Little Red Shoes of Sally Coleman Across Frontier
A vivid tale of Sally Coleman and her two hundred year old red shoes seized by Ottawa Indians, dragged to Canada, then returned to Hatfield with Frontenac’s guards. The article notes the shoes’ journeys, their restorations, and their place in America’s oldest footwear collections. It also includes a companion vignette about Ethel’s schoolboy notebook practice and Aunt Laura’s advice on writing.
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Milton
Eine Philip
New England
Toade
Sally Coleman
Sam Lug
Hatfield
Connecticut River
Sally
Parson Tenney
Canada
John Coleman
Colemans
Boston
Museum
Memorial Association
Deerfield
Mass
America
Philadel
Ethel
Laura
Auntie
Hawthorne
The Embroidered Linen Conundrum.
Waiting lovers spar as Daisy ponders marriage and Mr Smiffkins weighs the cost of two. While she spends hours embroidering linen and hides the results, a comical discussion about initials ends with the revelation she stamps the number five on every piece as she confronts thoughts of a small family.
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Julia
Miller
Little Lena Sees Horse Made From a Cow in Yard
A child reports seeing a spotted horse made from a cow in the yard. The remark captures a playful, imaginative moment from a family scene.
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Lena
Our Little Ones
A moral verse urging children to build character brick by brick through honest words and deeds. It links childhood growth to future judgment by God and justice, stressing integrity as the foundation of both present and future life.
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Justice
God
The Gentleman With a Cork Leg Visits Tom
A gentleman with a cork leg visits Tom's house. The next morning Tom is shown to his room to see if he is dressed for breakfast. Tom replies that the visitor has only put on his leg and none of his clothes.
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Tom
Cara’s Prayer Comfort From God afar
The niece Cara travels a distance from her mother while a grandmother speaks about prayer. She says God can hear prayers both away from home and at home and would be comforted by his ears listening.
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Cara
A Good Stepmother Brooder Keeps Chicks Warm
Betty comments on her mother placing hatched chicks under an incubatored brooder. She remarks that the brooder acts as a good stepmother by keeping the chickens warm.
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Betty
Fragmented remark on Roman emperors and a joke
The text recalls a remark about twelve C. s rs among Roman emperors and a flitting joke to Ethel questioning if they were named for seizing other peoples' countries. The line ends with her fleeing.
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Ethel
Not Speaking After Refusal of Marriage Proposal
Two women discuss a chance street encounter with Charlie Iverson. He reportedly looked well after asking one woman to marry him last night and being declined, while the other friend remains distant.
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Charlie Iverson
Cock Symbol on New York Church Spires
The New York Sun reports several New York churches display a cock weather vane on their spires. The bird, linked to pre Christian origins as an inn sign, gained sacred Christian associations after Peter’s denial and legends tie Christ to cockcrow.
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New York
Peter
Christ
A Sincere Girl Mocked In Courtroom Remarks
Freddie Hayre brane recounted a joke woman Miss Goldby made about his appearance during private theatricals. The judge noted the exchange describing the face as resembling a boiled lobster and the comment left Hayre flustered.
Palmerston quip about 7:30 am appointment
The letter preserves a joke from Palmerston recalling a morning engagement with the Duke of Wellington. He explains he would keep it by going to bed last, turning a polite challenge into a wry remark about routine and memory.
Two Modest Writers Mary Bradley and Katharine Festetils
Washington correspondence examines the lives of Mrs. Mary Bradley and her sister Katharine Festetils. The sisters grew up in Virginia and Washington and became prolific authors and editors. Katharine Neely's early start at 13 yielded The Gem of the Season, and she later edited Children's Guest and contributed to Harper's Magazine.
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Wilich
Mary Bradley
Katharine Festetils
Aids
Virginia
Ness
Richards
Festetils
Katharine Neely
Baltimore
Washington
Brooklyn
Children’s Guest
Church Book Society
New York
Harper's Magazine
Early Life of Two Sister Authors on Virginia Shore
The narrative traces Mary and Katharine Bradley, orphaned young, raised under an older brother, Mary’s 1853 marriage to George Bradley of New York, and their rise as authors. Their Georgian home hosted noted literary figures, fostering collaboration with G P R James, William Gilmore Simms, and Richard Henry Stoddard. Their careers centered on books for youth, with poems praised by Stedman and critics in The Victorian Poets and Under the Evening Lamp.
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Virginia
Mary
George Bradley
New York City
Katharine
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Joseph C. Neal
Alice
Gazette
Norwegian law limits personal expenditures to two cents
A fragment indicates a Norwegian statute caps individual spending at two cents, but details and context are unclear in the damaged text.
Queen Abdicates Hawaii Rule Amid Rebel Arrests
Exiled queen declares Hawaii’s republic unlawful and abdicates while authorities arrest over three hundred rebels aboard the steamer Australia. Investigations reveal arms, a new cabinet, and possible funding links to Rudolph Spreckels, as a military tribunal sits in judgment.
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San Francisco
Australia
Honolulu
Seward
Rudolph E. Spreckels
Dole
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Republic
Tennessee legislature ends governor returns with Evans oath
In Nashville on February 6 and 7 the general assembly in joint session opened county returns amid objections by H Clay Evans and R J Turney. Evans took the oath of office but seeks to compel filing via mandamus after secretary of state refused. North Dakota moves to resubmit prohibition amendment. Missouri Senate passes cigarette paper tax bill and house bans pool selling and book making.
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Nashaville
Tenn
General Assembly
H. Clay Evans
Evans
Turney
Nasavile
Secretary of State
North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
State Senate
Jefferson City
Senate
House
Three Men Die In Lake Michigan Incident At Milwaukee
Three men perished on Lake Michigan after a crib recovery attempt near Milwaukee. Gustave Steyner of Chicago, James Brown of Port Huron, and Thomas Anderson of Milwaukee drowned as the boat, without oars, drifted away. The Foley tug and lifeboat searched but found no others.
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Milwaukees
Lake Crib
Lake Michigan
Gustave Steyner
Chicago
James Brown
Port Huron
Thomas Anderson
Milwaukee
Salzer Seed Co Catalogue Showcases Rare European Seeds
Henry A. Salzer of the John A. Salzer Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin returned from Europe with a catalog packed with rare seeds and novelties for farmers. Highlights include the Bismarck apple second year, Giant Flowering Star Phlox, German coffee berry, Victoria rape, Germanica Vetch, Lathyrus silvestris, Giant Spurry, Giant Incarnate clover and Sucaline. The firm, seen as a leader, offers the catalog by mail for one dollar postpaid.
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Henry A. Salzer
John A. Salzer
Guatemala Holds Firm At Frontier Amid Mexican Mobilization
From Mexico City report: Guatemala remains by its original reply and sends troops to the frontier. Mexico dispatches the Zaragossa from Acapulco, prepares a telegraphic line, and accelerates troop movements while purchasing arms from the United States and abroad.
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City of
Mexico
Guatemala
Zaragossa
Acapulco
United States
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D. C
W. C. Richards
Neal
Rich
Mrs
Hawaiian Island
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Missouri
Milwaukee Crib
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