Honor Bright and the Moonlit Burden of Honor
Honor Bright clings to a dream of art and duty amid family trials on a farm. Her father John Bright nears death and her half brother Zeph longs for a future in study while Aunt Hannah wields control. A distant uncle’s will and an oil inheritance threaten to upend their fragile hopes and test true honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeph
Honor
Flower
Flower Could Reply She Was Sharply Summoned To the House By Aunt Hannah
Honor Bright
Aunt Hannah
Phil Bright
John Bright
Phil
Hannah
Zepkir
Veph
Theresere Tweine
Hannah Sterling
Lillian Bright
Little Drops and Lively Pills in Historic Ad Rant
An old style advertisement mocks drastic pills and touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Beliefs E tincture for bilious headaches kidney pain and stomach misfunction. It notes a Sioux dress project near San Diego and identifies Dr J L M Curry in Washington as a surviving member of the provisional congress that framed the Confederate constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. M. Curry
Washington
Peabody and
State Educational
Dr. King's New Discovery sales and health notices
Sales figures claim two million two hundred twenty eight thousand six hundred seventy two bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption sold in a year in the United States with a money back guarantee. Also includes brief notes on Dr. Storie drugstore in Chariton Iowa and other health tonics and notable figures with scattered public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
United States
D. 2 Stokie
Coughing Leads To Consumption and Public Notices
The notice notes Kemps Balsam stopping the cough at once and mentions the defeated candidate 125 by M. Zola in his bid for a seat. It describes the imp who insists on staying outside until disinfected and remarks Judge Gresham nearing sixty with modest finances and a life tenure on the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Zola
French Academy
Imp Wao
Gresham
The Best Salve for Cuts and Skin Ailments Sold Today
An advertisement proclaims a salve that cures cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, fever sores, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, skin eruptions, and piles. It guarantees satisfaction with a money refund if not pleased, priced at 25 cents per box and sold by D. Q. Storie at 8101 yr-.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Q. Storie
Quiet Life After Assassination Attempt on Alexander II
Hartmann, the man who made the first great attempt on the life of Alexander II, lives quietly in New York and works as an electrician. His companion Sophie Perovsky died a year later at Nihilists hands. Several kidnapping attempts have occurred in New York, but he has escaped. He is described as quiet and well dressed, of middle height and slight build with a quick nervous step.
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Cient
John Bright
Michaelangelo
St. Matthew
Bologna
Julius II
Pope
Sistine Chapel
Basilica of
St. Peter’s
Florence
Medicis
Vittorio Collona
Téhp
Bricht
Bnght
Honor
Hannah
Zephaniah
Zeph
Aunt Hannah
Hartmann
Alexander II
New York
Sophie Perovsky
Eyen
Amelias
Delias
Carolines
En & Co
New York Sun
Cubeb Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief and Safety
The advertisement extols Cubeb Cough Cure as a non retarding, fast acting remedy that relieves coughs instantly and aims to prevent pneumonia. It claims direct action at the source and emphasizes prompt relief without long waiting periods. The ad notes it is sold by D Q Storie and includes a personal testimonial about relief from neuralgia and sick headache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.Q
Rothinig
Stonie
Rebecca Wilkinson
Brownsyalley
Ind
Lever
D. Q. Storie
Cash-Cash's Reformation and Indian Tale Stirring Debate
A Native Indian man named Cash-Cash reforms his life by paying debts and avoiding gambling and alcohol. He seeks a bank receipt for a settled debt, proclaims his intent to reach heaven, and fears hell without proof of payment. The item connects to broader notices about explorers and charitable appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cash-Cash
T. D. Page
Pendleton
Pete
Tom
Page
Walla Walla
Gilbert and Sullivan plan new London opera next fall
Gilbert outlines the plot and travels to Monte Carlo to meet Sullivan to settle details for a Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration in London next fall. Jeanette Hanscom credits sulphur bitters with curing an eight year illness after costly medical treatment. Paul de ChaIlly, famed African traveler, is noted as a tireless New York diner and storyteller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert and Sullivan
London
Gilbert
Monte Carlo
Arthur Sullivan
Jeanette Hanscom
Troy, N.Y
Paul de Chailly
New York
Europeans with Money Ties In This Country
The article mentions Mrs. Gladstone owning three acres of land valued at $20,000 near Niagara Falls Ontario, a gift from her husband. It also notes Prince Bismarck reportedly holding $50,000 in Milwaukee streetcar stock. The text references baptism by John Wesley and place names in Pennsylvania.
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Mrs. Gladstone
Niagra
Falls
Ont
Prince Bismarck
Milwaukee
Las
Penn
John Wesley
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Gore
Bist Paddle
Ates
Business Directory
M.kennedy
Limon
Ppenheimer
Gent
West Side Square
Aylee & Lirimer
Main Street Union Hock
Storle
Wholegate
L. A. Gibbon
Physicians and Surgeons
N. B. McElveen
M. D
Office Over Savings Bank
Chariton
Iowa
F. H. Boynton
Squire
L. P. Warrington
Bates House
James Carnahan
A.L. Yocom, M. D
Chariton, Town
W.A. Todd
Fnant J. A. McElveen
Baptist Church
Stan
T. P. Stanton
Dezpors Stanton, Policians and Surgeons
Main Street
Fourth Avenue
North School Building
E. L. Field
Physicians & Surgeon
Chariton and
C. T. Brant
Manning & Penick’s
J.C. Copeland
Dungan & Knowles
Attorneys At Law
Northeast Corner Square
Dungan
G.W. Alexander
O, A
Hoagland
Dungan Building
Carters
Lida A. Churchill
John Ijiright
Rome
Henry Alien
Yale
West
Henry Allen
Bright
Paris
San Diego
Satolli
Catholic University
John Strange Winter
Arthur Stannard
Bucklen
Guthrie
O. T
Simon Larson
Martin Harstad
Beloit
Wis
Harstad
William Worrell
Worrell Sisters
Orange
N. J
John
Frank Campbell
Springfield
Illi
Chapelove
Newfoundland
Patrick Sullivan
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Pacific Railway Company
Hazard Manufacturing Company
James de Graaf
Redwood Falls
Minn
Cheyenne
Wyo
J. M. Grogan
Hart
Colorado
Tutt’s
Charles Dudley Warner
Egypt Exploration Fund Society
George William Curtis
Rose Howell
Denver
Carlistese 1001
Iatany
St. Jacobs
Elisha Kent Kane
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Pitcher’s Castoria
Castoria
Garrety
Las Sane
John Dixon
S P Hardy
Mary Jaetlee
Ida Martin
Ella Moore
Lew Morris
E L Powell Saml Porter
New York Times
Alexander III
Gatchino
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Times
Strength and Health
Pan
Eo Z Job Printing House
Charitou
Chicago Weekly
Weurchaszed
Oscar James
Woodaton
Kan
A. M. Walker
Carsonville
Drvna and Chemical Corporation
Boston
Curicurna Scar
Victoria
Princess Wales
Au: Crinoline League
Stanna
Asi
Lane
Anna Louise Cary Raymond
Casiz
Faust
Crec
Roveinl
Artegonus Hollinger
Vermont
Tutt
Washington St
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Natiow
OF Chariton
WH. Mallory
Frank R. Crooker
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