Captain Bodfish and Louis Patterson In a Wilderness Confrontation
Patterson confronts Bodfish over a remark about a theft and romance involving an Indian maiden. Bodfish recalls the line about guarding yourself and Charles Manning, then pledges friendship to Patterson as bankers deliver Louis’s jewels back and ships carry him toward Sandy Lake.
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Romantic pursuit and perilous voyage end in race to Sandy Lake
Louis Patterson faces a tangle of imposters and a planned marriage to Mary Nordrum as police reveal a steamer scam tied to diamonds. A desperate 3:30 pm rescue by Col. Mason orders a locomotive chase across mileposts to reach Sandy Lake before 6 o'clock, with the crowd cheering a possible rescue and reversal of a wrong accusation.
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The Sailor Author Captain Marryat and His Fleet Tales
A critique notes Marryat draws on personal naval experience including service with Lord Cochrane on the Imperieuse and exploits of Peter Simple and Easy. His novels blur history and fiction, conveying a healthy seafaring tone and strong influence on a generation amid vivid harbor landmarks.
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Capt. Marryat
Lord Cochrane
Marryat
O’brien
Peter Simple
Napoleon
Portsmouth
Nix Mangiore
Malta
Easy
Gascoigne
Macmillan's Magazine
Evolution of the orange from bitter berry to global fruit
The orange derives from Latin aurum meaning gold and originated as a small bitter berry. Cultivated in Hindustan early, it spread to Arabia and Persia, later to Oman and Syria, from the tenth century onward under the name bigarade. Crusaders and later Spanish cultivation expanded its reach to Italy, Spain, France, their colonies, Florida, Central America, Mexico, and California, improving in size and flavor into a premier fruit.
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France
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Somnambulistic Angora Cat Possessed by German Town Family
A German town family in Pa. reports their valuable Angora cat sleep walks at night. The feline leaves the house, interacts with stray cats during nightly serenades, and returns home shaking and frightened after each episode. The family has repeatedly restrained the cat with no success.
Choosing Flowers for Invalids in Healthful Convalescence
The article advises selecting very delicately perfumed flowers that symbolize life and health for invalids. White flowers are discouraged for their somber tone, while bright crimson or deep yellow blooms please convalescents, preferably long stems as they look more attractive when arranged by the florist.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Fragmented quote on pain and religion sparking foes
A terse, fragmentary line notes that people exaggerate pains and that arguing religion creates enemies, reflecting a terse moral stance rather than a full report.
A Senious Drawback to a New Country
A reflection on the loneliness facing children who lose grandmothers as families spread westward from the East to the West. The article notes the lack of aging, familiar figures in distant homes across hundreds of thousands of households between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific.
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Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Grandmothers in the Far West and Thanksgiving
The author laments the scarcity of native born grandmothers in the Western states, noting many are distant or imported from the East. He contrasts urban settlements with early pioneer areas, highlighting Colorado and Nebraska as lacking grandmothers while the old West and Midwest sustain traditions.
Thanksgiving Kinship From Distant Homes
The piece honors distant grandparents and the children of western pioneers who recall birthplace memories from old wagon trails. It laments grave sites lost to time, sands erasing markers, and notes how hardship forged strong self reliant families whose hearts extend to grandmothers in the East and South this Thanksgiving.
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Ifk
Mother
Thanksgiving in the Wee Brown House
A reflective poem depicts a mother awaiting her children's return to the wee brown house. The scene contrasts childhood laughter with aging, describing a family reunion framed by faith, gratitude, and the home as a shelter where love, memory, and hard work meet. The mother cherishes both living sons and a fading, bearded son in a quiet, intimate Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Quotes From Newspapers Across the Nation
A collage of 19th and early 20th century newspaper sentiments on Thanksgiving. Observers in Boston Philadelphia Baltimore New Jersey and Kansas City reflect on abundance gratitude and charitable spirit. The round of remarks includes references to turkey porker Bob Cratchit Tiny Tim and a call to bless the less fortunate.
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Boston News
Philadelphia Record
Baltimore American
Newark
Emma Ewing
Ildren
Kansas City
Bob Cratchit
Tim
Boston Globe
An Arab Loves Man and Slave in Desert Tales
The essay surveys Arab loves from horse to gun to family. It ranks the rider’s affection by priority, noting the horse first, then the firearm, then his eldest son, and finally his wife or wives. Daughters are largely treated as chattel, except among some Bedouins where desert honor differs.
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Algeria
Tunis
Ohio Supreme Court rules frontage based taxation
The court held taxation should reflect frontage actually used by the lot owner. If a side of a lot remains unused the owner should be taxed on frontage averaged with similar depth lots. The decision notes cities may determine why a property is used as it is, but directs assessment to align with frontage on the utilized street.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Orer
Origins of Thanksgiving Day Across English and American History
The article traces Thanksgiving from ancient harvest festivals and English precedents to early American observances. It notes Elizabethan prohibitions on servile work, Leyden’s 1575 festival, Mohegan 1607, Plymouth 1621 feasts, and Maseasoit with ninety warriors. It covers July 1623 and 1632 proclamations, wartime thanksgivings, and Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation establishing the modern date, solidifying the last Thursday in November after 25 years.
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Italian King Humbert a rare wine drinker and temperance model
King Humbert of Italy abstains from most alcohol and jokes about being the worst wine drinker in the country. He visits a vermouth distillery in Pallanza and declines a glass, saying he must set a good example as head of a wine producing nation. He touches wine lightly at official dinners and with family. His son is said to share a similar fondness for wine.
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Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Pallenzo
All Land
Humbert
Camel Trains for Australian Deserts
The camel is replacing bullocks in Australia as five camel lines operate with over 2,000 camels daily. Camels travel 84 miles in 18 hours carrying 300 pounds, doubling or more the pace of bullock teams. Australia’s vast interior desert may be opened to camel traffic to connect settlements and aid civilization. It is claimed 1,000,000 camels could find work in the region.
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Oregon Country
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Mountains
California
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New West
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North Western Line Promises Comfort on Western Trips
The North-Western Line vows top tier travel from the Twin Cities to Duluth, Deadwood, Denver, Salt Lake, and Pacific Coast points. It markets vestibuled trains with sleeping, dining, and lounge cars, plus tourist sleeping and free reclining cars to suit travelers of modest means. Maps and tickets available from agents or W. A. Thrall in Chicago.
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Nebraska
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Dakota Hot Springs
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Colorado
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United States
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Chicaffo & North-Western R’y
Chicago
California in Three and One in Half Days
Travelers can go from Chicago to San Francisco on the North Western Line in under a week. Palace drawing room sleeping cars run through to San Francisco with dining service and first or second class berths at $4.00 from Chicago to the West. Excursion tickets are valid nine months, and agents or W A Thrall offer reservations and full details.
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Pacific
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Pacific Coast
Palace
San Francisco
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California
W A. Thrall
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Chicago, Il
Des Moines Joins North Western Line Westward Routes
The Chicago and North Western Railway extends its west and northwest service with Des Moines added to the route. Passengers can depart Chicago in the evening and reach Des Moines by breakfast the next morning. The line features palace sleeping cars and reclining chair cars at no extra charge. Maps and timetables available via ticket agents or W. A. Thrall Chicago.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
W. A. Thrall
Chicago & North- Western R'y
Chicago, Ill
A Baffled Solomon in a Newport News Cow Dispute
Two cows strayed near Newport News Virginia owned by a negro and by Shields a white man. After proof from both sides a judge released the animal to a judicial test. The cow wandered away from both farms, choosing neither pasture.
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Shields
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