Wall Between Two Neighbors Breaks Over Scarlet Fever
On Deerfield farm Lucy Hayward befriends the isolated Mrs. Morgan, a wall of social distance built from pride and different backgrounds. When Mrs. Morgan’s child falls ill with scarlet fever, Lucy’s compassionate nursing reveals shared grief, melting years of estrangement and teaching that true friendship and faith can heal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fen
Mrs. Morgan
Mrs. Hayward
Lucy
Sate
Mes
Morea
Hayward
Morgan
Lucy Hayward
Frank
Florence H. Birney
Examiner and Chronicle
Meeting the Editor and the Paper’s Power
A man recounts meeting an editor after a night of revelry in Springfield. He fears the paper’s reach, recalls a police court fine, and admits the paper helped reveal his alias to his wife. The tale blends gossip with a caution about media and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naide—Adth
Crear
Bho
Springfield
Godfrey Elihu
Mass
Republian
Our Young Folks Poem Excerpt About Baby Hands
An aristocratic lament in verse praising a newborn’s delicate fingers and gentle care, contrasting playful infant activities with a fading babyhood. The lines celebrate tenderness, love, and parental devotion as the child sleeps and grows.
Jack o Lantern Pranks and a Tipsy Visitor
A boys’ autumn jack o lantern prank sequence in a cornfield ends with a chilling yet comic night. The lantern frightens girls and tipsy village shoemaker Tipsy Jake, who vows sobriety after a dramatic scare. the tale closes with a moral about harmless mischief and a country lesson from the father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Tom
Jack
Father
Six Little Puppies Find Homes In a Barnyard Tale
Tommy helps his mother with a recipe then visits Mrs Blake and Billy where six tiny black and tan puppies are found in a hay barrel with their mother Trip. Mr Blake plans to sell or kill them while Tot gives Tommy a chance to adopt one named Snip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Harry
Lucy
Saucy
Tommy
Hotélu
Ommy
James
Billy
Milly
Youti
Tomy
Trip
Rosal
Ben
Mr. Blake
Aly
Tommy Shepards
Tot
Language in animals and earth’s moving forces revealed
Dr Samuel Wilks argues language rests on animal faculties with parrots imitating human intonations and associating words with speakers. Observations on human body temperature at rest. A J De Voe claims feats in meteorology locating distant thunderbolts and storms. De Chancourtois and Lome discuss planetary ridges and explosive chemistry mishaps, ending with a satirical warning about companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Wilks
French Academy
M. Bonnal
Also Mentioned on This Page
England
Stres
Hila
Dlama
Sunshine
James Freeman Clark
N.Y
Independent
Mr. Hayward
May
Philadelphia
Chronicle-Herald
Richard Grant White
A. J. de Voe
Hackensack, N. J
Red
Owego
N. Y
N. Y. At
M. de Chancourtois
Paris
Globe
M.de Lome
Comples Renaus
M. Zede
M. de Lome
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