Cinderella Tale of Love Courage and Rescue
Winifred Hetherington, a clever young woman, saves Hugh Hetherington from a laboratory fire using quick thinking and a water pitcher. In the aftermath he tests her love, while she hesitates between duty and a growing romance, leading to a tender moment as he admits his feelings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetherington
Winifred Wielfred
Hugh Etherington
Hugh
Abe
Venus
Uae
Mother
Kendrick
Gertrude Stevenson
Sual
Winifred
Gertrude
Billington
Etherington
Mr. Hetherington
Zebe
Widalad
Isaac Tieer
Ireland
Chestenfeld
Chester
Eng
River Tee
Night in the African camp with predators and danger
A fragment from Cornbill Magazine describes a restless African camp at night. Lions, jackals, hyenas and hippos threaten near the tent as zebra stampede and predators scent water. The narrative blends fear, animal activity, and camp sounds in vivid detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bos
Askari
Aleep
Tenta
Hinion
Wigut
Hippo
Cornbill Magazine
Maori Greeting Customs And Mourning Practices Among New Zealanders
An excerpt describes Maori greeting forms using nose touches and hand exchanges. It notes rare but observed practices among the general populace. The text also details extended lamentation rituals for lost chiefs or relatives with women crying and moaning for days, illustrating strong collective sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Poem Elegy Earliest Public Appearance and Publication Race
The article traces Gray's Elegy first appearing as a hurried pamphlet in 1790s amid a race for priority. It notes Gray withheld publication, contacts with Dodsley and Horace Walpole, and likely London printing on February 18. It also mentions a rival Magazine of Magazines edition and later manuscript erasures and alterations suggested by Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mow Gray
Gray
Elex
Owen
Magazine of Magazines
Gras
Horace
Dodsley
Walpole
Cambridge
London
Elfen
Ole
Eral Om
Cotheby's
Crome
Tully
Mason
Orst
Thor
Carsar
Notable Sayings and Views From Public Figures
A selection of remarks from public men during the weekend ending November 8, 1802. Quotes touch on nation’s health, landlordism in Ireland, responses to taxation and precedence, sun paths affecting homes, and working conditions in Italian silk factories. Includes brief notes on savings banks and police hours in Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sten
Adtaire
Wile Chianond
Uwe
Fam Blake
Une Fed
Lord Avity
Central Association
Treland
Thomas Wallace Mussel
Deer in the Woods by T. S. Van Dyke Outing
An evocative meditation on how observers glimpse only parts of a deer in the woods. The piece contrasts elusive animal detail with the rich, seasonal forest imagery of maple light, ginseng, witch hazel, and wildlife scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
van Dyke
Fragmented dialogue signals strained friendship toll
A garbled exchange shows two speakers arguing about payment and friendship. One accuses the other of not paying money to someone named Rosley while the other implies a high price for continued friendship.
Clever Sand Snub Sparks Witty Exchange
A fragmentary tale recalls Dean Trench's sharp reply to a jeune subaltern. The Counterseer recounts a humorous quip contrasting a dean and a donkey. The dean’s quick retort about a cross on the back and a tail frames the anecdote with period tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Trench
Lean Trench
Counester
Ds Bie
One More Cure in Carleton Co
A Carleton County notice touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a universal kidney disease remedy. It cites testimonials from Pont Hetelgen of Lower Windward East and a postal official, praising relief from back pain, lumbago, rheumatism, diabetes, and Bright's disease. The Gulf Stream depth near Cape Florida and Cape Hatteras is described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton Co. Nat
Carleton Cay
Bright
Tuadd
Pont Hetelgen
Lower Windardeast
Fostmaster
Beneft
Dodd
Cape Florida
Cape Hatteras
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Cinderella
Tages Ubbich
Om “Electine Medicine CO
Linited
Toronto
Ont
Chines
Athin
Arizona
BK Lewis
Lowe
Grass Valley
Hrother Watkins
Walt
Joe Halton
Whif
Joe
Enos Aix
Nebraska
Setat
John Calhoun
Quad
Bessie
Eiel
Rey
Realian
Italy
Satuigat
Savinus Hants
Berne
Switzerland
Basel
Politie Houres
Holland
Sauw
Anyb~ Sra
Rosley
Tion
Friengship
Dear Sty Pte
Carleton CO
Postmaster Belver
Bee Egham
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