Abolitionist Cyrus Vandereer and the 1868 schoolhouse fire
An Alabama visitor recounts Cyrus Vandereer, an abolitionist who opened a black school before the war. Local anger led to arson of the schoolhouse, but Vandereer saved a young girl by climbing a ladder as flames engulfed the room, ensuring the child’s escape.
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Alabama
Waal
War Byar
Cyrus Vanderveer
Cyrus van Geveer
Hyar
Byar
Mighty Hind
Cyrus Vandereer
Vandeveer
T 68
Mary
Cuniel Wood
Fmin
Summer Beach Fashions At Jersey Resorts
Fashion notes from the Jersey shore describe coastal crowds and mid May arrivals with gowns featuring beadwork, fichus, and bolero suggestions. Emphasis on embroidery, net and voile blouses, low necks, elbow sleeves, and simple tailoring like ramie linen suits. comfort, coolness, and versatile styles for all ages highlighted.
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St Hanes
New York
Lucy Carter
A Hamock Dream Framed by a Summer Misadventure
A visitor to Mrs. Southwick's country place recounts a midsummer incident. He enters the grounds, glimpses a sleeping girl in a hammock, and contemplates kissing her, then retreats. Mrs. Southwick arranges a match with Edith Greer, who proves modest and unspoiled, while the narrator grapples with guilt and a plan to propose marriage with caution.
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Mrs. Southwick
Mke
Edith
Edith Greer
Judas Iscariot
Herselt
Mackerel Returns Stir Gloucester Fishing Scene
Mackerel reappearance in New England waters shifts crews from halibut and haddock to seine for mackerel. Gloucester faces rising competition and questions of Canadian reciprocity. Casco Bay reports gains with two schooners earning about 9000 in three weeks as fleets adapt to new migratory patterns and regional abundance.
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Gloucester
New England
Portland
Haddock
D ‘Iim
Providence
Casco Bay
Flushing
Odd observations on marriage wealth and taverns in old Maine
The excerpt notes that bachelors may be wealthier than married men, with a woman attributing it to marriage causing financial division. It mentions Maine's first public hotel in 1654 and Waddock's Ordinary near Old Orchard, described by a Skeene historian as notable among early taverns along the Kennebec region.
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Maine
Bn'l
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Philadephia
Long Hranch
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McCall Company
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Fannie “S” Lothro
Topley
Ottawa
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Lady Laurier
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Wilfrid Leurier
G. M .R. Lafontaine
Montreal
School of the Bon Pasteur
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Arthabaskaville
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National Council of Women of Canada
Victorian Order of Nurses
Queen Victoria
Pius X
Liverpool
Senate of Canada
Wm. C. Mack
Jones
R. L. Hunt
Agent Marshall
Jesus
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