A Father's Love in a Domestic Tale of Reconciliation
Emily Milward returns to her rural home after tensions with her father John Milward. A London Rector's nephew Edgar Burnet and farmer Tom Blakeley complicate romance, but a life altering accident and a heartfelt talk mend bonds. Emily remains loyal to her father as Azubah softens, and the pair reaffirm family ties before planning a cautious future together.
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Hunteraty
John Milward
Rockhurst
Huntersby
Emily
Milward
Azabah
Agabah Milward
Milwara
Mr. Milward
Miss Milward
Emiy
Tom Blakeley
Burnet
London
Lucily
Miss Azariah
Blakeley
Cours
Tom
Edgar Burnet
Emilyn
Tom Hlakeley
Samnon
George
Jakeley
Mamma
Noor
Humph
John
Custer's Last Rally Painting Praised by Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman praises John Mulvany's large canvas Custers Last Rally as a stark frontier scene. The work shows about forty to fifty detailed figures in mid battle with Sioux forces, centering on Custer and Captain Cook, all rendered with a Greek-like restraint amid clear light and a sunny sky.
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Walt Whitman
John Mulvany
America
Frontiers
Custer
Captain Cook
Jefferson and Franklin’s Panama Canal Prophecy in 1786
A London 1820 excerpt reproduces Thomas Jefferson letter to M Le Roy from Paris dated November 13 1786. It argues a Panama Isthmus opening could reshape Atlantic Pacific currents Gulf Stream winds Gulf of Mexico navigation and regional fisheries with wide geopolitical consequences.
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Thomas Jefferson
Dr. Franklin
Panama
London
M. le Roy
L’ Academie Des Sciences
Paris
St. Roque
Jrazil
Orinoco
Amazon
Tocantia
Philippine
Cape of Good Hope
Munster
Magellan
Cape Horn
Tanama
France
Europe
Africa
Tropics
Atlantic
America
Ulebs
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Newfoundland
Moonlit beaches and curbs on attire at Ocean Grove
A correspondent depicts Ocean Grove as strict about etiquette and dress with bans on public smoking and sleeveless bathing suits. Officials police breaches of local norms while cottages stay lively with constant music from concertinas and organs, untouched by authorities.
Fifty days faster in Oakland shocks city readers
Miss Maggie Campbell of 666 Caledonia avenue has not eaten for fifty days yet appears well and rested. Doctors Agard Adams and Brigham diagnose a stomach ulcer and advise complete rest as the only treatment amid ongoing medical attention.
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Oakland
Cal
Maggie Campbell
Caledonia Avenue
Ivy
Hendricks recounts Civil War era politics and presidential bids
Ex governor Hendricks discusses Tilden Blaine Hayes and Grant era figures at Saratoga, recalling Lincoln, Pierce, Buchanan, Morton, and Grimes. He analyzes Indiana campaigns, party leadership, and impeachment, while noting personal encounters with Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson.
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Thomas A. Hendricks
Saratoga
Gath
Cincinnati Enquirer
Tilden
Hayes
Wheeler
Chandler
Hendricks
Republican Party
Congress
Mr. Tilden
Virginia Battle Fields and Cold Harbor Remnants
A narrator tours Cold Harbor Virginia noting trenches, earthworks, and battlefield relics near the Federal Cemetery. He describes shrapnel scarred houses, the Garlwright and Cold Harbor houses, and soldiers buried in trenches with minié balls and barrels nearby. He recalls Hancock’s seven mile line and the fierce early June fighting that decided the battle.
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Philadelphia Times
Darkey
Ana
Cole
Richmond
Grant
New Cold Harbor
Lee
Federal Cemetery
Cold Harbor House
Chickahominy
Barker's Mill
Daybreck
Burnside
Bethesda Church
Hancock
Tucker
Gains’ Mill
Bustling Vintage Gossip Across Shops and Ballrooms
A collage of humorous clips and social observations from a busy era, including flirtations at gatherings, jokes about fashion and dress, a tale of a Bradford barber, and odd anecdotes from local life. The piece mixes light satire with colorful portraits of people and places.
Miner stamps unposted letters in Santa Fe post office
A rough clad miner visits a Santa Fe post office and notices unpaid letters in the window. He stamps every one, adding two stamps to a woman’s letter to ensure delivery, then exits declaring there are mean people in town.
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Sante Fe
Denver
Pino Pinito
Printing boards at Truckee Lumber Co in Nevada room
The Truckee Lumber Company in Reno operates a small printing office connected to its box factory. Two Chinese pressmen run the operation printing boards rather than newspapers or cards using a spring driven foot, rotating cylinders, and elastic rubber sprung lower parts to print designs on boards.
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Reno Gazette
Truckee
Nev
Frigid near miss in slaughterhouse freezing chamber
Mr Jervaulx manager of a slaughtering works was trapped in a furthest room when the air pressure sealed the door. He called for help as machinery noise hid his cries. The oiling stop saved him. he endured about ten minutes of extreme cold before rescue.
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Indiana
Judge Gresham
Saratoga
Garfield
Harrison
Ben Harrison
Morton
Republican
The
Sydney Morning Herald
Jervaulx
Mr. Jervaulx
Dallas Young Man Robbed in Dark Encounter
At night in Dallas a well dressed, handsome man returning from a visit to a young lady was stopped by two attackers in a dark area. The trio searched him, found only a key, and warned him not to be moneyless again or risk death. They advised him to keep working and avoid visiting girls.
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Emily
Edgar Burnet
Milward
Azubah
Misa Milward
London
Miss Milward
Jon
Joan
Erese
Hendricks
Blaine
Rona
Indiana
English
Morton
Michael C. Kerr
West
Ridley
Bob Ridley
Steeming
Chicago Tribune
Laramie
William Tell
Bergerlen
Tell Tan
Switzerland
Austria
Tell
Gessler
Bill
Mr.Tell
Gilroy
William
Trjil
Irons
Dallas
New Fireman Trades Jobs With Engineer On CP Rail
An older Central Pacific engineer and a new fireman swapped tasks after a long shift. The fireman tired of shoveling a heavy pine block for about an hour or 80 minutes and proposed the switch, telling the engineer to handle the banks while he watches for cows.
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Central Pacific
Extraordinary Ballet Debuts at La Scala Milan
A Mont Extraordinary Ballet in Milan at La Scala proceeds with a prosperous representation hailed as one of the most extraordinary ballets seen on any stage.
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la Scala
Milan
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Baby
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Panama Canal
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Altoona Sun
Pennsylvania
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R. B. Hayes
Mr. Hendricks
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England
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Pierce
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Ohio
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National Committee
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Johnson
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R. F. Masters
Adams Express Company
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Limburg
Eversmell
Smeli
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Washington
Philadelphia
Nebraska
Camden
California
Pottstown
Express
Nevada
Zoological Garden
Omaha
Virginia Battle Fields
Cold Harbor
Keeper May
Srosebush
Vicksburg
Mr. May
Virginia
Farmer
Garlwright
Wright
Smith
Mrs. Gathwright
Brig-A-Brag
Anou
Charley
Burlington
Detroit Post and Tribune
Avenue
Oil City
Bradford
Paradise
Lizzie Coleman
Middletown
N. Y
Tennessee
Lizzie
Sare
Austin (Tex, Statesman
Suez
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