Ship of Dreams Author Faces Failing Home Auction
Abraham Rose and Angeline, longtime Shoreville residents, bid farewell to their decaying home after losing it in an auction. With a handcart and a borrowed bench, they walk a hidden bypath toward the old ladies’ home, seeking privacy as the town pities them and an old man offers a last, fragile gesture of help.
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Abraham Rose
Angeline
Abe'e
Uniuok
Anney
Angy
Abe
Boxwood
Abraham
Lotsa
Shoreville
Thea
Ishmael
Captain Rover
Cap'n
Rose
Jehmeel
Auction brings $100 for Cap'n Rose shoulder aid
The butcher's boy reports the Old Ladies' home auction closed with Cap'n Rose's shoulder selling at a hundred dollars plus two cents and a postage stamp. Miss Abigail scolds the boy for his hard edge as inmates wait for a welcome home.
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Angy
Abe
Abigail
New York
French Surgeons Question Brain Necessity in Modern Cases
Dr Ed Ennes Destot reports three cases suggesting brain lack need not impede function. A 12 year old in Lyons recovered after brain loss from a fall, a mason with frontal brain loss regained faculties after 15 days unconscious, and an Algiers patient died after two months with no brain found post mortem.
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Edenns Destot
Tribunal
Seine
Daniel Molliere
Lyons
Dester
Bruch
Algiers
Bees Favor Blue as Favorite Color, Says Lubbock
The late Sir John Lubbock, famed bee expert, showed through long study that bees prefer blue flowers most. He found bees visit about 25 flowers per minute and stay with the same flower species during each field visit.
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Sir John Lubbock
Sir John
Felda
Domestic tips and remedies in a 19th century missive
A collection of household advice covers boric acid as a disinfectant for mouths eyes burns and wounds with instructions for dilutions and storage plus a graham mush dessert a fragrant hibiscus like sachet powder as deodorizer and a pie made from apple sauce and whipped cream Forewarnings about a sick room chair and sugar on oatmeal conclude the piece with practical domestic guidance
Traveler senses sweetness near Andrausine in the air
A traveler obsesses over a grateful sweetness near him as Andrausine’s forehead remains bare. The benediction of the air is noted in a lyrical, contemplative moment.
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Andrausine
Seasonal Dishes and Home Cooked Treats
A column of practical kitchen guidance covers frying eggplant slices after draining juice, making apple and coffee cakes from bread sponge, Cottage Pudding with Raisin Sauce, and Sultana Sauce. It includes cooking steps, proportions, and baking instructions for these home recipes.
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Sarah
Tommy
Ellie
Nancy Smith
Folke
Ainner
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