The Parting Kiss and Hidden Hearts in a Rural-Scarred Tale
A lyrical opening eases into a tale of a farmer's son Brownie and a fair Brownie’s betrothed, then shifts to a domestic drama where Daisy and Tom face financial ruin after aunty’s bank fails. Prue struggles with fear of Daisy’s vanity and a risky plan to fund their life through an insurance office venture. Daisy gains a surprise engagement, then a moral crisis erupts as deception and a theater outing expose hidden motives and family tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy
Tom
Aunty
Germany
Dave
Heyward
Prudy
Prue
Hercules
Ople
Bel
Tim
Lisy
Geule
Aerey
Orning
Sleaven
Niyh
Patain
Piris
Balbriggan Family Stage Scandal at Harper’s Weekly
A narrator recalls a Balbriggan family scene amid a theater crowd. Daisy Balbriggan pursues opera glory while a prinky old maid contemplates sacrifice, fearing a sister’s stage ascent and a marriage vow to a resisting husband.
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Mies
Jane Bean
Susan
Mr Tiggan
Tom
Bugs
Byron
Daisy
A Notorious Young Swindler Preys on New York Society
A correspondent describes a humpbacked young woman not more than twenty four who earns trust with refined manners and a ladylike face. She visits as a friend of a friend, asks for money under delicate pretexts, and ceases after funds are advanced. She has swindled Dr Holland and even sought funds from Mme Modjeska during a New York visit.
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New York
Holland
Mme. Modjeska
Adventuress
Madam
Cincinnati
The True Wife and the Steady Tug of Love
A narrator compares a tall ship gliding on the tide to a marriage. He imagines a hidden steam tug at the ship’s core, a faithful wife whose strength sustains the voyage. Without her, the ship would drift and fail to reach its course.
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Gil
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Old Man at Nineteen Turns Blind in South American Quest
Detective Shaw uncovers the case of Hubert Plumridge, once a schoolboy in England, who sailed to New York with a friend to emulate storybook scalp hunters. Blinded by a mine blast in Carazal, he endured months of hardship before rescue near Angostura. Shaw notes seven other missing youths seeking homeward.
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New York
Europe
Shaw
Pobeon Lumridge
J. Faye Piuieda
Fidmura Plumridge
K. C.B
Young Plumridge
Hugby
Mayne Reid
Parton
Liverpool
Youn Parton
Plumridge
Texas
General Plumridge
Venezuela
London
Nacupi
Carazal
Spanish Guiana
Angostura
Savanna
Hubert Plumridge
Sul
Mercury
Rinidad
Philadelphia
Orinoco
Fretze
Demerara
Notable auction list of Robert Bonner's prized horses
A catalog of horses owned by Robert Bonner with prices paid. Pocahontas at 35000 and Dexter at 33000 lead a long list including Edward Everett 20000 Startle 20000 Edwin Forrest 16000 Lady Stout 15000 Grafton 15000 Bruno 15000 Auburn horse 13000 Wellesley Boy 12000 Joe Elliot 10000 Maud Macy 10000 Mambrino Bertie 10000 Dick Jamison 10000 Maybird 9500 Lantern and Light 9000 Music 8500 three full sisters to Dexter 6500 Malsey 6000 Peer less 5500 Lady Palmer 5000 Prince Imperial Flora Temple's son 5000 Flatbush Maid 4000 Eric 4000 John Taylor 3500 Lady Woodruff 3000 Centennial 3000 Lucy Cuyler 3000 Walton 3000 Canada roan mare 3000 Keen Jim 2800 Major Morton 2500 Carpenter horse 2200 Boston gray team 2000 Elsie Venner 2000 Ada Duroc 2000 Ella Sherwood 1600 Hebe rofton's drum 1500 Carl Burr 1200 Malice 1200 Honest Peter 1200 dam of the Morse colt 1200 Uncle Sim 1000 dam of Clara 1000 Princess 1000 The total for the named horses is 341700. Bonner also owns many brood mares and young mares and geldings bought under 1000.
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Robert Bonner
Pocahontas
Bonner
Dexter
Edward Everett
Startle
Edwin Forrest
Lady Stout
Grafton
Bruno
Auburn
Wellesley Boy
Eric
John Taylor
Lady Woodruff
Centennial
Lucy Cuyler
Walton
Keen Jim
Major Morton
Boston Gray
Elsie Venner
Ada Duroc
Ella Sherwood
Hebe
Rofton
Carl Burr
Malice
Honest Peter
Morse Colt
Uncle Sim
Clara
Princess
Temptation to Stay Out Late Echoes in Home Life
A wife’s plea to come home early to install new curtains tugs at a husband who struggles between duty and desire. The anecdote notes his lingering resolve to resist temptation by staying out after supper despite a hopeful request.
For the Fair Sex Wedding Dresses in Satin and Lace
The article surveys wedding dress trends using satin with plain or brocaded weaves, extensive train and panier styles, and elaborate pearl trim. It notes modest floral and orange blossom garniture, lace flounces, and veils draped to the side, with pearls and lace as key embellishments.
Fashion notes on crape mantles and bonnets this summer
The article details summer fashion with China crape mantles trimmed in silk fringe and jet beads, Jose phine styled hair puffs, white satin bonnets embroidered with seed pearls, and Grenadine veils in tan or light blue with Roman borders. It describes new mantles in Bengaline, large white satin hats, mask veils in Breton lace, fringe capes, bonnets with flowers, hounds head umbrella fittings, Marie Stuart lace bonnets, shawls, black camel hair capes for street wear, jacket pockets replaced by straps, and black kid gloves with lace inserts and elbow bands.
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Sicilienne
Ingenious Doctor Plans Ice for Sick Rooms
A foreign paper reports a physician’s method to insulate ice for use in hot nights without disturbing patients. A nine inch square flannel is tied over a tumbler to form a cup that preserves ice for hours, with a larger flannel cover to keep the ice dry and usable longer.
Stillwater Lumberplan on Advertising and Youth Safety
The Stillwater Lumberplan notes that a merchant can operate without advertising while a boy may slide down a hill without a sled, but both seats are wearing.
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Stillwater Lumberplan
The Mystery of Death in a Quiet Street
A poem portrays a sick neighbor fading daily while the speaker reflects on mortality and their own approaching end. The verse laments death’s inevitability, yet finds beauty in life and questions the afterlife, ending with a meditation on divine fate.
Feathers and Fan Dares Marked by Odd Bits
A rambling clipping lists quirky topics from love and marriage refusals to droughts, industry notes, and curiosities. It mentions Western Texas pastures, evangelical ministers, raisin and tea production, brickwork on Hudson riverside banks, and a fatal mob lynching in Sidney Nebraska. It also recounts a baseball injury tale, wartime Raleigh prices, and a reflection by Grandfather Lickshingle on vanity and flight, attributed to Criswell.
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Texas
United States
Europe
China
Japan
India
Jaya
England
Hudson River
Tarrytown
Albany
Jack” Price
Natchitoches
Charles Reed
Sidney
Neb
Henry Loomis
Raleigh
N. C
Grandfather Lickshingle
Criswell
Planting Roses in Prepared Beds Guidance
The text advises planting roses as soon as received if the weather allows. Keep roots moist, plant slightly deeper in dry weather, add a little water but avoid surface wetness, and firm soil. Shield from hot sun for a few days until established, and do not use manure or fertilizer near the bed unless well rotted and mixed.
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Boesie
Bonnie Beas
Brownie
Wade Whipple
Quincy
the True Wife
Ari Finglish
Sisris Gut
Fashion Notes
Ev’ry
Eiv’ry
Death
Earth
M. E. Harmon
Chicago Tribune
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