Beech Grove Returns for Alice Lynde After Strain
A Civil War era tale shows Alice Lynde, wife of lawyer Charles Lynde, torn by economic strain and a suspected infidelity as he pursues wealth for their children. A sudden distance ends when Charles secretly buys and restores Beech Grove, returning her to a home she once abandoned, prompting a vow to trust him and endure future trials.
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Beech Grove
Charles
Mrs. Lynde
Carry
Lynde
Alice
Alice Lynde
Dr. Carson
Bethiah Lamb
Brigham
Priscilla Forbes
Frank
Lucy
Charles Lynde
New York
Dean AnLion
C. L
Thad
Mr. Lynde
Blue
Iome
Sam
Elegy for a Lost Beloved One in Paradise
A Freeport Journal poem laments a young woman death, recalling spring and autumn, violets and roses, bright eyes in heaven, and the family’s sorrow. The speaker mourns the missing presence, asks if death ends a life, and seeks comfort in faith and memories as they bow their heads in prayer.
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Paradise
The Wife's Surprise Scene With Mrs Lynde And Doctor
A fragment shows Mrs Lynde and Litue Carry Lynde in a domestic scene with a doctor debating family plans. The dialogue hints at expense and social expectations while a character named Carson speaks with a confident air amid intimate household tension.
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Lynde
Laegard
Carson
Lawyer Albert Wenzel Dies After Medfield Self-harm Attempt
Albert A. Wenzel, the Medfield Massachusetts lawyer who shot and wounded himself in a personal crisis, died last Thursday two weeks after the incident. He lingered long enough to repeat the rash act before his death.
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Albert A. Wenzel
Medfield
Mass
Nasby recounts Ku Klux prank and riotous defeat in Kentucky
A satirical first person tale dated April 10 1871 describes Nasby and a Klansman expedition in Garrettstown Kentucky. The account details a mismanaged ride on a stubborn horse, brutal local reactions by white residents and Black residents, threats and punishment at the town pump, and a dejected retreat.
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Akhord
Joe Digler
Pollock
Elijer Lubbock
Hez Ailua
Issaker Gavitt
Joins
Challengin Committee
Bilin
Justis Uv
Ctarretstown
Bascom
Ku Klux Klan
Garrettstown
Okkashun
Uyem
Hollock
Joe Bigler
Joe
Hoss
Scenes in Japan Describe Tokyo Street Life and Homes
A visitor outlines Tokyo’s vast Tokedia Street and crowded avenues, noting footwide pavements, absence of wheeled transport, and the wooden city built like toy houses. He describes Japanese homes raised on earth, shoe removal as etiquette, sliding partitions, bamboo mats, and the practice of sleeping on the floor with a crescent rocker pillow guiding rest.
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Tokedia
Yeddo
Japan
Existance
Tambling Self Adjusting Curtain Fixture Patent Ad
The cut depicts Tambling’s curtain fixture patented by W H Tambling of Eloroy Freeport Illinois. It claims simple cheap durable design that raises and lowers curtains via a central string and tassels, holds position at top middle or bottom, requires little capital, easy to apply to any window, and suits paper or cloth curtains. Freeport, March 3, 187.. Merchants in Freeport endorse its durability and economy, testifying it outperforms similar devices and is not liable to jam.
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Tambling
W. H. Tambling
Eleroy Stephenson Tllinois
Freeport
Freep
Illinois
Stephens Letter Supports Rejection of Reconstruction as Final
Alexander II, Stephens writes in support of the Mobile Register article that rejects the Reconstruction acts as irreversible facts and dead issues. The letter endorses viewing the measures as unsettled and urges continued resistance to implementation.
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Alexander II
Stephens
Mobile Register
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