The Amber Party and the Twenty Thousand Dollar Twist
A grand party at Mrs. Amber's mansion hides a looming ruin for the Amber family as Uncle Obed Jenkins arrives, reveals a hidden will promising Fanny Amber twenty thousand dollars, and reshapes love matches and fortunes. The crash of Amber & Co follows, but Fanny's future steadied by Obed's gift and her wedding with Henry Latimer.
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House of Amber & Co
Let
Amber
Young Gold
Cecilia
Col Woodall
Sit
Obed Jenkins
Mies
Fanny Amber
Henry Latimer
Mrs. Amber
Fanny
Mr. Jenkins
Mr. Amber
Mr Amber
Mrs Amber
Harry
Artole Obed
Uncle Obed
Obed
Stubborn youth and reverence in ancient law and modern times
The article contrasts a biblical law in Israel that punished stubborn children by stoning with modern disobedience to parental authority. It argues that honoring parents is essential and that persistent irreverence harms a child’s reputation, beyond any personal beauty or achievement.
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Israel
Etaon
An Ando ver story and the owl at the barn fire
Arthur Gilman repeats a parable about a man in a store describing a county fire he claims never happened. A Deacon Pettin gills barn sees an owl on a ridge pole and fire follows, destroying hay cattle and a horse. The moral asks if the speaker hit the point of his tale.
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Arthur Gilman
Andover
Essox
Deacon
Ulpit
Making Up a Newspaper Difficulties in compiling weekly issues
A fragment from the OQuagistian Advocate laments the craft of newspaper making stressing brevity and variety in a small issue. It notes a dining saloon keeper in Cincinnati found a mouse had shredded twenty dollars in cash, rendering the bills worthless.
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Oquagistian Advo
Cate
Cincinnati
Parish Rector’s Kindness Sparks Turnaround Tale
A late Bishop of Derry’s rector helps a troubled blacksmith Jemmy, admired for his intellect, guiding him through hardship. The blacksmith’s eldest son, about fifteen, battles with his father’s choices as the village clergyman offers steadfast support and hope.
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Derry
Hona
Ponsonby
Jemmy
Shortest Way Ends In Napoleon Across The Map
An eastern collector seeking routes asks a drover for the shortest paths to Greenfield Edinburg Vernon Indianapolis and more. The drover keeps steering him toward Napoleon with roads north west north and southwest, joking that the best path to Satanic majesty is to go to Napoleon.
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Napoleon
Dayton
Greenfield
Edinberg
Vernon
Indianapolis
Het
Air
Lawyer Choate Tries Marine Case On Stand
Dick Barton chief mate of the clipper Challenge testifies under Rufus Choate in a sea trial. He admits moon details, navigational basics, and latitude questions while the Boston lawyer presses for answers about the Equator and nautical data.
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Rufus Choate
Ees
Dick Barton
Olipahi
Boston
Mr. Choate
Barton
Avery
Rafes Choate
Wealthy Peer Ignores Plea Amid Athlone Parade
A rich nobleman halted in Athlone with his carriage, surrounded by beggars who shouted for charity. An old woman pleaded for one penny, while the lord kept silence and rolled up the carriage window. A Hartford man once vowed not to eat until Charleston and Richmond fell, and fulfilled the pledge at noon Monday.
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California
Mrs. Amber
Tropic
Isle
Assamblage
Norris
Mra Ambaf
Cecilia
Ahe
Muaingly
Amber
Mr Amber
Mra Amber
Tildy
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Obed Jenkins
Mrs Amber
Uncle Obed
Gale
Cecelly
Jim Amber
Bil
Ramp
Obed
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