Bardell Heir Proposes For Julia Lawlor In Rushtown
Thomas Bardell, heir to Bardell Place, courts Julia Lawlor amid Rushtown social life. Dolly Lawlor frets over love and wealth as Bardell reveals his heart after a comical mistaken identity with Tom Lawlor. Dolly faces a moral choice between romance and family fortune.
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Lawlor
Julia Lawlor
Rushtown
Dolly
Thomas Bardell
Bardell Place
Julius Bardell
Germany
Dr. Lawlor
Mr. Bardell
Tom
Dolly Lawlor
Mabel
Papa
Bardell
Jane
Julia
Mrs. Simpson
Mr. Bardeill
Tom Lawlor
Doctor Lawlor’s
Julis
New York
Lawlor Carryall
Peanuts Crunched at Theaters Measured in Tiles
The Burlington Hawkeye reports that if all the peanuts eaten during affective scenes and soft passages at American theatres and concerts were placed in two heaps the pile would reach 1552 tiles in phenes at axe bees and capex 0 e pyramid would stretch a mile and two half on the far side.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Paper laments limits on emigration to Liberia for blacks
A Southern paper regrets that nothing can be done to persuade Black residents in overcrowded districts to migrate to Liberia. It dismisses inflated hopes about crops there noting their watermelons the size of cows.
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Liberia
MISCELLANY Reflections on Tomorrow and Self-Governance
A meditation on self-control and the dangers of slander. It compares a Christian life to a ship at sea, warns that worldly pleasures corrupt hearts, and declares tomorrow as an unseen, mysterious possibility beyond deeds and possessions. It emphasizes living in the present rather than chasing tomorrow.
Floral and moral notes mix in a nineteenth century vignette
The excerpt blends domestic advice on garden aesthetics with social curiosities and human-interest sketches. It praises daughters, describes Warrixe Street’s thrift and philanthropy, and retells old Parisian and Newcastle anecdotes, then recounts stories of children and depot life concluding with a poignant rescue tale at the end.
Thoughts on Faith and Daily Burdens Across Rivers and Rest
A collection of religious maxims from John Foster John Newton and Rutherford praising steadfast guidance through darkness. It urges daily bearing of one burden at a time and honoring Sunday rest, with a remark about providence and steady wheels.
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Jesus Christ
John Foster
Jordan
John Newton
Dr. Ganse
St. Louis
God
Rutherford
Newspapers Shaping Young Minds and Cheerful Habits
A schoolteacher asserts newspapers aid reading, spelling, geography, grammar, and composition, aiding debate and knowledge gains. A separate column promotes upright carriage and whistling as a cheerful habit, linking lightness of mind to sunlit views and self confidence.
A Warning on Fire Safety From Kerosene Dangers
A harsh editorial urges readers to avoid kerosene for lighting as explosions and deadly burns threaten households. It argues gunpowder would be safer and laments the hospital, coroner, and ambulance response to kerosene accidents, especially for women attempting quick ignition.
Advice to Students on Reading Habits
A medical examiner urges students to read with breaks and varied subjects. Sit upright at the table avoid easy chairs and long sessions, read three hours daily five days a week, test accuracy after finishing, and organize facts promptly. Do not read after midnight or go to bed directly from study, and keep exercise, digestion, and a cheerful heart in balance.
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Daisy
An Old Fashioned Tramp Tony of Chatham and Lebanon
An elderly Swiss tramp named Tony, famed in Chatham and Lebanon, traveled serviceable mail routes, aided neighbors, and entertained with armed drill and songs after drinking schnapps. He lived simply, sheltered at the county poor-house in winter, and died aged seventy or more, leaving a fond memory in the community.
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Tony
Chatham
Lebanon
Napoleon I
Egypt
Schnappoeter
Schnappeter
Schnappoff
Oath
Power of the Waves at Wick Breakwater Collapse
A Scottish Wick breakwater end, built with heavy stones and concrete, yielded to storms in a single mass. Waves near forty two feet high displaced about 1,350 tons, swinging the end of the structure into calmer water inside the pier.
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Wick
Scotland
Advice to Correspondents on Timely, Concise Reporting
The article urges correspondents to send submissions early, condense content, and avoid verbosity. It notes late letters harm publication, explains editors must condense or reject, and stresses local news should be brief and focused for reader interest.
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Everape
Above the Clouds South Dome Peak in Yosemite
The South Dome in Yosemite stands 6000 feet above the ground at the fork of the upper valley with a sheer mile high face. Until last year no one had stood atop the dome as ropes hung in the wind and climbers dared the route. This summer sheep were found grazing on the previously unreachable summit after extensive efforts and costs.
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Amsterdam
England
Orpheus
Besse-Kamer
Newcastle
Yosemite
London fog and stage acts drift through Mark Twain piece
A fragment from the San Francisco Call via Mark Twain in London describes London fog’s cling and thevarying crowd reactions at a concert hall. It shifts to a tribute about a vast frigate bird, a symbol of unwavering ascent and hope beyond sorrow and tempests.
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London
Cor
San Francisco
Mark ‘Twain
Tropics
W. H. H. Murray
Boy Lost Four Days Found Near Independence Mountains
Rossiter of Moore's Station wood camp near Humboldt Wells saw his four year old son wander away. A large trail searched for days until Mr Watson the railroad agent located the child twenty five miles from the camp on a summit near Independence mountains. The boy had endured intense heat with no food or water and was delirious but recovered rapidly.
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Chus
Chub
Simons
Birdie
Detroit
Com. Advertiser
Rossiter
Moore’s Station
Humboldt Wells
Mr Watson
Independence Mountains
Winnemnucca Silver State
Apples as Gentle Medicine for Breakfast and Health
The article extols apples as a healthy food and medicine noting ripe raw apples digest in about ninety minutes while boiled cabbage takes five hours. A baked apple is crowned as the best healthy dessert. Regularly eating apples with coarse bread and butter without meat reportedly aids digestion, alleviates constipation, and calms fevers more effectively than medicines, suggesting families replace pies and sweets to reduce doctors’ bills.
How to Ease Hoarseness With Borax Treatment
A remedy suggests dissolving a small borax pellet in the mouth the size of a green pea or about three fourths of a grain and swallowing it to produce saliva and relieve hoarseness. Markets singers and speakers may find this temporary relief option.
Pompeii Fashionable Roman Summer Resort Before Eruption
The article notes Pompeii as a fashionable Roman summer resort admired for beauty, but the eruption left the city unsightly and exposing debility linked to scrofula and blood poisons. It then promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal cure and tonic for blood-related ailments, dyspepsia, and liver issues, sold by all druggists.
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Pompeii
Pomeii
Pierce
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Bristol Phoenix
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A. Greene
Emporium
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Berkey & Gay
New England
Flint & Company
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RB. L
Dorn
Warrixe Street
Whiting Street
Northampton
Hampshire
Hampden Counties
Springfield
Street
Strong, Ely & Co
Hartford
Holyoke
Coun
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Glover Street
R. A. Houston
Massasoits House
Mr. Street
Statesman
Troy Times
Ates of Advertising
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