Kelpie of Maplethorp Finds Love and Fortune
In Maplethorp a widow keeps a foundling as Kelpie becomes a wild water loving girl. Tom later saves her from heartbreak and injury when a storm tests their bond. Tom learns of a hidden fortune and age old promise. Kelpie accepts his heart and a future together.
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Buckstone
Tom
Rose
Cedar Creek
Old Hawks
Kelpie
Selpie
Maplethorp
Talcott
Kelph
Iflelp
Tam
Pam
Kel
Cervantes Quote on Piety and Prosperity
Cervantes argues for devout prayer paired with strong effort. He says man’s birthright and hope persist beyond flattery and delusion, and that outward prosperity, carefully managed, complements piety and enables greater good.
Voyage of Life Warns Against Passive Waiting
A reflective line urges that those venturing life’s voyage should push forward by inner resolve rather than listening to external hints. Many may fail if they wait passively for a strong wind or gale to propel them.
Look on the Cheerful Live and Overcome Fretting
A reflection warns that a fretful disposition spoils life by dulling its fragrance and turning flowers into weeds. It urges stern self control, advising that constantly choosing the cheerful side helps curb the habit before it grows.
Whittier Letters a Pa Boy About Daydreams and Duty
Whittier's touching letter to a Pennsylvania child recalls boyhood days in Amesbury Massachusetts on September 9 1881. He reflects on loving parents, thirst for knowledge, and moral growth while noting human limits and the enduring value of faith. A second tale shows an aged magnate regaining boyish delight over a dinner-pail meal, and a third piece emphasizes trusting God through trials as the true path to spiritual growth.
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Whittier
Pennsylvania
Amesbury
Mass
John G. Whittier
Sonny
7. L. Cuyler
Baron Rothschild as a Beggar and Other Tales
A collage of 19th century anecdotes including Delacroix’s invitation to Rothschild to pose as a beggar, a Wild West teacher in Cranberry Gulch wielding revolvers to discipline students, a Grant era tale of a never-drinking officer rising to high office, and a primer on adobe bricks with Texas and Arizona notes and health cautions about rubbing downward.
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Middle States
Texas
Arizona
Pacific Slope
Southwest
New Mexico
Tucson
Fresh Air and Malaria Myths in Open Air Living
The author argues that fresh air is broadly safe and beneficial, comparing human and animal respiration across climates and occupations. It contends that fear of open air is unfounded, citing sledding, camping, and outdoor work as evidence and asserting any fresh air is better than stale air despite regional malaria concerns.
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Appenines
Charleston Meadows
Ignorance and Experience on the Railroad Car
Two young men on a Delaware Railroad train try to pick a seat lock. An elderly man rebukes them and reveals he is the railroad president Mr Hinckley. He warns of arrest if rules are disobeyed. The pair move to the rear car amid amused passengers.
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Delaware Railroad
Mr. Hinckley
Ely's Cream Balm marketed for catarrh cure
Two Philadelphia druggists report a gentleman sent a dollar to ship catarrh cure to Arizona army officers. He later claimed both officers and the wife of Arizona Governor John C. Fremont were cured by Ely's Cream Balm. Ely Bros. note rising sales and urge confidence. Price 50 cents.
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Messrs
Johnson, Holloway & Co
Philadelphia
Arizona
John C. Fremont
Ely
Ely Bros
Owego
M. A. Lyon & Bro
Montrose
Hidden German Treasure Locked In Spandau Tower
In a dark Spandau Prussia cellar stands a vast gold coin reserve from 1870-71 equal to about thirty million dollars. The Imperial Commissioners inspect twelve hundred bags, each holding twenty five thousand dollars, with two keys needed to unlock the iron door. The process is logged, guards doubled, and the treasure again left secure for another year.
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Julius Tower
Spandau
Prussia
Germany
Berlin
Cough Syrup Reflected in Quip About Life and Cost
A fragment notes an exchange quote about mortality and urges readers to endure illness until they can raise 25 cents for a bottle of Dr. Buli's Cough Syrup, tying philosophy to a local health remedy.
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Dr. Buli
How Do You MANnage Happiness with Ginger Tonic
A lady asks how one appears happy always and the reply credits Parker's Ginger Tonic for keeping herself and family healthy and cheerful. The exchange hints at hidden animosities and urges firmness in forebearing toward foes.
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Parker
Sins I have taken Hop Bitters I recommend them
A dated testimonial from Prrrstomp Massachusetts dated September 28 1878 praises Hop Bitters for health benefits noting better sleep with a damp towel at the neck and claiming four bottles cured long standing dyspepsia brought by doctors and a shoe dealer.
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Mass
J. W. Tulner
Sec
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
How The Russians Kept Warm In Winter Observances
A historical glimpse describes Russian winter life with double‑glazed homes and central stoves. Russians cloak indoors in light clothing while outdoors they rely on fur hoods, felt boots, and fur coats to combat the cold. Neighbors help those with frost risk, and social classes differ in outdoor habits, with aristocrats riding sleighs and lower classes in knee boots. sleigh drivers are noted as rough and prone to capsizing.
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Ile
Bees Declared Public Nuisance Trial in Cumberland County
A Cumberland County court case from West Fairview tests if keeping about 130 bee shops is a public nuisance. Bees invaded homes and shops, driving residents to seclude kitchens, with residents stung and fruit drying trays consumed as a “reign of terror” persisted until citizens abated the nuisance and appealed to the court. The defense argued beekeeping is an industry not nuisance, while a prior Dauphin County case found a defendant guilty and to abate the nuisance.
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Cumberland County
Penn
West Fairview
Harrisburg
Pearson
Dauphin County
Arrisbury Telegraph
Sanford's Radical Cire for Catarrh Complete treatment for 1
A rare wholesome distillation of witch hazel, American pine, Canada fir, mar, gold, clover blossoms, and healing balsam and pine essences. This product is presented as a complete treatment for catarrh.
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Sanford
Vermin Killer Promises Quick Farm Pest Eradication
An advertisement touts Parsons' ExtrAMINATOR as a world class vermin killer effective against rats mice roaches and ants. It claims property clearance in a single night for barns granaries and homes and markets it as best and cheapest with wide distribution.
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Parsons
Windham Man Recovers Hat After Lost Night Incident
A Windham Connecticut citizen, after drinking, wandered into fields and slept. He awoke missing his old cocked hat. Boys found the hat and returned it, explaining its location near Mr White’s pasture by the barn. He acknowledged it should be kept at his spot.
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Citzen
Windham
Conn
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