A Household Burden and a Wife's Stand for Rights
In a hot August night scene, Mary confronts her husband John Clark over unpaid labor at home and his spending, leading to a plan swap. Jane Patch replaces Tom Birch to ease Mary's load, revealing Mary's resolve to demand fair treatment and rest.
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John Clark
Chimnley Woods
Brother White
John
Tom Birch
Mary Clark
Mary
Benny
Baby
Squire Towne
Neighbor Jones
Widder Patch
Mr. Jones
Jones
West’rd
Tom
Jane
Jane Patch
Jone
Mrs. Clark
The Rose Garden and a Historian of Washington
A portrait of a Washington historian who keeps a double life in springed gardens and long rosebeds. The piece traces his Newport and Washington homes overflowing with roses, his daily rides, and his scholarly library, while interweaving social dining quirks and a humorous courtship anecdote.
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Mr. Bancroft
Washington
Seventeenth Street
West End
Provence
Jacqueminot
Marechal Niel
Marie Gillot
Malmaison
Madame Melsh
Maria Cook
Wei Rose
Newport
Jacqueminots
Ruskin
The Tale of Tabby the Water-Devouring Cat
A writer recalls a strange cat named Tabby who swam to a boat on a bitter November afternoon. She delighted in fishing and prowling the marshy banks, stealing bait, catching rats and birds, and even poaching small fish in summer. After four years she was shot for persistent game poaching and rumored to have forest origins.
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Tabby
Sublimity in trifles and the value of flattery
The text extols infusing significance into small matters as a form of power. It warns flattery is deceptive currency that impoverishes recipients and emphasizes wisdom in valuing tiny details.
Kleptomania Among Fashionables Reported by Giffard
M Pierre Giffard notes a fashion driven kleptomania trend with about 4000 women yearly stealing from Paris counters. He cites high born culprits including a Russian princess a French countess an English duchess and a sovereigns natural daughter. Offenders avoid courts by quiet settlements with shopowners sometimes donating up to 2000 to relief funds as police approve.
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Duke of Wellington
M. Pierre Giffard
Paris
New York Churches Spend Vast Sums Across Denominations
A survey shows New York religious bodies spend about 6.5 million dollars annually on pastors, building funds, operations, missions, and benevolent causes. Roman Catholics lead with 2.25 million for 75 churches, half to charity. Episcopalians total 1.15 million. Presbyterians 795 thousand. Methodists 243 thousand. Baptists 328 thousand. Dutch Reformed and Lutherans 363 thousand. Congregationalists 96 thousand. Jews over 300 thousand with 19 tabernacles and 3,000 members as declared.
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New York
Baptists
Dutch Reformed
Congregationalists
Tabernacles
Arkansaw Judge Pardons Thief After Personal Confession
A man arraigned for obtaining money under false pretenses in a store pleads guilty. The Arkansas judge reveals a past divorce and remarriage to the defendant’s wife, then surprisingly pardons him and hands a $50 bill, saying the man has suffered enough.
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Arkansaw
Jim Lickmore
A cheerful face aids healing and morale declines wealth respect
A cheerful face helps an invalid, while demoralization grows as wealth is revered. Scholastic systems crumble when challenged by a single word, exposing the fragility of learned scaffolding.
Animals Against Forests and Goats’ Impact on Island Woodlands
A historical discussion argues goats damage forests on Greek islands and warns that using fencing and close planting helps conserve woodlands. It notes Saint Helena’s rapid tree loss from goats and urges careful grazing, exclusive areas, and full use of ground to prevent losses during pinching seasons.
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Greece
Saint Helena
Venus in the morning sky and near Eta Ophiuchi
The article notes Venus as the bright morning star for January with two periods of peak brilliance around the ninth and in late January. It describes crescent phases seen in telescope and a close pairing with Eta Ophiuchi on January 19 20, plus Venus rising times toward month end.
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Venus
Shark Jewelry and Shark Bone Canes Featured in Industrial Art
The article describes using shark skins for sleeve buttons and similar items, drying and polishing to resemble fine stones. Shark vertebrae are prized for canes, with marrow openings fitted with steel or iron rods and side openings filled with mother of pearl for an ornamental finish.
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Journal Store
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C. G. McMillen
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Leck Haven, Pa
Woods Calwell, Proprietor
D. H. Mingle
John F. Harter
Practical
Tomlinson
Cery Store
Main Street
Milieim
Kister
Wosters
Main St
Ifred
Swain
T. Alexander
Alexander & Bower
C. M. Bower
Attorneys AT Law
Bellefonte, PA
Garman’s
Aca B. Linn
Attorney AT Law
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Diamond
Orphans Court Business
M. C. Heinle
Centre County
J. A. Bear W. Gephare
Beri
Gepharit
Alleghany Street
High
An & Harshberger
Keller
Lyon
D. H. Hastings
W. ¥. Reeder
Asstings
Reeder
Ae Y Street
Hastings
Deacon Brown
Selfish John Clark
Mr. Bancrofts Roses
Wayne
Michigan
Mary Ann
Woodbine Cottage
Charles Henry
Russian River
South Sea
Tartary
Carnac
John Dawson
Bodega
Dawson
San Francisco
Canada de Pogolome
California
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Shark Jewelry
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