My Poor, Loving Little Girl Dying Friend Reveals Secret
Fred vows to forgive Maybel as she lies dying at fourteen in a tale of childhood friendship. She begs him to promise forgiveness for a past hurt and to keep a secret about Lucy and their quarrel, while she dies craving his care and reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maisie
Fred
Malelel
Marah
Lucy
Malaie
Bob
Myrtle Mathiof
Gald
Pinyfellow
Tom
Ant
Klease
Lucy Dormer
Malsi
Matele Hag
Gina
St. Lucy
Taucy
Mexico
Manuel Garcia
McDonnell
Niagra Falls
Fragmented Confession and Forsaken Love in a Domestic Tale
A narrator recalls a painful moral entanglement and romantic rivalries within a family circle. Lucy Dormer reveals a hidden letter and a past love, prompting forgiveness, restraint, and a resolve to protect Maisie’s memory while navigating a tense personal truth. The scene centers on forgiveness, ties to a child, and a quiet, emotionally charged reconciliation attempt.
Writings on Life and Courts From Chicago Herald
A collage of prose and anecdotes recounts intimate moments with Lucy and Maisie, a wedding reflection, Field apologizing to McCall with gifts, a young doctor’s sharp retort, canary training in Germany, and Broadway hoodoo tales. Notable names appear, including Stephen J. Field, Page Henry McCall, and Justice Picard.
Franklin J Moses Arrested in Boston
Franklin J Moses former South Carolina governor and former speaker of the South Carolina House was arrested in Boston on a larceny charge for $5 from John Hardy a local businessman. He had been living in Winthrop and ran a weekly newspaper at Revere.
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Boston
Franklin J. Moses
South Carolina
House of Representatives
John Hardy
Moses
Hoston
Frederick ‘Ames
Thomas
Wentworth Higginson
English Investor Meets Wild Wyoming Bucking Bronco
A Wyoming cattle rancher recalls a rich young Englishman who boasted he could ride any horse. He rode a supposedly tame bucker that soon flipped him, sending him into a cactus and prompting the guest to admit the horse was a good one but that he loves too bloomin high. The tale, from the Washington Star, highlights the gulf between aristocratic riding feats and plains reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lroncho
Wyoming
Milord
Washington Star
Quicksands Hidden Under Clay Desert Hazard
The Chicago Record notes sumideros or quicksand pits in Arizona deserts. These pits are marked by a treacherous crust of windblown crey, moisture retained after rains, and depths unseen. Any creature sinking beneath cannot be rescued, explaining many disappearances of men and cattle.
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Arizona
Sumideros
Indiana
Chicago
Fragmented Quip Reveals Church Society Cash Barter
A brief exchange shows a wife boasting of earning $5 for the missionary fund by her own labor while claiming the husband supplied her money. The husband retorts that such earnings came from him, prompting a defense that underscores gendered views of work and independence.
Quirky Aphorisms and Odd Facts Across Pages
A collage of humorous sayings and curious notes touches on love and honesty, misprints about corn in Brasil, a quack doctor joke, and contrasting animal trivia. It mentions a high-altitude port, a pillow as travel writing pad, and a bicycle bullfight tale, ending with ostrich defense details and the danger to unarmed men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brasil
Dr. Killercure
Custom House
Ancommrca
Port
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Tarun
Richard Stillman Powell
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Er Sista
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Chicago Herald
Field
Stephen J. Field
Henry McCall
Iand
McCall
Germany
Berlin
Broadway
Brooklyn
John Atrest
Stin Sound
Wen Bo Ae Tare Bartot
Mr. White
Mr. Brown
Bella
Baghelor Anya the
Bjeen
Dia -Olimba
Acthark
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Atomach
Isherman
Castoria
Mabel
Dolly
Lonesty
Burely
Clara
Dereon
Pendleton
Elberton
Beaverdam
Deroes
Businsam
Woli Wata le Eany
Aca Bond
Rowe
Geo Et
Due West Female College
FFERS
Dirsciore
Faereans
Dh Brock
Gorpo
J, Fretwell
Bradfield
Beadsfleld
Makely Mun
Bradferd Regulator Co
Atlanta
T. BR. Langston
Anderson, S.1
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Lhey
Alck
Childed
Anderson
Tam
Thompson Building
Public Square
Langston
Parker Rye
Peoples Bank of
Dee
John Willingham
Anderson County
J. N. Willingham
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Iwoa
Ponateton
Bokey
McKay
Bulng
Mary O'Donnell
Hampton Atreot
Kant
Streot
Nied
Mary O' Donnell
Honham & Watkins
Bonham & W Atsons
Quatilenaum
Cochran
Horsieyey
Holler
Savannah
Howin
Gonerdstont
Watera
Savannal Iyer
Myald Crook
T. D. Elevenson
Bark Miring Snhunlet Harris
Ask At Ourchive
Cernstind Plat
Bonham & Winkpse
Atobeys In
Anderson Steam Laundry
Nona
Anderson Steam Laundry CO
East Boundary St. RR
Mayfield
Treas
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Ers
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J. C
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Hones
Oconee
Frielson & Shirley
People's Bank
Court OF Common Pleas
Mattion
Lou Greer
Williams
William Williams
Iysac
William Wittecre
Wilts
Estelle Willams
Hallie Illiams
Purvis Witttaes
Bertha Brown
Mattie Lee Chia Ciinkscal
Fi Hee
Watling
C. Wareren
Boin Brows
Scrica Tate
Fred Eel
Ts Il Focalea
Lee Pena
Orhan Hulinksdales
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