Misidentifying Isabels at the Dennison Ball
Charlie Dacre struggles to identify the two Dennison sisters Isabel and Isabel in a crowded ballroom. After pursuing the wrong Isabel and nearly proposing to the wrong woman, a dramatic light reveals the true bride, and he confesses love to the correct Isabel. Ballantyne muses on the awkward mix up.
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Charlie Dacre
Dennison
Aaid Ballantyne
Charlie
Deere
Mr. Dacre
Gowa
Dacre
Isabel
Mies Dennison
Lemiere
Bels
Isabel Dennison
Mias Denpisoo
Ixabel
Merimee’s Early Cynicism Revealed By Childhood Incident
The article recounts Prosper Merimee’s reputed misanthropy and cynicism, noting M Filon’s claim he donated 100 louis to pension an old prefect, aided a sculptor, and a childhood door punishment where he refused future forgiveness after learning the lesson.
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Prosper Merimee
Augustus Filon
M. Filon
Merimee
Mme Merimee
Mme. Merimee
Palmerston as emblem of imperial ambitions in 1855
Excerpt contrasts world opinion with Palmerston's rise to prime minister in 1855, critiquing the era's belief that bread and calico equaled human happiness. The passage frames Palmerston as symbolizing long standing aspirations and political rhetoric.
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Palmerston
R. B Brett
Old Time Gelatin Glue For Prints
Soak an ounce of refined gelatin in cold water for an hour and drain. Melt the gelatin in a jelly pot over hot water and stir in 24 ounces of pure alcohol. Bottle tightly and cork. The glue keeps indefinitely and melts quickly in hot water. It affects the gloss of prints only slightly and dries almost immediately.
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Harper’s Round Table
Congo Natives Carry Boats on Heads Not Backs
Harper's Round Table notes that lower Congo natives carry steamboats and freight on their heads, a skill learned from infancy. It recalls Stanley’s failed 1860s labor efforts as carriers refused to work long distances, delaying exploration on the upper Congo.
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Congo
Lower
Lower Congo
Stanley
Zanzibar
Africa
Harper
Round Table
A Scheme That Failed in a Rivalry Over a Rooster
A man realizes a local match is canceled after learning the woman’s father keeps an educated rooster that crows nightly at 10 30. The remark about the rooster causes the plan to fall through as people around town sleep until an hour later.
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Cleveland
Quote on terror and courage from Carlyle and Milton
An isolated literary reflection cites Carlyle asserting terror when grown transcendental becomes a form of courage, likening it to frost intense enough to burn as described by Milton. The line frames fear as a crucible for resolve in poetic comparison.
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Milton
Carlyle
Lewis County Washington a land of farms and minerals
The article extols Lewis County Washington detailing vast farming potential with rich prairie land along the Cowlitz Chehalis and Newaukum rivers. It highlights agriculture dairy timber mining including coal and precious metals, Chehalis as county seat and notes homeseekers urged by Nebraska farmer C. C. Paul to visit Washington.
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Washington
Lewis County
Chehalis
Cascade Mountains
Japan
Pacific
Lewis
Puget Sound
Columbia River
Cowlitz
Cascade
Coast Ranges
Cowlits
Chebais
Newaukum
John R. Rogers
Pierce County
Hop
Ermin Nan
Llinoix
St. Helens
Little Falls
State Reform School
Catholic Sisters’ Schoul
Northern Pacific Railroad
C. C. Paul
Elkhorn
Neb
Paul
Nebraska
William M. Dinhash
John H. Kerchen
Ludwig Lasson
John Sinclair
Alpha
Wash
Interior Department
B.F. Shaw Register
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F. J. Cheney & Co
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Hall
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Geal
Hieney & Co
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Thurston Daniels
Will D. Jenkins
C. W. Young
Patrick Henry Winaten
F. J. Browne
Neal Cheetam
Gwin Hicks
Robert Bridges
Hamilton Lewis
W. C. Jones
United States
George Turner
Julia L. Wilson
United States Court
H. D. Allison
A. H. Hanford
State Supreme Cour
J. T. Amers
KR. O. Dunbar
M. J. Gordon
Elviun Scott
J. B. Reavis
Albert Schooley
C. W. Maynard
E. F. Carpenter
W. K. Langhorne
G. H. Tucker
George Dysart
Thos. R. Henry
H. L. Mead
F. A Degeler
T. J. Long
Chas. Evans
H. 5. Elliott
David Stewart
W. A. Westover
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Chas. Mice Hacks
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Wiodmen of the World
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Richard Nixon
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Firet Avenue
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