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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1877
Page
3
Nona Chooses Love Over Wealth and Fame
Nona debates leaving her humble home for Mrs McIlvaine's wealth but discovers deeper ambition and a chance at genuine partnership with Robert Rodman. After tension with Mark Chantrey and Mrs McIlvaine, she returns to the Rodman household, where Robert declares his love and she accepts, embracing a life beyond social elevation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nona
Chantrey
Mark Chantrey
Robert
Mark
Mr. Chantrey
Rodman
Pleasant Homes in Humble Rooms at Aberdeen Talk
At the Social Science Congress in Aberdeen John Forbes White urged making art fit homes of limited income. He urged using eyes to see beauty in everyday life, advocating tertiary wall colors to flatter objects, toned ceilings, simple suitable furniture, and plain floors with restrained carpets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Science Congress
Aberdeen
Scotland
John Forbes White
A Peculiar Snuff Box Linked to Empress Josephine
A San Francisco doctor owns an onyx snuff box lined with gold. The lid features a miniature landscape three inches long and one and a half wide made of 9,000 stones, 80 of which form an artful Picture on ivory. It is said to have been presented by Empress Josephine to her surgeon, whose Parisian grandson gave it to the current owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nena
Rodman
Nona
Robert
Mrs. Rodman
San Francisco
Josephine
Paris
Patent Rights at Auction in New York Fetches Over 18090
George W. Keeler conducted a patent rights sale in New York featuring 104 lots. Among items selling were a lamp extinguisher $1200, self-acting mule $450, folding spring bed $900, waterproof explosive $675, miner’s lantern $1450, and a range of tools and contrivances. The total receipts exceeded $18,090 with broad attendance and strong bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Keeler
New York
New York State
New England
Pennsylvania
Atte
Fraudulent Failures in New York Bankruptcy Records
Register Fitch reports in New York over the last two years bankruptcies totaling about 40 million dollars with widespread fraud. The correspondent notes firms collapsing with large debts but preserving lavish lifestyles. Fitch claims more actual swindling occurs in bankruptcy than from savings banks or life insurers, with a Herald page list illustrating the asset liabilities gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register Fitch
New York
The
Register
Fitch
Life Isurance
the Herald
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