Mary Selden’s Mount Holyoke Ordeal Begins
Jenny and Mary accompany Rose and Ida to Mount Holyoke where Mary discovers new friends and a path for study. Mrs Mason funds Mary’s future tuition while Billy Bender’s letters reveal a shifting romance as Mary faces illness and exam time. George Moreland’s presence compounds Rose’s scheming while Aunt Martha watches closely. Mary resolves to tell Billy the truth and faces an uncertain future at the academy.
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George
Boston
Ida Little
Mary
Henry
Rose Lincoln
Mrs. Mason
Ida
Martha
Billy
Jenny
Billy Bender
Mr. Selden
Mount Holyoke
Rose
Chicopee
George Moreland
Mount Holyoke Examinations Pend As Daughters Face Change
Ida's graduation nears at Mount Holyoke as Mary leaves due to finances. Rose and Jenny plan to quit school after term with varied ambitions. Mr Lincoln seeks better futures for his daughters while Henry falters in law and bills strain the family. Ida laments loss of music yet contemplates Boston study with Mary.
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Jenny
Mary
Chicopee
Sturbridge
Ella Campbell
Henry Lincoln
Henry
Perkins
Harry
Billy
Billy Bender
Ella
Mrs. Mason
Mount Holyoke
Boston
Ida
Rose
Mr. Lincoln
Mrs. Lincoln
Martha
Zulus of the Railroada and a Box Car Zulu
An Inter Ocean item notes a railroad man’s tale of a Zulu as a stock car caretaker. A box car doorway houses four blooded horses and a man named the Zulu, who converts the car center into a living room for en route stock. The piece ends with a caution about risky improvised care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hndw
Chicago
The Typewriter’s Rise in Business and Education
A. E. Winship argues typewriters will spread from luxury to necessity in hotels, schools, and offices. He predicts one writing machine per facility today becoming ten soon, with universal adoption in upper grades and higher education, transforming independent living for all.
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A. E. Winship
Orchid Takes A Drink From Water Tube In South America
An American collector, E A Saverkrop of Philadelphia, finds a remarkable orchid in Brazil that drinks by lowering a hollow tube into water. The plant senses thirst, unwinds a slender tube to sip, then coils the tube back up when hydrated. The discovery links to Prof N E Brown of the Kew Gardens herbarium.
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South America
E. A. Saverkrop
Philadelphia
Prof
N. E. Brown
Herbarium
Kew Gardens
London
Mr. Suverkrop
Iito de la Plata
Water Seeking Orchid Tubes Coil Toward Hidden Water
The passage describes a plant whose immersed tube releases water directly into its roots as a coil remains in place. If touched during extension the orchid responds like a mimosa, causing faster coiling. The observer notes many plants positioned over water or damp ground, with the tube creeping across ground seeking water.
Taught President's Wife. Ida Saxton in Canton School 1853
Mrs J W Morgan recalls Ida Saxton when she was five in Canton 1853 the future president's wife quiet diligent and lovable. Miss Spiker was the first union school teacher in Canton where Ida learned the alphabet and printed words. Mrs Morgan later moved to Denver with her husband and three sons.
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William McKinley
Canton
Ida Saxton
J. W. Morgan
Denver
Saxton House
Peck of Turnips Causes abrupt train halt in Atlanta
An elderly woman on a Kingston bound train panicked after recalling a missing peck of turnips for her son in Atlanta. A fellow passenger helped, the bell rang, and the train halted to address the upset traveler. In a second item, Berlin’s varied business hours create scattered dinner times across professions.
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Kingston
Indy
John Henry
Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
Berlin
Cable Tussle Between Nations Cited by Paris Liberte
The Paris Liberte notes Britain controls undersea cables while Germany closes in with rapid progress. France risks becoming a permanent subordinate unless it acts promptly to catch up.
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England
Germany
France
Paris
Elephants in India valued by age for purchase
In India buyers prefer elephants aged 12 to 45 as the best purchases and expect them to remain effective workers until about 80 years old. The guidance outlines age ranges for suitability and longevity in service.
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India
United States Shrinks Hardware Exports Amid Trade Shifts
A terse observation notes the United States becoming less of a liberal exporter of hardware while buying less from the world. The writer adds a peculiar aside praising fried chicken for its readiness to be served.
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United States
Woman Suffering From Irregular Menstruation Cured
A Wisconsin mother describes her daughter’s two year struggle with irregular menstruation and pain. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound provided prompt advice and reportedly cured the symptoms, restoring comfort and regularity. The letter advocates women seeking guidance from Mrs. Pinkham's Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts.
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August Pealages
South Byron
Wis
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Dolan’s stubborn stand over a bulky horse
In a humorous exchange Dolan contends with a bulky horse as he resists selling it. He imagines hitching the horse to a machine and testing if it would move, declaring it the one time on earth he would not yield.
Thoroughly a Duke The Duke of Richmond three titles Duke of Richmond Lennox and Duc de Aubigney
The Duke of Richmond holds three ducal titles Duke of Richmond in England Duke of Lennox in Scotland and Duc de Aubigney in France. The French title was conferred by Louis XIV in 1683.
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Duke of Richmond
England
Duke of Lennox
Scotland
Duc de
Night Photography Offer by Kirk Geary & Co
A San Francisco advertisement from the largest photo supply house in the West invites customers to take pictures at night and print them at night. It lists the address Kirk Geary & Co 330 Sutter St for information.
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Kirk, Geary & Co
Sutter St
San Francisco
West
For Cause. The Robins And Bread Crumbs On The Lawn
Dialog about robins feeding on bread crumbs shifts to a joke about a wife baking her own bread. The exchange contrasts past robin behavior with current habits and ends with a light punchline.
Silk Stockings and Rainy Day Plans Noted
Nell reports Maude buying silk stockings recently while Belle stores a beehive for a rainy day, suggesting preparatory shopping and weather contingency thoughts.
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Nell
Maude
Belle
Disappointed admirer relays message about Sam Johnson
A mutual friend says Dinah can have Sam Johnson if she wants him. The informer notes he already told Dinah himself and says she knows the situation.
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Dinah
Sam Johnson
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Mary J. Holmes
South Hawlley
South Hadley
Miss Lyon
Madam Howard
Lucy Downs
Ida Selden
Miss Downs
Yda
Allie
Miss Selden
Orchid Takes A Drink
McCormick
Pest
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