A Proposal of Today in a Regency Parlor
Mr Markham quietly confesses he hopes to marry Miss Greatorex, who hesitantly accepts after a long exchange about love and marriage as a practical bond. They debate dining, travel, and the value of romance, while Lord Mendip arrives to toast the engagement and hint at family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr.Markham
Greatorex
Markham
George Huot
Allzs Greatorex
Hamlet
Greatorex Abbey
Bang
Tifenn
Ede
Sue
India
Shab Aliw
Ahmedabad
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Momma
Adeliza
Loa
Mr. Markbany
Markhan
Mr. Markham
Witton Lryill Coe
Markhem II
Lic
Tord Mendip
Eton
Mendip
Mendig
Mies Creatorex
Tallein
Tove
Waverly Magazine
Westminster Gazette
Tornado Observation By A H Gale At Bassett Neb
An 1889 abstract from Bassett Nebraska details eyewitness A Brown’s sighting of a tornado's formation. The report describes the funnel’s emergence from a cloud, the ground path of 5.75 miles to 10 miles, a width of one to three rods, and a 38 to 40 mile total track with a southerly progression. The fall of debris and color change accompany the atmospheric event witnessed near Johnston and a cornfield impact two and a half miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
A. H. Gale
Bassett
A. Brown
Johnston
Mr. Brown
Spanish guns trained on the White House
A trio of cannon captured by Dewey at Manila on May 4 1808 now adorns the east front of the War State and Navy building in Washington pointing toward the White House. One gun, the Belicosa, was
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Dewey
Manila
War
State
Navy
Washington
White House
Curious Method of Making Max salen Wee
The text describes a curious Chinese wax production involving minute insects found in brown excrescences on an evergreen tree called the insect tree. Galls are gathered in May and transported at night to market towns to prevent insect emergence. The insects are then placed on a wax tree stump and made into swall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Walla
Liberian Navy Sunk as Gunboats Fail in Harbor
The Liberian fleet suffered a total loss during peacetime. The gunboat Rocktown sank in Monrovia harbor at five fathoms while the Goronmal capsized at St Paul’s River during upkeep. The Liberian admiral commands a four oared boat as the president seeks replacement ships. The Chilean Times notes a photograph showing the Mexican bread oven context.
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Rocktown
Monrovia
Goronnmmal
St. Paul's River
Republic of Liberia
Republic
Insect Wax Harvest and Other Notable Oddities
The text describes wax-creating insects on ly i wood oil trees, their cocoon-like wax coat forming in months, and the wax harvest process. It also mentions a patented sword and pistol combination by B Reyes of Monterey Mexico, and notes on bread ovens, street dogs in Havin, and a large offertory in Sydney related to Carpentaria Cathedral.
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Hanod
Othears
England
B. Reyes
Monterey
Mexico
Australia
Carpentaria
Sydney
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Aan
Troy
Daniel Leake
Salisbury
William II
Russia
Marie Christiny
Italy
Tropolt
Belgium
Younel
Japan
Theodore Walter
Ainslee
America
Europe
Fungiireben
Hungary
Santa Clara
Java
Ula
Steeks
Waverly
Carlo IV
Seville
Navy Department
Max Salen
Hayna
Uvens TX
Whicimaixigans
Rake Dread
Hhese
Callaghan
WM. Schweigert & Co, Jewelers
Lea Messstsists
Bleakley
Twvo
Jackson Street
Broadway
Augusta
Jouvin
Butterick
W. J. Rutherford
Sluterls
F. Kohlruss
Insurance
Burnett & Griffin
Owensboro
Russall
Sean
Gho.p.cobeb
Atigal
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