Down the Stream by Ellen W Carey
A maiden on the shore hears a boatsman’s oar pass by and falls under a spell as they drift down the stream. The union changes the world around them while she entrusts her life to him and disappears together.
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1886
Page
4
Handsome Harry and the Night Railroad Hero
In a stormy 1882 night at the E- junction, young railroad night operator Handsome Harry defends Mary Strand and confronts Jamison. A defective signal and a collapsing Swan's Creek bridge threaten a fast train as Mary saves the day with a blazing torch. The dam breaks, Jamison is killed by lightning, and Harry earns a clerkship after Mary’s heroic rescue. they wed and begin a hopeful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Lealand
Harry
Jamison
Mary Strand
Hary
No. 7
S. B
K. D
Swan's Creek Bridge
Swan’s Creek
Peterson
Kennedy Falls
Number
Edith
Napoleon and Marie Louise in the Zenith of Power
The article notes Napoleon's strong protection for Empress Marie Louise during childbirth and chronicles the distant bond between husband and wife. It recalls the Austrian dynasty's grace, a revealing letter from the Empress of Austria, and the couple's strained, incompatible relationship amid political ascent and Moscow disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Marie Louise
M. de Saint Arnaud
Austria
Faubourg St. German
Moscow
The Modern Clergy and Public Judgment
A Boston Herald critique laments the humiliating scrutiny on clergy as society demands constant versatility. It contrasts aging ministers with lucrative but carefree critics, noting leaders forced to juggle infant education to elder care while facing meager pay and hostile public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Harry
Boston Herald
Product of five apples by six potatoes joke
A classroom exchange features a professor asking for a product of five apples and six potatoes. A pupil answers with a pun, while a Milton quote and an aphorism on prickly leaves and barren fellows appear as unrelated insertions.
School of Hard Knocks in Business and Faith
A sermon argues that business life is a divine school shaping Christian energy patience and integrity. It urges producers manufacturers and traders to apply gospel values, avoid deceit, endure trials, and seek eternal rewards over worldly gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booklyn
New York
Plato
Aristotle
Himalayas
Christ
God
Jesus Christ
Birth of a Daughter as a Blessing and Duty
The text extols a daughter's birth as a divine message to the heart and a call to lifelong duty. It contrasts future prospects for sons and daughters, noting daughters depend on others for happiness yet possess a deeper, lasting love in a family. It frames maternal and paternal affection as unique and enduring.
Ragged little bills and love sick pension claim
A New York woman seeks a pension for her son who died of lovesickness claiming he was killed in a sharp engagement. The item cites various comic snippets from press and society notes, including jokes about weddings of deaf mutes and cyclone insurance, with a playful row of clipped anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Bulletin
New York
Baptist Church
Cicero’s silence on ladies dress sparks centuries of speculation
The Nineteenth Century laments Cicero’s lack of commentary on women’s fashion in his 800 letters. It notes Cerellia’s lost correspondence and posits how Fulvia, Terentia, Tullia, and others might have styled their hair, fabrics, and caps. The piece calls the missing Corellia letters a historic loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Cerellia
Fulvia
Terentia
Tullia
Roe
Republic
Stock Exchange
Corellia
Chicago Maiden Honored After Opera House Appearance
The St Paul Globe reports Chicago newspapers praise a local woman for courageously attending the opera house without an escort. The heroine is celebrated in clubs and pubs as stories spread of her health and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St Paul Globe
Honest man noblest work of God as boy asks who made Congressmen
The Washington Critic recalls a father teaching his son in a gallery scene. The father tells of honesty as humanity's finest creation and the boy asks who makes Congressmen. The anecdote links integrity with public service in a concise moral vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bonnet Description with Red Bow and Butterfly Accents
A bonnet features a dark red straw material with a pointed crown partly straw and partly velvet. Along the crown’s side is a large red bow, and in front are two small butterfly bows with steel buckles.
French Senators Share Lunch After Three Hour Senate
A wry exchange reports two French senators meeting after a Senate session that lasted three hours. One asks who passed while the other replies that the measure lasted three hours. The quip underscores a lengthy parliamentary debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Damsel Tests Ring Value as Sacco Visits Jeweler
A garish jeweled ring is given to Babette but not named. The damsel questions the value while Sacco visits a jewelry store with Rhambler to assess its monetary worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babette
Sacco
Rhambler
A Devoted Son in Law Count de Vermicelli Engaged
In New York the Italian noble Count de Vermicelli is engaged to Miss Maud Snobberly of Fifth Avenue. At a Snobberly mansion gathering Mrs. Snobberly quipped that the Count dotes on Mand isasin and buys whatever she desires, pleasing both Mr. and Mrs. Snobberly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count de Vermicelli
New York
Maud Snobberly
Fifth Avenue
Snobberly
Mr. Snobberly
Mand Isasin
Texas
Our Ancest ions Digression on Generational Ancestors
The text explains how ancestor counts grow by generation from two parents to four grandparents and eight great grandparents, doubling each generation. It lists figures for generations ten, twenty, and thirty, illustrating exponential growth to over a million ancestors by the thirtieth generation.
Paddy Defends Failing Horse in Cattle Exchange Banter
A farmer chides Paddy for his scrawny horse asking to fatten it up. Paddy retorts the animal is already overworked and barely able to carry its rider. The exchange captures rustic humor and rural life diction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paddy
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Ellen W. Carey
Handsome Harry
King of Operators
Blanke
Milton
School OF Hard Knocks
Newtons
Lockes
Mansfields
Wrath
Edwards
Churches of Christ
Kingdom of God
Boston
Norristown Herald
O’cork
Galway
Sallie
Mamie
Detroit Free Press
Belfast
Omaha
Miss Simpson
Europe
Papa
Boston Courier
New Brunswick News
Frank Kremer
Bell
Oberlin
She
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