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Kitty Gibson Chooses Life After Love and Ice
In a Connecticut household a nineteen year old, Kitty Gibson, resolves to drown herself after a broken engagement with Jack Burroughs. Jack reads her farewell letter from Webster’s Dictionary, confesses his love, and convinces her to live. by May she becomes Mrs Burroughs.
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Dr. Funit
Debili Packeng
George Burr
Leacan
Friendship Street Baptist Church
Eylaly
Providence, R
Miss Kitty Gibson
Joan of Arc
Kitty Gibson
Hiram Griswold
Randolph
George Eliot
Connecticut
Uncle Randolph
Connecticut River
Kitty
Jack
Jacks
Jack Burroughs
Helen Clapp
Helen
Helen Jack
Cyrus Phelps
Cyrus
Cyrus Phelp
Glang
Mr. Burroughs
Kate Gibson
Martha
Tom Turner
Charity
Miss Martha
Sylvanus Cobb, Jr
Aunt Charity
Webster
Silas Marshall
Windsor
Hartford
Jack Han
Josiah Marshall
Tom
Nancy
Oregon
William
Lydia
Burroughs
Tace
Ken Kitty
Miss Gibson
House of Burroughs
Karte
Randoph
Mr. Burroughy
Webester
Yale
Mrs. Barroughs
Price Decline in Metal Markets Hits Railroad Building
The article notes metal prices have fallen to historic lows since January 1873 with declines of 59 percent for pig iron 53 percent for refined bars 60 percent for Bessemer steel rails and 56 percent for best iron rails. Yet industrial consumption remains steady and all steel rails used domestically are made in the country.
Sonnet Misprint Vanishes Lover After Garden Flour Glitch
A young man’s love poem titled Her face is a garden of flowers was misprinted as Her face is a garden of flour by the compositor. The author vanished, and the girl reports she does not know his whereabouts.
New Haven Women Seek Financial Independence
In New Haven women claim full control of their finances, stating husbands are not liable for their debts. They describe needing to work to pay debts themselves, including scrubbing and other tasks.
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New Haven
Kindness Sows a Perpetual Heart Harvest Maxim
A reflective line emphasizes kindness over crops, suggesting benevolence yields lasting rewards beyond material harvests.
Corner Looting Persists Aimed at Youth Wages
An unclear note argues for making corner looting seem popular by naming it as work and paying young men wages for engaging in it. The text lacks concrete details and names.
Miscellany: Fair trial, affection, and prudent advice
A brief moral noting that justice is biased when affection sways judgment. It cautions loving those who counsel yet distrusting flatterers who praise.
A Tie Vote and Wedding Sermon Reflections
A satirical note discusses a tie vote where both sides vote yes and a preacher performs the ceremony. The piece mocks public opinion as folly and contrasts worldly wisdom with thorny truths learned through hardship.
Nation’s welfare rests on internal happiness and independence
A philosophical reflection asserts that a nation’s strength comes from internal contentment and freedom from external control, stressing the link between domestic well being and sovereignty.
Heaven and existence after life debate echoed
A philosophical remark compares belief in heaven with the tangible reality of Earth, arguing that the notion of an afterlife is no more extraordinary than our current worldly existence. The statement invites reflection on mortality and metaphysical expectations.
Life's coin is plain sound sense, guiding thriving trade
A concise reflection asserts that practical wisdom governs value and prosperity, emphasizing honest conduct as the foundation of a robust economy and durable commerce. The speaker links prudence to progress in everyday enterprise.
Soul Devotion Cited Against Temptation in Warned Visit
A religious discourse warns that a soul without prayer is like a lone sheep without a shepherd and could be lured into danger by the tempter's snare.
Moral courage rarer than bodily valor in dire times
A reflection on how moral courage for a good cause outstrips the courage to face death in a bad cause, noting it is a rarer gift and more enduring in its moral weight.
Silent Reflection on Creation and Perfection of the Universe
Philosophical remark comparing human invention with the cosmos. It contrasts human trials and failures in making a machine with the universe being perfect from the start, attributed to a great Author. The tone is contemplative and theological.
Wakeful Hours and the Bush of Midnight
A reflective meditation on wakefulness in the deep night. The piece contrasts silent sleepers from strong man to infant under an ever watching eye. Morning returns with life’s bustle drying away the lingering eternal thoughts.
Young Men and Responsibility in Youthful Life
A reflective piece on young men chasing fame wealth and pleasure while ignoring moral duties. It argues God’s universal accountability, noting that responsibility rises with intellectual and physical vigor and the community bears the impact of conduct. The Golden Rule frames the moral call.
The President As A Fighter
A.C. Buell portrays Mr. Hayes as a quiet man with massive courage who fights when roused. The piece likens him to a slow fighter from Pioche and warns that ongoing taunting will provoke a decisive clash, accusing critics of cowardice while predicting a combustible confrontation that could damage the country.
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Hayes
Pioche
Pike County
A.C. Buell
New Orleans
Democrat
Charles Kinsley Love of Animals Revealed in Parsonage Life
The article recalls Charles Kinsley’s deep affection for animals including his dog Dandy, horse, cats, and even insects like sand wasps and natter jacks. It notes his gentle horse handling, his education of children to kindness toward living things, and his belief in animals' future state shared with figures like John Wesley. It also describes the parsonage grounds and surrounding structures with historical detail.
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Charles Kinsley
Fane
Dandy
Fideli Fideles
John Wesley
Green Bank
Eversley
Isis
Oldest House in Leicester Marks Early Settlement and Fort
The article describes an ancient Leicester dwelling attributed to Rev. Thomas Green, possibly built in 1711, as the town’s first frame house. It notes the site’s early settlers from Leicester, England, mixed race gatherings at the raising, and the house’s role as a frontier fort against local Indians with nearby wigwams, mounds, and relics found in the valley.
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A. B. Lardy
Worcester Cazelle
Worcester County
Leicester
Greenville
Thomas Green
England
Dunbar
Indiana
The Torture of Carriage Horses in Restraint
Hot Granily F. Berkely condemns bearing reins as cruel and harmful to horses. He argues that tight bits and forced head positions cause foaming mouths and internal ailments, urging minimal restraint to allow freer movement and better long term service.
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Larness
Granily F. Berkely
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