The Rose of Octavia Ludlow and the Easter Bet
Octavia Ludlow frets over a swarm of suitors as Alex Lang and Pierre Reviere vie for her heart. A moonlit midnight ride for a rare rose tests courage when the Dunleith bridge collapses, revealing true devotion and risking life for love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdi
Octavia
Reviere
Taylor Dorr
Harikari
Lan
Alex
Lilith
Avith
Mamma
Colin
Reviero
Tommy
Mr. Dorr
Alex Jang
Mabel Wardwell
Paul Christy
Mabel
Alex Lang
Africa
Stanley
Mr. Lang
Aple
Pierre Reviere
May Dare
Pierre
Mr. Reviere
Ereong Bridge
Miss Ludlow
Lang
Philadelphia
Octavia Ludlow
Italy
Young Long
Octavia Colin
Tilman
Chicago
Bolivar
Lataria
Railwa
Florst
Alexis Lane
Jataria
Tom
Studbury
Octavia's
Black Tom
Blacka
Dunleith
Easter Orphans In Grace Church Behind Closed Doors
Two homeless boys Tom and Dave flee a drunken father on Easter morning seeking shelter. They slip into Grace Church unseen, marveling at its lilies, windows, and organ as they explore the vast interior, while hunger and fear linger outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ave
Tom
Dave
Ford's Court
Dave Ghent
Sexton
Grace Church
Easter Prayer and a Mother's Return in the Church
Two homeless boys Tom and Dave seek Jesus for their mother in a church service. An Easter miracle follows as Mrs. Sanborn, a mournful benefactor, adopts the boys, making Dave's prayer for a mother come true and blessing them beneath a Christ window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sanborn
Missionary Society
Christ
The Knight's Double Tale of Olaf and Edwige
A Gothic romance unfolds in a Nordic castle where Olaf von Lodbrog, born under a green and red star, battles a mysterious red star knight. A Bohemian minstrel sows temptation, Edwige weeps, and Olaf battles his own shadow to win Brenda. In the end the green star prevails and Edwige’s memory fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaf
Lodbrog
Edwige
Lodhrog
Oluf
Hed
Lodbrow
Fdwige
Italy
Brenda
Raven
Fenris
Marg
Cloesy
Cat
Knighé
Sam
Phrange
Bdwike
Red Star
Cluf
Lorc Lodbrog
Erik
Letting the Old Cat Die and Riley’s Recognition
The piece argues that Harper’s published Letting the Old Cat Die under James Whitcomb Riley and notes the poem’s republication eight years later. It questions whether American magazines discover poets only after public demand and criticizes magazine quality and pricing, contrasting with newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Harper's Magazine
Harpers
Riley
Century Magazine
Mr Siers Odd Occupation Good Salary Cutting Wires at Fires
J Q O Siers a Krush Electric Light Company lineman is a familiar firehouse figure in New York. He attends fires below Fifty ninth Street, scaling poles to cut and manage live wires to protect firefighters and the public. His role disruptions include brief electrical blackouts to prevent casualties, and he works from Elizabeth Street office reacting to Brush district alarms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Fifty-ninth Street
J. QO. Siers
Cne
Krush Electric Light Company
Elizabeth Street
Fiftyninth Street
Brush Company
Chi Shay
Mr. Siersoes
Sail Cars in Early Railroading Interest City Curator
Philadelphia Telegraph describes curious sail powered rail cars once tested on the Baltimore & Ohio and South Carolina lines. The piece notes steam was then an experiment, with sail and horse power debated, and mentions guano railroads using sail cars near Barnezat Beach. It also touches on wind affecting train punctuality when asking Philadelphia station intelligence for a New York train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
National Museum
Watkins
Baltimore & Ohio
South Carolina
Mallen
South Pacific
Barnezat Beach
Bureau of Intelligence
New York
Skippers Admired as Handsome Figures in Burlington
In a Burlington Free Press note, readers discuss the appeal of handsome skippers and question why a pretty girl reads prosy prose, reflecting light gossip about fashion and manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Elsemere
Burlington Free Presa
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Cora Stuart Wheeler
Colin Dunieith
Portiere
Lancelot Darley
Fatefnl
Etta F. Martin
Iil
Jesus
Lave
Mother
Temple
Teacher
House of God
Mission Society
Taetone
Theophile Gautier
Jesus Christ
Count Lodbrog
Bohemia
Kawige
Jacob
Mina
Dora
Thecla
Dietrich
Sauire
Olaf von Lodbrog
Murg
Stranger
Chicago News
MR. Siers
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