A Farm Gate Romance In Otter Creek
Cecilia Desmond, a country schoolmarm with college dreams, falls for James Francis the Fenian farmer as Otter Creek society debates her ambitions. After social meddling and a hinted scandal, she contemplates leaving teaching for love, only to return home and choose a shared future with Frank.
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Waal
James Francis
Corse
Kelly
Otter Creek
Abe
Mill
Cecilia Desmond
Otter Creek Academy
Cecilia
Cacilis
Mrs. Forbes
Obadiah
Ceciliar
Frank
Mary B. O'Sullivan
Donahoe’s Magazine
Hood's Antilla Promises Relief from Dyspepsia
Dyspepsia seldom causes death but can leave sufferers in misery. Hood's antilla claims to cure dyspepsia and all stomach troubles, offering relief and improved digestion.
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Atlantic Refining Company
Indiana
Eac
J. F. Barnes
The Pool to Narcissus
A dramatic verse lament where the speaker laments unrequited love and a beloved who adored only her own reflection. The pool scene becomes a mirror for narcissism, promising an unattainable kiss and a vow never to bloom anew. The final image laments no flowers will lean again on the speaker’s breast.
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Athenaeum
General Miles Boyhood Led Indian Band Adventures
Nelson Miles, as a farm boy in a sparsely settled region, formed bands and led mock campaigns reenacting Indian and Revolutionary wars. He favored West Point but cadet ships were by favor, not exam, reflecting limited early opportunities for a farmer’s son. Other items note Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy endorsements and anecdotes on gloves, ear illness, and a Dr Saddler cure.
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Miles
Nelson
Nelson Miles
New England
West Point
New York Press
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General Miles
Chamberlain
Davis & Buzard
West Monterey
Giovanni
Cronaca
Knights of the Maccabees
Lincoln
Neb
Dr. King
F. W. Stevens
Tom E. Hildebrand
Wm. I. Moore
Homer City
Milt G. Miller
Blairsville
Misa
Sadler
Penn Avenue
Pittsburg
Chas. C. Dryden
Sycamore Street
Mt. Washington
Saddler
Diana House
S J. Telford
Swan & Simpson
Indiana, Pa
John H. Pierce
J. M. Cunningham
Philadelphia Street
Hient
John L. Gerty
J. M. Cunningham Building
Jjan
M. C. Watson
Frank Keener
Watson
W L. Stewart
Stewart & Clark
H. Tomb
Farmers’ Bank
Tiana
Aueeses
Joen T. Stuchul
A. W. Taylor
Hea
Ijan
George W. Hood
Hetrick
M. Jack
D. B. Taylor
ACK & Taylor
John N. Banks
Ian
Samuel Cunningham
John 8
Fisher, Unningham & Fisher
Clark
Indiana,Pa
Nixon Building
Sixth Street
Attorney-At-Law
Elkin Building
Hotels
J. W. Clementi
Janet
Clawson House
W. H. Clawson
J. T. Lone
Central Hotel
Daniel Sexton
Bangss
D. HS. Darrett
Church Street
U. P. Church
T. Miller
Water Street
Indi
M. McMaster
the Atlantic Refining Company Pittspurg Department
Pittsburg, Pa
Hoke
United States
C. W. Hoke
Petric
Reading
Farmers’ Headquarters
Cash Grocery
Mack & Ray
West Indiana
Washington
Blairsville, Penna
Choice
Oing
J. B. Hinds
Philadelphia
Court HO
John 2. Paul
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