyn tests a new explosive powder with Edgerton Lawn while a younger set watches from the Chrysalis cottage. On the beach Eileen Erroll and Gladys Orchil spark unspoken feelings as Selwyn and Gladys capsize a canoe, stirring evolving affections and a fragile friendship.
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Edgerton Lawn
Selwyn
Lawn Nitro Powder Company
Aoe Selwyn
Om Sunrose
Lawn
Eileen
Drina
Lansing
Wyessett
Wonderhead
Eileen Erroll
Gladys Orchil
Alort
Gerald
Landon Craig
Scott Innis
Orchids Dance at Lantern Party Sparks Childrens Hour
Chapter excerpt shows Miss Erroll’s silence amid a lively plan for a large house party and lantern fete for younger guests. Gerald Boots and Drina debate attendance while Eileen and Selwyn engage in subdued participation before the scene shifts to veranda activities and scattered naps.
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Miss Erroll
Gerald
Boots
Selwyn
Eileen
Drina
Billy
Nina Gerard
Lileen
Japanese Jokers in a Political Port Joke
The French envoy Baron Gros pressed Japan to open ports for commerce during the second empire. Japanese ministers replied with a joke naming a port in England and a port in Korea, forcing the French ambassador to admit the humor was against him.
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Baron Gros
Japan
France
Liverpool
Korea
Prehistoric Family Tease Breaks Telegram News
The scene portrays Willie and Mrs Prehistoric in a playful exchange about a telegram. Mrs Prehistoric quips that her son is simply breaking the news, highlighting a light domestic moment.
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Willie Prehistoric
Papa
Mrs. Prehistoric
Louisiana Women Legally Valid Witnesses for Wills
Women in Louisiana were declared legally eligible as witnesses to wills and other papers. The 1898 constitutional convention allowed taxpaying women to vote on taxation by person or proxy, but proxies required two witnesses and women could not witness a legal document. A ten year protest led to legislative change to fix this anachronism.
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Louisiana
Naming Autos Sparks Mentor Class Idea
Clyde Fiteh proposes christening cars with expressive names to enliven driving, naming one keeper Pauline and another Lizzie. The idea envisions making autos more lively, with a suggestion that at 125 miles in three hours the Annihilator could be a fitting, pictorial moniker.
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Mr. Fiteh
Pauline
Lizzie
Beauty and Comfort Quote on Practical Slippers
A pretty girl dismisses sensible clothes as ugly saying she only feels comfortable when she looks attractive. She admits buying low heel broad toe slippers this summer but finds them hideous and her feet uncomfortable.
England's prize pullets lay record eggs in nine months
In nine months six hens kept in an enclosed run by two Tottenham residents produced 853 eggs and hatched and reared three broods of chickens. The best nine months return in the Utility Poultry club competition was 826 eggs.
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Tottenham
Utility Poultry Club
London
Letter
Disjointed Nashville Item Recounts Marital Strife
A Nashville American fragment depicts a strained marriage with harsh judgment. A woman allegedly received a letter she deemed humiliating, provoking a hostile reaction and implying severe consequences for the couple.
Red Scarf Memory Sparks Simple Christmas Joy
A village deacon recalls a red scarf found in a Christmas stocking as the source of his greatest pleasure. He contrasts it with later valuables like a gold watch and a $5 pair of shoes, saying the scarf’s memory still clings as a benediction from childhood days.
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Osborn (Kan
Plain John Smith across languages and accents
A philological snippet from the Phrenological Journal illustrates how the name John Smith morphs into many forms across languages and cultures. It lists Italian, Spanish, Dutch, French, Russian, Icelandic, Tuscarora, Polish, Welsh, Mexican, Greek, and Turkish renderings.
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John Smith
Johannes Smithus
Giovanni Smithi
Juan Smithus
Hans Schmidt
Jean Smeet
Jonloff Smittowski
Canton
Jovan Shimmit
Mount Hecla
Jahne Smithson
Ton Qa
Mexico
Jonth F’smitti
Jon Smitton
Turkey
Yoe Seef
Phrenological Journal
Mystery of 2 Cookbooks Dining on Boarding House Tables
A publisher recalls a manuscript of a cookbook labeled Good for boarding house table. He questions the phrase and suggests the recipes could suit any table, noting tasty potential beyond boarding houses. The comment reflects confusion over limited phrasing in a culinary submission.
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New York Globe
Devoted Admirer Seeks Poet’s Haunts After Loss
Shortly after the death of one of England's greatest poets a devoted admirer visits Westmorland villages to gaze at the poet's house church and haunts. An old village native replies that his wife will likely carry on the business.
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England
Westmorland
Shortest Jury Charge Cited by Judge Donovan and Kerr
An American law journal notes Judge Donovan delivered the briefest jury charge on record. The judge urged: if you believe the plaintiff, find for the plaintiff. if you believe the defendant, find for the defendant. Follow the officer. An English periodical quotes Commissioner Kerr with a still shorter line: That man says prisoner robbed him, the prisoner says he didn’t, you settle it.
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Donovan
Kerr
Sympathetic crowd at club after humorist's home robbery
In the New Orleans Times-Democrat account, a literary club gathers around a humorist whose house was robbed. They took nearly all items, but the desk manuscript column of jokes for next week's paper survived, sparking a quip about jokes already being stolen.
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Eynemlic
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Little Jimmie Hands Out Mixed Candy at Family Exchange
In a family gathering a boy named Jimmie shared a ben of mixed candy with relatives. He urged others to take chocolates, saying Laton’s like them, and reminded everyone to help themselves.
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Jimmie
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