Joe Maxwell Makes a Start on Turner Plantation Tale
The tale opens in Hillsboro Georgia with Joe Maxwell at the local post office and a friendly lawyer Mr Deometari. Joe is curious, adventurous, and fond of pranks as he begins a life shaping journey amid town characters and stories from the war era.
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Georgia
Hillsboro
Connecticut
Joe Maxwell
Milledgeville
The
Recorder
Federal Union
Joe
Mr. Deometari
Mr. Dee
Vox Populi
Deometari
Hillsboro Academy
A Boy Learns Duty From War Rumors and a Camp Misadventure
Joe Maxwell, a fourth corporal in a school military company, joins a week long camp by the Oconee river where a playful stunt causes a stampede of mules and a frightened night in the woods. The episode spreads to a revival and tests Joe’s conscience as war rumors grow and he seeks work at the post office and learns printing from a newspaper editor.
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Jos
Joe
Arestri
Tech
Lieut
Blank
Petro B
West Point
Joe Maxwell
Oconee
Hun
Sancase
Hillsboro
Rockville
Milledgeville
Virginia
Adies
Addison
Goldsmith
The
Countryman
Ken Bolt
Ben Bolt
H.m
Hudson
A Tempting Turkey A Thanksgiving Story
A family faces Thanksgiving without a turkey as the father is disabled and May's earnings must cover the meal. The mother and children improvise a corned beef dinner while clinging to the idea of a turkey and the comfort it would bring. The children try to manage for their father’s feelings.
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May
Tom Powers
Tom
Sue
Ned Twombly
Jane
L’'Womblys
Twombly
The Gift from the Twomblys on Thanksgiving Day
Tom Powers wrestles with hunger and envy as Ned Twombly’s family shares a generous turkey. Tempted to steal, he chooses honesty after a moral struggle and learns his mother’s and May’s care, while Mrs. Twombly brings a turkey to his family in need.
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Ned
Sue
Tom
Martha figures of New York society wives
The Ladies Home Journal notes Mrs Cyrus W Field and other prominent spouses as keen household managers. It highlights Mrs William Whitney Mrs L P Morton and several Vanderbilts as disciplined homemakers with careful spending and home duties. Some wives rely on chefs and large staffs.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Cyrus W. Field
Martha
New England
William C. Whitney
Calvin
Brice
George J. Gould
Abrams
Hewitt
Charles A. Dana
Jay Gould's Son George A Glimpse Of Wealth Or Paradox
A Globe Democrat reporter notes stock market dullness in New York while observing George Gould. The article compares him to his father in financial cleverness, describes his unpolished dress and striking black hair, and portrays him as amiable and frugal with his appearance and ties.
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Stock Exchange
New York
Mexico
Globe Democrat
George Gould
Rich Men Vow to Many Poor Girls
The Mannhilf Matrimonial Club in Austria promotes marrying poor women. Rich members vow to wed a poor girl and face a $2000 penalty if they marry a rich woman, with fines aiding indigent couples.
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Mannhilf Matrimonial Club
Austria
Do Not Blow Out a Light Says The Sun
A cautionary excerpt warns that blowing out an oil lamp is dangerous due to dirty wicks poor oil and loose slides. It urges turning the lamp off instead of blowing to prevent sparks entering the oil chamber or wick from falling into the oil.
Alligator Hunters Describe Swift Night Assault on Swamp Beasts
An 1887 Florida upper St Johns River hunt recounts a party of alligator hunters using a night firing method with a reflector light to blind the animal and shoot from a boat. Five gators were killed earning about $75 in skins. hunters warn never to go alone in swamps and stress cooperation for safety.
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Washington Star
South
St. John’s River
Florida
O Ae
Voluria
Gator
Saintly Dance Sparks Rivalry Chat in Uptown Club
In an uptown club, rival 400 politicians Harry Le Grand Cannon and Amory S. Carhart shared a playful exchange after a recent dance. Carhart asked about a dance at Mrs. J's, and Cannon quipped comparing the moment to Saint Vitus Dance, mentioning Terpsichore in jest.
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Harry le Grand Cannon
Amory S. Carhart
Catition
Amory
Harry
Mrs
Public Kiss in Stage Box Sparks Duchess Villars Rumor
In a crowded theater a Duchess de Villars is said to have publicly kissed the writer Voltaire in response to rowdy theatergoers demands. The incident fills gossip columns with talk of courtly scandal and theatrical decorum.
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Voltaire
Duchess de Villars
Kiss as political bribe in Westminster tale
The excerpt portrays kissing as a political bribe during Westminster competition. The Duchess of Devonshire offers kisses to sway votes for a great statesman while references to patriotic inspiration and a recruiting scene imply manipulation of public sentiment.
Be Ready for Your Dressmaker with Modern Renovation Tips
A practical guide on preparing for dressmaking visits and organizing a sewing room. It covers shopping for threads, buttons, and trim, setting up a light worktable, storage drawers, and a stove for ironing. It stresses keeping tools clean and accessible, and advises on fabric preparation and dyeing for a polished result.
Wedding at Church Sparks Controversy Over Exposition Opening
A Chicago Tribune account of a wedding in ornate bridal setting ends with a guest proposing a resolution opposing the World’s Columbian Exposition opening on Sunday, amid ceremonial hush and public debate.
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Chicago Tribune
Christening Scene With Thirty Maidens Attending
At a recent cathedral christening a baby was attended by 30 young maidens in white who formed a circle around the font. The infant wore fine lace robes and white exotics over its breast as it was passed to the bishop for the sign of the cross.
Copper sulphate treatment to extend wood life
Reports claim copper sulphate solutions greatly extend wood life. Proper pre drying and sap removal followed by immersion in the bath can double or triple the wood quality against weathering according to experiments in the Clay Journal.
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Clay Journal
Copper Wood Preservation Hint Signals Long Lasting Material
The passage notes that wood protection stems from the combined action of copper with cellulose, not just sulphate presence. Linen or cotton treated with cupric solution and rinsed retain drug longer underground, while treated wood becomes harder yet remains elastic. The author sees potential for durability and fire resistance in this science.
Ribbon shopping hazard in a heat drenched aisle
A downtown saleswoman recalls a comically exasperating ribbon consultation with a well dressed, tired customer on a hot day. The dialogue runs through questions on color, width, edge style, and quantity ending with the shopper deciding to return to measure and order later.
Brown Thrush a Noted Songster and Crafty Nest Protector
Early American naturalist Mark Catesby described the brown thrush also called fox colored thrush Carolina thrush and ferruginous thrush as a gifted songster second only to the mockingbird. The bird battles rivals in song defends nests by feigning death lures cats away and stores food against predators like shrikes bluejays and other threats.
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Mark Catesby
America
Sulphur Receives Impressions From Drawings
In experiments by M. Charles Lepierre sulphur melted at 115 degrees can be cooled in paper to show lithograph impressions. The edges of a lithographed card pressed into the sulphur leave lasting marks after washing. He reports that graphite and ink impressions reproduce faithfully on the cooled sulphur surface and even geographic maps show remarkable exactness.
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Mons
Charles Lepierre
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Those Remus
Uncle Remus
Daddy Jake
Balaam
Free Joe
Satan
Lieut. Blank
Charles King
West Point Plebe
Mr. D
Mr. H
Mr. K
Chemical Or Ordnance Laboratory
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Twomblys
Little Sue
Mrs. Twombly
Marthas
Depew
Gould
Jay Gould
George
Bluejay
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