Mills, Love, and a Philadelphia Deal in Barton’s Corner
A narrator recalls Stephen Derrick’s mills in Barton’s Corner facing failure and his hopeful recovery via a Philadelphia lawyer. He proposes marriage to Connie, but the narrator discovers Stephen loves Connie, not her. Connie accepts, yet the narrator remains conflicted about the couple’s future and his own unrequited hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen
Pennsylvania
mills
Philadelphia
Stephen Derrick
Barton’s Corner
Connie
Gennie
Marie
mother
Love and Loss at Barton's Corner Mills Turning Point
In Barton's Corner the narrator recalls family ties, a ruined mill venture, and a forbidden love with Stephen Derrick. As the post brings wedding cards to a man she loves, she resolves to end her own feelings, while flashbacks reveal a shared childhood, a mill company failing under foreman control, and a hopeful yet doomed future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie
Barton’s Corner
Connie
Hilman Crosley
Constance Crosley
Stilman Crosley
mamma
Lizzie Crosley
Charley Wilton
Stephen Derrick
Charley
California
Stephen
Patterson
Unseen Hand Soothed Path To Their Bridal
A speaker vows to return to family and seek solace after a lost love. They promise to remain a true friend to Connie and Connie's husband, hoping never to hear a voice or face that recalls the departed hope.
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mother
Connie
Oil empire and oddities in a single story
A lengthy historical note details Pennsylvania oil production and Standard Oil's vast infrastructure, with figures on wells barrels storage miles of pipe and tank capacity. It contrasts crude prices from 1861 and 1859 with exports and employment, then shifts to a humorous anecdote about a prankish shopper and a dramatic moralizing scene featuring a young lawyer and a race-related tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Col. Drake
Titusville
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Olean
Standard Oil Company
Bradford
Williamsport
Standard
Charlies Lockart
Pittsburgh
Europe
Lay Representation Debate in Philadelphia Conference
The M F Church in Philadelphia debated lay representation at the General Conference. A proposal for one lay per six charges was defeated after lengthy discussion. A second plan sought equalizing ministerial and lay voice by lowering ministerial delegates and adding a lay delegate per minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F
PHILADELPHIA
M. E. General Conference
orn Presiding Elder
Committee
J. M. Buckley
Davis reviews Benjamin as poet statesman and lawyer
The New Orleans Times-Democrat presents Mr. Davis's interview outlining Judah P. Benjamin's character. Davis praises his gentle, conciliatory manner, silvery voice, broad knowledge, and legal rigor. He recalls Benjamin's memory as a poetry and fiction storehouse and notes his Tennyson recitations to lift spirits amid dark times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Benjamin
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Jefferson Davis
Judah P. Benjamin
Tennyson
Louisiana
green
Davis Pays Tribute To Mr Benjamin For Confederate Service
Davis honors Mr Benjamin for valued services in the Confederate cabinet reflecting on his wartime leadership and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Mr. Benjamin
Four Heads From The Devil Sermon And Conference Note
A sermon divides the sermon text from First Peter five into four heads while noting the General Conference of the U Church decision on licensing and ordaining women to preach. It notes that over one third favored licensing women as exhorters and local preachers with a Farmer potatoes remark by Rev Curry and observations on women speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
General Conference of the
U. Church
Methodist brethren
Curry
Will Soon Be Here Poem Fragment and Funny Obituary Note
A rhymed verse about lovers in Sunday clothes eager for spring romance ends with a playful misadventure as a bashful swain hides from a bull dog. Also included is a Kilkenny reader’s humorous correction to a newspaper obituary noting errors about his birth Dublin and reasons for retirement and death.
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Kilkenny
Dublin
Cork
Animal water needs in cold weather warnings
WatTlN warns that not all water is pure in cold weather and urges giving animals clean water. Do not force hogs to drink from shallow sources where they ingest unhealthy matter, as some people believe any water is acceptable and that choice can spread disease.
Parker's Tonic renamed and defended by farmer speaker
In West Milton New York a bucolic philosopher defends women and praises Parker's Tonic after recounting his wife’s recovery from dyspepsia and nervous illness. The advertisement notes the product will be renamed Parker's Tonic and confirms genuine bottles bear Hiscox & Co. signature.
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West Milton
Saratoga county
New York
Lhe
George T. Graham
ParkiEn
Wiod
PARKER'S Tonic
PARKER’s GINGER
Hiscox & Co
Young Woman Displeased by Ice Cream Flavor
A young lady believed to oppose iman made a scene while enjoying ice cream. When asked what fault she found, she said the flavor tasted like shaving soap. She struggled to keep a calm demeanor as follow up questions were asked.
Polishing the Wrong End and Hair Loss Cue
A paragraph notes daily boot polishing distracts men from hair care leading to premature graying and hair loss. It claims Parker's Hair Balsam stops hair loss and restores color, offering an elegant dressing free from grease.
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Parker
A Quiet Courtship Near the Hearth
A bashful suitor sits by the fire hoping to draw near the beloved. He becomes bolder as his heart thumps, eyes her with shy longing, and contemplates asking for consent from her mother and sire. He learns the Squire might seal the match if she agrees.
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Denton
WM. A. STEWART
GHANNAHAN
RIGHTSON
HaRDWARE
SOUTH BEND
AEMINGTON
ROLAND AND WIARD
TAYLOR & WEBSTER WAGONS
SHANNAHAN & WRIGHTSON
EASTON, MD
TABER ORGANS
INSTRUMENTS
TABER ORGAN CO
WORCESTER
MASS
rhe
Tarde
NOAH WALKER & CO
Baltimore Street
Wheeler Transportation Line
CHOPTANK RIVER
Minnie Wheeler
MINNIE
WHEELER
MILLSBONO
Tuckahoe Creek
Cook’s Landing
Canada Point
Reesa Landing
Ganey'a McCarter
St. Medforda
Neturuolug
Light St
Lattimore
R. G. STEVENS
Agt
ity Landing
Agts
EMONY & NEAVITT
South Street
GREENSBORO
Maryland
s a
WM. H. COHEE
Parnell
ieee
GHINGHER
Brick
M.L. BLANCHARD
P. O
Bridgeville, Del
A. WILLIAMS
Eastern Bay
THOMAS O'DONNELL
A. A. WHITE
Puruie W. Downes
M.S. Murchten
DENTON, Mo
Caroline
AGARD TOM
wwe
Proprietor
Jti
Inte
THE
DAVIS SEWING MACHINE CO
WATERTOWN, N
Tremont St
Boston
Chestnut St
Public Square
Ohio
Jackson St
Chicago
T. W. SMITH
RIDGELY, MD
GIBLEY
Bibley
Sibley
Dakota
Rochester
HIRAM SIBLEY & CO
N. V
Delaware
Thomas Bayard
Tom
UNSEEN HAND
TN PETROLEUM
Jacob
Fred
Douglass
Ravertin
de jedge
Jane Mariar
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