Extremes meet in a Massachusetts law office tale
A sharp attorney Benjamin Briggs forms an odd partnership with cheerful Harry Ludlow a young lawyer. A penniless mother Jennie Moore seeks unpaid wages from a cruel employer Samuel Moore and Briggs helps. Jennie and Harry fall in love while Briggs reveals a long lost twin sister Sarah Moore and reunites with their family.
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Massachusetts
Messrs. Briggs and Ludlow
Benjamin Briggs
Harry Ludlow
Mr. Briggs
Duncan
Jennie Moore
Jennie
Samuel Moore
Sarah McDowell
Mr. Ludlow
Briggs
Miss Moore
Harry
Tuncle
Sarah
Moores
Ben
Mr Vanderbilt Wealth and Worldstanding of Richest Man
The passage estimates Cornelius Vanderbilt’s wealth at about 160 million, compares him to the Duke of Westminster, and details holdings in railroads, government and corporate bonds, real estate, and art. It notes his large stock ownership, high annual income from bonds and stocks, modest spending, philanthropy, and shrewd trading moves.
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Mr. Vanderbilt
Duke of Westminster
Vanderbilt
Duke
Michigan Central
Northwestern
Lake Shore
Chicago
Rock Island
Delaware and Lackawanna
Philadelphia
Reading
Fifth Avenue
Maud S
New York Central
Yankee Postmaster in Southern Town After Surrender
A Connecticut Yankee arrives in a southern town after Johnston's surrender. He proclaims candor about cotton, endures insults and a threatened duel, chooses rifle combat, and ends as town postmaster for five years. The episode shows local tensions and the man’s firm resolve amid hostility.
Christmas Carols And The Old Time Street Wassail
The article traces Christmas carols from the Shakespearean era when waits sang in streets for gifts to later post Reformation devout carols. It notes twelve days of celebration, lively wassail songs, and the motto no song no supper, with masters leading a carol after meals.
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Shakespear
Our Homes And The Duty Of Husbands And Wives
The piece argues both spouses bear duty to make the home attractive. It advocates that wives control household details, with husbands aiding respectfully, and recommends putting the homestead in the wife’s name to secure stability and pride in family comforts.
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Howe
Hnor
Lovers Lost in a Blizzard Rescue near Mercer County
A Bismarck dispatch reports John Williams and Miss Annie Bartram of Mercer county were lost during a blizzard while driving to a house warming. Blinded by wind and sleet, they wandered the prairie for hours and fell into Kulfe River before finding their way to the party. They were nearly dead but revived with strenuous care.
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Bismarck
D. T
John Williams
Annie Bartram
Mercer County
Kulfe
Humble Charity Cited as Virtue in Old Proverb
The quote extols charity as every good act and describes smiling at a brother and aiding a wanderer as charitable deeds. It frames charity as a guiding social ethic and moral duty.
Jay Gould Demonstrates Vest Trick On Dining Guest
A young friend boasted he could remove a man's vest without taking off his coat. Jay Gould accepted the challenge, first removing his coat then fashioning the vest over his coat sleeves and back on, proving there are multiple ways to do the feat. The anecdote ends noting Gould’s quiet patience and charm.
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George Gould
Mr. Gould
Jay Gould
Brooklyn Hagle
The Rise of Steel Pens and Their Costs
The piece traces the evolution of the steel pen from costly novelty to a mass market tool. It notes early forms around 1810 and the Perry system’s pivotal 1824 expansion, detailing price figures paid for steel and labor by James Perry and his first workers.
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Bulwer
Richelieu
James Perry
Samuel Timmins
Birmingham
Too Thickly Settled in the Tale of the Tuffboy Family
The fly-by-night express delivers an eight pound and a half parcel during the fifth Providence visitation. Jim tells his father he must move out, noting the family feels too thickly settled and questioning his place in the household.
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Tuffboy
Fly
Providence
Jim
Man swallows dollar. solvent splits it into coins
A conversation recalls a man who swallowed a silver dollar last summer and, after a chemist used a solvent, released the dollar in ten cent piece fragments a month later.
Stocking Mystery From A Society Belle
A humorous note recalls last Christmas when a society belle found a darning needle and a ball of yarn in her stocking, illustrating the idea that a stocking with a hole hides simple mischief or oversight.
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Santa Claus
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Methodist Church
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Woodward, PA
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O. Deininger
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W J. Springer
West Millheim Banking House
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Allegheny Street
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J C. Meyer
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Allegheny ST
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Emanuel Brown
Main
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