Annie Conquers Fenton Party Dream But Toothache Won
Annie misses Miss Fenton party due to a painful toothache and dreams of opportunity through Miss Fenton's nephew Godfrey. At home she endures gossip with sisters Rose and Maud, while the family shares breakfast and stories of the eventful night. Annie later recovers, and the household discusses the party's aftermath.
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Annie
Miss Fenton
Rose
Maud
Aunt Anne
Missa Fenton
Wace
Godfry Fenton
En Lessan
Aving
Godfrey
Alia
Road
Matt
Matty
Benton
Mr. Lacy
Mand’a
Mr. Fenton
Dallas
Sulka
Montague
Annis
Mr. Montague
Papa
Mrs. Montague
Sunday Afternoon at Miss Fentons and a Pennsylvanian Blaze
In Miss Fentons parlor Godfrey Fenton idles away the Sunday while nephew and aunt argue over church, love, and social pretenses. A later report describes a dramatic gas well near Tarentum, its 40 foot flame lighting the night as crowds gather and observers recount heat, sound, and potential business deals with several firms.
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Miss Fenton
Godfrey Fenton
Sunday Times
Straightwalk
Godfrey
Pennsylvania
J. Cummings
Tarentum
Butler
Larden’s Mill
Wm. Hervey
Mr. Hervey
J. T Vandegrift
J. McAllister
Hostetter Graff
Bennett & Co
Pennsylvania Salt Co
Columbia Conduit Co
Sarenburg
Montague Mansion Weddings Spark Gossip and Romance
A fragment from Cincinnati Times describes a complex love triangle culminating in a first wedding the next summer, with Godfrey Fenton and Me. Fenton importing excitement among Montague relatives. Rose claims a moonlit kiss shadows the scene, and Annie is noted wearing a diamond ring. The story hints at a second wedding later that year as Maud navigates shifting affections.
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gAtinte Montagua
Indy
Mine’ Penton
Fenton
Godfrey
Mr. Montague
Mrs. Montague
Goodfrey
Maud
Mr. Lacy
Rosa
Montague Mansion
Mra
Montague
Cincinnati Times
Robin Redbreast and the Farewell Summer Tale
In Devonshire and Wales the robin is linked with mercy and charity. The legend portrays the bird bearing water to quench a burning pit and enduring the fire for mankind. Children are urged to feed robins in gratitude, noting Yorkshire folk’s horror of harming the bird.
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Robin
Switzerland
France
Sporsman
Mr. Chambers
Suffolk
Eng
Wren
Cock Robin
Duck Robin
Cymbeline
Robins
Thomas Johnson
Devonshire
Wales
Prometheus
Yorkshire
Husbands and Home Made Shirts in a Trove of Wit
A humorous Troy Times excerpt recounts men critiquing home made shirts. Observers note poor fit from waist to neck, short sleeves with tiny buttons, and skirts like roundabouts. The piece ends with men muttering wives should stop sewing at home.
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Troy Times
Bob
Perfume Origins and Key Flower Producers
The article outlines major perfume plant sources in France and Italy, highlighting Grasse, Montpellier, Nimes, Vannes, Nice, and Cannes. It notes vast outputs of violet, orange blossom, acacia, and rose leaves, with Cannes distilleries consuming large quantities to produce neroli oil and other essences. It mentions the intensive extraction of ethereal oils and the French role in global perfumery.
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France
Piedmont
Montpellier
Grasse
Nimes
Vannes
Nice
Cannes
Thia
Postal regulations for third class matter and mail safety
A fragment outlines postal rules for third class matter including pamphlets magazines and samples not exceeding 12 ounces, with prohibited items such as poisons and obscene books. It notes prepaid postage at 1 cent per pound and emphasizes safety to prevent damage to mail bags and postal personnel.
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Rte
Playing the Ear Trump and Two Boston Editors
Two Boston editors take a New Hampshire fishing trip and visit a farmstead. An elderly farmer calls to his boy Timothy in the distance about the new ox yoke found in the corn crib. The editors become loud hearing aids for a deaf man, share a joke, and recount the tale at home.
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Boston
Doldged
New Hampshire
Ben
Timothy
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Family Circle
Icianque
Cornell
Dells
Tella
Attif
Hhis Art
Marri
New York
Mr. Dallas
St. Paul
Mr. Hee
Robin Redbreast
Blake
Stephenson St. Bigelow's Old Stand
Permently
Blake & Blake's
Bigelow
J. Mease
Toon
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