Bell Worthington Meets Wealthy Heir in Mountain Town
Bella Worthington, a hotel waitress and orphan, wins the heart of Joseph Paul, heir to a New York merchant, after healing him during illness in Rayville. His guardian Uncle John Paul, reveals a family tragedy linking Bella to a past love Isabel Vermon, linking Joseph to John Paul. He proposes marriage, and Bella discovers she is the daughter of Isabel Vermon, uniting two families in blessing and joy.
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Bella Worthington
Rayville
Bella
Joseph Paul
New York
Joseph
Belis
Joseph E
Bell
Andy
Paul
John Paul
John
Joe
Worthington
Isabel
Jeabel
Bayville
Isabel Vermon
Europe
Isabel Vernon
Pashence
Josh Billings
Sir
How You My Old Friend Suspect Biliousness Cure
A lively blue note quotes a man asking how a friend is and confessing bilious misery and backache. The reply recommends Kidney-Wort as a universal remedy for biliousness and constipation, endorsed by a doctor, urging readers to try it.
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Billious
Kikney-Wort
Long Branch
Milwaukee Barroom Testimony Ends Quietly
In a Milwaukee hearing, a witness describes a patron who overindulged at a saloon then became violent. The accused man is discharged after the door was locked and a nose-tapping incident, with the witness lamenting the callous response to crime. No six-month sentence was imposed.
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Samuel Peters
Milwaukee
Chicago Times
Bridegroom Left Behind On Westward Train Bridal Trip
On a Westbound Union Pacific train a newlywed couple rode a bridal section to the Pacific coast. A wheel failure at Sidney halted the train for an hour. While the bridegroom Mr. Goodwin explored the town, the idle train rolled away, leaving his bride stranded. He failed to catch the train on foot and sought help from the locomotive engineer.
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Union Pacific
Pacific Coast
Sidney
Goodwin
Mr. Goodwin
Liege
Pursuit Ends In Happy Reunion On California Train
A Cheyenne Sun item reports a dramatic chase as Mr Goodwin sped after a speeding train to recover his wife who had eloped with another man. The pursuer, aided by the train crew, overtook the couple at Antelope, thirty seven miles west, and the spouses reconciled soon after.
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Mr. Goodwin
Goodwin
Antelope
Cara
Hhis
Pages of ragged wit and racial jests spark debate
A collage of comic quips and anecdotes from a historical newspaper page pokes at politics, manners, and social stereotypes. It parades jokes about marriage, race, and class, with humorous tales of misadventures, travel, and mistaken identity, all delivered in a dated editorial voice.
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Bella” Worthington
Darby
Maria
John Darby
Chicago
Florida
Eell
Burlington Hawkeye
St. Louis
Deacon Henry
Texas
Massachusetts
Detroit Free Press
Rio Grande
Mexico
San Jacinto
Cincinnati
Jim Webster
Missouri Avenue
Galveston News
Matilda
Belierin
Galveston Island
Henry
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