Selected Story Stronger Than Love in 1812 Chateau
A tale set around Monsieur Delapierre's Alsatian château and Waldemar Steinthal's betrothal to Lucienne Delapierre. After a German retreat at Leipzig in 1813, Waldemar grieves Eugene Delapierre's death and receives a memento linking his and Lucienne's families, while Mademoiselle Delapierre shelters wounded soldiers and bears personal loss.
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Asaemblad
Monsieur Delapierre
Napoleon
Julie
Eugene Delapierre
Eugene
Ronsard
Elsie
Fenelon
Lucienne
Whidemar
France
Waldemar Steinthal
Fatherland
Coe Lucienne
Waldemar
Luciec
Steinthal
Eugéie
Stsinthal
Paris
Herr'Steinthal
Leipsio
Herr Steinthal
Monsieur Delapiérre
Mademoiselle Delapierre
Germany
Benedict
Delapierre
Lucieanne
Max
Heinrich
Louise
Karl “Theodor
Korner
Heinrich Bergholt
Gehenna
Ludwig
Wolstang
Bergholt
Julius
Fritz
Gros Noir
Aldemar
Dela
Xrone
Osien
Atlas
China
Delapierres
Mademoiselle
Leipsic
Madame
Steady Aim Keeps Vitality, Says Dr Holland
A piece by Dr J Holland argues that wealth and leisure without a definite objective lead to unhappiness and decay in old age. He warns against idle labor and urges continuous, purposeful work with regular sleep, noting a widow’s tale of a man who died after stopping his pursuits.
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Gkowine Orp
Jife
Tate F
Dr. J
Holland
Our Homes and the Value of Family Labor
The article laments modern vanity and praises traditional household work. It argues that pride in labor, especially by daughters and wives, strengthens family happiness, propriety, and virtue. It contrasts nineteenth century homes with contemporary shifts toward leisure and image over duty.
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Coutey
Lavenye
Linsey-Woolsey
Fanes
A Fermanine Trait
A woman visits a Woodward avenue grocery on Henry street to buy prunes. The clerk warranties freshness without worms and full weight. A chromo and a cash premium are offered with each pound, but the customer declines, noting prices of butter, calico and shoes have fallen.
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Henry Street
Woodward Avenue
Deirott Free Press
Boy trades father’s watch for goat and barrel of cider
A Detroit boy trades his father's unused watch for a stout goat at school. The father, who planned to have it cleaned, misses the timepiece and police search for the boy who made the exchange.
Mumbled Night Talk Over Gate and Tools
A reporter records a rambling scene where a man admiring a gate plans to spike it with a hammer and spikes. He jokes about a neighbor's courting status and mentions selling a ball-dog, while muttering about night shifts and beating the wall. The fragmentary dialogue hints at local concerns and casual gossip.
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Jane
Beau
Darnad
Galssis
Ghent Burghers Hire Yanks for National Air
After the Ghent peace talks the burghers arranged an entertainment and sought the national air of the United States. The committee debated Hail Columbia versus Yankee Doodle and finally had John the colored boy whistle Yankee Doodle for the gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Ghent
Bayard
Gallatin
Columbia
Clay
Russell
Adams
Mr. Clay
Mr. Bayard
Mr. Russell
John
Watch Lost at Virginia mine Leads to Quizzical Find
Virginia City Nevada’s Consolidated mine time keeper Mr Shaw found a watch in the snow. A French immigrant described the sunburst stem-winder with no key and a brass chain as the lost piece, matching only his own tale of winding by the tail.
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Virginia City
Nevada
Shaw
Consolidated Virginia
Heepehaisy
Mistair Shaw
Sare
von Wateh
Mr. Shaw
Ammonia Uses Plentiful for Cleaning and Health
A dated home remedy notes ammonia benefits in cleaning paint, forks and spoons, windows, and fabrics. It suggests mixing with soapsuds for dirt removal, with hot water for laces, deodorizing for skin, and drops in water for plants and dandruff. It also claims relief for heartburn and dyspepsia.
Impudent Clerk Cited Over Neglect to Advertise Goods
In a terse remark Henry Beechor accuses an impudent clerk of implying the store could suffer as much injury from the proprietor’s neglect to advertise goods. The exchange hints at tensions over promotional duties and shop accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Beecher
Advertising Rates Notice and Submission Details
Dates of Advertising outline rates for notices and advertisements at one thousand dollars per square for a week and cheaper rates for subsequent insertions. It notes placement timing, rules for notices before marriages, and that religious obituaries and political notices are charged as advertisements.
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Savertlee
Poe
Rhode Island May Session 1876 Laws on Celebrations and Water Pipes
Public laws from Rhode Island 1876 authorize towns to appropriate up to five thousand dollars for independence day celebrations and require delivery of historical sketches to local and federal offices. Also allows town councils to grant exclusive water pipe rights in highways to individuals or corporations with possible tax exemptions. Joshua M. Adde man, Secretary of State.
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Genrral
Secretary of State
Librarian of Congress
General Assembly
Joshua M. Addeman
How to Find Train Speed From Rails Passed
Travelers can estimate rail speed using a watch and counting rails passed in a minute. Rails are 24 or 30 feet long. count rails in 30 or 60 seconds to calculate speed. A train moving 14.67 feet per second travels 10 miles per hour.
Chinaman Seeks Short Licee Then Month at Eureka Office
A Eureka county clerk quotes five dollars for a marriage license. A Chinaman pleads for a cheaper option and asks for a one month license. Clerk explains the law forbids shorter terms, leaving him disappointed at the doorway.
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Eureka
Quaker Haircut Etiquette Question From Child
A girl asks if Quakers never remove hats and learns from her mother that hat etiquette reflects respect to no man. She then queries how a Quaker gets a haircut, prompting an explanation of customary conduct.
Golden Medical Discovery Proves Cures Says Buff alo Doctor
W H Champlin agt Am Exp Co testifies to the strong curative properties of Alt Ext Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative Pellets in treating dyspepsia liver derangement and severe skin eruptions. A case of Henry Koster shows dramatic skin improvement after six weeks of use with seven or eight bottles total. Dunsford Co druggists report growing demand and satisfaction with the medicines.
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Sr. Exp
H.V. Preroz
Buffalo
N. Y
Henry Koster
Messrs. Dunsford & Co
W.h.champlin
Agt
Am. Exp. Co
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