A High-Tempered Girl and a Minister's Dilemma
Theodora Reed quarrels with unwanted guests at the parsonage and refuses hospitality to a young clergyman. After her blunt remarks are overheard, the intended vacation preacher turns out to be Mr. Hervey, who visits the Reed family at Windfield Star hotel. Through awkward misunderstandings and a gracious reconciliation, Theodora learns restraint and courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodora Reed
Theodora
Deacon Powers
Papa
Miss Reed
Dora
Mr. Reed
Windfield
Star Hotel
Theo
Mr. Hervey
Theo Reed Finds Her Master in The Parsonage Romance
Theo Reed confesses misdeeds to her father and the Reverend Henry Hervey proposes marriage at Windfield. The deacon and townsfolk react with humor as Theodora and Hervey contemplate a ministerial future, revealing Mrs Reed’s daughter’s fiery temper and growing affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo
Theodora
Mr. Hervey
Deacon Powers
Henry Hervey
Theodora Reed
Helen
Quirky Tales of a Train Miracle and Lawful Misadventure
A steam engine encounters a toddler on a village track and a Newfoundland dog rescues her. In a separate hotel scene two lawyers spar over a cat with a boot and boot jack, misjudging the creature until a loud wake up call ends with battered teeth and a toppled head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Clark
Thomas
Little Jack and Nell Clash Over If They May Marry
Dialogue fragment shows Little Jack insisting they are married with Little Nell denying the claim. The exchange references parental disapproval and a rule against quarrelling, hinting at a family or juvenile play scene.
The Washerwoman, a Cuff Memoir and a Street King
A long tale contrasts a wary country girl on a Illinois Central train with a flirtatious dapper man and four angry farmers. It shifts to a Wall Street mystery where a pampered hostess exploits a washerwoman’s cuffs to drain her purse, leaving a queenly operator with a fortune and a bankrupt mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Wapella
Bloomington
Ahr
Twenty-ninth Street
Wall Street
Sara Ward
Keene
Beach
Harlem
Attenuated tale of fortune built on linen care and Keene’s scheme
In a San Francisco Post excerpt Derrick Dodd recalls Jim Keene revealing how market quirks thwarted stock plans. He explains a rival insider who watched moves and exploited his profits using multiple brokers and fake orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene
Derrick Dodd
San Francisco Post
Jim Keene
New York
Jay Gould
Sam Ward
Lake Shore
Sever
Condensed Sermons on Virtue and Duty
A compact collection of maxims on love, conscience, and self improvement. It urges doing good for its own sake, warns against vanity and deceit, and stresses example over language while highlighting the enduring value of present time and personal integrity.
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AE Millheim Journal
R. A. Bumiller
New Journal
Penn St
Hartman’s
Minihem ™ Journal
A. Harter
Millheim, PA
D. John F. Harter
Practical
Methodist Church
Millueim PA
Geo. S. Frank
Rebersburg
D. D. H. Mingle
Main Street
W. J. Springer
Millheim Banking House
Millheim
H. Hastings
W. F. Reeder
E “Astings
Reeder
Attorneys-at-Law
Bellefonte, PA
Allegheny Street
Yocum
C. T. Alexander
C. M. Bower, Jr & Bower
Garman's
Geo. L. Lee
Madisonburg, PA
W. C. Heinle
Centre County
J. A. Beaver, Ij. W. Gephart, A & Gephart
Alleghany Street
High Street
Allegheny ST
G. McMillen
Proprietor
Cummins
Bishop Street
Emanuel Brown
Evans
Mal
Equree
Soli
Fiat House
Main and
Jay Streets
Lock Haven
CT. Elmo Hotel
Arch ST
Philadelphia
T Oveng
Sos
Feger
6Th St
Chestnut
Walnut St
W Paine, M. D
Cleveland and Hendricks
Democratic
Little Jack
Nell
Little Nell
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