Coward or Hero In Muskegon Valley Romance
Mark Farnham, a pale book-keeper, is humiliated at a Maple Top dance by Janet Lyon. He proves brave during a river dam rescue, earning praise and tragedy as he saves others but dies, while Janet faces guilt and Wellington wins her hand later.
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Janet Lyon
Muskegon Valley
Lyon, Haight & Co
Janet
Muskegon
Michigan
Maple Top
Mark Farnham
Farnham
Mark
Sife
Camite
Richard Wellington
River Dan
Wellington
Dick Wellington
River Dan W
Riverman
Cap
Oxbow
Lyon House
Apollo
John Lyon
Mr. Lyon
Farn
Mr. Farnham
Dr. Gould
Belle of
Remarkable Kidney Pain Relief Story in Local Town
Mrs. Phebe Chesley Peterson of Clay County Iowa aged 73 reports long sickness with kidney trouble and lameness. She says Electric Bitters renewed her youth, removed pain, and allowed self care. Bottle priced 50 cents at J H Young & Co. Drug Store.
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Phebe Chesley
Peterson, Clay Co
Iowa
Electric Bitters
J.H. Young & Co
Heaven on earth and inward worship in Christian Union
The passage argues for inner worship without place or person limits and urges mercy in judging others. It asserts the future life is real, God will be our God then, and stresses love, fellowship, and mutual recognition based on Scripture and Christ’s teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esquimaux
Christian Union
Local paper as community investment says editor
Editorial urges readers to support the local newspaper as the best financial investment for a town, noting newspapers provide free lines and community service, outweighing other professions in benefit. It argues subscription should be viewed as an investment, not charity.
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Dors
David Davis
The Cary Sisters and their humble beginnings
The Cary sisters Alice born 1824 and Phoebe 1820 grew up near Cincinnati in poverty yet nurtured literary talent. Their father loved reading while the mother, amid nine children, supported the household. They faced hardship, studied for ten years, and produced memorable poems and hymns, including Alice’s Pictures of Memory and Phoebe’s One sweetly solemn thought.
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Cary Sisters
Cincinnati
Alice
Phoebe
Alice Cary
May
Phoebe Cary
Prairie Lamp
Echoes of Sisterly Bonds Enduring Through Death
Ella F. Green notes the close life and work of Alice and Phoebe Cary, their move to New York, circle of notable friends, and the deaths of Elmina and Alice. Phoebe followed, her love undimmed, as she writes of resting in immortality and the bond that stretched from heart to heart.
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Alice
New York City
Phoebe
Elmina
Ming
Ella F. Green
Peck
War Tale of a Scout and a Fatal Jump
An aged sharpshooter recalls dangerous Civil War expeditions. He describes a perilous crossing of a meadow under rebel rifle fire using a stone as cover, during which his comrade Harry was killed by a direct shot. The survivor crawled inch by inch to reach safety and deliver the message.
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Harry
Eleven Minutes by the Watch Critiques American Eating Habits
In a Good Housekeeping style note the article argues Americans rush meals and overwork their digestion. It contrasts hurried dining with slower, balanced choices and questions the logic of prioritizing business over proper nourishment. It mocks boasted speed and ends with a wry remark on eleven minutes by the watch.
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Europe
John Bull
Sulphur Bitters Credited With Life Saved by Bank President
The president of the Bank of Waverly, Iowa, credits Sulphur Bitters with saving his life after ten years of catarrh and liver trouble. He weighed forty five pounds less and nearly failed, but six bottles cured him, per Smith P. Hunt of Waterly, Iowa.
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Bank of Waverly
Laws
Smith P. Hunt
Waterly
Towa
Influence of a Mother's Prayer and a Civil Faith
The account recalls George a law student led to church by a prayerful mother whose bedside blessing moved him to resist peer pressure. The circle of friends abandoned cards and wine, turning to faith. six died Christians and George became a respected lawyer in Iowa. The narrator, a party to the event, notes the transformative power of maternal intercession.
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Potomac River
Washington
Hantless
George
Iowa
Richard Newton
Thunder and a Clergyman’s Boy Shout at Lightning
A Michigan clergyman recalls a summer storm incident involving his three year old son who begged for louder thunder and then shouted Hold on Dod at a dramatic thunderclap as his mother tried to settle him for bed.
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Jackson
Michigan
Hood's Sarsaparilla Praised by Many for Cures
The Voice of the People highlights widespread praise for Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy. It cites user testimony as evidence of its curative powers and urges readers to try the medicine with a fair, honest judgment.
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Hood
Love Sacrifices All Things to Bless the Beloved
A brief reflection on how love requires giving up comforts and priorities to nurture what one cherishes, illustrating devotion as selfless action and transformative care.
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Praised as Superior Blood Remedy
J. W. Starr of Laconia Iowa declares scrofulous and consumptive tendencies improved by Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. He reports a complete cure after using two bottles and deems it the best blood medicine for delicate children and those with scrofulous complaints.
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J. W. Starr
Laconia
Iowa
Ayer
Purifier of the day advertisements claim sarsaparilla benefits
C. E. Upton of Nashua New Hampshire reports eye humor relief after using Ayer’s Sarsaparilla and calls it the best blood purifier. R Harris of Creel City Ramsey County Dakota says six months of use followed long Dyspepsia, noting improvement.
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C. E. Upton
Nashua
N.H
Ayer
R. Harris
Creel City
Ramsey Co
Dakota
The Madame’s Breastpin Swindle and a Veiled Exchange
A Fifth Avenue belle loses a valuable breastpin after a theatre outing. A mysterious admirer promises return for a kiss, setting a trap tested by a servant. A ruse unfolds at Madison and Fifty sixth with a wooden token left as alleged payment.
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Fifth Avenue
Madison Avenue
Fifty-sixth Street
Reminiscence of John Roach Recalls Early Leap to Independence
G A Townsend quotes John Roach recounting his shift from steamshop work to starting his own business. He describes quitting after a dispute, establishing a small shop with $300 capital, paying workers $27 in the first week, and later building payrolls up to $37,000 weekly with regular full pay for his men.
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John Roach
G. A. Townsend
New York Tribune
George Copeland
Mary
Mr. Roach
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