Cara's Bravery in a Haunted Cottage Love and Courage
Miss Caroline Clarke rents Thistle Cottage to protect her two younger brothers. Dr. Leighton discovers the house allegedly haunted by a ghost tied to a long-ago murder. A hidden man, Simon Leland, is found starved and cared for, while Cara's strength and devotion earn her support and a happy future with the doctor.
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Esther Seale Kenneth
Lee Leighton
Tinstle Cottage
Caroline Clarke
Clarke
Thistle Cottage
Dr. Leighton
Lee
Cara
Cara Clarke
Willie
Ir. Leighton
Pr. Leighton
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Jack
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What is a Strike In an injunction case in nebraska
Judge Dundy said no law compels engineers to work against their will and that injunctions to force work are inequitable. If strike means a plan to derail trains the court may restrain it. if it means simply quitting work the court will not restrain the action.
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Nebraska
Dundy
Cas
Terrible Vendeance A Jealous Husband’s Amputation Tale
An 19th centuryLondon tale recounts a jealous husband intercepting a letter and orchestrating a physician Lisfranc’s abduction to force an amputation of his wife Matilda’s hand. The doctor complies under coercion, the ruby ring triggers a duel in Paris, and a sealed box reveals the severed hand as proof of the oath kept by the countess.
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London
Louis Phillippe
Napoleon
Matilda
Lisfranc
Paris
Capital
Boston clubs fuel the city’s vibrant idea ferment
Boston, a city of immense intellectual activity, hosts a vast network of clubs that discuss theology, politics, science, literature, and more over meals. Every denomination except Episcopalians has a club, and even agnostic Unitarianism is represented.
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Boston
Fashion rosette bows brighten winter shoulder corsages
The text notes a winter fashion of placing a rosette like bow on the right shoulder of décolletage corsages. Bows use sharply contrasting ribbon colors such as absinthe green, copper red, or gold against pale gowns and white outfits, with color choices matching waist and dress hues.
The Lessons of Unser Fritz Case and Log Cabin Remedies
The piece critiques reliance on high science while praising Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla and Liver Pills as simple, old fashioned cures. It argues doctors misjudge, health relies on root and herb remedies, nursing, and spring tonics. It cites Philo M. Parsons endorsing the product after eye trouble and blood issues.
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Europe
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Grant
Warner’s
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Philo M. Parsons
City Hotel
Hartford
Conn
Franklin's Grand Niece and a Franklinian Faith
The Rev Dr W H Furness recalls a grand-niece of Benjamin Franklin living in Boston who died at 98. Her memory, liberal faith, and sharp mind persisted to the end. She joked about annuity questions, suffered rheumatism, broke a baluster while descending stairs, and faded peacefully, clinging to faith amid memories of kin and faith.
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W. H. Furness
Boston Christian Register
Franklin
Boston
Philadelphia
Tennyson
Skeletons Unearthed on Military Grounds near Paris Ky
Sherman Blalert and John Penn with Bob Penn opened a mound on C Alexander’s 2200 acre farm near Paris Kentucky and found six skeletons laid with feet lapped around a circle under an aged oak tree. A large petrified war club and mica accompanied the remains. jaws and thigh bones survived, suggesting a prehistoric battle site long before American Indians.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Sherman Blalert
John
Bob Penn
Paris
Military Grounds
Mr. C. Alexander
Washington Spirits in Capitol Life Stir Controversy
Washington correspondence decries heavy drinking among lawmakers. Describes the Capitol bar known as The Hole in the Wall and a culture of wine, punch, beer, and hot water drinking among senators and representatives. Notes notable figures and varied regional tastes, with hints of scandals and health claims.
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Pendleton
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Webster
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Mumm
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Holman
Mahone
Welcker’s
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England
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Hitt
Iinois
Ben LeFevre
Jadwin
Congressman Hatch
Missouri
Breckenridge
Arkansas
Disraeli’s Judas viewed as self sacrifice and critique
M D Conway discusses Disraeli's defense of Judas as a doomed disciple aiding salvation. He traces ethical shifts in Christian thought, noting Christ’s humanity de-emphasizing divine majesty and portraying Judas as part of the same human story. An artist’s Last Supper model links Jesus and Judas to childhood and manhood of one person.
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M.D. Conway
North American Review
Disraeli
Judas
Christ
Jesus
Bank officials in Dansville charged with large embezzlement
Gen Lester B Faulkner director and Leonard Kuhn cashier of First National Bank Dansville were moved to Buffalo and charged by Receiver Bingham with embezzlement. Faulkner faces $50 000 claimed but may reach $150 000 while Kuhn is accused of $10 000 and could reach $20 000. Faulkner bailed $20 000 and Kuhn $3 000.
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Lester B. Faulkner
Leonard Kuhn
Defgmet First National Bank
Dansville
Buffalo
Bingham
Fulkner
Kuhn
Faulkner
Hall's Veget able Sicilian Hair Renewer Promises Relief
Dropping out of hair and itchy scalp are relieved by Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer. The remedy cools the scalp and promotes health, offering a solution to hair loss concerns.
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Hall
House panel okays report on mail weight increase bill
The House committee on post offices authorized an adverse report on the bill to amend the revised statutes by increasing from four to eight pounds the weight of packages to be conveyed by mail.
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House Committee On Post Offices
Unitarian Literature Free Distribution in Minnesota and St Paul
The Liberal faith as held by Unitarians is offered free by M. E. Partridge of 1108 Harmer Place Minneapolis or J. E. McCain of 194 Pleasant Ave St. Paul Minnesota. Prohibitionists in Kentucky's Eighth District nominate Green Clay Smith to run against incumbent James L. McCreary.
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Minneapolis
J. E. McCain
Pleasant Ave
St. Paul
Minn
Kentucky
Green Clay Smith
Congress
James L. McCreary
Atcuto J. F. Williamson
Collom Block
U.S Patent Office
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Cincinnati
A.moore
Jackson Street
London
Leipzig
Paris
Mackay Leaves Palace Hotel for Paso Robles Baths
John W. Mackay of the Nevada Bank, confined for weeks by a painful rheumatic gout attack, packed his trunk and departed for Paso Robles Springs on medical advice after persistent foot swelling and a cold that traced back to Nevada.
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San Francisco
John W. Mackay
Navada Bank
Palace Hotel
Paso Robles Springs
Mackay
Nevada
Paso Robles
Scott's Emulsion touted as remedy in medical ads
A collage of ads and notices touts Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypophosphites as instantly relieving and permanently beneficial for scrofula and debility. Other items include cosmetics claims, postal mail exchanges with Canada, Missouri Pacific dividend notes, Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, Dr Pierce’s discovery, and canal project news.
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W. A
M. D
Salisbury
Truthful Georgia Landlord Outwits Three Montgomery Lawyers
In a Montgom ery Alabama tale from The Atlanta Constitution, a jovial landlord named Ford refuses guests at night but grants shelter to three tired Montgomery lawyers. He pretends not to have beds, saying the night is two thirds over, then serves breakfast to the trio who realize they misread his generosity. Ford’s quick wit leaves the lawyers defeated and the joke on them.
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Atlanta Constitution
Montgomery
Alabama
Ford
Deacon Loses Bid as Crowd Buys Delinquent’s Animal
Mystic Deacon Isaac Denison seized a colored man’s house over a $4.50 grocery debt. Four months later the horse was auctioned amid a large crowd. Bids rose slowly to $2.11 before Rosewell Brown won. The crowd then paid for the horse and a bag of meal, gifting them to the debtor.
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Mystic
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