Belinda Downs Considers Orphans Before Surprise Visitor
Miss Belinda, owner of a busy home for waifs near Little River, resists adopting more children while aiding many strays. Her plans shift when Hessie Carson, the quiet daughter of a widow, wins her affection and near adoption, only to face a dramatic confrontation as Hessie’s real father appears and reveals a past betrothal.
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Belinda
Helinda
Mattoo
Little River
Riverview Orphans Home
Mrs. Brown
Benda Downs
Epring Dicom
Mra Brown
Belinda Downs
Peru
New Sud
Bkelinda
Hessie Carson
Mrs. Hill
Miss Belinda
Hittie
Bessie Carson
Bessie
Kessie
Linda
Misa
Bia
Miss Helinda
Linda Downes
James Mcarns
Kellods Downs
Tim
Orphaned family saga ends in Little River reunion
A distraught father追 trace his wife and child to New York after they separation months earlier. He returns to Little River with proof of his wife’s death and seeks his daughter amid a wary reunion with Helinda Downs who cares for the child. The tale centers on their fragile, hopeful reconciliation.
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Carson
Domerees
New York
Little River
Emeline Brown
Helinda Downs
Onda
Belinds
A Unique Newspaper by James Wickersham in Fairbanks
James Wickersham Alaska delegate published Fairbanks first newspaper using a typewriter. Demand was high with copies selling at $5 each. He served as editor publisher and compositor after receiving letters with important news from the United States.
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James Wickersham
Alaska
Fairbanks
United States
Wickersham
The Sea Ate the Steel Hull of the Maine Wreck
A steel deck on the submerged Maine, originally half an inch thick, corroded and sea rotted through. It appeared intact yet collapsed under normal pressure, swelling greatly and making the hulk resemble a sea rotted, leprosy-like wreck at low tide.
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Maine
Soldier payment and discipline in Haiti noted by engineer
An engineer returning from Port au Prince reports Haitian soldiers are paid about 12 cents a week but rarely receive it, living mainly by foraging. He observed disorganization and a general drilling six men with a sword, which was sold for a dollar and replaced with a sugar cane during the drill.
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Haiti
Port Au Prince
Hoop games and turnpikes race in school sport lesson
The article describes hoop games emphasizing running and skill with hoops. It notes players start by hoop size, race to a goal, and explains turnpikes where players pass hoops through gates. If a hoop touches posts or exits gates the keeper retrieves it.
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Ommcks
Wubcler
Wind Song Dramatic Gusts Across a Windy Scene
A poetic fragment depicts wind sweeping clouds and windmills turning with creaks. Trees sway and glass shimmers while clothes flap in a gust. Leaves swirl, kites rise, and a calm breeze stalls into a vivid outdoor tableau.
Children and Servants and Copper Money Note
The passage warns against encouraging children to report servants while advising to seek mistress approval before punishing a child. It condemns mistreatment such as slapping or shaking as harmful to a child’s self respect. It notes copper money was coined at Rome in 80 B.C.
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Rome
B.C
Norway Sweden cultivated areas compared in acres
The report shows Norway has about 2 750 acres cultivated representing 34 percent of its land area while Sweden has 12 500 000 acres cultivated.
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Norway
Sweden
Backward Sailing of Square-Rigged Vessels in Battle
A historical note from Maclay records backward sailing of square-rigged ships as a tactical maneuver. Captain Stewart of the Constitution braced sails and backed to outmaneuver the sternmost ship, reloading guns while the Dreadnought reportedly sailed backward for over 600 miles under Captain Samuel Samuels toward Fayal.
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Old Bonsides
Maclay
Constitution
Stewart
Samuel Samuels
Fayal
New York
The Hermitage Burr Courtship Site in Paramus New Jersey
The Hermitage mansion in Paramus Bergen County New Jersey, twenty miles from New York, preserves the Burr Provost courtship story. Burr rode from White Plains to woo Estelle Provost at this Gothic stone home with nearby church and ancient burying ground.
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Paramus
New York
Bergen County
N. J
Aaron Burr
Estelle Provost
Burr
White Plains
N. Y
Bad Day For Boating At Seaside Resort
A fashionable seaside visitor watched as boatmen bargain with her group of youngsters. She balked at 10 shillings for a round trip while another boatman offered to row for half a crown. The exchange shows the price dispute and comic character of the scene.
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Jobo
John
Renowned Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden Renounces British Ties
Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden formerly Cynthia Burke Roche, daughter of Fanny Burke Roche and James Burke Roche, renounces British allegiance. A noted New York society figure, she supports outdoor sports, polo spectator events, and is an accomplished athlete in golf tennis horse riding swimming and as a top whip.
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New York
Arthur Scott Burden
Cynthia Burke Roche
Fanny Burke Roche
James Boothby Burke Roche
Baron Fermoy
Great Britain and Ireland
Jurden
Burke Roche
Bobby’ Sears
Boston
Forage Crops Prove Profitable Hog Feed Study
Missouri experiment station reports a three year trial showing high profits from hogs fed on forage. Clover forage yields $24.11 per acre, rape and oats $24.63, carp and cowpens $29.08, blue grass $17.71, based on 6 cents per bushel corn and 6 cents per pound pork.
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Missouri Experiment Station
Hog Hearth Notes on Farm Waste and Pests
The text discusses how ash benefits animal feed and helps control intestinal worms. It also recommends including sulfur in every pen. It suggests that proper bog management can increase farm profits by about 10 to 12 dollars annually from manure production.
Life as a lifelong art of patient learning
An Ada-esque reflection on life framed as a patient art form. The prose emphasizes lifelong study, humility, and the passage of years as essential to mastery, inviting steady, enduring practice over quick results.
Not Going to Alice's Luncheon Says Sacred Word
Quoted humor from Harper's Bazaar notes a pledge of honor about attending an Alice luncheon. The speaker insists they would attend even for a minute if their dress were ready, highlighting fashionable social pressures and witty exchange.
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Alice
Harper’s Bazar
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