Bernardine Rebuilds Bonds and Finds New Purpose
Bernardine returns to her aunt and uncle's home to care for Uncle Zelviah and renews the old shop by dusting books and resuming the business. She grows more human and gentler after illness, reconnects with neighbors, and shares an unexpected interest with Zelviah in cart horses, while quietly mourning the Disagreeable Man whose memory lingers as she waits for a hoped freedom.
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Bernardine
Malvina
Zelviah
Regent’s Park
Daily News
Robert Allitson
Bernardine Begins Her Book in Deserted Bookshop
In the wake of Mrs. Allitson's death Bernardine battles desolation and writer's block. A chance prologue revives her hope as a symbolic guide leads her from Failure to Success. The Sovereign speaks of her real name and calls her to return to work with new, unconquerable hope.
Failure and Success Meet the Sovereign in Foreign Land
Chapter III portrays Failure and Success arriving in a Foreign Land seeking an audience with the Sovereign. Success appears radiant with her laurel, while Failure bears a worn face and bowed head as they present themselves. An old man asks their names, and Success identifies herself.
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Earth
Failure
Success
The Disagreeable Man Gives Up His Freedom
Bernardine and Zerviah share a quiet shop scene as Bernardine opens to a painful memory. She recalls loving the Disagreeable Man and asks if Uncle Zerviah ever cared for people more than books. He softly admits loving and being loved before, then listens as she unburdens her heart.
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Nero
Gibbon
Bernardine
Old Zerviah
Zerviah
Photographer’s Card Romance From Misdirected Photos
A railroad office worker and a woman from an interior town had portraits taken, both named John H and Julia H with the same surname. A mixup mailed the wrong pictures, but the incident sparked a romance. They have corresponded for months, the man bought a solitaire ring, and plans a wedding in a union of two good families.
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Courier-Journal
John H
Julia H
Better Than Herbs In New York Weekly
An anxious mother seeks a suitable match for her daughter in a short, dialogue heavy piece. The text hints at social expectations and romance in an urban setting, with implied tensions around desirable marriage prospects and family opinion.
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New York Weekly
Dosiia
Remembering Indiana’s wild turkey and the Pitts trapper
An Indiana reminiscence recalls plentiful wild turkeys now scarce and details George Pitts as a renowned trapper who used wild turkey bait for coons and parsnip for muskrats. The piece recounts Pitts’ success, a trade for a coon dog, and his 1837 deer and 1845 squirrel lore in and around Indianapolis.
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N. Y. Sun
John Bemis
Indiana
Harrison
Indianapolis
White River
Fall Creek
Pitts
Marion County
Eggeys
George Pitts
Michigan Woods
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
How Guides Are Made in the Piscataquis Woods
A Maine guide explains that becoming a guide often comes from experience rather than formal training. He recounts entering the trade three years ago after a moosehead lake trip, relying on geography knowledge and outdoor skills, and notes guides are rarely apprenticeship based due to practicality.
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Lewiston
Indiana's Brand Old Mrs Colonel Thompson Addresses Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Colonel Thompson, weak but growing steadier, speaks at length urging Republican unity. He cites past prosperity under Republican rule, criticizes the Democratic party, and warns against government revenue disputes over whisky and sugar. He seeks harmony within the party and dedication to protecting national interests.
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Thompson
Terre Haute
Democratic Party
Con
Peor
Crisp
Ways and Means
Grover Cleveland
Conness
Grover Cleveand
Genarrison
Republican Party
The Deadly Ring of Alfonso XII Hangs in Madrid Park
A jeweled ring studded with diamonds and pearls is displayed on a silk cord around a statue in a busy Madrid park. Folklore says it is cursed and deadly, having passed through royal hands from Alfonso XII to Mercedess, Queen Christina, a sister, and finally into the king's relic collection before his death.
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London
Madrid
Bank of England
Spain
Alfonso XII
Mercedes
Christina
A Friend of the Flies Philadelphia Cail
Secretary Davis of P.S. P. CG. A. says they meet all classes of people in their line. He notes some cruelty complaints are well founded while others are absurdly trivial. He cites a recent instance involving a request related to flies and a storekeeper blamed for a customer loss.
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Philadelphia
Cail
Davis
Wall of Flies
Death in a Cat's Bite at Ten Mile Run
Michael Smith of Ten Mile Run New Brunswick died from blood poisoning believed to stem from a cat bite two years earlier. The wound red and sore after a long latent period, doctors reported the cause of death as blood poisoning. He was in his eightieth year.
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Philadelphia
Ten Mile Run
New Brunswick
Michael Smith
Relieved of Responsibility in Ashington Star
A man earning 3800 a year says he cannot complain of Congress as it removes temptation. He admits income tax influences his behavior and he avoids dodging taxes. The brief quote reflects tax sentiment in a column from the Ashington Star.
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Ashington Star
Congress
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