The Chance of a Lifetime in a Small Irish Family
Mary Donovan, a bookish Irish girl, dreams of publishing her writing. An editor, John Graham, visits via her friend Kitty and stirs hopes of publication. A spring walk leads to an unexpected romance as Mary discovers love may outshine any yet published work.
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Waterford Villa
Mary Donovan
Gemain
Norah
Elsie
Mary
Walsh
Major Donovan
Mrs. Donoven
Bett
The
Talbots
Tom
Oxford
Mother
Kitty
Letbury
Iitzy
Yilly
Missiancee
John Graham
Elghteen
Chevalier
Nurse's
Mancee
Jonuy Graham
The American Soldier Gains Quiet Recognition
A Harper's Weekly essay praises the American soldier for steady, unglamorous hard work, noting how uniforms and pomp faded over time. It contrasts the sailor’s dignity with the soldier’s lack of recognizable insignia, suggesting future enlistment may value steadiness over spectacle.
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Hog
Harpers Weekly
Great auk and terns on Bird Key filmed by science writer
The passage recalls the great auk’s once bold tameness along the northeast American coast and describes terns nesting on Bird Key Florida reef. The author notes massive tern numbers forming a black cloud, constant noise, and moments of silence when shouted at, with birds allowing close approach and even stroking nest noddles while remaining tame.
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Florida Reef
Scientific American
The Genesis of Polygamy Debate in Mormon History
The doctrine of polygamy arose in 1835 when Brigham Young claimed a revelation for multiple marriages. Joseph Smith followers disputed the claim, causing a church split and formation of a separate group under a Smith son. The Tribune notes lingering memory of the controversial episode.
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Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
Young
Chicago Tribune
A Geological Proposition
A Philadelphia Record paraphrases a philosopher noting that proposing requires sand to start and rocks to keep a wife after marriage, framing the idea as a geological proposition with humor.
Keystone pensions and incidents among 1900s locals
A digest of weekly pensions lists numerous recipients with small payments, including Jacobender $6 and Samuel Shaffer $6 in Pittsburg, Milton Love $105 in Corry, and Enos Rogers $17 in Rockhill Furnace. Terrifying blast at Irvine's mills near Bradford killed two, with nitroglycerin cans exploding. Excavation near Emlenton unearthed three Indian skeletons and an old coin kettle. York Y M C A fielder Prof Harry Lantz named Get tysburg College instructor. Uniontown Sunday bine laws spark controversy. Several court actions and criminal cases noted, plus a new club house fund in Jeannette and other regional items.
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Jacobender
Conomatieh
Samuel Shaffer
Pittsburg
Thomas McCowin
New Galilee
Milton Love
Corry
Thomas J. Anderson
Pleasantville
Edward Andrews
Isiah Forbes
Gaylors Ferry
Joseph H. Conrad
Pardoy
George W. Hall
Mill Greek
Charles H. Adams
Pennsylvania Torpedo Company
Emlenton
York Y. M. C. A
Harry Lantz
Harrisburg
Gettysburg College
Lantz
George Harbin
Amalgamated Association
Sharon Steel Hoop Company
Knapp
Meadville
R. C. Smith
Clarion District
New Brighton
United Brethren Church
Maryland
Mount Zion Camp Grounds
Orsstown
Philadelphia
Josiah Way
William Hoover
Somerset
Cambria County
Charles Booth
Myrtle Claybaugh
Brownsville
Charleroi
Washington
Elkin
Commonwealth
State Board of Control
Order of United American Mechanics
D. M. Blair
Altoona
Uniontown
Shenandoah
Logan & Moulds
Rochester
George H. Coleman
Chambersburg
Jacob Kurtz
Chas. W. Penrose
Erie
Waller
Penrose
Jzreene County
Waynesburg
H. R. Kunkleman
New Castle High School
Alvan Clark to Build 16-Inch Refractor for Cincinnati
The Alvan Clark & Sons firm of Cambridgeport has won the contract to fabricate a 16 inch refracting telescope for the University of Cincinnati Observatory under Prof J G Porter. The project aims for a 16 inch clear aperture objective with a local length not exceeding 20 feet and a completion time about 18 months. Pittsburg harbor frontage noted as 20 miles.
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Cambridgeport
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Observatory
J. G. Porter
Merz
Munich
America
Alvan Clark
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