The Lost Man of Lynn and the Fair Maid of Lynn
Ashton Howard collapses at the Ellicott Bank in Boston and recovers after a long illness with his wife Alice and their son. Rob Brown, nicknamed the fair maid of Lynn, searches across the West for Howard, endures danger, faces dismissal at work, and pursues him until a reunion aboard a cutter near port while romance blossoms with Colonel Ware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Alice
Ashton
Ashton Howard
Dawson
St. Paul
Professor Dawson
Baby
Dr. Borden
Seattle
Berlin
Suppse
Mrs. Howard
Rob Brown
Bob
Rob
Far West
Teddie
aWhen Ashton Howard
Buffalo
Lynn
Robena Brown
Fair Maid
Dix & Sutton
Fort Vancouver
Colonel Ware
Accets
Saucy Rob
Timely Invitation to Hope After Bank Incident
Ashton Howard lies in a room three weeks after a bank day disaster with complete paralysis of speech and limited movement. Doctors declare a severe case of restraint yet early signs suggest recovery as rest allows the brain and body to regain strength. His wife remains at his side while medical staff weigh his chances of life.
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Ellicott Bank
Boston
Howard
Ashton Howard
Streamlet Station
Mr. Howard
Mr. Stillwell
Bar Harbor
Hessington
Vancouver
Grush
Stillwell
Ash Howard
Try
The
Howards
Ashton Howar
The Fair Maid of Lynn In Winter Factory Whistles
A fragmented item notes Dix and Sutton shoe factories in Lynn sounding warning whistles one winter morning as workers respond to an alert or shift change. The brief tease hints at industrial life and a likely event surrounding the mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dix
Sutton
Sunken Treasure to Be Raised From Delaware Bay Bed
Dr PanCoast announces plan to locate and recover sunken treasure from the De Braak ship in Delaware Bay using three top divers. The City of Long Branch steam boat is anchored at the wreck, heavily armed against river pirates. Divers will work five hours daily for 20 dollars a day plus a share of treasure.
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Philadelphia Record
Delaware Bay
Long Branch
Pancoast
Camden
Where Her Inspiration Comes From
Society girl taunts Miss McSiddons about art while she performs on stage. The actress replies she is counting receipts in the gallery, revealing a witty exchange about inspiration and earnings.
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Texas Siftings
Miss McSiddons
Semmes Escapes in Curious Privateer Chase on the Sumter
The narrative recounts Raphael Semmes joining the Confederate navy, commanding the Sumter, and evading pursuit by the Union frigate Brooklyn off Pass Outre. It details the Sumter’s launch, her seal made by Semmes, and a dramatic chase as the Brooklyn fails to capture her amid squalls and shifting wind, ending with Semmes’s successful escape and a hint of future nemesis.
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Alice
Lucre
Job
Miss Brown
Brooklyn
Gulf
King
Lis
Captain Poor
Pensacola
Massachusetts
Sumter
Jnion
Nion Jack
The Active Scissors and Odd Items Across America
A collage of curiosities and factoids from 19th century America. population shift near Louisville. Concordia Kansas divorcé hub. New York sign readings. Times salaries. fashion changes in Saratoga. literary forecasts from Walter Besant. land holdings in England and Wales. counterfeit destruction. Chicago wealth trades. rain as water measure. flies caught by a woman. knucklebone necklace. a Georgia pastor baptizing his wife. Boston workingwoman finances. seasickness death. Nevada oath on liquor. Hoboken burglar chalked love. vast US land area and unsold portions. Florence Italy notes on Blaine and Cleveland. bulls and horses in Mexico City. Perkins in Indiana marriages. a theater seat improvement idea. tobacco exhibit. a dress from sacks near Minden Nebraska. Helsingfors will to devil. Florida Plant City burned for malaria. gold medal for sunflowers. bank rock crystal collection. Dickson county watermelons trespass. Michigan peddler dies with fortune. cattle trail removal. comedy prank suit. Winnipeg money value. theatre seat trap idea. Broadway passenger haul. unusual post office stamp story. boarding-house economics. Captain Jack Williams feat. Maurice Foran house with trapped cat. car misfortune and a brick haul. American vs Canadian silver exchange in Winnipeg. terrier tale from India. Captain Scott life guiding numeral nine. Leland Stanford jewels. noting political notes. Elizabethtown name change. Hingh ampton funeral without mourning.
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Soup
Uniontown
Wash
United States
Louisville
Kansas
Concordia
Lemonard
New York
London Times
Saratoga
England and Wales
Treasury Department
Chicago
Me. Dale
Detroit Free Press
Hullington
Georgia
Case
Hoboken
N. J
Alaska
Florence
Italy
Blaine
Cleveland
White House
Mexico
Walter L. Huffman
Peru
Ind
Eis
Martyn van Lennep
Sarah Kernhardt
G. A. R. Post
Honolulu
Post
George W. Delong
Norway
Zach Hash
Chandlerville
Abraham Lincoln
Sangamon
Minden
Neb
Huoarinen
Helsingfors
Finland
Florida
Plant City
California
Samuel Nickerson
First National Bank of Chicago
Dickson County
Tenn
Michigan
Texas
North
Colorado
Peter Flynn
Crawfordsville
Peter
Winnipeg
Warner Hart
Cumming
Emale
New York Sun
Jack Williams
Mississippi River
Alton
St. Louis
Maurice Foran
Zanesville
Philadelphia
Adams Express Company
Somparz
India
Lyon
Captain Scott
Philadelph
Beat
Ocean Grove Girl Uses Cork Sails Into Surf Fiasco
A Ocean Grove girl, attempting a splashy seaside stunt with cork stays in her corset, floats and tumbles in waves until a brave bystander rescues her. She explains corks kept her afloat but prevented submersion. The episode, a lesson in safety, prompted her departure from Ocean Grove yesterday.
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Pittsburg Press
Prayue
Ocean Grove
Poem Fragments and a Rival at the Museum Ride
A poet in Detroit Free Press contemplates form from sonnet to rondel and ballad as he plans lines praising a beloved. He notes a rival taking her out for an evening ride while he waits for a tardy museum guide. The piece ends with a rueful line about fate favoring the rival.
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M. Hargoer
Detroit Free Press
Syrit Wour
Scott
Lim
Lake of Hair Dye Turns Bodie Residents Blonde
In Virginia City Territory Enterprise style lore, Mono lake is said to yield dramatic hair color changes. A Bodie man swam daily for two weeks and returned white haired yet now appears middle aged with golden blonde hair. Locals claim all bathers become blondes, and prolonged exposure allegedly turns hair red. A Leving ranch family’s three daughters also began bathing as warm weather set in, changing from brown to blonde with increased bathing frequency.
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Virginia City Territorial Enterprise
Mono Lake
Bodie
Leving
Time the Pulse through History in Medical Insight
The article traces early pulse timing methods from Galileo in 1585 to Santorio Santorio in 1625. It notes Galileo used a pendulum tied to pulse measurement, recording swinging bar length and pulse rate, while Santorio published instruments called pussillograms. The piece emphasizes slow progress toward precise clinical tools.
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Weir Mitchell
Teac
Galileo
Santorini
Lola Montez Ruby Attracts Californians To Auction
Mrs. J. B. Haggin cherishes diamonds including a famed ruby tied to Lola Montez. The ruby carries historic weight from Bavarian royalty and Lola Montez’s California era. An auction sold Lola Montez’s effects for about $10,000 after decades of ownership.
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San Francisco Examiner
J. B. Haggin
America
Lola Montez
Louis
Bavaria
California
J. B. Hagwin
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Springfield
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Eaton
Ruby
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