Love and Destiny Across the Frontier in King Don tale
Don Gordon proposes to Lillie as he consoles himself with faith and urgency. He asks her father for consent, notes his homelessness, and plans to wed before summer despite danger in the frontier. Captain Derwent challenges the match citing lack of funds and heiress status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie
Don
Shaw
Derwent
Prince Clement Sing
England
Love
British Isles
S. Wesnare
Gaidie
Gordon Sahib
Captain Derwent
Don Gordon
Tirah
Gordon
Gadle
Love's Playfulness Between Harry and Heartfelt Confidant
A Philadelphia North American excerpt shows Harry questioning closeness. The beloved replies she cannot get any closer, signaling intimate tension and romantic candor between them.
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Harry
Shouler
Philadelphia
Frenchgirl Jennie Creek Saves Train, Wins Legion of Honor
Jennie Creek of Milgrove Indiana protected a World’s Fair express from a burning Panhandle bridge collapse by signaling with her underskirt. She later was invited to Paris as guest of honor and awarded the Legion of Honor for the 1893 act of bravery.
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Paris
Jennie Creek
Milgrove
Indiana
National Humane Society of France
Jennie
Legion of Honors
Panhandle
Society of the Legion of Honor
Dewey and His Chinese Servant Ah Maw
The article spotlights Ah Maw, Admiral Dewey’s bright Chinese servant who accompanied him from the Olympia to Washington. An enlisted navy sailor, he serves Dewey with devotion and manages the admiral’s wardrobe with meticulous care. He plans to return to China after saving a substantial fortune.
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Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Washington
Ah Maw
United States Navy
Ah Man
Ah Haw
China
Quite Irish that and the miss of bullets
An Irish servant, an old soldier scarred from India, recounts his battle memory. He recalls the long wait and charged advance, a rider dropping from the saddle, a horse killed by a gun in its rider’s hand, and oaths among the men. He says the most striking memory was the bullets that missed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Paris American Register
Mother's letter praises Lydia E Pinkham's remedy
A Georgia mother reports her daughter, nineteen years older, weak and bleeding for months. She seeks advice before starting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A second letter from Mrs Matilda A Camp says the product helped her daughter regain regular menses and strength.
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Matilda A. Camp
Manchester Mill
Macon
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King Don
Mayor Allan
Roddy
Sweet Como
Frith
Lily
Darby
Prince Clem
Indiana Girl
Cross OF Legion OF Honor
Friends’ Oats
Muscatine, Iowa
Wes B. Hires
Salvers, Pa
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Winchester Avenue
New Haven, Conn
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