The Old Pump on First Street Not Far Up From Swan
A tale set on a cliffside and bay describes a Man from town who pursues a country Girl amid seaside life, encounters a Native and a country flirt, and faces heartbreak as summer ends when the Girl reveals she is engaged to another man. The Man’s bold schemes collapse, leaving him humiliated and alone.
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Tir-t
First Street
Piest Street
Swan
Dwi
Stern Toll
Swit
Janie Rowe
Albany
Arg
Sam
Jove
London
Thad
Tremellen Cove Mystery Meet With Doris Carew
In Tremellen cove a tense encounter unfolds between a hostile man and Doris Carew of the Martyns, who politely names the cove and her father’s ownership. She defuses the moment with a graceful gesture, inviting a fresh start as friends arrive for a picnic. The scene blends coastal calm with social tension as introductions slip toward cordiality.
Gentlewoman Quips on Wind Sea and a Heavy Heart
A fragment from a Victorian voice depicts a man crossing a bay by boat while his words grow heavy. He complains of the wind and sea plus the Native and the Girl, whose weighty remarks dominate his thoughts, rendering his journey a mood piece rather than action.
Wandering Scholars of Old Time and Their Lessons
In former times gypsying was part of a scholar's life as he journeyed across Europe in search of study. Begging laws relaxed in his favor and only a book or two in hand, he walked on with a staff. These men were among the era’s most cultured minds, their heads under worn bonnets debating Aristotle and Plato. Goldsmith, freshly freed from college life, roamed with his flute, embodying the generous spirit in his works.
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Tie
Tilseeif Iean
Doris Carew
Tremellen Cove
Sam
Martyns
Europe
Demalion Bonnet
Goldsmith
Macmillan’s Magazine
Porter township voter mix in Pike county Pa
The Philadelphia Record notes 16 voters on the registry in Porter township, Pike county, all Democrats except one, "Uncle Billy" Rake. He lives five miles from neighbors, farms small, and holds township supervisor, auditor, clerk and inspector of election. He says Democrats are short and he fills what's left. no contest has beaten him for 42 years.
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Philadelphia Record
Porter Township
Pike County
Billy” R. Rake
Billy
Jehoshaphat
The Tallest of the Baptists a Lady
Miss Anna Luman of Mount Carmel says she is the tallest Baptist at 6 feet 6 inches in full dress and 143 pounds. She notes her father is 6 feet 4 inches and 313 pounds, her mother 5 feet 5, and her brothers are Luman Bros furniture dealers of Winchester. She is a farmer with over 100 acres. She adds she is a bachelor who hopes for a partner she can look up to.
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Colonel Craddock
Paris
Anna Luman
Mount Carmel
The
Baptist Association
Mayslick
Luman Bros
Winchester
Telegraphy Before Morse Day Reconstructs Early Signaling
Excerpt notes that heliographic signaling from Pike's Peak to Denver mirrors Washington's army at Valley Forge in communicating with Congress at York and predates Morse. It observes the same telegraphy used for "for writing" long before Morse's experiment in Washington Square.
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Morse
Pike's Peak
Denver
Washington
Valley Forge
Congress
York
Washington Square
New York Sun
Curing Tobacco Methods and Tools Through Time
The article describes sun curing tobacco by air in barns and scaffolds with ventilated, airtight structures. It notes open fires still used in some areas, requiring careful heat control. It predicts air curing will replace old fire-based methods, referencing Farm, Field and Fireside.
Phonograph in Newsrooms Sparks Journalistic Debate
The London Chronicle discusses printers adopting voice to type via phonograph in offices for copy. It praises potential efficiency and a new oral journalism school, but notes punctuation challenges and dialects may hinder readability. It imagines a future era freed from tedious writing yet wary of cumbersome voice interpretation.
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London Chronicle
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Wesperron
OTDM
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Boys’ Furnishing
Baltimore
Acgme Haie
Baltimore & Charles Sts
Happy Albany
Arelli
Deuce
Nin
Jock
Ife
Henley
South Bend
J.M. Beaven
Oliver
Gale
Syracuse
McCormick
Richard T. Carter
W. W. Tunis & Bro. Lumber Company
Tunis Mills
R. S. Fountain
W. W. Tunis & Bro. Lumber
Fife
Fen
Oulanyo Stationers Daal Fugrpeprohepem Sp
Lapann Fap
Pny Ager Pufing
Lsaguhupe
Ballinoye St
Brown
Brown Chemical CO
Bowie
FE. M. Dean
Gluck’'S
Sele
George TS Redden
Reading Coal
Aivant
STOVE
Igiz
L. B. Towers
Denton Bridge
Viatina
U.S. Dental Association
North Charles Street
N. Ww
Wherown
Denton, WI
Thinagura
Thinacura CO
Broadway
New York
Szudies
Balmoral
Devon
la. R. Beauchamp
Uncle Billy
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