Remarkable odds and fortunes across continents recounted
The Philadelphia Sentinel reports a murder and inheritance feud in Cannon's Ferry Delaware, a poor Baltimore boarding house family facing eviction, and a London Times profile noting vast fortunes and global reach. It also includes sermon like pieces on self reliance and a vivid tale of a drunken spree and its memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphi Sentinel
Cannon
Cannon's Ferry
Delaware
Baltimore
Garde
London
Times
China
Jaya
John Walter
Nottingham
Messrs
Barnes
Loneen
Delane
The Young Man Who Misused Wealth and Labor
A long readers’ feature traces the downfall of a fourth son raised to wealth who spurned duty for frivolity. After reckless high school years he returns home broke as his father’s business falters, family hunger grows, and the household’s decline becomes evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paige
New Rochelle
Harpien
Mass
Cooley
Actuol
Swie
Timoell
Romanus
Asylum Journal
Eaid
Fortone
The Noble Fisherman
A 1553 North Sea tale portrays a lone fisherman guiding a frail shallop amid a hurricane. A mother clings to her two children as the sailor sacrifices hope and garments, facing a doomed sea with mercy in his final, silent restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berthoud
North Sea
Lani
Thearand
Iabor
Fisherman Hero Survives Night Shipwreck on Danish Coast
A Danish fisherman rescues a mother and her children after a perilous shipwreck. He hides them on his boat as soldiers pursue, captains pledge protection, and he escapes with the family toward the Low Countries aided by stars and skill. The scene ends with the fisherman's daring escape and the soldiers sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Finn
Low Countries
Persecus
Fisher
Abe
Fian
Nakard
Herman Boo
Tile
Gaberman
Also Mentioned on This Page
BH. G. Bayley
Conte
Offtes
Thales
Yaady
Shemara
Government OF Children
Isaac Newton
Bacon
Laplace
Locke
Enid
Arkwright
Richard Arkwright
England
London Herald
Europe
Solomon Heine
Hamburg
Heine
Baring
Mr. Astor
New York
Astor
The
N. Y. Farmer & Mechanic
Noble Fisherman
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