Widow's jealousy turns epic chase into wedding tale
In Glen dale widow Mary Burbridge pursues the widower contractor Thomas Parker after rumors accuse him of courting another woman. A night of misadventures ends with Parker saving her and a confession of love. They marry within two weeks as the gossip misreads a prior romance, revealed later to involve another couple.
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Eyuates BS. Richardson
Josten
Glendale
Thomas Parker
Burbridge
Mary
Thomas
Langdon White
Old Gorgon on Colleges and the Harvard education
Pierrepont receives a letter arguing college education blends classroom learning with social growth. It praises study, character, and quick thinking, comparing education to eating and stressing that college builds judgment and self control as much as intellect. It warns that fools remain fools whether or not they attend college.
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Pierrepont
Harvard
Ingre
Dream vision of social injustice and call to action
The dream portrays widespread crime and misery, with cries of pain from workers, victims of poverty, and defrauded women. A divine message offers a path: aid some hearts, remember the forgotten, and do your best within your sphere. The excerpt ends noting related discussions on Louisiana Purchase dollars and coinage history.
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F. A. Breck
What is home without a father and a man’s toil
A Stevens County Missouri Reveille note contrasts the common view of home as shaped by mothers with a tribute to fathers. It depicts fathers waking early, cooking, earning, paying rents, guarding homes, and facing danger, while mothers sew and prepare food. The piece ends with a humorously blunt student reply about what feeds and outfits shoes.
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Dad
Mother
Stevens County
Reveille
Sighs Was Mer Terror. It Would Cough Pearly All Night
A fragmentary reader letter from Mrs. Chas Applegate of Alasan ria Tod describes a long night of coughing and fatigue from consumption. The note claims a tonic will cure coughs colds and bronchitis, with trial bottles at a local drug store. An odd arithmetic puzzle about counting siblings and deaths appears amid the text.
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Chas
Applegate
Alasan Ria
Tod
Mro
H. M. Schosider & Co
A Singular Malady Claims David Vetter in Michigan
Nine years ago David Vetter of Qukwood Michigan was diagnosed with a rheumatic disease that attacked his joints. Progression left him unable to chew, then to open his mouth and eventually death approached. He endured a liquid diet and finally a tooth extraction provided a route for nourishment before death. The piece weaves personal anecdotes and local ads into a somber obituary style.
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David Vetter
Qukwood
Mich
Uncle Reuben Endorses Chamberlain Stomach Tablets
In a promoting voice Uncle Reuben extols Chamberlain's Stomach Tablets as mild and pleasant to take, claiming they invite an extra slice of bacon for breakfast. He contrasts them with other laxatives and dyspepsia medicines and notes they are for sale by Mrs. H. M. Schneiders & Co.
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Reuben
Chamberlain
Mrs. H. M. Schneiders & Co
Water Irrigation Notice from Eureka Water Works
Notice to those wishing to irrigate gardens may obtain water from 7 to 8 a m and 6 to 7 p m with extra charges per garden site. Water may be cut off at any time if scarce and a $2 fee applies to reactivation. M M Fusroure, Eureka Water Works Superintendent, Eureka Nevada May 14 1903.
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M. M. Fusroure
Eureka Water Works
Eureka
Nevada
W. D Dimick
Ai Chiler
WD Dimick
Malientato
Unie
Ma Alta
Sed
Tua
WD. Dimick
Devessed Sureke
Maytet
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