Mistaken Identity and a Summer Lyceum Romance
A narrator recalls a look of admiration for a strikingly beautiful stranger at a lyceum lecture. He plans marriage to Clara Begard but encounters a doppelganger at the depot sharing a similar hat and carpet bag, hinting at a case of mistaken identity that unsettles his romantic ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown & Co
Henry Bower
Henry
Lyceum
Sam
Mrs. Begard
Miss Begard
Clara
Bowers
Sid
A Train Ride Turned Wedding Promise into Twist
A narrator mistaken for John McDolan is confronted by Captain Boynton and his son demanding marriage or a duel. He avoids harm, travels to a home, convinces Mrs Boynton he is not McDolan, and agrees to marry the sister. A late twist reveals the real McDolan’s wealth and a wedding follows.
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Captain Augustus Boynton
Carrie Boynton
John Boynton
Carrie
Lin
Brown ¢ Co
Norton McDougal
Mary McDougal
Boynton
McDolan
John
Mss. Boynton
John McDolan
Mr.Boynton
Caplain
Reader
Clara Segard
Henry Bower
Laugh Mother Laugh A plea for maternal cheer in the home
A column urges mothers to smile despite fatigue, arguing a cheerful face lifts the household and influences children. It recalls Joanna Baillie’s dream of restrained emotion at Bothwell manse and notes that a mother’s cheer sets a family tone, offering a hopeful epitaph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Joanna Baillie
Bothwell Manse
Expecting a Letter Causes Post Office Fracas
An east side man laments delayed mail as a post office clerk hands over a bill he believes refers to a long overdue letter. The postmaster reveals the envelope concerns a tailor’s overdue bill, provoking the man to lash out and attack the postmaster and stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
A Plain Narrative of a Remarkable Fact Emphasized
A compact reflection on friendship and misfortune. It argues government should foster erudition and agriculture, while wit and manufactures follow from constraint. It claims happiness for the greatest number over individual bliss and defines success as doing one’s work well without seeking fame.
A New York Express Verse Teases Rural Delights
A playful parody describes a forest scene with a million dusindnds and sunbeams stealing charms from maidens and urchins. The Marquis of Lorne appears in a fanciful line about cherries while a farmer's dog chases away the would be catchers in a rural vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis of
Lorne
New York
Expres
Yale President Porter Advises Students on Self Reliance
Porter urges students to be architects of their fortunes and rely on own strength. He advises steering own course, punishing envy, and rising above obstacles. He promotes energy, honesty, civility, diligent work, and love of God, country, and virtue while urging practical frugality and reading papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Yale
Sermon on Disorder in Church Ends in Caution
A clergyman recalls warning a laughing parishioner years ago and being told the misbehaver was an idiot. He says this memory makes him reluctant to rebuke church disruptions, fearing repeating the mistake. He notes overall service order improved afterward.
Give the Boys a Chance to Stay on the Farm
Rousing plea urges land allotments to boys, allowing crop sale profits to be kept by them. Advocates say land and independence will deter migration from home and honor aging parents, framing education as hunger for honest living and practical self reliance.
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Ievery
Free Press Power Printing House
Mill Street
Actos, Ont
Wubectibers
VLCO
Nore
Apteansixa
H. P. Moore
É& Proprietor
Business Directory
H. Lowry
M.C
Trinity College
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Frederick Shy Acton
L. Bennett
Georgee Town
Ant
Joe Lawson
Ontanio- Vetezinany Cortear
Torrosro
Acton
Ont
Ofice
Renney & Son
Fisher
Georgetown
Ndera
Ab McGarvin
Acton Banking Co.y
Christie & CO
Ontarilo
W. C. King
W.C. King
May
T. J. Fisher
C. H. Riggs
LD-8
Ruces
Ladies’ & Geats
Goodwillie
Jor Day
Architect
Guelph
Ontario
Queen's Hotel
Market Sauahe
Bragg
Acllertos, Hall & Storey
Supreme Court
Gonreyancers
Toronto
George
Towns
Church Street
McLeods Block
Jig. Stullertos
SM. MC. Tall
B.D. Storet
Wellington
Haltor
Fuel Prrks
Canada Lime Works
Tolton
Actox
Meber
Toder
Gilead
C. Moose
WM. S. Smith
the Watch and Clock House of
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Hendricks
Houston
Delaware
Philadelphia
Hexbrices
Alles Mattueews
For & Insurance Co
Dominion Breamship Co
Myrtle
Navy
Queen's Bench
Francis Nunan
T. F. Chisge DE Bindoes
St. George's Square
BIG Choice
Bordera
Day's Bookstore
DAY
Savage
Petrie's New Drug Store
Guelpe
IM Guelph
Ashe
Oly
Houte Furforn
Chadwick's
W.W. G. Smith & CO
W. G. Smith & CO
Smith’s Drug Store
W. G. Smith & Co, Chemists & Druggiste
Wredhass St
Gusiph
McDougal
Mr. McDougal
Mr. Boynton
Ming
Boston Post
Wee Fannie
Julia
Douglass Jerrold
Handel
Maria
Hamile
Cupid
Anan
Paul
Othy
Io Timothy
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