Morand Mansion Love and a Ghostly Deal
In New York, William Mandeville and Natty Vane navigate a fragile boardinghouse future. He buys the ruined Morand Mansion on Harlem River as a summer home after revealing his identity, planning repairs and a New York visit with Natty as they grow closer, shaping a hopeful love idyl.
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Windham
Luray
Second Square
Mandeville
Morand
Mr. Luray
Harlem
Mr. Laray
Harlem River
Mr. Mandeville
Miss Natine Vane
Natty
Miss Natty
Cousin Mandeville
Natalie Vane
William Mandeville
New York Ledger
Shared. The Meadow Path and Heavenly Realm
Poem contemplates shared joy in nature and divine mysteries. The speaker praises meadow paths, mountains, air, sky, light, and life’s treasures. Invoking solemn peaks, they seek guidance toward unknown worlds and a heaven shared with others.
Surest signs of old age speech by Dr Reed at Lindell Hotel
Dr Reed at the Lindell Hotel in St. Louis cites moist eyes dry palms and calf shrinkage as sure signs of aging due to nerve action. He notes eye and hair changes, palm dryness, and leg shrinkage vary by gender and drinking, reflecting physiological shifts with age.
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Dr. Reed
Lindell Hotel
St. Louis
Chicago Herald
Hangman's Revenge Recalled In Berry's Expe riences
Ex Hangman Berry recounts a rail compartment ordeal where three fellow travelers mistook him for the public executioner and showed contempt toward his eyes hands and shins. Two years later in Carlisle he is summoned to hang Meeere Rudge Martin and Baker whom he quickly recognizes as the same tormentors.
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New York World
Berry
Mr. Berry
Carlisle
Meeere
Rudge
Martin
Baker
Alaska Mining Wages and Riches Amid Harsh Conditions
Laborers in Alaska earn three dollars for four days with board and lodging provided by employers. Indian workers receive two dollars daily and must provide their own food. Provisions add another dollar per white worker daily to operating costs, yet mines show ample dividends. Hydraulic mining runs May to October in accessible sites while quartz mills work year round. Treadwell mill on Douglas Island produced 769,765.80 in the year ending last May, countering claims Alaska cannot grow as a mining power.
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Alaska
Treadwell
Douglas Island
Harper’s Weekly
Preserving Eggs and Farm Advice from Poultry Guide
March to May and September to November are best for packing eggs. Liming with twenty pounds lime and one pound salt per ten gallons covers half a barrel. Cows must not be hurried. good milk depends on humane treatment and quality feed. Orchards benefit poultry yards. chickens reduce pests and improve soil, while shade and fruit boost profits.
Jumping Horses Fence Cure Promoted By Strong Barriers
A New York Times excerpt argues a strong six foot horse high fence with heavy rails and top protection prevents jumping horses. It describes interior furrows, smooth band wire obstructions and safe practices to curb the habit, warning against poke and barbed wire aids. The piece then shifts to an article on wheat scab noting its rise, symptoms, and cautious observations by farmers.
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New York Times
Guinea Fowl Benefits and Breeding Insights
The article highlights guinea fowl as profitable farm birds that forage over large ranges, control worms and pests, and serve as vigilant watchdogs. It notes their nesting habits, egg production around 125 eggs yearly per hen, and easy incubation either under hens or in incubators. The text also touches on related poultry advice and farm routines from various sources.
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Guineas
Pearls of Thought and Witty Maxims Collected
A compact column presents aphorisms on women creation and virtue, patience, fame, and daily folly. Each quip contrasts human folly with insight, noting humor in motives and social quirks while weaving literary references and common sense reflections.
Fishes That Build Nests from Gouramis Tale
An ichthyologist describes gouramis as one of the queerest fishes native to Cochin China and parts of Asia. They grow up to six feet and 110 pounds, are prized for flesh, and have been bred unsuccessfully in many places. Gouramis construct spherical nests from floating plant matter and mud, placed on submerged bamboo branches. The female lays 800 to 1000 eggs, and both parents guard the nest until hatching, guiding the fry as they emerge and feed on the nest grass.
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Cochin China
India
Java
Sumatra
Borneo
Mauriting
Lamboo
Wachington Star
Canada’s Indian Problem in Northwest Colonies Proposed
Canada faces a growing Indian issue with 13 400 school age children and 7 574 in attendance. The Northwest shows benefit from industrial schools but many youths drift back to reserves. proposal favors establishing colonies away from reserves. Northwest progress includes cattle breeding, housing improvements, and skill training for both men and women. Trust funds for Indians total 3 515 280 dollars, with 285 490 spent and 952 210 voted by Parliament.
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Canada
Northwest
British Columbia
New York
Whispers of Children and Giants of Dousi Bes
A long excerpted collage describes a fading day with frightened children, then shifts to zoological notes on the Gillichthys and a hopping mud fish. It also recounts the yearly Gayant procession in Dousi Bes, detailing enormous puppets, costumes, and the symbolic platform figure of Fortune, with origin lore from 1745 and a humorous aside.
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South Sea Islands
Washington Star
Gayant
Muoeeum Gardens
Domb
Marie Cagenon
Marguerite de Valoig
Monsieur Jacquat
Mademoiselle Filion
Binbia
Fortune
Indy
Douai
Tournai
Goyant
Deusi
Yankee Blade
Wagg's Joke About Attire Draws Curiosity in Courier
In a light exchange between Wooden and Wagg cited by the Boston Courier, the talk centers on fashion and repetition. Wagg quips that he wears a new look daily while Wooden stresses the suit seen before.
Attitude noted in school report sparks inquiry
A parent asks why their son, Yong, is marked low in deportment despite generally good marks. The boy explains he forgets and stands on one foot during class.
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Yong
Xing
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Endiana Progress
Merms
Tow
Wrpreeray
Sommiaion
Tme
Ermany
New York City
New York State
Manufacturers’ Record
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New York Sun
Enope
America
Ferith
Swiss
Tyrol
Pete
Harper's A
Madame Patti
Me Prima Donns
New York Tribune
Vansieinker
Eam
Hawthorne
Howgual-gate
Eheiel
Feck
Great Britain
Germany
Gaa Rale
France
R. Dolphs
Wakeham
Netty
Gretchen
Mamma
Prsseasion
Nasty
Natalie
Bie
Treasury
United States
Lucy Larcom
New Earth
rPoultry
Experiment Station
Indiana
St. Louis Republic
Boston
John Switzler
Pendleton
Oregon
Cascades
Columbia River
Upper Cascades
John
Portland Oregonian
Jean Pig
Shakespeare
Loara
London
New Zealand
Florence J. Boyce
Frank Leshie
Theodore Gib
Gillichthya
San Francisco
Douat
Dousi Bes
Wage
Wooden
Avery
Walt
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