The Kiss That Changed a Life at Upsala University
A tale from Upsala Sweden follows a penniless student who earns a kiss from a governor’s daughter in a public square. The bold act leads to a bet, courtship, and the student’s rise as a renowned scholar, marrying the governor’s daughter and founding a family famed for virtue and success.
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University of
Upsala
Sweden
Apesta
Upland
Axi
Crlind
Creay
Schalara
Stephen
Last Hours of a Single Gentleman at St Marys Church
Edward Pinkney, aged about twenty eight, drank tea and dined with friends before walking to a planned melancholy ceremony at St Marys Church where he attempted to wed Mary Ann Gale. After breakfast he wrote letters, ensured his valuables were distributed, and, at eleven, arrived at the scene. The ceremony proceeded to the moment of the vows when asked to marry, he responded I am aw ake and the ring was placed on Miss Gale, leading to an unexpected end as he died from a self inflicted act of despair.
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Fromite
London
Powell
Tengue
Haloquet
Les
Heney
Anving
Setond
Lite
Miss Gala
Pinkney
Miss
Raephe Pon
Collin
Europe
Assengers
Mary
Thomas B. Cropper
Washer-woman Rescued as East Boston Flood Traps Infants
During a late storm a washer-woman left her two children in a basement in East Boston at London and Decatur streets. High waters blocked both streets. rescuers found the cradle afloat with the infants safe, the mother overwhelmed by fear for their safety.
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London
Decatur Streets
Boston
Liverpool Street
London Street
Journal
London Living. Costs in London for Americans
An American observer details how London life remains costly for strangers, especially Americans, with lodging and meals priced steeply from Morley's palace hotel to Queen Street houses. The writer quotes lodging, board, and servant charges, notes rising costs with influxes of visitors, and recounts a six month rental near Hyde Park plus daily meal and fuel estimates. The piece also mentions social anecdotes about Jenny Lind and a humorous tale of a baby named James, reflecting contemporary society and travel costs.
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London
Segson
New York
Teun
Duke of Engind
England
Morley’s
W.nabeb
Marley's
Queen
General Post Office
Mic
Petit
Albert
Strand
Hyde Park
A Lament by Miss Prenz Cakey
A fragmented period piece recalls childhood joys and a grim descent into crime. The narrator, a sister to a brother, sketches tender memories as a shipboard drama unfolds with a captain and mother grieving a lost child. Interwoven are scientific notes, moral tales, and European news blurbs.
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Prenont
Ohio
Ng Wrugerand & Co
Peiene
Edandtghe Paints
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Act
Fremont
Oid
Wopertson
Deauelier
Sandusky County
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Higkin
Corennar
Store Counilor At
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Chennery
Chuvibes
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Chuck Fremont
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Asnenar
Weber
Roebland
Frewont
Edgerton
Mt Law
Otto
Rawson
Pigwon
Kad
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Oig
Dickensn
Dore
Biceniheris
Tor Coliiton Parijes
Clark & Kridler
Direcoor
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Satock
Farniah
Ned Mart Renee
Joseph Cochrane
Riera
AERT
Baekiana
J. F. &. Sebring
Giligeve
Wititew Editvorans
Eremons
IGANFIELD &@ MITCHELL
Gans & Pistols
Partinck
Ric
Front Street
Deal
Gideon
Ned Reevi
Dawie
Miller
Philip Maxwell
Leppelman
Monterey House
Woodville
Ar Benjamin Neerer
Dietens
Wight
Eter
Jane
Rome
Lever
Urenor
Anxsy
Lexpave
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Mr. Haneningtop
Jenny Lind
Cincinnati
Jenny
Jimmy
James
Wheeling
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Gazette
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Marden
Mudd
Lot
Maydon Gurard
Miss Prenz
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W. C. Bond
Cambridge Observatory
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Austria
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Turk
Thay
Sam Naila
Avimtria
Africa
Spain
Asis
Belgium
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Poland
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Great Britain
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