Berthilda and the Suitor at the Gates
In Marshall Michigan 1879 Berthilda, nearly 80, faces a suitor, Mr Hoskins, while her uncle Mr Flint weighs Berthilda’s marriage offer against debts and past family tensions. Letters to Uncle Flint reveal intent to wed and to settle debts before any union.
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Moonlit family quarrel ends in wedding and confessions
In a tense confrontation at Berthilda’s gate, Uncle Flint admits writing two letters that spurred a clash over marriage. Peter Perkins accuses Flint of libel as neighbors and kin quarrel, then all parties reconcile and Berthilda agrees to wed Silas Hoskins with Parson Speer officiating.
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Household tips from old time on cleaning and cooking
A long list of domestic advice covers cleaning methods using lime and lye for stains, water and soap on fabrics, alabasster paste with quicklime, and acids. rice preparation for serving grains separate. a butter sugar pudding recipe with eggs, milk, brandy, and spices. and disinfectants with vinegar steam, camphor sheets, nitrate of lead solution, and odor control in painted rooms.
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Brave Carrie Roberts in Home Invasion Battle
A fourteen year old domestic girl, Carrie Roberts, fought off a burglar at the residence of G. H. Kitchen near Monroe, Warren County, Ohio. She clung to the thief, seized a revolver from a clock, and fired until he fled badly wounded, leaving a trail of blood as he escaped through the yard.
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European rulers seek united alliance to curb socialism
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