Mary Howard Becomes Schoolteacher in Rice Corner
Mary Howard, a young woman trusted by Rice Corner residents, begins teaching a district school in a brown schoolhouse shaded by apple trees. Amid local skepticism from Widow Perkins and Mrs. Campbell, she earns students’ affection and a mysterious visit from a stylish stranger, Mr. Stuart, who develops an interest and chats about Mary’s plans to attend Wilbraham Academy. Mary reads a letter from Boston about George Moreland, stirring her reflections on Billy Bender and possible romance.
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Brown School
Mary Howard
Rice Corner
Perkins
Knight
Mary
Sally Ann
Miss Bradley
Miss Dodge
Billy
Chicopee
Ella
Mrs. Mason
Mrs. Perkins
Liddy Knight
Sally Ans
Delia Frost
Lydia Knight
Mr. Stuart
Lydia
Wilbraham
Blanchard Hill
Mr. Knight
Ella Campbell
Packer
Ialiua
Charlotte
George
Boston
George Moreland
William Bender
Marys Education and the Push for Mount Holyoke
Mary plans to attend school for the winter using her earnings and wages to pay for one term and part of another. Mrs Mason and Judith help with clothing funds while Widow Perkins questions finances. Jenny Lincoln advocates Mount Holyoke for Mary, noting Ida Selden’s plans and Ella’s past spending. Mary regrets she cannot afford it.
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Mary
Mr. Knight
Perkins
Sally Ann
Mrs
Wilbraham
Mount Holyoke
Rose
Ida Selden
Martha
Miss Lyon
Ida
Jenny
Ella
Cures Victims of Drugs Through Clergy Led Union
A New York church alliance supports a morphine cure devised by Dr. W N Richie. Doctors privately endorse it and many clergymen back the scheme as a panacea though the full recipe is withheld. A committee will collect donations for patients unable to pay.
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New York
W. N. Richie
Richie
Richle
Notable Quip From Indianapolis Press
The Indianapolis Press quotes a wry exchange about a man recounting a boy’s remark and another’s reply, then adds a quip suggesting even Satan would run on excuses if fuel ran low. The brief item captures a humor line reflecting local newspaper wit.
Changes in the Country Town Over Ten Years
The Utica Globe notes how a country town transformed from a crowded store and gossip hub to a modern community with a public library, theater, electric lights, and widespread telephones. It contrasts old practices like whittling and gossip exchanges with new conveniences, while preserving pure air, flowers, and the presence of elders and familiar scenes.
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George Meredith
Browning
Utica Globe
The Old-Time Town Yields to Progress and Change
A Paris correspondence from Pall Mall Gazette reflects on the gradual disappearance of rustic village life. It notes shifts in dress, stores, churches, and social customs as modernization brings new hotels, lamp posts, and modern sacred music along with altered ministerial manners and leisure pursuits.
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Jericho
Narragansett Pier
Europe
Louis XVI
M. Decroix
Marshal Valliant
Imperial Household
Decroix
Paris
Pall Mall Gazette
Transsiberian Road Lavatory Shortage noted
A traveler describes luxurious yet cramped Transsiberian cars and hotel washrooms. Upper beds fold into backs, but the dominant complaint remains the inadequate lavatory facilities with a shared, often filthy washroom and scarce fresh water.
A Curious Pair of Historical Oddities and Wit
A brief look at M Decroix founder of the French Anti Tobacco League who died at eighty after a life of reform and controversy. Also a Leip sieve musical journal ad seeking a tragic one act opera composer and a light exchange from a Detroit Journal quip about beheading in the Tower of London. How many level headed people do you know.
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M. Decroix
Anti-Tobacco League
Napoleon III
Leipsic
Germany
Water tastes and trains in Harper's Weekly travel sketch
A Siberian writer notes daily English washing habits and odors. The narrative lists train cars including baggage and dining cars and critiques Pullman. It describes a long table meals service with a bar, light and strong drinks, and Russian delicacies like caviare and sardines served at table d hot e.
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Pullman
Harper's Weekly
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PPOOR
Mary J. Holmes
Higginbee
Indianapolis Press
Satan
Progreee
Country Clothing Store
Chauncey Depew
Mark Hanna
Gen. Miles
Admiral Schley
George Dewey
Shinnui
Cara
Napoleon II
Edward
Detroit Journal
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