Young Governess Bess Becomes Family Partner at Lake Retreat
John Walker hires Bess as tutor for his eight daughters after a season at their summer cottage. He confesses love, proposing marriage, and Bess faces pressure from social norms. The couple navigates trust and companionship as the household grows with a stepmother figure and shared adventures on the lake.
Dream Mystery and the Governess Precedent From History
A long anecdote from the St Louis Medical Record describes a dream that seemed to span months but lasted only moments. It links a telegraph dream, a German rival invention, and a move to the Low Countries through Philip IV. It notes the term governess and a Brussels death in 1638, aged sixty six.
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St. Louis
Western Union
Albert VII
Trehduke
Austria
Tsabella Chira Hugenie
Infanta
Spain
Low Countries
Philip IV of
Brussels
London Notes and Queries
Local Property and Dry Cleaning Notices
The item lists Janesville Dye Works services for soaps and dry cleaning for ladies waists gloves party dresses and gents clothing plus carpet and rug dyeing. It also notes hunting fishing and bathing on property with legal prosecution for violations. Several houses near P M church are offered for sale at right prices with Mauger’s jewelry store reference.
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A. F. Dresden
Crailer
P. M. Church
High Street
J. J. Mauger
Mauger
Ewelry
Green's August Flower touted as remedy for indigestion
An advertisement argues indigestion causes sudden death and credits Green's August Flower with preventing attacks by aiding digestion. It claims the tonic tones the liver purifies the blood and strengthens the system. Available in two sizes 25c and 75c at druggist shops.
Paid For the Opinion by a New Hampshire Judge
After Chief Justice Purley of the New Hampshire Court of Appeals returned to practice, a client asked his opinion on a case. The judge called him a scoundrel and charged ten dollars for the opinion, which the client promptly paid.
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Purley
Court of Appeals of
New Hampshire
County News and Valley Mining Notes From Edgely Region
The Rising Sun Lead and Zinc Company reports shaft No 4 yields three to four tons daily with over seven tons last Wednesday and shaft No 5 expected to match in time. Land seekers from Ridgeway and Freeport accompanied by residents visited Edgely and Burlington Colorado, reporting strong land prospects and homestead activity. Adolph Blotz broke both bones of his right arm in a fall. The 50th annual Wesley Sunday School picnic is set for June 28 at Rowe's grove with noon tables and public invitation. Miss Gertrude Peters arrives from Salt Lake City for a summer visit with her family. Mrs M ly Tappins of Madison notes improvement in their ill daughter. Dodgeville honors at the Grand Lodge of Masons in Milwaukee with Rev J Thos Pryor Jr and Judge Aldro Jenks praised. both reappointed for the coming year.
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Tom Worden
John
Madge
Bess
Jol
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Sam
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Far Northwest
Fred Newton
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Ivey
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Frank Brewer
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Jonesdale
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North Dakota
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Rowe's Grove
Dodgeville
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Milwaukee
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Aldro Jenks
Order
Wisconsin-Iowa County
Iowa
Court House
Mary O'Neill
James O'Neill
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