Lide Annn Potter's Wedding
Lide Ann plans a pretend wedding for her ill sister Sarah Belle to please her, choosing a dead cousin the groom. Victor Trimmer offers to marry Lide Ann instead, sparking a dangerous interior choice between duty and love as neighbors watch. In the end Sarah Belle inspires a real wedding with Victor as groom and Lide Ann as bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lide Ann
Old Dolly
Trimmer’s
Ella
Mrs. Trimmer
Sarah Belle
Weddin
Joseph
India
Holt
Dr. Wall
Jenny
Martha Miller Potter
Victor Trimmer
Lide Ann Potter
Victor
Sarah
Belle
Tage Ann
Camp life on the Montreal river trek in 1909 noted
The narrative recalls a 1909 expedition starting February 14, camping 12 times before reaching the Montreal river on March 16. It details rough trails, heavy packs, improvised tents, cold weather, and ice conditions at Smoothwater Lake, with mentions of toboggans, snow shoes, and occasional river ice. It also touches on the Hudson's Bay Company's early fur trade and Prince Rupert's licensed trade with Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Smoothwater Lake
Latchford
Gonganda
Elklake
Charles I
Prince Rupert
Hudson’s Bay
Hudson’s Bay Company
England
Edmonton
Athabasca
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
Grandmother’s Unusual Farm Tales Inspire Curiosity
A man recalls his grandmother on the farm who prided herself on bold tricks such as seizing hornets and smashing them, later finding a hornet had somehow wrapped around her finger. She also fed chopped snakes to chickens, claiming milk snakes lent Thanksgiving flavor to the meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandfather
Reminded Him of Home by the Granite Commonwealth Hall
A man recalls a boyhood near Bea con hill and the new spectacular Commonwealth of Massa edifice, reflecting on home memories tied to the landmark.
Not one of the old Spanish towns of Cuba but a source of inspiration
Sir Henry Johnston notes Camaguey as nearly 400 years old and deeply Spanish with narrow streets carved wood balconies and sixteenth century churches. He praises its Moorish hints in architecture and its pure Spanish descent 60 000 inhabitants. He also describes Santiago de Cuba as a vibrant city with exuberant color houses palm-fringed harbors and surrounding mountains offering a striking color cure for melancholia.
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Cuba
Henry Johnston
Camaguey
Spain
Santiago
Santiago de Cuba
The Folly of Profanity In Old Times Moral Lessons
A Knoxville Journal and Tribune editorial urges that mothers once washed mouths with soap to curb profanity. It argues that polished speakers rely on weight of words, not swearing, and cites public figures who overuse profane emphasis as a flaw to avoid.
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Knooxville Journal and Tribune
Robin Nest in a Child's Motor Car at Purley
Country Life reports a robin building a nest inside a toy car left in a Purley porch. The hood housed leaves before the nest formed and six eggs were laid. Though two eggs were removed, the bird returned to sit on the remaining eggs as visitors viewed the curious sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purley
Siam Electricity Company notice on outage remedies
The Calcutta Times reports a Siam Electricity Company notice explaining that in case of a power outage customers should follow the posted directions. A postcard is enclosed for immediate response when lights fail, signed by the company manager.
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Siam
Bangkok
Electricty Company
Calcutta
Pre Glacial Flora And Fauna Migrated From North Pole Regions
The article explains that before the glacial period plants now common in Virginia and North Carolina grew near Spitzbergen and Arctic North America. It details fossil finds showing warm conditions near the north pole, Asa Gray’s role, Japan-United States plant similarities, and how migration and climate shifts shaped distribution. It notes differences between Pacific and Atlantic coast flora, animal migrations, and lingering Arctic species in North America, including remains of mammoths, horses, and various megafauna.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Spitzbergen
Greenland
Arctic
North America
Cisco Island
California
Japan
North Pole
Asa Gray
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Dubuque
Commodore Perry
Altai Mountains
Himalayas
Pacific
United States
Atlantic
Oregon
Behring Strait
Asia
America
Pribyloff ‘Islands
Behring Sea
Iceland
Norway
North Poles
Middle
Europe
Pennsylvania
Middle Atlantic
Labrador
Massachusetts
Andover
Cape Cod
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Cincinnati
White Mountains
Rocky and
Sierra Nevada Mountains
New Mexico
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
South Carolina
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Lide Annn Potter’s
J. B. Lippincott Co
Weming Traleis
Macherzie
Liabrd
Siolnt
Donald Cainada
G. Frederick Wright, A. M
Washington
Samuel Whas
New
Hampshire
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