Peril of the Miners Union Warns Against Violent Fallout
From yesterday's Philadelphia North American the piece argues that mine operators seek to provoke conflict with striking miners through fortifications mercenaries and heightened security measures. It urges miners to avoid violence, remain loyal to leaders and public peace, and criticizes Republicans over the looming state convention.
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Phila
North American
Wilkesbarre
Coal Trust
Julia Mitchell
St Pauls Loft and Wedding Promise at Easter Service
At Easter the St Pauls congregation occupies a new church with quaint English features and a chancel display by the altar guild. Philip Harrison and Mildred Allen clash over a past flirt as a ladder mishap delays the vow, but reconciliation leads to a postponed wedding noted two months later as the couple walk down the aisle for solemnization.
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Philip Harrison
Mildred Allen
St. Pan's
Philip
Hind
Milly
Mildred
Harrison
Jennie Adams
Philopena
Jennie
Ilis
Phil
Jim
Gladstone and Irving in Ravenswood Spotlight
A Chambers Journal writer recalls Gladstone's enthusiasm for Irving’s acting as he attended the first night of Ravenswood in September 1800. Over dinner in Edinburgh he questions how Irving staged key scenes, noting Gladstone’s later political attack on the government and his praise for Scott’s Bride of Lammermoor.
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Irving
Mr. Gladstone
Ravenswood
Edinburgh
Midlothian
Chambers’ Journal
Scott
Toads as Pets and Their Housebound Ways
A reader describes neighbors keeping tree toads as interior pets. The toads roam the house, catch flies, return by door noises, and use a sand bed and a water pan for bathing. They hibernate indoors, burying in sand during winter, all under Good Housekeeping observation.
Sensible Selfishness Prompts Frugal Night Off
A reader urges sensible selfishness after payday, advising saving for personal comfort and family rather than sharing with indifferent peers. It questions slot play and costly liquor, suggesting to improve home life or support spouse and children.
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Atchison Globe
MISTAKE SOMEWHERE Why the Colonel Stopped His Score of Chinamen at Five
The colonel recounts a China tale where boatmen refuse to pull him from a canal claiming it is fate. After a clash over vengeance, he halts his score at five and walks away, noting the lesson that self rescue and restraint matter in perilous waters. Then an Apple Trees piece extols beauty and utility of apples in suburban gardens with shade and fruit.
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China
Bores
Boston Globe
Tennyson
London
The Palate Lock and the Leek Remedy Tale
A Virginia imported servant girl sits on the floor with hair arranged in a shiny black nimbus as the mistress discovers her. The maid explains she is pulling a curl to ease a sore throat and seek a leek to cure the tickle, in a humorous misinterpretation of a recipe.
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Virginia
New York Times
Saxony Forests and Their Wealth of Water Power
Saxony boasts a highly regulated forest system that yields revenue and enhances scenery drawing many tourists each summer. The forests protect waters from the Erzgebirge and Saxon Switzerland, supplying material and the water power for numerous pulp paper and saw mills that employ thousands.
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Saxony
Sumer
Erzgebirge
Switzerland
Might Have Been Worse Char dear horse bet remark
In a Washington Star snippet a woman scolds and consoles a bettor after a horse race. Mrs Torkins reflects on her poor judgment, while noting the horse beat other entrants in the next race. The exchange preserves a light, humorous mood about racing outcomes.
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Mra. Torkins
Washington Star
Pay Your Debts Says Dangerous Advice
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt Gagzen topples the notion of happiness tied to debt and urges Swayback to pay what is owed. Swayback claims poverty, prompting Gagzen to suggest borrowing money to settle debts despite the lack of funds.
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Gagzen
Swayback
Detroit Free Press
Inspectioun
Truths Chances Declares His Book A Historical Novel
The Boston Transcript notes that calling the work a historical novel clashes with history itself even in small details. Frederick adds it might be true in some respects.
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William
Frederick
Boston Transcript
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