Adelia Ritson and the Mountain Wraith
In Cumberland a young heiress Adelia is sent to live with her uncle after her father’s death. Estranged by a will’s restraint she escapes into the hills where a mysterious old healer Elspa warns of three perils in love. A mistaken photograph nearly ruins her and she is saved by Elspa and a surprising marriage to Edgar Neville.
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Cumberland
France
Ritsen
Adelia
Aunt Ritson
Bella
Winnie
Itush
Pyrenees
Uncle Ritson
Leddy
Baith
Elspa
Bonnie Teddy
London
Aunt
Lonon
Edgar Neville
Edgar
Hastings
Mr. Neville
J. E. Neville
John Edgar
Old Elson
Eddie
Theard
Elson
Elsoa
Ared
Edward
James Edward Neville
Old Elspa
Silent Aphorisms on Character and Virtue
A reflective riff on character, enemies, expectation, and vitality. It urges self watchfulness in speech, contrasts gentleness with cowardice and flattery, and asserts that true usefulness comes from finding two anchors to love and reverence.
The Physical Value of Singing
A concise report on the healthful effects of singing based on Monassein’s autumn 1878 study of 222 singers aged nine to fifty three. It notes larger chest measurements in singers, links chest size to height, and compares singing to abstaining from alcohol as a healthful discipline.
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Monassein
Eruption's shadow on Pompeii and Herculaneum tale
The piece recalls the ancient Pompeii tragedy during Vesuvius’s eruption, detailing Roman life under the empire, the crowd’s revelry at the Coliseum, Pliny the Younger’s eye witness account, and Herculaneum's destruction while Pompeii was buried under ash. It notes a sentinel’s rusted helmet at the Herculaneum gate and the lasting legend of the Roman guard.
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Pompe
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Titus
Herculaneum
Coliseum
Pliny, the Younger
Pliny the Elder
Hell
Owe only what you can pay and grow gradually
A Rural New Yorker warning on prudent personal finance urges modest, steady growth of wealth. Do not overextend credit or debt, and pay small debts promptly. Avoid trying to acquire everything at once and favor gradual improvements in property and implements.
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Crecy
Calais
Philip
France
Edward
John King
Bohemia
Sir Thomas of
Norwich
Sir Thomas
Thomas
England
Prince of Wales
Albert Edward
Queen Victoria
St. Nicholas
New Yorker
Bloomington man lives as a dog for years
A Bloomington man spent years living as a dog believing himself canine. Neighbors tolerated his barking at passersby but when he began biting people, authorities confined him for safety.
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Bloomington
Ind
Quote from Shakespeare on time and life
A pithy reflection urges readers to value time as the essence of life. The maxim warns against squandering hours and days, reminding that life itself is built from moments lived with purpose.
Tumk A Moment Boys Do Right Despite Temptation
A moral reflection urges boys to abandon mean tricks and deceit. It stresses that reputation is earned by consistent integrity, not concealment. Temptations to steal, vandalize, or sneer at others harm character and future prospects, so stop and weigh the soul and mind before acting.
Salt for trees and vegetables improves growth
A Chicago Times cor respondent reports decades of experiments with salt on soil. Twenty five trees per year largely failed until salt was used. limbs lengthened dramatically. In 1877 and 1878 gardens and potatoes benefited from salt and brine, with plants growing large and flowers strikingly abundant.
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Chicago Times
An Epitor s Vacation
An Albany Law Journal anecdote recounts a visitor selling a fountain pen. The author jokes that such a pen would deprive editors of their vacation, since their only rest comes from dipping the pen in ink. The prospect is dismissed and the old ink stand endures through the tale.
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Deer
Albany Law Journal
Gas alarms and pistol shots at a St Louis hotel
A Texas man in a St Louis hotel room, blind to gas and armed against intruders, fired fourteen shots after a porter tried to turn off escaping gas. He had about $50, and believed outsiders sought to rob him, illustrating a volatile incident amid other college exam and clerical test anecdotes.
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Gresselmann
Texas
St. Louis
Mr. Gresselmann
Electric ornaments used by Trouve with tiny batteries
A French innovator, M Trouve, uses electricity for ornaments such as two scar pins with a death's head and a rabbit figure with a bell. An invisible wire links a small hermetically sealed battery. when activated, the death's head eyes roll and teeth grind, the rabbit taps its bell, and a diamond bird winged ornament can move.
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M. Trouve
Chandler Secretarial Gift to Western Lawyer
The late Zachariah Chandler sought to appoint a West lawyer to a Department of the Interior post but the man refused due to loss of business income. Chandler pressed him with the question of what amount would satisfy him. The lawyer replied five thousand dollars per year, and Chandler funded that amount from his own pocket each year during the tenure of the office.
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New York Post Office
Scribner's
Zachariah Chandler
Interior
Chandler
Printer’s slipper fiasco ends with wasp attack
A Clarksville Tobacco Leaf item recounts a printer returning home after work trying to slip into slippers. His foot vanished from the shoe, he howled in fright, chairs toppled as he danced on one foot. A wasp sting chased off would be rescuers, revealing a nest in the slipper.
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Relief Committee
Clarksville
Senn
Sunlit Treasures: Trees Yield Sweetest Fruit
A compact note notes that trees getting the most sun produce the sweetest fruit. It highlights the link between sun exposure and fruit flavor, suggesting growing practices favor full sun for tastier harvests.
A Lady’s Wish Promoted By Hop Bitters Claim
A lady tells a friend she wishes for clear soft skin and the friend responds that Hop Bitters can help. The ad-like exchange claims the product cleanses blood and promotes blooming health, inviting readers to read more.
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