God Knew Best in Life’s Quiet Trials
Poem reflecting on faith and patience during hardship. The speaker urges trust that God’s plans are wiser than human judgment, noting life’s lessons unfold with time. It envisions future clarity where one will admit God knew the best and sorrow is tempered by divine wisdom.
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Per Pie Igen
Milly
Hetty
Ascot
Mrs. Dare
Louisa
Stanley Dare
Stanley
Miss Price
Milly Dare
Louisa's Strained Marriage to Stanley Dare
In Ascot a widow Louisa marries Stanley Dare after a long courtship marked by his lingering grief for Milly Dare. As Louisa pressures him with social ambitions and vanity, Dare's devotion to Milly’s memory persists, culminating in tragedy and remorse that haunt their home and end with Milly honored at last.
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Ascot
Louisa
Mother
Milly
Stanley Dare
Milly Dare
Mr. Dare
Miss Manners
Miss Price
Hetty
Stanley
Miss Finch
Mrs. Dare
Stanley Re
Miss Ruggles
Stanley Are
Enews
Staggley
Olga
Mary
Aranler
Unlikely Carson Reunions and Cleveland Feuds
A Leadville Democrat recounts a social scene where two men swap harsh views of Cleveland relatives. One boasts of splendid hospitality in Cleveland, the other condemns the same kin as wrongdoers. They soon toast together and share a drink in Carson. An appended classified ad invites summer boarders via The Boston Globe.
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Leadville
Democrat
Carson
Cleveland
Home crafts and upholstery ideas from The Floral Cabinet
Practical instructions for quilting without a frame, scrap carpet making from wool and rags, rug weaving with twine, upholstering chairs and ottomans, and creating decorative chair scarfs and scrap-bags. Includes tips on measuring rooms, border work, and frugal improvements with rep and free materials.
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Canada
Tragedian Irving Faces Divorce Case in English Courts
The New York Herald reports a divorce case involving Henry Irving, famed tragedian, and his wife Florence O Callagan. Years of estrangement and reconciliations culminate in a likely English divorce, with Mrs Irving seeking a cause against her husband amid jealousy of patroness Baroness Burdett Coutts.
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New York Herald
America
England
Henry Irving
Florence O'Callagan
Irving
Prion
Chicago
Baroness Burdett-Coutts
Mr. Irving
Lyceum Theatre
Pass the Buck Slang in Alfreds Dark Line
A fragment from a historical page uses slang for pass the buck and links Alfred to a line about breaking with laughter from the dark. The text implies a coercive kiss incident and critiques Alfred’s intent while mixing prenatal game imagery and scattered phrases.
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Alfred
Eccentric New Yorker Sows Crowds with Scattered Coins
A Broad Street philanthropist Mr Dexter and two associates staged a monthly coin discharge in New York. A dense crowd of telegraph boys and bystanders surged around Broad and Wall, coins flying as spectators scrambled for nickels and dimes amid ad hoc chaos outside the stock exchange. The three men finally left by cab, amid uproar and curious bystanders.
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Broad Street
New York
New York Herald
Dexter
Cit
Stock Exchange
Broad and
Wall Streets
Broadway
Pioecas Place
Fharaoh
Mr. Bergh
Py Ee Krout
Jay Gould
Vanderbilty
Beermark
Dot
Mr. Dexter
Boston Customs Provokes New Views of Life in Boston
The Graphic's critic notes the play offers striking glimpses of Boston society with travelers from New York learning local manners. Observations include women walking home from balls in full dress, encounters in fashionable Boston locales, and contrasts in dress between guests and hosts. The piece admits the drama is engaging and occasionally funny while highlighting its social revelations.
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Don Thompson
New York
Josh Whitcomb
Graphic
Boston
Post Office
Astor House
Birthplace of Garibaldi at Nice threatened by port expansion
Naples correspondent reports Nice authorities plan to widen the port demolishing a house that was Garibaldi’s birthplace. Signor Caprani offered to buy materials and rebuild the house in Naples, but M. Chardonneau also purchased the materials and seeks the slab inscription. authorities demand its restitution.
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Meare
Naples
London Daily News
Nice
Garibaldi
Signor C. Caprani
Grand Hotel Royal Des Etrangers
Signor Caprani
Sleep Now in Peace at Thy Rest
Poem fragment by Mary Olemmeg laments unfinished tasks and weary souls. The speaker contemplates rest and release from toil as a boon for the vanquished spirit. The verse centers on sleep, peace, and lasting love.
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Mary Olemmeg
Dress at Once to The Boston Daily Globe
A plea to readers urges immediate action to submit dress or attire related notices to The Boston Daily Globe. The item emphasizes timely submission to ensure inclusion in upcoming editions.
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New England
Boston Daily ,Globe
Boston
Mass
Boston Daily Globe
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Penelope
Ecra
Rions
New Yorker
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Tay
Detroit Free Press
North Carolina
New York Sun
Shrewsbury
Aurora
GLOBE
Tennyson
McGillicuddy
Woolf
Boston Customs
Joshua Whitcomb
Qarigaldi
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