Home of the Two Widows on Belle Isle tale end in tragedy
Eustache Frentin dies trying to aid two widows Jeannette Lafranc and Francoise Albret long sorrow in Palais Brittany. Jeannette mourns, Eustache is buried. Francoise and Jeannette remain, while the widows’ cottage becomes a life changed by loss and a later move to America.
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Lippincott's
Eustache
Belle-isle
Brittany
Hubert Pichet
Francoise Albret
Hubert
Francoise
Bangor
Monsieur
Jeannette Lanfranc
Port Philippe
Christopher Pichet
Rollie
Belleisle-en-Mer
Christophe
Jeannette
Mademoiselle
Jeanette
Palais
Jeanne
Christophe Pichet
Tam
Mademoisella
Custache
Lym
Auray
Aunt Sue
Jean Renaud
Quimper
Roland
Belle-isle-on-Mer
France
Monsieur Paradot
Mons
Paradol
Sam
Mons. Paradol
America
Belle-isle-en-Mer
Auguste
Chateaubriand
Alfred de Musset
Vauban
Sue
Jeannette Lafranc
Eustache Frentin
Vannes
Austache
Pierre Frentin
Hustache Frentin
Sua
Anerica
Franceige
Paradal
Belle-isle-on- Mer
Tampa
Fionipa
Ivork
Mellora
Polk County
Florida
Pleas Water
Anerson
Tampa Bay
Sumpter County
Seth
National Publishing
Chicago
Hamneman
Suerman & CO
Marshall
Mic
Wells
Vexey St. N
P.O
Widow Dewey’s Struggle From London to California
The narrative follows John E. Dewey and his wife from London in 1840s to California in 1850s and 1860s. After years of hardship their finances grow then tragedy strikes with a slain sailor husband and a widow facing illness, loss of a daughter to abuse and a second daughter’s death from scarlet fever. The tale ends with looming destitution as medical and legal woes seize her home.
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John E. Dewey
London
Jack
China
California
England
Bank of England
San Francisco
Palace Hotel
Natoma Street
Jack Dewey
Navy
Maryville
Kate
The Utility of Soot in Garden Care
An old gardener extols soot as a versatile farm aid. Soot protects crops like cabbage and cauliflower from pests, enhances growth by releasing ammonia and sulfur compounds, and is widely used in England. He describes practical applications from soil amendment to plant coatings and warns against wasting this valuable resource.
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Scot
Western
America
England
Vicks Illustrated Magazine
Practical Farmers Guide to Water and Poultry Care
A collection of farm tips covers efficient rainwater harvesting from roofs, shallow wells and drives wells, and cost effective stock water. Advice includes poultry house cleanliness to prevent cholera and a method for preserving string beans for winter.
Beating the Boat and Free Rides
A boat captain detains a fare dodger who had hopped aboard without a ticket. After a tense confrontation the man volunteers to jump overboard but is hauled back and the captain demands no more than a five cent fare in the future. A separate exchange shows a customer challenging a waiter over an “insult.”
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Forry-Boat
Detroit Free Press
Water a Key to Farm Productivity and Dairy Yield
The article argues for abundant accessible water on farms, noting dairy cows need constant clean water for high milk output. It cautions against limited watering, explains how distance to water reduces intake and growth, and urges multiple reliable water sources across pastures to keep cattle fed, rested, and productive.
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South America
Texas
Colorado
Plucky Pennsylvania Family Heads West By Foot
A Pennsylvania emigrant family led by Peter Carline, 45, and his wife, 37, travel by small hand cart with their two year old daughter from Wilkesbarre to Leadville. They began April 18 with 53 cents, surviving on charity, camping under sheets, and plan to seek work in Leadville. Their cart endures with repairs as they pursue a laboring future away from politics. Meanwhile a Cincinnati saloon keeper, John Kline, beat his daughter and cut himself after drinking.
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Filbert Street
Kearney
Montgomery
Lombard, Powell
Union Primary School
Telegraph Hill
Bank of Inngland
Jack
England
Bank of England
San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
Germantown Telegraph
New Yorker
Pennsylvania
Leadville
Peter Carline
West
Wilkes- Barre
Jack Hills
Des Moines
Iowa
Cor
Chicago Journal
John Kline
Cincinnati
Kline
Indian Depredations and Proprietary Remedies Spotlighted
A harsh editorial contrasts Indian raids with harsh diseases like consumption and praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy. It also commends Wheelock Finlay & Co for publicizing Dr Wilhoff's Anti-Periodic Tonic. Gilbent starches are lauded for long standing demand and superiority.
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Fair
Pierce
Messrs
Simple Cure for Biliousness Claim
Advertisement promotes Laxatine Lozenges as a remedy for biliousness piles constipation and related ailments. Presents 25 cents per box and claims usefulness for ladies and children. Also mentions Cure Jackson's Beat Sweet Navy Tobacco.
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Cure Jackson
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