Faithful stranger helps orphans outwit local swindler
Clara and Mary Merwin face a forged mortgage on their late father's Missouri estate. Abner Pierce, a seemingly retired St. Louis lawyer, arrives as a protector. He checks the deed, unveils the scam, and coaxes the swindler Alexander Campbell alias Bell to abandon the case. Pierce stays to secure the sisters’ future.
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Register
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A Prayer and The Fireside Illusions and Indecision
A collection of 19th century moral reflections urging sympathy for all, reverence for the hearth as a lifelong teacher, and cautions against indecision. It contrasts plain home lessons with university lore and warns against chasing shifting fortunes at the cost of virtuous living.
Ben Holladay’s Narrow Escape on Plains Ride
A long anecdote from Ben Holladay recalls a night robbery on a stagecoach crossing the plains before the Pacific Railroad. A masked robber forced surrender of cash and a gold watch while Holladay’s wife lay ill, with Holladay narrowly keeping his emerald and beltful wealth as the assailants fled.
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Ol Ben Holladay
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Express Company
Deutren Musica Plates Revealing Dutch Song Culture
The article notes Dutch love of music, peasant song collections, and after dinner choruses inspiring faience plates. It discusses plates with Dutch inscriptions, French verses, full scores, dances, and operetta style imagery, from Harper's Magazine June issue.
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France
Ammonia in the Kitchen for Easy Cleaning
A domestic note extolls ammonia as a quick cleaner for grimy shelves door latches and dust. It suggests using a few drops in water for dishwashing windows and mop water, claiming it saves time and preserves paint and calls on housewives to share the cleaning burden.
How the smart boy measured four quarts of vinegar
A sharp boy uses three and five quart jugs to split eight quarts into exactly four without guessing. He fills a three quart jug and a five quart jug, then combines or transfers to obtain four quarts, earning a job offer. The puzzle hinges on simple measurement via two jugs.
The Great Enemy of the Laboring Man
The Hartford Post condemns the saloon as a chief foe of workers. It argues wages fund liquor, which yields poverty and crime, drains laborers financially, and influences politics more than employers.
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Thally
Signs of a Prosperous Farmer Across Seasons
A Victorian style saying links farm wealth to large barns and self driven labor. It notes preparedness with winter stores, year round tools, and Scripture aligned mercy to animals, plus advances in agriculture foretold by paying for papers in advance.
Beggars Bridge Legend Of Florence Duke Decree
A Florence legend tells of a duke who ordered beggars on the grand plaza to be given new clothes at a set time and place. The city crowd closed avenues and the beggars stripped, yielding old garments from which funds were found to build a celebrated bridge over the Avon, still known as the beggars' bridge.
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Pepe Oa
Avon
Exercising in Old Age and Public Fitness
In Harper's Magazine May, William Blake discusses lifelong fitness as a remedy for aging. He cites elderly figures like Cush ing Thiers and Moses to show learning, strength, and health can persist beyond 80. He argues perseverance, regular outdoor exercise, and reduced study load for youth lead to happier, fitter lives for both genders.
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Evening Post
Palmerston
Vanderbilt
Harlem Lane
Gladstone
Hawarden
Caleb Cushing
Thiers
Moses
Maclaren
William Blarkie
Harper's Magazine
Choosing a dozen flower varieties for a prolific garden
A Colman Rural World writer advises beginners on which flowers to plant for easy, long lasting bloom. Petunias start early and flower to frost, providing dense coverage. phlox offers constant color. asters and scarlet Chinese pinks add late season variety. pansies verbenas stock snapdragons balsams zinnias morning glories nasturtiums provide continuous bloom and fragrance.
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Colman
Controlling Carpet Moths With Heat And Salt Advice
A Journal of Chemistry note recommends heating the carpet bindings and edges with hot water and ironing to kill moths and eggs on ingrain or plain fabrics. It warns heavy carpets like Wiltons and Moquettes resist heat and damage pile. Alternative tips include steaming edges and wiping bindings with Cayenne tea, while salt around the room is discouraged due to moisture absorption.
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Morus
Journal of Chemistry
Have the People Any Snap in Them in Congregationalist
The piece asks if a parish can supply snap to fund a pastor, attend all services, and remain attentive. It questions whether congregations will pay promptly, attend weekly without fail, and stay alert during worship, especially for a candidate seeking a vacant pulpit.
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Congregationalist
Rates of Advertising in the Newspaper
Rates of advertising are listed: $1.00 per inch for one week and 25 cents per week for each further insertion. Nonpareil type equals one inch, twelve lines. Special notices for marriages and deaths cost 15 cents per line. Transient ads prepaid. Yearly contracts available on reasonable terms. Yearly advertisers limited to their own immediate business. Ads due by Thursday noon for next issue. All ballet notices obituaries and political notices charged as ads.
Sabbath Questions on Domestic Life by The Congregationalist
A discussion on Sabbath observance questions including baking and meals on Sunday and traveling by horse cars versus steam cars. The author argues about the propriety of Sunday labor, letters, and travel to church, urging clear standards for family and community conduct.
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Linz
New and True on Vegetable Diets and Animal Strength
A reflection noting that throughout the animal kingdom most useful herbivores derive strength from plants while carnivores prey on others. It argues that flesh eating makes other animals wary, praises plant based power, and ends with a quote from Dr. Chalmers questioning spiritual desires.
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