Harvest mortgage joy turns to theft mistaken and grace
John Boyd, a prosperous farmer, loses then regains two hundred dollars after a hotel maid is suspected of stealing. A mistaken accusation by landlady Mrs Nash ousts Lucy Dill, but John defends her, recovers the wallet, and ultimately marries Lucy, vowing protection from her stepfather and the village.
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John Boyd
John
Boyd
Tam
Mr. Nash
Iaven
Nashes
Bolton
Miles
Nash
Lucy
Mrs. Nash
Soong
Mia
Southwick
Lucy Dill
Elkins
Joan
Come Little Leaves Poem Adrift In Wind and Snow
A fragmentary verse passage presents a wind inviting leaves to dance across meadows and wear dresses of Ted and gold. Lambs, a mother, and lovers of the vale appear as guardians, while the leaves whirl and drift into sleep beneath a snowy coverlet, ending with George Cooper as the credited author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Bammer
Vale
Glade
Abade
Gladstone family backing temperance push in Parliament
A parliamentary temperance debate gains support from the Gladstone family. A presiding member at a temperance eel predicts Premier Gladstone will back a local option pledge and soon present a government measure on liquor. Herbert Gladstone MP writes to the United Kingdom Alliance secretary urging temperance voices to rise with the general demand for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
House of Commons
Herbert Gladstone
M. P
United Kingdom Alliance
Malaria Cures and Sundry Social Tales
A Baltimore shipmate touts Sulphur Bitters as the best blood purifier after curing three malaria cases at sea. On Pleasant street two young ladies gossip about beaux who neglect theatres or buggy rides in favor of sober gatherings. Parker’s Ginger Tonic is praised by women for quick relief of despondency and female ailments. In Maine a pastor allegedly runs multiple ventures and holds several public offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartan Courtney
Africa
Baltimore
Pleasant Street
Maine
Hall
Journal of Health
A Good Investment and the Card Initials Mystery
A business man praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for reviving his wife’s appetite after a spring decline and three bottles prove it a worthy investment. In Washington, Senator McCreery helps a rural constituent decipher visiting card initials, leading to a racial insult misunderstanding that a young man eventually grasps with the help of humor.
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Hood
C.I. Hood &Co
Lowell
Mass
Washington
Senator McCreery
Paris
McCreery
Miscellany on illusion and virtue in life
A collection of maxims and reflections on human nature, fate, liberty, friendship, and personal growth. It contrasts illusion with reality, notes that experience tempers ambition, and argues true strength comes from effort and prudent restraint. It emphasizes modest friendship over zealous ties and the quiet value of measured progress.
Scandal and envy haunt upright lives in society
The passage warns that acting righteously does not shield a person from scandal. It notes that some will hate others for virtues that should earn esteem and that certain people resist others being better than themselves.
Newspaper and family unity theme echoed in sermon excerpt
A passage praises the newspaper as a teacher and companion while stressing readers do not own it. It also quotes Albert Barnes on a heavenward family united in faith and joy, depicting eternal togetherness and absence of pain or death.
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Albert Barnes
Heaven
Early Harris On Habits Forming a Future Nature
The piece warns that habits formed in youth cling stubbornly into adulthood. It contrasts idle evenings at corners or saloons with the path to ruin through drink, urging youths to choose productive, noble pursuits. It argues that a depraved heart and taste lead to useless lives, urging timely reflection.
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Harris
Nunihagu
Fashion Quarterly notes on winter fashions and novelties
Ehrich Bros of New York promote the Fashion Quarterly holiday issue with winter fashions, trims, fabrics, and accessories. The piece lists moire, Derby felts, Rhine crystal ornaments, ombre stockings, jackets, corsets, and decorative elements for balls, weddings, and house decor.
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Messrs. Ehrich Bros
New York
Sesson
Bi Magazine
Fashion Quartete
Fashion ‘Quarterly of Old
Ehrich Bros
Eighth Avenue
Sarah
Dolmans
Ereseh
Circle
Pompadour
Mother Hubbard
Moiré
Uqdriel
Bates of Advertising Rates and Submission Guidelines
Advertising rates listed: 6 lines for one penny per line per week for one dollar. subsequent weeks twenty five cents. Two column notice policies require notices to be handed in by Thursday noon to ensure insertion in the next issue.
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Batore Mar- Tesilent
Menedeansars
Pwa
Uo Ieee
Dediate Bucinera
Their
Garfield Traits Show a President’s Eternal Drive
The speaker recalls President Garfield as indefatigably industrious and ambitious, always seeking higher roles and never disdaining poverty. He praised Garfield’s earnest work ethic and constant curiosity, noting his habit of observing strangers, learning from every encounter, and asking about delays on trains and workers he met along the roadside.
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Garfield
Hop Bitters Cure for Long Illness in Ashburnham
Ashburnham resident Mrs Julla G Cushing writes that after two years of severe illness with lungs and heart distress she was told to expect no recovery. She says Hop Bitters healed her and that many others in town also recovered, expressing gratitude for the medicine's value.
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Ashburnham
Mass
Julla G. Cushing
Little Johnny on Dogs in a Market Fable
A man recalls a dog that bit him many times in a market. The dog man admits he once owned the dog and jokes that the buyer paid four dollars and seven and five cents for it. The tale ends with a line about dogs and cats, noting cats walk fences and puff tails when angry.
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Johnny
Ely's Dream Balm and Exy's Cream Balm Promote Catarrh Cure
A Newark Tobacconist claims five years of catarrh relief with Ely's Dream Balm and expects full recovery. He notes benefits affecting nostrils eyes and hearing. A Lockport druggist reports large sales and favorable patron feedback for Exy's Cream Balm at 50 cents.
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Ely
W. A. Brimtzinghoffer, JR
Newark
N. J
Exy
A. R. Fenelson
Draggist
Lockport
N.Y
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Perorn
Barbara
Harper's Bazar
Little Brook
George Cooper
Home Journal
Oficialaaysa
Charles N. Griffin
G. Senlahena
Loarc
Jardinieres
Foulard
HagsiTs
Charles Lamb
Clerman
Philadelphia
J. Barnes
Marshfield
Daniel Webster
Statesman
New Hampshire
Ezekiel
London Hammer
Joe
Lamb
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