Acquittal Ends Remarkable Court Case in Sydney
A Tennessee indicted woman avoids conviction as the man she challenged is proved by court testimony to be involved in a wider plot. In a dramatic exchange a stranger recalls a scar and a date tied to the Carlisle Castle voyage, leading to acquittal and praise from the judge. The night ends with a curious chase and a rumor of a vanished American and a floating rat at the courthouse.
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Brisbane
Carisle
Sydney
Carlisle
Viscount Thurstom
Court House
London Star
American Stranger In Queensland Town Stirs Court Drama
An American traveler rich in money stays at a Queensland hotel and sits with Viscount Thurston’s party. He attends a local court where a prisoner claims the man in the bench can prove his innocence, triggering a tense memory test and a dramatic revelation.
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Viscount Thurston
Brisbane
A Harvest Song As Harvest Moon Fades
A rural poem depicts reapers and harvesters around a granary as autumn ends. It contrasts plenty during toiling with beggary after work ends, calling them gods of husbandry who gather, then drift with the leaves as fields darken. The verse laments fragile earthly hope and looming mortality.
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Joins Third Order of St. Dominic
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop widow of George Parsons Lathrop and daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne has entered the novitiate of the third order of St. Dominic. She founded a hospital for incurable cancer sufferers and has devoted years to expanding the charity. She will live in the simple garb of the order and continue her work with the same labor of love.
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Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Nathaniel Hawthorne
George Parsons Lathrop
Third Order of St. Dominic
New York Hospital
How She Guides Them in Brooklyn Household
A Brooklyn mother of several grown sons hosts them at home and insists she is guiding not ruling. At dinner she offers Bobbie a choice between duck or pie, but limits the duck to the father, prompting playful resistance and maternal reassurance.
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Brooklyn
Bobbie
New York Tribune
Christening Parties and Baby Box Mementos
The piece notes a trend of christening parties with large post ceremony receptions. Guests receive a dainty Box of chocolate monogrammed in gold with ribbons matching the mother's chosen color for the baby's wear as a keepsake of the day.
First Woman Dean Named at National Medical College
Julia Holmes Smith has been installed as dean of the National Medical College in Chicago, becoming the first woman elected dean of a co educated medical school.
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Julia Holmes Smith
National Medical College
Chicago
What Shall I Wear For the Fall Fashion Fuss
A verse from the New York Herald laments the seasonal wardrobe scramble as women of all shapes chase perfect taste. Modistes face pressure to curb costly extravagance while readers acknowledge the impulse to imitate stylish trends.
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New York Herald
Quips and Quirks in a Humorous Back-and-Forth
A collection of cheeky exchanges from various papers including Tit-Bits Life and Chicago Times Herald featuring a baby’s look, a camera craving father, and a joke about Utah engagements.
Pithy maxims on wisdom and social observation
A set of pointed, aphoristic reflections on emergency judgment time and moral vanity. Each sentence offers a sharp social observation about conduct, wealth, responsibility, and personal relationships with a wry, old fashioned tone.
Value of a Hot Iron in Garment Care
The article argues a hot iron is essential for well fitting clothes and a key to a well groomed look. It notes wrinkles damage dress skirts and that professional cleaners refresh garments, though wage earners can maintain appearance at home with time and patience. It suggests women learn from men who regularly contract cleaners to keep clothes looking fresh.
Attractives Dress Advice for Married Women
A narrator urges wives to maintain attractive dress after marriage. She warns laziness damages romance and urges husbands and wives to dress well at home with neat hair and a simple breakfast outfit. The piece stresses careful appearance as essential to marriage happiness.
Once Mistress of the White House
Harriet Lane Johnston, favored niece of James Buchanan, rose to host the White House social life. Born in Mercersburg Pennsylvania to wealthy parents, she was tutored at a convent and later married Charles Johnston. She presided over the executive mansion, lived lavishly, and remained a Washington social hub into old age.
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White House
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan
Mercersburg
Pennsylvania
Miss Lane
Geckpetens
Bedford Springs
Johnston
Johneton
Fer
Washington Society
The Shy Child Speaks Through Her Smile
A visitor recalls meeting a small daughter who ignores coaxing and threats to speak. The child smiles and says she is not shy, declaring "I'm Tude." The mother laments the daughter's silence while the girl charms with candid sweetness.
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Washingston Post
Use of Kid-ne-oids Promoted for Kidney and Liver Relief
Public notice-style promotion touts Morrow's Kid-ne-oids and Liveriax as cures for backache nervousness sleeplessness and dizziness. A testimonial from R. Vaught of Illinois Street claims lasting relief after two weeks of Yellow Tablets and red Liveriax pellets. Pills described as tablets and pellets sold by druggists and Mein Drug Co with a descriptive booklet available on request.
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R. Vaught
Llinois Street
Morrow
Mein Drug Co
Join Merrew & Co
Odle
Winter Fruit Layered Dish with Oranges and Bananas
A fragmented recipe describes slicing oranges bananas and sweetening with powdered sugar. Layers of fruit are arranged in a bowl with repeated fruit layers until full. The text ends with an unclear date reference mentioning December and a name Kev.
Pleasant pastor praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy
On December 16 1871 Rev BA Donahoe pastor of the M E Church Sent Pleasant West Virginia contracted severe cold with violent coughing. He says after trying several house remedies Chamberlains Cough Remedy acted like a charm and he cheerfully recommends it to the public. For sale by all druggists.
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BA. Donahoe
M. E. Church
Pleasant
W. Va
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