The Broker's Daughter Scheme in a Wall Street Tale
William Corwin, a famed stock broker, aids a young man named Charles Austin who seeks wealth by marrying his heiress target Laura. The plan backfires as Austin reveals his duplicity, Laura’s marriage to him ends with Corwin recognizing the ruse and mocking it. George Gage emerges as another key figure with $50,000 on deposit. An Unknown City. Thibet’s capital remains closed to travelers with few Europeans visiting. Prejavalsky’s explorations yield vast scientific finds despite failures.
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Wall Street
William Corwin
Corwin
Central Park
Stock Exchange
Mr. Corwin
Austin
George Gage
Boston
Gage
Tosh
Hoffman House
Jabez Ticker
Laura
Charlie
Willian
Thibet
Ihassa
Dalai Lama
Prejavalsky
Parallel to the Winter of 88 89 and a tale of misfortune
A serial reads of Arthur Carroll realising his friend John Ainslie’s aid followed by Ida Hamilton’s boundless longing as Judge Hamilton’s financial ruin unfolds. The note reveals Ida’s planned reunion after mutual misunderstandings and Arthur’s confession about the blunder that altered both their lives. The section shifts to a weather reminiscence in New England and a comic interlude with Major Homeeer and Capt. Spifkins at a social scene.
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Miss Hamilton
Arthur Carroll
Judge Hamilton
Arthur
Armina
Carroll
John Ainslie
Tom
Jown Ainslie
Mr. Carroll
Ida Ttamilton
Ietter
Hfe
Faust
Ida
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Milton
Windsor
Self Reliance And Ambition Teach A Mountain Path
A column extols self help over patronage, urging personal effort to gain fame money or love. It celebrates earning respect, labor with hands and brain, and the danger of overbearing influence. The piece also advertises Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and quotes on education policy from Streator Free Press.
Prominent Tips and Oddities Highlighted in 19th Century Notices
A quirky mix of social quips and product pitches appears. An elderly woman jokes about liver health, Prometheus is cited by analogy, and Dr Pierce’s pellets are advertised for liver ills. Minnie Hill leads a Columbia River steamboat crew with her husband as engineer. Queen Victoria’s hair is praised as fine, while the Prince of Wales is described as bald.
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Pierce
Prometheus
Minnie Hill
Columbia River
Victoria
Prince of Wales
Ayer
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Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall St. N.Y
A. H. Kinnear, M. D
Henry
Ilinois
Gresser
W. WH. Jones
Henry, III
Ofc
Regulator
Third Street
City Drug Store
F. M. Pendleton
Magnolia, Ill
Sepuily
J. A. Swemn, M.D
PutNaw
Fred Spotter
Attorney AT Law
Henry, Il
Meier & Son
Edward Street
T F. Clover
Wenry, Ill
Gresner
T Q. Hildebrant
Henry, Ill
Wwitt
Court of Claims
Supreme Court of the United States
W. A. Smith, D.V.S
Chicago Veterinary College
Hayoital
Sparland
Ill
Chillicothe
O. J. Lanigan
Burgess Row
H. A. White
Wyoming
Illinois
Bradford
Ira Mong
Marshall Doan Lacon
Lacon
Wenona
Geo. F. Worley
Marshall, Putnam
Lida Baker
Queen Stoundars
Hkomeer
Africa
Capt. Spifkins
Tia
Gertrude
Capt. Spitkins
Bouncer
Pilking
Streator Free Press
Ths
Gop
Avyura & Sons Huda
Hood
C. L. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
G. W. Brown
Prices Colgan
Rue Forthand
Emanuel Swedenborg
Price
W. Wl. Alden
Philadelphia
Uenbner's
Vet
Abe
Atarx
Murray St
New York
Thompson & Sons
First National Bank
Moxie
Powell
George Burt
J W. Ryan
Peoria
Ordora
Eureka College
Ureka
Hedding College
Abingdon
Heart
Epncand
Seguir
Spariand
Til
Canton
Duke Bros
Visrble Works
Barre
Baltimore
FD Helrk
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