Heiress, Artist, and Ward at Hawkes Hall
Alice Hawkes inherits a ward from Mrs Whyte Wayte, receives Alexander Adolphus Wayte, a troublesome boy, and encounters Gerald Wayte the artist. The two bond during visits, leading to an engagement between Alice and the young painter as Kate Jennings contemplates managing the boy.
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Alice Hawkes
Kate Jennings
Alice
Kate
Alexander Adolphus
Hannah
Katharine Jennings
Miss Hawkes
Hawkes Hall
Ralph
Mr. Wayte
Taman
Miss Jennings
Rose
Alexander Adolphus Wayte
Bose
Miss Glenfield
Glenfield
Adolphus Wayte
Wayte
Gerald Wayte
Adolphus
Pony in Print The Moravians and War Department Telegraphed
A child confesses returning a found pocketbook to a wealthy merchant, with a tale of honesty. The piece then surveys Moravian settlements in Europe and America, marriage customs, education, and graves. It concludes with Major Johnson’s account of wartime telegraph records and cipher dispatches at the War Department. A later section shares tips from E H Leland on keeping convalescent children cheered using wall pictures, a poke stick, signals, and bed play to aid recovery.
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George
Georgy
Mr. Soulless
Major Johnson
Washington
Stanton
United States
War Department
Halleck
Grant
Army of the Potomac
Sherman
West
Secretary of the Navy
Eckart
Department
Bates
Tinker
Chandler
New York
London Illustrated
E. H. Leland
American Agriculturist
Forest laws and forestry lessons from Europe
The text argues that Prussia and Germany wisely regulate forests through extensive planting thinning and preservation while citing reduced malaria from forest care. It compares the US unfavorably for ignorance and urges scientific emphasis on tree preservation and using alternatives to lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
Germany
United States
Lim
Tammany in Early Days And Its Humble Wigwam
The article recalls Tammany Hall origins in 1789 as only mildly partisan yet fiercely American in spirit. Members included George Clinton and many tradesmen while the wigwam at Nassau and Frankfort streets evolved from a pig pen to a grand site by 1867, reflecting the club’s growth.
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New Club
Tammany
Society of Cincinatus
Jefferson
Mirabeau
George Clinton
Philip Home
Schuyler Hoffman
Nassau and
Frankfort
Verplanck
Crow’s Nest Forfeit Provokes Roaring Laughter At Party
An evening sociable ends in comic chaos as a green youth tries to kiss a lady through a chair back in a forfeits game. The judge admonishes him for not completing the forfeit, prompting further laughter as the scene unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeny
Marriage habits of U S Presidents through history
The piece notes that John Tyler remarried after his first wife’s death, the first three presidents married widows, and Washington pursued heiresses. It mentions Jefferson as a widower, Van Buren as a widower, Jackson whose wife was buried in her reception dress, and Arthur who honored his wife with a church memorial window.
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Germany
England
Switzerland
America
Luther
Herrn
Saxony
Herrnhunter
John Tyler
White House
Washington
Martha Custis
Jefferson
Martin van Buren
Jackson
Arthur
St. John’s Church
Estate of John G. Weaver sale notice in Clinton County
The estate of John G. Weaver deceased in Clinton County will be offered for sale by L. B. Stover Trustee on Friday August 6 at the Orphans Court Sale Notice advertised in legal notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Weaver
Clinton Co
L. B. Stover
Retail and Wholesale Shop Confusion in Portland Tale
A Portland correspondent recalls a green looking customer who mistook a shop advertising wholesale and retail for a place to hire a job. He requests six shirts with a terse retail line and refuses drawers, prompting puzzled clerks and bystanders in a brisk street scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Greeny
Freezin
The Foxes and the Hares Tale of a Burrow
A fox overhears hares arguing over their dead father's burrow and takes it. One hare notes it is large enough for all, but the fox claims fact over principle and seizes the homestead. The fable ends with a moral about lawyers taking farms when heirs quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynard
First class job work at the JOURNAL Office
A brief note praises the JOURNAL Office for first class job work. It lauds quality and efficiency in printing and publishing tasks. The testimonial highlights reliable service and timely completion for customers and partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Unleavened Passover Matzo Breads From Four Cities
History notes four American cities New York New Orleans Chicago and Cincinnati produce unleavened matzo for Passover. Bakers start two months ahead using flour and water dough pressed with heavy rollers and stamped into one foot square crisp bread.
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America
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Cincinnati
Saloon Visit Over Ice Cream Sparks Conversation
A young woman undercuts a social expectation by agreeing to join a man for ice cream. He pays for three plates, and she finishes them, despite declaring a general dislike for ice cream. The passage ends with a clarifying line about her true feelings.
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R. A. Bum
New Journal
Penn St
Hartman’s Foundry
MiLtuem Journal
A Harter, LJ
Millhemm, PA
R. Stover
Madisonburg, Pa
Wwe
Reifsnyder
Millheim, PA
R. J. W. Stam
Penn Street
R. John F. Harter
Methodist Church
Millen PA
Geo. L. Lee
Madison Burg, PA
Bou. Deininger
Journal Office
W J. Springer
Millheim Banking House
C. L. Springer
Main & North Streets
Millheim
Jno.h. Orvis
C.M. Bower
Ellis L.orvis
Rvis, Bower & Orvis
Attorneys-at-Law
Bellefonte, PA
Woodings Building
D. H. Hastings
W. F. Reeder
Astings & Reeder
Allegheny Street
Yocum & Astings
J C. Meyer
Bellefonte PA
Hoy
W. C. Heinle
Centre County
A. Beaver
Gephartoe
Gephart
Alleghany Street
High Street
Woodwarp, PA
Imes
Allegheny ST
C. G. McMillen
Pere
Bishop Street
Emanuel Brown
Main
Jay Streets
Lock Haven
A. B.C
Tannah
God’s Acre
United Brethren
God
Nuechtendorf
Telegraph
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