Judith Black Finds a Fortune and a True Love
Judith Black, a poor dressmaker, goes to work for the Stedhursts at their farm house. Edward Stedhurst falls in love, and his father tests Judith by hiding a twenty pound note to see if she will keep it. She returns the money, proving her honesty, and Edward asks her to marry him.
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Stranger in the Forest and the New York Banker's Mystery
A hunter with a rifle meets a merchant traveler in 1817 western New York. The hunter shoots the traveler, robs him, and flees on horseback. Twenty years later in New York City a banker and his wife, with a sixteen year old daughter, face a chilling, unnamed dread as a strange visitor unsettles the family.
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New York
Borgepath
Albany
Stephen Edwards
Uly Gebratts
The Watch Seal and the Banker's Sinful Pact
A banker named Stephen Edwards is blackmailed by a man who witnessed a past murder. The extortion forces a payment of one hundred thousand dollars, ruin follows as Edwards’s bank collapses. The avenger, Philip Sydney, reveals himself in a dramatic confrontation and forgives Edwards, starting anew.
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James
Stephen Edwards
St. Paul’s Church
Edwards
Philip Sydney
Phil.p
Sydney
A Talelearer and the Path to Character
A miscellany piece urges steady craft in life, comparing a tale maker to a bricklayer and asserting that all work, from shoe shine to prime minister, yields equal standing at judgment. It stresses training a son to earn and to save his earnings as essential steps.
Nocturnal Thunder and The Escape Above
A reflective meditation on high mountains where thunder is muted and lightning gentle. It suggests a man should seek altitude to rise above surrounding evils and dangers.
Noted Moral Reflection on Desire and Peace
A moral observation contrasts the restless heart of the proud and covetous with the tranquil confidence of the humble and poor in spirit, asserting that true peace comes from modest, Spirit-led living.
How much did he leave or take when he dies
A reflective quote attributed to Rev. MG Bullock on the moral and spiritual nature of a person at death. It suggests that wealth, reputation, and honors fade, while character and virtue endure beyond life.
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MG. Bullock
Money Cannot Build Men
Wealth can fund telegraph networks, railroads, and estates, but it cannot instill character, kindness, justice, or lasting friendship. Money can sustain ministers and teachers, yet it lacks wisdom and goodness to shape true humanity. It may build railroads but cannot build men.
Retention of Original Instinct in Domestic Animals
The text explains how dogs and sheep retain primitive behaviors from wild ancestors. A dog turns before lying down to sleep to make a comfortable bed among grass, a habit preserved in domesticated dogs. Sheep, though domesticated, still shows instinctual patterns of grazing and seeking safety on mountain tops, mirroring natural behavior.
Cleopatra's Needle to be removed to England by new sea carriage
The London Times outlines a plan to move Cleopatra's Needle from Alexandria to England. A 95 by 15 foot iron cylinder will encase the obelisk, be sunk and floated across the sea, then raised to its pedestal in England. Total cost said not to exceed 650000 dollars with the obelisk valued around 400000.
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Cleopatera
Cleopatra
Alexandria
England
London Times
Thames
Patis ix Side
Furniture in the Renaissance and Its Ornamented Style
The article explains how Renaissance ideas reshaped furniture and interiors influencing form, material, and decoration. It notes lighter construction, ornate inlays, use of new woods, and rich gilding, with mentions of notable craftspeople and Venetian inlay traditions. It also cites Moofford and Harper's Magazine as sources.
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Gres de Flandre
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Andrea di Cosimo
Harriet Prescott Moofford
Harper's Magazine
The Future Of The Human Race By De Candolles
European scientist M. de Candolles presents a theory on humanity’s fate. He predicts metal and coal depletion by air and labor will shrink populations, push mining deeper, and force mass migrations to smaller land areas. The world will desiccate into archipelagos as seas rise and races diverge before a long era of decline.
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Alphonse DeCandolles
Equatorial
M. de Candolles
Temperance contrast at a farmhouse cider social
A Yankee farmer offers cider to a temperance elder who refuses liquor, asking for a non alcoholic label. The old man insists on abstinence, lamenting cider as apple juice, but jokes about taking a drop. The dialogue captures local attitudes toward drinking in a rural setting.
Wise And Good Valued Over Rich And Great
A concise maxim emphasizes virtue over wealth and status, advising that wisdom and kindness outweigh material power and fame. The motto suggests ethical conduct and sound judgment as lasting worth.
Adjourning Supreme Court and Common Pleas Provisions
Public Law 589 of January session 1877 allows court clerks to adjourn the Supreme Court or Court of Common Pleas to the next regular term when no Justice is present. It also repeals Section 5 of Chapter 291 of the Public Laws and takes effect on passage.
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Supreme Court
Court of Common Pleas
Amendment to Writs Statutes Adds Bail in Criminal Cases
An 1877 act amends Section 8 of Chapter 195 to insert the phrase and serve factas against bail in criminal cases in the list of actions. It also repeals inconsistent acts and states the law takes effect on passage. The amendment changes penal statutes actions including ejectment and trespass to include bail-related proceedings.
Amending Statutes on Executions in 1877 Law Passage
A legislative act proposed March 15 1877 adds a phrase to Section 14 Chapter 211 General Statutes Of Executions. It expands grounds for issuing executions against defendants not exempt from arrest in penal, trover detinue trespass cases and similar actions. The text also notes repeal consistency and that the act shall take effect later.
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General Assembly
Amendment to writs statutes cited in 1877 act
An act to amend section 2 of chapter 509 of the public laws relating to writs forms and service. The measure, passed March 1 1877, seeks to modify the General Statutes on writs and the service thereof, detailing changes to the act’s provisions and procedural rules.
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General Assembly
Tiei
Amendment to attachment and summons provisions read aloud
The text revises civil procedure rules on attachable property across counties. It allows the county where property is located to execute attachment while summons can be served by officers in any other county where the defendant resides or can be found. It removes the mailing copy requirement for the writ when summons are served as provided by law.
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Sanford
United States
Hawaii
London
Sir A. Cotton
Veranum
An Act Amending Chapter 181 on Debtor Assignments
The act requires assignees named in deeds of assignment for creditors to file an oath, inventory, and schedule within two months and to file with the clerk. It lets the Supreme Court require bonds for faithful performance and provides remedies for breach. It also covers removal of failing assignees and appointment of successors by the court.
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Supreme Court
General Assembly
Supreme
Joseua M. Addeman
The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser Advertisement
A promotional excerpt extols education and public health, urging readers to learn physiology and hygiene. It advertises The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser by R V Pierce M D of Buffalo NY, a 900 page volume with engravings, bound in cloth, offered postpaid for a dollar fifty. It has sold nearly 100000 copies and aims to help families understand diseases and remedies.
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R V Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
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