Hesters Offer and A New Life on the Farm
Desolate fall scenes frame Hester Graig as she struggles on a failing farm with no money for grain. A wealthy-sounding buyer, Mr. King, offers $1,600 for the place and the horse, dog Rover, and her future change when he reveals a plan to marry and farm together, bringing hope beyond the harsh season.
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Hester
Lfe
Hardy
Lrazy
King
Leeds
Mr. King
Old Tom
Theta
Rover
Miss Craig
Fairyland
Miss Hester
Newport's Grand Summer Cottage Boom Attracts Wealth
Newport faces a wave of million dollar summer cottages as Commodore Edward Curtiss James and others build on hilltop sites. The Belmont and Vanderbilt properties, Breakers fame, and Elms showcase French and Italianate architecture, marble facades, pedestals, and extensive gardens, drawing social spotlight on the city of palaces.
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Newport
Ewport
United States
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Grace
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
Edward Curtiss James
New York Yacht Club
James
Edward J. Berwind
Philadelphia
France
Mme. Pompadour
R. M. Hunt
William K. Vanderbilt
Belmont
Vanderbilt
Rutland
Caen
Belcourt
O. H. P. Belmont
Consuelo
Duchess of Marlborough
Richard Gambrill
James R. Keene
Useful Articles By Chance And Noted Newport Gems
A collection contrasts accidental inventions with charming Newport homes and notable biographies. It notes discoveries from Russia leather to refined sugar, and features Mrs. H. B. Jacobs and John Nicholas Brown, plus Wakehurst and other island residences, capturing lifestyle and intrigue in period society pages.
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Nicholas Brown
America
John Nicholas Brown
Ida Lewis
Wakehurst
James J. van Alen
A Matter of Approach
A Boston Herald quote notes the ease of reading another's thoughts when you strike them the right way. The line reflects a pragmatic view on persuasion and interpersonal leverage in dialogue.
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Boston Herald
Iowa Li Ne Events of Recent Occurrence Throughout the Commonwealth
A roundup of Iowa incidents includes Arnold Garst killed in an Hamburg auto crash. George Vogel 55 dies by hanging in Dubuque. derailment fire near Tara. Davenport inter urban boosters tour. Roy Johnson bound over at Centerville for shooting James Grimes. Mae Wooding marries cousin John Buchanan in Milwaukee. George Robbins dies by suicide in Chariton. Panora merchants adopt 7 pm closing. Charles Engeman found dead on Burlington track. Temple of Economy in Boone damaged by spontaneous hay fire. S F Cook barn destroyed by hay fire. eye injury from fence nail near Malvern. Sioux Rapids store built 1869 to become residence. large rural church near Lawler burned. Forest City and Mason City railroad incorporated. coroner investigates Kenneth Anderson streetcar death at Muscatine. Ed Wiley buried near Omaha. Roy Milton dies after wagon accident near Keokuk. Fred Nave named Scott County game warden. Mary Collins Talbot escapes charges after husband’s wounding. Fred Welden sails from Davenport to Navy duties. Marshalltown church to become public market and police lockup. Mrs. Speers burns from kerosene lamp explosion. Peter Nicol attempts suicide at Battle Creek. Lyon revival ends at Harlan with 100 conversions.
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Arnold Garst
Hamburg
George Vogel
Milwaukee
Dubuque
Tara
St. L
Iowa City
Davenport
Iowa City-Davenport
Roy Johnson
Grand Jury
Centerville
James Grimes
Mae Wooding
Burlington
John Buchanan
Wis
George Robbins
C. R. Gartin
Chariton
Panora
Charles H.engeman
Viele
Lee County
Temple of Economy
Boone
S. F. Cook
Clear Lake
Markel
Malvern
Sioux Rapids
Lawler
Iowa
Pierre
S. D
Forest City
Mason City
Kenneth Anderson
Muscatine
Callahan
Ed Wiley
Struble
Missouri River
Omaha
Wiley
Roy Milton
Keokuk
Azores
Canary Islands
Marshalltown
First Baptist Church
Robert Speers
Victora
Peter Nicol
Battle Creek
M. H. Lyon
Mr. Harris
Harlan
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Stummona
John Baten Cooke
Plutocrat
Pompadour Palace
Narragansett Avenue
Tiffanys
Swanhurst
Bellevue Avenues
George Lockhart
George Peabody Wetmore
Taft
Marine Avenue
Levi P. Morton
Charles Barney
Rose Cliff
Herman Oelrichs
Herman Oflricas
Scotland
Marshall Jewell
Russia
Jewell
Whiteholme
Narragansett Avenues
H. B. Jacobs
London
Lebuih
Aub
Johnson
OH P Belmont
The
Commonwealth
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