Margery Frothingham and the Thanksgiving Sultan
In Baxter's village Margery Frothingham tends her herbarium and prepares a Thanksgiving feast aided by Bina Hutchins. Jack Bogardus, long absent, returns from California to claim her while Fred Frothingham seeks a future with Margery, and a Sultan turkey becomes the centerpiece of a tale of love, war, and enduring hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Wil Thachief
Egypt
Danite
Bing
Hutchins
Yebdre
Budy
Margery
Jack Bogardus
Ber Fotler
Pack
Wil
Jock
Jack
Esme
California
Fred Forthingham
Baxter's
Fred
Maurgery
Boas
Baxter
Prothingham
Frothingham Mansion
Irs
Offier
Miss Margery
Jake
Bina Hutchins
Bina
Margey
Dickron
Ali
Miss Frothingham
Suleiman Pasha
Fred Frothingham
Mies Margery
Eurus
Turkey
Pasha
Constantinople
Bagdad Pasha
Bosphoran Pasha
V'thesady Springs
Mie
Dickson
Dusen Buty
Bultan
Cadifornia
Reied
Red
Tack
Aittoon
Taek
Mowntains
Fred Siehelind
Sapeocaline
Mmurmer
Andy Pial
H Fruit Farm
Rose Bateman
Ross
Inia
Sudh
Enat
Pacific Coast
Mergery
Surgeon’s Knife Aids Minister to Germany’s Health
Under the Surgeon's Knife Bayard Taylor our Minister to Germany has undergone no severe surgical operation for dropsy. The procedure was successful and relieved the patient, placing him in a convalescent condition. Prof. Wilma, a German surgeon, leads the case and promises complete and early restoration of the minister’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard Taylor
Germany
Wilma
Avi
Homecoming Prayer For Missing Boy In Appalachian Family
A heartfelt plea echoes through a community as a family awaits the return of a missing boy. The speaker recalls past trials, laments silence from relatives, and clings to faith while hoping for a safe homecoming. Friends and neighbors offer prayers and support amid anxious days.
Sedentary Life and Women’s Health Cited in Popular Science
The Popular Science Monthly notes that reduced household labor and less physical activity among women correlate with rising health issues. It cites Dr. Robertson’s Manchester practice showing higher childbirth mortality with more servants, and contrasts mill work with home duties. The piece also discusses fuel waste in English kitchens and a Boswell discussion of Coke-fueled stoves for mass meals, plus a England versus America cooking efficiency note. A later item recounts a violent bull attack on Frith in Chorley, serious injury but potential recovery, and a collection of satirical maxims about frugality and manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson
Manchester
Newceland
Troy Times
Paris
England
America
Count Rumford
Col. Baltinoré
Household Economy Recipes and Biographical Musings
A collage of household recipes for soups cakes and potatoes plus a long Harper’s Magazine “Editor's Easy Chair” review on biographies of American public figures. The mix includes Max’s Pippine, Lemos Buttex, and Pounkies tips, followed by commentary on Henry Clay Calhoun and biographical works. A Dutch hummingbird anecdote at Milan’s opera closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay
Calhoun
Charles Francis Adams
John Adams
Irving
Washington
van Buren
Morse
Hamilton
Randall
Jefferson
John
Romilly
Sparks
Gouverneur Morrey
Madison
Mr. Rives
John Quincey Adams
Webster
Parton
Benjamin Frankin
Harper's i Magazine
Mothers Right to Punish Children Questioned on Board
A dialogue from Sanger Me. recounts a boy asking if mothers may strike their children. His grandmother affirms the right if she is the mother, prompting the boy to demand his own mother’s authority. A Whig new propeller is noted, enabling heavy ironclads to pivot on its axis, reducing yaw resistance by applying force along the hull.
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Senna
Tex
George
Merriam
Springdell
Mans
Vanl
Apts
Switzerland
Gorner Grat
Europe
Aid ‘Danter
New York
Merolf
Tita
Dewabys
Arabia
Paul
Jesus
Sanger
Fragmented overheard dialogue and odd anecdotes from a rural paper
A collage of garbled speech, visions and offbeat vignettes from a small town paper. It mentions a doctor, a man collapsed, a scarecrow of events, a frightened tocsin of peril and a cat dream that wakes a young woman, followed by misheard snippets about civil engineers and a farmer’s misadventure in Henderson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zephyr
Brett Fist
Tabie
Elen
Burlington
Fragmented reminiscences of a mill incident and court tale
The text narrates an unreliable, dialect heavy scene at a mill office with threats over a contrac t and a dispute involving Jason, Spikes, and a boy. It shifts to a lawyer’s tale about losing a cash fortune intended for creditors, followed by a lurid note on scandalous acts by men against women in Scottsville, depicting brutality and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaxon
Jason
Spikes
Gwin
Simmon
Chile
t.Fason
Scottsville
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Champney
Geo. T. Powers
Ghent
Chatham Courier
Practical Farmer
Arne
National
Timmy
Cianrya
Louisville Bulletin
Belfere
Angel of Deliverance
Fox
Oran
Ns Anp
Beatta
Jane
Doletor
London Spectator
Ferrier
Ferrct
Aim
Andy
Todd Bony
Ian
Aida
Calebh
Joey
Silk Sailhiar
John Les
Chevipes
Layyn
Sane
Mr. Glover
Chorley
Frith
Prith
Alanchester
Eng
Tom Norrow
Burdette
Max
Jance
Lemos Buttex
Barrela
Oper
Milan
Naples
Paasays Humusell
Theichorus
Jonah
Shan
Cobbilea
Cassy
Emphiere
Salt Lake City
Aeid
Mel
Nana
Peter
Souereni
Young Mart
Abe
Hamin Nats
Boston
Jaulge Lowell
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