The Disbrowes Move to Foam Cottage at Seabright
A widow Mrs Disbrowe and her daughter Theolyn face foreclosure on their elegant city home after real estate agent Tryphena pushes to rent it. A chance from Col. Maynard leads to Foam Cottage at Seabright, where landlord Samuel Seagar returns to settle debts and the family finds a happier life, declaring Foam Cottage their preferred home.
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Tryphena
Mrs. Disbrowe
Theolyn
Tolly
Goshen
Lionel Maynard
Raphael
Theolyn Disbrowe
Rome
Lionel
Theo
Italy
Seabright
Mamma
Col. Maynard
Foam Cottage
Atlantic
Tam
Samuel Seagar
Queensland
Tryphona
Colonel Maynard
Richards
Bermuda
MISCELLANY Moral Aphorisms From Abel Me Hwen
A compact slice of 19th century style moral reflection urging Christians to live uprightly. It contrasts worldly running with church hope, cherishes a kind heart and pleasant countenance, and promotes self correction and indulgence for others. The piece ends noting the joy of contributing to keeping the dying love of the Saviour alive until reward.
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Fev
Abel Me Hwen
D. D
Chinese Gardens Grotesque Shrubs Sculpted to Perfection
In Belgratua, the article describes Chinese gardens where wire frameworks shape shrubs into grotesque figures. Evergreen dragons, fishes, dolphins, and human forms train to resemble garments and objects, with pagodas, bells, and fantastical dwarfed trees. It notes methods claimed to dwarf trees by root disturbance and air exposure, producing miniature yet aged-looking specimens.
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China
Belgratua
Little Jake Elevates Hearts in Small Store Tale
A tender obituary portrait follows Little Jake, the tiny elevator boy in a large dry goods store. His cheerful duty and bright smile endear him to customers who grieve when he dies. His employer and family recall him fondly as “ proprietor of the hearts,” and the community notes the contrast of farewell with a Morgen greeting.
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Jake
Little Jake
Iere
Petter
Mooc Petter
Calming Remedy Ends Croup Fit for Baby Willie
A baby with croup calms after Dr Bull's Cough Syrup is drawn from a pocket. The scene shifts to a boy named Willie whose distress is soothed by Salvation Oil the liniment marketed as a remedy.
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Dr. Bull
Little Willie
Little Willie Joy
Pickpocket Trap In Old Man On Train
An elderly man on a passenger coach foils a pickpocket who tries to steal from his wallet while a younger traveler notes the fare and family plans. The veteran drayman, once a constable and sheriff, roughs up the thief and delivers a moral about age and wit.
Engineering by the ancients at British Association meeting
B Baker notes ancient engineers matched moderns in water supply feats. He cites Herodotus on a eight foot square tunnel nearly a mile long to Samos, later verified in 1882. Archaeological surveys recount an arched conduit, a 1,100 yard tunnel through limestone, cut and cover sections, ventilation shafts, and water mains linking to fountains.
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British Association
B. Baker
Herodotus
Samos
German Archarological Society
Ernest Fabricius
London Underground Railway
Outwitting the Sheriff in a Bangor Sea Tale
A Bangor Maine anecdote tells of an old time sea captain who tricked a sheriff's arrest by serving Santa Cruz rum aboard his schooner. The sheriff enjoyed the drink and stories, then realized he had sailed past Bangor and could not legally arrest the captain, suggesting they go to Baltimore instead.
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Bos” Toons
Robert Toombs
University of Georgia
Thomas W. Cobb
Athens
Moses Waddell
General Toombs
Dr. Waddell
Bangor
Mariner
Santa Cruz
West Indies
Baltimore
Beware of Frauds Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil Ad
An alert warns readers to avoid fake remedies and to obtain the genuine Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil, promoted as a cure for colds croup asthma deafness and rheumatism.
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Dr. Thomas
Hood's Sarsaparilla Beat Biliousness Promises Cure
Biliousness is common this season with bitter taste foul breath coated tongue headache drowsiness and loss of appetite. Prompt use of Hood's Sarsaparilla may avoid fever or premature death and is advertised as a positive cure. Sold by all druggists.
Charley's Case Unmasked Poison Plot in Child Cure
A physician narrates treating Charley ailing in a small town. Charley’s uncle Mr Lander shows hidden malice, seeks inheritance via poison. The doctor exposes the murder plot, confronts Lander, who poisons himself with prussic acid. Charley recovers with no further relapses.
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Charley
Mr. Lander
Lander
Sulphur Bitters End Boils for Six Spring Seasons
A reader touts Sulphur Bitters as a good and reliable family medicine that cured boils after six springs of trouble. The testimonial claims no boils since starting use and urges reliance on Sulphur Bitters every time.
German Women in Fields Boost American Hope and Health
The piece argues that German women in outdoor farm work are sturdy and healthy, contrasting them with American housewives. It calls for pity to shift to American farmers wives, who could gain health from outdoor labor, walks, or flower-bed care, asserting German women are ideal workers and mothers of the era.
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Womurn
Germany
Bavaria
Wurtemburg
Prussia
America
Ely's Cream Balm Helped Chronic Catarrh Sufferers
Garrett Widrick of Hastings New York credits Ely's Cream Balm with restoring hearing and curing catarrh after trying medicines in thirteen states. S. M. Greene of Catskill New York reports instant relief and an almost complete cure from chronic catarrh after use.
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Ely
Garrett Widrick
Hastings, N. Y
S. M. Greene
Catskill, N. Y
Pledge Commitment Cited by Pawnbroker Statement
A pawnbroker asserts commitment by saying I TAKE the pledge and keep it reflecting a pledge to uphold trust. The remark emphasizes integrity and reliability in business dealings and customer relations.
Goop Results In Every Case
D A Bradford of Chattanooga Tenn reports a severe lung cold cured by Dr King's New Discovery after trying many remedies. He now uses it for all coughs and colds in his family, praising its life saving effects. Trial bottles are free at J H Young & Co's Drug Store.
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D. A. Bradford
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dr. King
J. H. Young .& Co
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