Lesson in courage and false friendship at school
Lesley faces pressure to please friends over duty, endures a dangerous pony ride, suffers mockery, and learns a harsh lesson about true friendship. Curran’s balloon plot and a fatal consequence reveal the cost of drinking to dull fear, while a town balloon ascent ends in tragedy and a judge of hangings comments on humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ilmont
Lesley
Charles Warner
Fred Moore
Ed. Hampton’s
Muner
Fred
Moore
Fred. Moore
Schoal
Hampton
Butt
Hal
Lesley Halfrose
Ife
James Curran
Curran
Serip
Mayder
Rubber Balls Made By Hand In An Old Process
A Hol yoke writer describes hollow rubber ball production. Strips of double convex rubber joined with naptha paste form balls about the size of Brazil nuts. Ammonia inside expands under heat, mold vulcanizes, and iron frames hold the molds tight. The finished balls have a smooth surface with minimal mold marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Iris
Carter’s Little Nerve Pills Ad Copy
An copied vintage advertisement promotes Carter’s Little Nerve Pills for nervousness sleeplessness and indigestion. It claims relief is sure and notes the price 25 cents per vial sold by Emmert and Burrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Emmert & Burrell
Prince Alexander Plans Bulgarian Palace and Public Park
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, heir to a 1.5 million legacy from the late Russian empress, will build a grand Sofia palace in the new quarter near the east end. Bishop Gligor donated a scenic park near ustchak, to be opened to the public three hours daily for all time, boosting the prince’s popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Trojer
Bulgaria
Russia
Sofia
Fospodar
Gligor
Ustchak
Congregationalists Organize 56 Islands Churches and Missions
The Congregationalists have organized fifty six churches in the Sandwich Islands with churches and salaried ministers. They have contributed four thousand dollars to missions elsewhere and six thousand to build a Chinese church in Honolulu. American missionaries there educate their children on the islands, influencing New England families whose descendants form a large part of the population, potentially filling the native population decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregationalists
Sandwich Islands
Honolulu
New England
I Wish I Was a Star and You a Comet
A flirtatious dialogue between two lovers pivots on a playful fantasy. He smiles as she dreamy and earnest explains she would prefer him as a comet who visits only once every fifteen hundred years. The exchange blends romance with whimsy and a hint of longing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Josh Billings
Chuck
Ada
United States
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Mary A. Wood Gr
Aiseter
Fréd
Moorb
Francemante
Marwood
Rotherham
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
Wood
Aylesbury
Taike
Horncastle
London
Spurgeon
Rockland
North End
Blaine
Lockland Cour. Ver
Waver
California
Los Angels
San Bueneventura
Ops
Buch
Mandrake
Yandelion
D .C
Cracoman
Hop Bitters Blix. Co
Rochester
Toronto
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