The Five Corners Smithy and the Dahlia Gift
Rose Luttrel walks to Mount Joy for a dress job while romance unfolds between her and Robert Ward. Watson schemes to buy the cottage smithy at the Five Corners, but a lost rare dahlia roots herself in a kiss of fate. Duncan the elder buys the plant for Robert and Rose, sealing their future as Ward opens a thriving shop.
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Rose
Watson
Duncan
Fairview
Robert Ward
Ward
Lexington
Senator Rivers
Rose Luttrel
Mount Joy
Brown
Five Corners
Farmer Brown
Berlin
Hull
California
Rosey
Bob Ward
Evger
Robert
William
Fle
Mr. Simpson
Morrow
William Watson
Mount Joy Garden
Dancan
Huse
Teddy
Madame Harmoo
Che Roet
Mrs. Harmon
The Lost Dahlia Mystery at Fairview House
In a hilltop estate overlooking a village, Mrs General Harmon rages over a prized dahlia root unique in color and fame. Her gardener Duncan is blamed, dismissed, and replaced by William Watson as the search for the bulb continues amid rivalries with Mrs Senator Rivers and a gifted young widow’s family nearby.
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General Haruion
Madame
la Belle Eugenie
Senator Rivers
Harwon
Fairview
Duncan
Emma
Walter
Willie
Fatma
Wardener
General Harmon
Rivers
Youthful Matrossy Bloom Tends Garden and Dahlia
The passage notes a young matrossy busily tending her garden and tying bunches while old Duncan offers critique and guidance. The old man’s loan is paid, he remains friends with the Wards, and he proudly shows a prized dahlia at flower fairs, recalling how he gained possession providentially. Families can buy Halford Table Sauce from Holmen Bros and associated grocers.
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Duncan
Country School Houses Deserve Pleasant Grounds and Shade
A column urges improving rural schoolhouses with shade trees and attractive surroundings to inspire learning. It argues teachers should value beauty, create inviting grounds, and teach children to respect nature, linking environment to education. An ad at the end promotes Tom Coagh Elixir and fashion goods at McCalls.
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Sahara
Portrait of a district schoolmaster in Josh Billings style
A humorous monologue portrays district schoolmasters as lonely, hard taxed figures mocked by pupils yet respected. The speaker likens the profession to a solitary life, ragged by pranks and poor pay, and cites the need for harsh discipline and resilience.
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Job
Josh Billings
God Spells and Spelling Errors Among Teachers
An Orange County teachers convention and other gatherings highlight widespread misspellings from eighty to a hundred uncommon words. Critics urge teachers to study spelling, arguing even educated writers err with daily vocabulary and suggest reading aloud from standard authors to test spelling accuracy.
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Orange County
Scheel
Attention of Marshall heads to Halford for sale
Heads of families in Marshall and vicinity are urged to seek the famous Halford, now available for purchase through all reputable grocers.
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Marshall and Vicinity
Marshall
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