A Sunrise Ride and a Miner’s Noble Sacrifice
Miss Pembroke and Joe Langdon share a sunrise ride in Blazeaway where she admits love for Charley Brantley. Langdon confesses his own love, faces Brantley’s jealousy, and saves Brantley from Whisky Tom’s arrow, taking the hit himself and dying as Brantley is later killed by justice. Laura Pembroke and Brantley grieve the sacrifice.
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Ian
Miss Pembroke
California
Nevada
Blazeaway
Sierra Nevadas
Joe Langdon
Sacramento River
Langdon
Mr. Langdon
Charley
Charlie
Jos Langdon
Charley Brantley
Charkey
Joe
Oll
Whisky Tom
Charlie Brantley
Mister Brantley
Keer
Laura Pembroke
Brantley
Mr. Brantley
Mr. Pembroke
Frank Swinton
Miscellany reflections on virtue and temperance
Quotations on virtue vice and politeness from Coleridge and Beecher contrast illness and poverty and urge calm restraint. A meditation on chance purpose and consolation with metaphors of rivers flames and shelter.
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him
Quoted counsel from Martin Luther on humility before God. He extols silent obedience and acceptance of divine chastening as paths to victory, citing David as an ignited figure formed by hardship. The passage emphasizes quiet submission and spiritual shaping by God.
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God
God of
Beecher
David
Martin Luther
Ruskin on youth Bible reading shaping taste and effort
The essay notes John Ruskin praised strict youth Bible study. He recalls his mother forcing long chapters to be learned by heart and Bible reading aloud yearly. He credits this discipline with his perseverance and literary taste, arguing memorized passages guard against superficial writing.
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John Ruskin
Fashions From Court Plaster to Heels And Hair
Chronicle of court fashion tales where a pimple led to plastered faces and a trend of masks. High heeled boots arose from tiny stature and towering coiffures from abundant hair. Arm shapes spawned short sleeves while a limp gave rise to the Alexandra bend and bodices drawn high.
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de Pompadour
Marie Antoinette
Anne of Austria
Princess of Wales
Alexandra
Public School Statutes Amendments and Holiday Act
A compilation of late 19th century Rhode Island acts amending Chapter 50 on school duties and records, establishing December data collection, March submissions, and penalties for falsification may 1886 1888. It also legalizes June 24 1886 as a holiday and fixes salaries and district meeting procedures. These acts repeal inconsistent provisions and take effect upon passage.
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Torna
General Assembly
Oruardian
Public Statutes Amendment on Savings Institutions
Chapter 568 amends Sec 52 of Chapter 153 to authorize savings institutions to invest in public stocks or bonds of states and the United States, bank stock, notes or bonds of towns cities or school and fire districts in New England, safe corporate securities, or to discount notes with two endorsers, or secured by public securities or real estate mortgages. repeals prior inconsistent acts. takes effect after passage.
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General Assembly
United States
New England
Act adding to statute on masters and apprentices
Massachusetts chapter 671 passed April 28, 1886 adds to chapter 169 of the Public Statutes. It imposes forfeiture penalties on employers who demand a notice of intention to leave from workers and on workers who leave without similar notice, with exceptions for incapacity or misconduct or during labor suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Amendment to Statutes Regulating Game Birds
Chapter 572 amends Section 4 of Chapter 94 of the Public Statutes concerning the taking selling or possession of designated game birds. It sets closed seasons for woodcock ruffed grouse partridge quail grass plover dusky or black duck wood duck summer duck blue or green winged teal with a penalty of twenty five dollars for each bird. The act passes April 28 186.
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General Assembly
Rhode Island
Amendments to Statutes on Bills and Promissory Notes
An 1886 act amends chapter 142 of the Public Statutes. Passed April 30, 1886. Section 1 rewrites Section 8 defining holidays including the fourth of July, Christmas, February twenty-second and Memorial Day, and provisions when those days fall on the first day of the week.
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General Assembly
Rhode Island Society For the Prevention
Rhode Island Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Chapper
Hood's Sarsaparilla Purifies Blood to Cure Scrofula
The ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla directly targets the root of scrofula by cleansing the blood. It asserts thousands cured and urges purchase from all druggists.
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Hood
Electric Oil claimed to relieve quinsy attacks
An advertisement-style claim states that Quinsy troubled the writer for twenty years until using Dr Tomas Electric Oil. It is said to cure sore throat at Mrs Letta Conrad Standish. The note also reflects a general sentiment about truth and exchange.
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Tomas
Letta Conrad
Standish
Ich
Ely's Cream Balm Promoted for Catarrh Cure
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a pleasant effective treatment for catarrh and cold in the head. It costs 50 cents at druggists and is applied with a finger for immediate relief. A testimonial from Louis E. Phillips of Washington endorses its use for nasal congestion.
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Ely
Louis
E. Phillips
N. Y. Ave
N. W
Washington
The Pear Dominates Picnic Observations
The fragment notes that pears are the fruit most frequently observed at picnics.
Remarkable Escape From Asthma and Bronchitis
Mrs Mary A Dailey of Tunkhannock Pa suffered six years with asthma and bronchitis. After trying physicians with no relief she used Dr Kings New Discovery last October and found relief, gaining 50 pounds after a few months. Free trial bottles at J H Young & Co Drug Store. Large bottles one dollar.
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Mary A. Dailey
Tunkhannock
Dr. King
J. H. Young & Co
In Love and Confession at the Ballroom
Jack Loquitur recounts a fateful party where a kiss led to an engagement. He describes a clumsy moment in a dim corner, a blush, and a plea for forgiveness. The story ends with the revelation that they are now engaged, as told by S. D. S. jr. in Texas Sittings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Texas
Difficult Journey to Louisiana and a Quiet Promise
The narrator recalls marching a regiment to Louisiana amid Texas annexation unrest. He crosses a swollen Gravois Creek on horseback, swims the current with only one dry suit afterward, and later confesses a charming awakening as a young woman realizes her spirits drop with the departure of the unit. They agree to join fortunes despite the separation.
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Louisiana
Texas
Jefferson Barracks
Jefferso Barracks
Hendricks as a Lawyer and a Wit
A Cleveland Leader correspondent recalls Gov. Hendricks as a skilled lawyer with a sharp memory and methodical study. He gained fame in Shelbyville, served in the Legislature, and built a substantial law practice. He lacked crowd-pleasing humor, once failing to land laughs with Henry S Lane joint debate anecdotes.
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Henry 8. Lane
Cleveland
Not a Particular Customer. Harlem Cigar Store Exchange
In a Harlem cigar store a Countryman and the proprietor haggle over cigar quality and price. The Countryman rejects fancy options, opting for five cigars at five dollars with plain imported tobacco instead of Madagascar filler or Skaneateles wrapper, per the New York Sun report.
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Countryman
Harlem
Sun
Novel Mail Raft Delivers Townsfolk Mail Down Mountain Flume
In the Chico area residents along a lumber flume send mail by raft from the head of the flume on regular dates. People below watch for the raft, retrieve their items, and then return the raft downstream with the collected mail. An old tombstone epitaph notes the quaint postal method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chico
Rapture Versus Torture in a Curious Exchange
In a conversation the girl's mother asks if George has hinted affection. The reply is negative and reflective, noting George’s complaint about his corns and a 10 o'clock moment. The scene hints at social tensions and domestic quips in a dated style.
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George
Sulphur Bitters Proclaimed A Friend To The Sick
A testimonial from Mrs. R. Orague of Hartford Connecticut touts Sulphur Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia and a steadfast friend to the ill. The letter describes relief from despair and near death, crediting the remedy with saving the author’s life.
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Mrs. R. Orague
Hartford
Conneticut
Be Warned in Time Kidney Remedy Ad
Be warned in time. Kidney diseases may be prevented by purifying renewing and invigorating the blood with Ayer s Sarsaparilla. When through debility the kidneys action is perverted these organs rob the blood of albumen passed off in urine while worn out matter remains. By Ayer s Sarsaparilla the kidneys are restored to proper action and Albuminuria or masterful weakness is alleviated.
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Ayer
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promises Kidney Health
Bright's Disease is prevented and kidney inflammation averted by Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Testimonials from Mrs. Jas Weld of Forest Hill Street Jamaica Plain and WW McDonald of Summer Street Boston report dramatic relief after using four bottles, claiming renewed strength and health.
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Ayer
Jas
W. Weld
Forest Hill St
Jamaica Plain
Mass
WW. M. McDonald
Summerst
Boston
Dyspepsia and Kidney Complaint Reversed by Remedy
John McLellan of Lowell Massachusetts reports years of dyspepsia and kidney trouble with poor appetite and emaciation. After using the remedy described, he avoided a fatal course and was restored to perfect health.
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John McLellan
Cor
Bridge and Third Its
Lowell, Mass
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