Quiet Doble Home Rejoices After Years of Strife
Hannah Jane Doble returns to her mother after fifteen long years, as Mrs. Doble, who feared her daughter’s marriage to Jeff Larkin, discovers Hannah’s steadfast loyalty. The reunion follows a peasant wedding misgiving and a late realization of maternal neglect, ending in tearful reconciliation.
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Poona
Hannah Jane
Priscilly
Hannah
New England
Mary Kyle Dallas
The
Chicago Herald
Ghostly apparition haunted Castlereagh in Ireland tale
In a British biographical work a tale records Lord Castlereagh, young militia commander in Ireland, facing a fire embers ghost that grows from a naked child to a giant with bleeding brow wounds. He claims survival of the dramatic encounter, told at a Paris party in 1815 with Walter Scott present.
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Lockhart
Lord Castlereagh
Castlereagh
Ireland
Paris
Scott
St. Louis Republic
Ten Eyesight Do Nots and Sheep Drive Disaster
A fragmented vignette lists age limits and light restrictions for children, then recounts Oregon sheep driver Alexander with 10 000 muttons where a canyon caused a bridge of dying sheep leaving 360 dead. An Italian publisher disrupted by a survey of foreign writers cites Schiller and other authors.
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Alexander
Oregon
Klickitat County
Sound Market
T Iona
Ura
Schiller
Diamonds Exhibit Color Variations Through Spectacular Tray
A jewelry shop shows a color study of African diamonds, including brown absinthe canary green and a rare Brazilian black diamond valued at 2500 dollars. The display illustrates color changes under sun and gas light and features a “female” 3 carat diamond with cluster of small envious stones versus a “male” sharp pointed gem.
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Paris
Rio Janeiro
Hawaii seeks cheaper labor from India and China
Hawaii lawmaker Joseph Marsden reports on importing East Indian coolies as a cheaper labor source for sugar planters. He notes many such workers are already in the British West Indies under apprenticeship terms, and suggests arrangements with Great Britain to bring more to Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandwich Islands
Hawaii
Joseph Marsden
China
India
Phillippine Islands
Great Britain
British West Indies
Picturesque Editor Rejects Political Pressure in Montana
The Montana Prospector declares it will not bow to any crossroad charlatan or tinhorn statesman. It calls out heavy weights and pudding-headed political scrubs as bold, brilliant, blooming liars in every mark of the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinhorn
Montana
Montana Prospector
Japanese gambling game harra flower on pasteboard cards
The national Japanese gambling game harra or flower uses forty eight oblong pasteboard slips, divided into twelve series for months. Six players each hold four cards and play a mix of casino, euchre and poker with the kitty taking ten percent of the pool.
Curious Anecdotes and Oddities From Historic Notices
A collage of eccentric mentions includes Cardinal Lavigerie as a former sabre enthusiast, Cardinal Howard with Life Guards ties, and Perth’s archbishop famed as a youthful Austrian Hussar. Bath medical adviser offers cheap adult care, South American revolutions boost New York note engraving, and a Union City man hoards old fashion items. Cremation in Japan is described as economical, with six crematories and prices from five shillings to £1. A Washington state resident imagines a Robinson Crusoe persona using wild animals, while a cook book writer consults a chef who mocks a pie recipe to stir on the stove. Lord Adolphus FitzClarence recalls a French admiral’s boast, sparking a bid for naval command with Anglo pride.
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New York
Union City
Ind
Japan
Tokio
Adolphus FitzClarence
France
Prince-De Ile
Lord Adolphus
Adolphus
Texans urged to fund Texas building at Chicago World's Fair
Educational department urges schools and teachers to raise subscriptions for a Texas exhibit. Students may solicit funds, hold entertainments, or run clubs to collect money. Prizes include trips to Chicago and university scholarships. Counties race to meet per capita quotas. building must cost at least 100000 and be ready by October 1, 1892.
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World's Fair Association
Texas
Chicago
United States
Ed Fr. Warren
Fort Worth
Dallas
Kunnels County
Coke County
Harris County
Texas Association
J. T. Franklin
Waco
Houston
Galveston
Harvey
Bryan
Texas Press
Texas Exhibit Association
Care and carelessness in tanning and shoe wear
The article discusses leather types and tanning methods, noting perspiration rots leather and linings. It explains alum-tanned leather preservation, risks of overliming, cracking when molding, and how wet weather and mud affect kid shoes. It warns retailers to caution customers and covers grain, imitation goat stock, stretching issues, and children's shoe durability.
A Frostless Zone and Ear Care Notes from Hall's Journal
A travelogue contrasts a frostless year round climate east of the Rockies with a region where oranges grow amid snow and mild autumns. It cites comfort and longevity found in orange groves and snow mountains and includes medical guidance on safe ear care and wax removal from Hall's Journal of Health.
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Rockies
United States
Charles Dudley Warner
Harpers's Magazine
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Lily
Pittsburg Bulletin
ANKEE
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Jeff Larkin
Steddy Company
Hannah Jane Doble
Priscilly Coots
Hannah Jane Dobie
John Doble
Hatlen
Debie
Tom
Samuel
Uijs Week
Dr. Harter Medicine Co
Lasries
H. L Kramen
Indiana
Minera Springs
Hansen
Resanko
Areh St
Philadelphia
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Major’s
Major
John Bull
Thomas McHenry
Cor. Irwin
Western Ave
Allegheny City
August Flower
Mr. McHenry
Hye On Polly
Jaa Y City
Joan D. Cox
Cadbury
New Jersey
Frnnklin Journal
Darwin
Tadlan Coolies
Cardinal Lavigerie
Howard
Life Guards
Archishop
Perth
Hussars
Bath
Ata
California
Tao
Hall
Journal of Health
BH. P. Cain
Scotland
Dr. Buair
P. Frazer
Baron St., Newark
Chaffee's College
Owego, N.Y
Durham Tobacco
Mi Bovina
Hone
W. Baker
U.S Breakfast
Arrowroot
W. Baker & CO
Dorchester
Mass
Postal
Examiner
Bureau of Claims
Parter Deretion
San Francisco Examiner
Jonan Wepderburn
F Street
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Toner
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Snyman
Tifpfin
Onte
Ohio
U.S
Canada
P. Harold Zeves
Buffalo
Mane Press
Alice
Chi
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Sartina CO
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Sunatie Sowarees
Rice
Smithville
Thompson
Fexas
Milhins
Pyle
Ames Pyle
Ely’s
Mall
ELY Bros
Hester
Hase
Portland
Rego
Mississippi
Tawood Real Estate
Wm. McFall
Sellwood Real Estate Co
Joseph L. Melrath
Portland Real Eetate Association
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Evansville
Teau
Galious Hervons
Minama
DR. Harter Meditine CO
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I and Co
Chattanooga
HEB. CO
Tenn
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