Lovers Seek Blessing For Love Across Class Boundaries
Kilmeny and Maya declare their wish to marry with Lord Farquhar's wary blessing as Maya weighs wealth security against passion. Kilmeny reveals a mining strike wealth may back their union while Farquhar nudges toward conventional prudence and Ned Kilmeny’s quiet generosity.
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Moya
Farquhar
Kilmeny
Colter
Maya
Ned Kilmeny
Jim
Ned
Jack
Jack Kilmeny
Garrulous quotes spark debate on genius in literary circles
Henry Holt recalls a dinner where William Dean Howells dismissed genius while Saint Gaudens asked what you call it when you see it. The reminiscence highlights mid century literary celebrity and the nature of inspiration.
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Henry Holt
William Dean Howells
St. Gaudens
St. Gardens
Famous Forts in U S History Fort William to Fort Independence
The piece traces Castle Island forts from 1636 to 1882 in Massachusetts. It notes colonists saluting issues in Boston harbor, the 1689 revolt over Andros, Romer’s 1705 fort rebuild, the 1776 British retreat, 1798 cession to the U S, Adams naming shift to Fort Independence, and 1882 casemated fort expansion.
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Massachusetts Bay
Boston
Castle Island
Richard Davenport
John Endicott
Massachusetts
Edmund Andros
Fort William
Atlantic
Lord Howe
John Adams
Fort Independence
Fort Schuyler and the First Stars and Stripes Flag
On August 3 1777 the Stars and Stripes appeared over Fort Schuyler in the face of 1700 British Tories and Indians led by Gen Barry St Leger. The fort at Rome New York with Gansevoort Willet defenders withstood a siege culminating in the Oriskany victory and a brave sortie. Fort Schuyler later known as Fort Stanwix figures in Johnson’s treaty with the Iroquois and the 1784 Fort Schuyler treaty ceded lands to the United States opening the Northwest Territory.
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Barry St. Leger
Fort Schuyler
Rome
N. Y
Peter Gansevoort
Marinus Willet
Congress
St. Leger
Mohawk Valley
Burgoyne
Albany
New York
New England
Oriskany
Honikol
Herkimer
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Philip Schuyler
United States
Six Nations
Northwest Territory
Women and the cruelty among peers in society
A column argues that women are often harsher to other women due to distrust and fear. It cites work settings and domestic life, noting forewomen, matrons, and rivals as sources of abuse, while claiming most heartbreak stems from the female partner rather than men.
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Jane Doe
London Mail
Which is the world's largest building
The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel notes the eight story U S Army warehouse in Brooklyn as the true largest building with 52 acres of floor space nearly double the Equitable building. The piece argues against focusing on spectacular structures and highlights utility.
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Equitable
Woolworth
New York City
United States Army
Brooklyn
Fort Wayne
Judge Smith Hiskenlooper at Cincinnati dinner quote
The Cincinnati Times Star quotes Judge Smith Hiskenlooper noting an ignorant witness is not necessarily stupid. He recalls a desertion case where a woman who could not read or write said a man cleaning his clothes and nails signals trouble, a remark about perception and warning signs.
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Earth
Lady Farahar
Ace
Jack
Farquhar
Jim
Bief
Harisee
Heuce
James
Kilmeny
Moya
Maya
Lady Jim
Dom and
Én Gerre
Smith Hiskenlooper
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Times-Star
Bass Missed Its Meal in Odd Mountain Home Tale
Polk Walker, a farmer near Mountain Home Ark, recounts a Walton style tale of a bass attempting to swallow an eel. The eel escapes as its tail threads through the bass mouth and exits two gills while the head slips into a gill and out.
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Polk Walker
Mountain Home
Ark
Izaak Walton
New York Traffic Surges 25 Percent Since 1920
In New York City traffic into and out of Manhattan rose about 25 percent since 1920. A recent count showed nearly 200000 vehicles entering or leaving the island in a single day.
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Manhattan
New York City
Island
Inverse Ratio As Fashion Costs Rise
A fragment notes increasing clothing costs for women as garments grow skimpier, prompting speculation on how Adam might have pursued his dream maker bill in Button Transcript.
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Adam
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WM. Macleod Raine
G. W. Dillingham Co
Miss Dwight
Lord Farquhar
Verinder
Guardy
Joyce
Dick Turpin
India
Cate
Bacon
Pye
U. S
Western Newspaper Union
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