The Admiral’s Nephew and Lady Arabella in London
Richard Glyn, heir to Sir Thomas Vernon, travels to London with Giles Vernon’s support after prize money arrives. He confronts Lady Hawkshaw’s control at Berkeley Square while Lady Arabella Stormont captivates him. The tale follows social maneuvering, romance, and naval fortunes as the Ajax crew spends extravagantly in Portsmouth and London.
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Peter Hawtsnaw
Richard Glyn
Vernon
Philip Ovare Yon
Une
Thomas Vernon
Overton
Ceshaw
Arabella
Mediterranean
Giles
London
Mivart’s
Lady Hawkshaw
Admiralty
Peter Hawkshaw
Lady Hawke
Berkeley Square
Hawkshaw
Sir Peter
Peter
Polly
Dicky
Sir Peters House
Jamea
Daphne
Richard
Mr. Glyn
Thia
Hewkshaw
Lorda
Tebel
Arabella Stormont
Brown Jane
Str
Lady Arabella
Normal woman of her day maps social age norms
The excerpt traces eighteenth and nineteenth century views of female maturity. It cites women at 20 turning to domestic life after social “coming out” at 15, marriage by 18 20, eight children, and a shift to quiet domesticity. It frames aging and marriage as fixed social milestones.
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Suelsd
George Meredith
Boston
Wisconsin notes mix of court, docks, churches and towns
A miscellany from Racine to Franklin Street reports a 14 minute not guilty verdict in a fatal fight over a ladle, dock work at Bayfield and Duluth, plans for a Welsh church, a Bartlett party visiting Oconomowoc, and a state police oath in Ashland. Other items note a new bank incorporation, military medical camps, a lightning strike at Milwaukee depot, a centenarian Rochester resident, and local civic notices.
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Duluth
Wachsroth Lumber Company
Red Oil Lumber Company
Bayfield Mil Company
Wild Rose
Oconomowee
Cincinnati
Oconomowoe
Ashland
Werder
Reserve
Superior
Lake Michigan
Werdar
Fond du Lac
Mt Calvary State Bank
Andrew Vogel
al Jenton
Washington County
Arthur Vogel
Milwaukee
Sparta
Sparta Range
Burlington
Wisconsin
Betsy Sykes
Rochester
Northampton
Mass
Anna Penfield Harwood
Appleton
Wis
Smith College
Kenosha
Emma Castle
Bristol
E. D. Hall
Englewood
Cas Ue
Bayfield
Ron Bayfield
Chicegs
Lower Lake
Madison
Chicago
Judson C. Dickerman
Dickerman
Sheboygan
Anna Woda
George End
Hank of
End
Baravoo
Lodi
Kirkland
Devil's Lake
Campese
la Crosse
Red Light
Eciuy
Washington, D. C
Minong
Chittamo
Ripon
John B Sherwood
Robert Sherwood
Ripon College
Winfield Ray
Maakawee
the Fire and Police Commission
South Side
Franklin Street
Doan’s Kidney Pills Backed By Mrs Foresman’s Endorsement
A testimonial from Mrs G Foresman of Canon City Colorado praises Doan’s Kidney Pills for curing her kidney complaint after years of rheumatism dropsy and illness. She credits two to three boxes with improvement and urges others to try the remedy. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Tdoan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
A Proud Pair Rooster Bat Woman Joke
A fragment titled A Proud Pair features a quip about a peasant boasting a large rooster and his wife with the largest bat, attributed to Pliegende Blartter. The line suggests a lighthearted, rural humor exchange reflecting local character.
Christmas Laundry Dilemma and Screen Sanctuary
A domestic scene opens with Mrs. Dennis asked what she will give Patter for Christmas, replies she cannot decide as she dries her wash. The piece pivots to praise for screens that keep out disease carrying mosquitoes, arguing 25 cents spent on screens saves health and money compared to doctor costs.
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Success Magazine
Extinction of Tuberculosis Questioned by Dr Osler
Dr Tilliam Osler warns that eradicating tuberculosis remains uncertain and deeply embedded in humanity. He cites dramatic mortality reductions in some regions over a generation as evidence that progress is possible, but cautions the foe is still formidable.
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Tilliam Osler
Description of a Perfectly Lovely Girl in a Magazine Story
The Atchison Globe comments on a fiction passage praising a girl described as small dark and lively with hair like eight o clock daylight and lamplight, crude scarlet lips and absurdly large round eyes. The piece asks whether a girl matching that description would be worth shucks in everyday experiences.
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Fate
Atchison Globe
Grape Nuts Promises Health From Proper Food
A Denver woman recounts illness and weight loss from poor appetite and heavy duties. After trying Grape Nuts, stomach and brain discomfort vanished and she gained 12 pounds. The tale endorses the cereal with the slogan There’s a Reason and urges reading The Road to Wellville.
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Todd
Denver
Wellville
Never Done. Sumins I I Hope You Minded Five Dollars
The dialogue presents a casual exchange about a small debt as one speaker asks if the other objected to placing the five dollars with a collector. A second speaker notes borrowing a dolor from the collector, revealing a minor financial interaction between them.
How He Stond Up for Him
Dolan-So Casey was running me down and ye stood up for mut Calahan-Oi did I siz to him Casey yere na caward and ye work hard and pus yer dibts and we don't get drunk and lick yer worfe but in other respects ye're no better than Dolont Purk.
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Dolan
Casey
Calahan
Dolont
Or They Should Shakespeare Welcome Ever Smiles
An enigmatic line evokes Shakespearean cadence as a farewell echoes through time signaling a pairing of welcome and parting. The fragment hints at theatrical or literary themes without clear event details, leaving a compact snippet of verse style and mood.
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