May Morning Quest On A Fiery Steed To Daisyville
A gentle narrator follows a country girl named Bessie Gray and her obstinate horse Charley on a spring day. A chance meeting with Charles Marks leads to an unexpected romance as Charley finally turns toward his old home and the couple share a plan to reach Grasetown together. Lion the dog and a mutual attraction accelerate the unexpected match.
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Charley
Lion
Father
Grasstown
Lien
Charney
Daisyville
Mrs. Marks
Grasetown
Miss ‘Gray
Bessie Gray
Allty
Bessie
Charles Marks
Mr. Marks
Bessie Charms Husband and Mother-in-Law in Cheerful Tale
A sweet cheerful voice belonging to Bessie captivates her husband and even endears her to his mother. In the stable a white old horse named Charley rests after a life of toil, described as gentle and peaceful, among the ponies and chestnut horses.
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Bessie
Charley
Poisoned wine and a Garibaldian innkeeper tale
Lamoriciere visits a Capua inn where a Garibaldian host suspects danger but serves wine and macaroni. The General, urged by his staff, drinks and discovers no treachery as the landlord privately praises honesty and hospitality. The exchange ends with Lamoriciere noting the innkeeper’s grateful remark.
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Lamoriciere
Capua
Jamoriciere
Ghost on the Michigan Rail Near Olivet Alarmed Train
A Battle Creek correspondent reports a mysterious apparition on the Chicago and Lake Huron railroad near Olivet Michigan. A white robed human figure halted an eastbound train and fled when pursued, dancing on the rails after bullets were fired. Subsequent sightings drew farmers and track workers, who found no blood and saw the figure vanish at height.
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Michigan
Battle Creek
Mich
Chicago and Lake Huron
Olivet
Traekmen
Apparition on Track Sparks Mystery in Rural County
A black clad man with long white beard appeared on a track and vanished when pursued. Doga were summoned without effect as crowds monitor the scene amid nationwide speculation an old man murdered or eerie specter suspected. No light is gained as visitors depart mystified.
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Doga
The Ugly Little Duck Becomes Hans Christian Andersen
A brief tale of Hans Christian Andersen born in Odense to a poor family and mocked as a child. He dreams of Copenhagen and fame facing adversity until he returns renowned, with angels speaking to him in the garden.
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Hans Andersen
Odense
Denmark
Hans
Copenhagen
Hans Christian Andersen
Atels
Cremation in Milan Returns English Knight to Ashes
A Florence correspondent reports Milan’s cremation ceremony for Sir Henry Crakenden, the English knight whose will called for cremation. Relatives and Cremation Society observers attended as the body was reduced to ashes at Gorini furnace. Cremation is praised as more humane and economical than crowded Roman Catholic cemetery burials in Italy.
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Florence
Italy
Milan
Sir Henry Crakenden
Gorini
San Miniato
Romance of a Gold Mine in French Guiana
Vitale a Black resident in French Guiana turned $2000 into a gold mine venture, earning $40 000 in the first year and rising to $100 000 then $160 000 in subsequent years. Two years ago he rejected an $800 000 Paris offer, later hindering the contract with technical obstacles causing the French buyer to abandon the deal.
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Vitale
French Guiana
Paris
Various aphorisms and remarks from 1860s era miscellany
A collection of pithy sayings and observations on life society and politics. It notes themes from honesty and vanity to self control and family duty, mentions the Prince of Wales income and Swiss travel woes, and recounts John Bright dining with Princess Louise with Bright defending Gladstone.
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Tinsley
May
April
Garibaldian
Papal
Ugly Little Duck
Washington
Philadelphia
San Pravdo
Prince of Wales
Duchy of Cornwall
Switzerland
Europe
Baatern
Maine
San Francisco
Kingdom Come
England
John Bright
Louise
Fashon
London
Gladstone
Gladstone. Mr. Bright
Mr. Gladstone
Bright
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