The Impudent Poppy and Louisa's Union
The scene centers on Louisa and her marriage to James Hiton after a tense engagement. Mr Fanshaw refuses her, Louisa refuses to be undone, and a plan sends her to New York to pursue society. Fanshaw discovers her later, but she has wed a man she deems superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Louiss
Barton
New York
Fanshaw
Panshaw
Louisa
June Houghton
Calterweil
Culverwell Medical . Co
Tennyson
Misa BrHie
Louise
Loulté
Sweet Home
Meg Fanshaw
Ignament
Bathie
Mr. Burton
If Mother Only Knew The Regretful Plea
An aching speaker laments wasted hours of worry and guilt toward a mother. If she could return or forgive, the plea would rise, but too late the heart mourns a lost child and a sealed fate. The piece mourns missed forgiveness and the enduring memory of a mother’s love.
A Rusticated Widow Converts Suitor Tale
Louisa Burtons haphazard ruse to avert a marriage prospect unfolds as she feigns rusticity to deter John Fanshaw who arrives prepared to wed. In Washington business pulls the uncle away and the plan tests Fanshaws resolve and Louisas charm in a social comedy of manners.
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Ality
Louisa
Louies
John Fanshaw
Asia
Fanshaw
Tennyeon
Fies Barton
How to be Beautiful
Brief guidance on beauty focuses on cleanliness, regular routines, and health. It urges ample sleep, regular meals, fresh air, and avoiding tobacco for white teeth, then adds that a bright mind and soul give the most lasting appeal.
Golden Gleams Gaius on Great Works and Virtues
A reflective piece on labor perseverance and character. It stresses that adversity sharpens effort and restraint, while true praise comes from results. It urges helping youth, confident conduct, and avoiding vanity, likening wisdom to patient, steady progress.
What Sheaked Him A Curious School Registrar Tale
A teacher attempts to register a new pupil, Mattie Brown, and asks for her guardian and family name. The child clarifies adult relations by calling a “man” and an older figure by nicknames, exposing the awkward social mix-ups in school rolls and family titles.
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Pague
Mattie ‘Brown
Pepa
Manime
Ajran New
F. Brown
Remarkable Childs Play and Odd Parlance From Local School
A scanned fragment recalls a playful scene with a girl named Charlie and a man named Brown, plus an anecdote at an orphanage about fathers and charity. It also mentions Percheron horses valued for endurance and a French influence on breed refinement.
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Totmce
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PST
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College of Physicians and Office
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Erick
N “Forster
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Physiclax
McGarvin
P. S
Victoria University
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Oxtle
Bae
J. E. McGarvin
Matheson
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Wallace's Hotel
Milton
A. Fisher
Georgetown
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M. Clare
Quebec Street
Guelph
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Wellington
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Hechanidal Gering
Precalene
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West
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Galbains
Sa Ames Moore
Aeron
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Storey
Christie & CO
Day's Bookstore
B. Savage
Wyndham Sta. Guelph
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WM. S. Smith
Lower
Wyndham St
Matthews
D&c
L. & Matthews
W. ©. Robinson
Robert Storey
Kunioess
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W.C. Robinson
T. F. Cummings
Li Thurston
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Ofgate
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P.O
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Trust & Loan Ca. OF Canada
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the Free Press
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James ‘Houghton
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Ting
Mr. Houghton
Washington
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Gaius
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Faraly
Charlie
Charles
Aospital Inventign
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Springeos
Fenton
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