Memoirs of David Balfour Afloat on a Desert Isle
The excerpt recounts David Balfour's perilous castaway life on Barraid Island, his fight for food and warmth, the sight of distant homes, and the moment of rescue as two fishermen abandon him to sea his hope returns with the rising tide and a risky escape back to the main island.
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David Balfour
Alan Breck Stewart
Ebenezer Ashour Oo Shaws
Limasell
Robert Louis Stevenson
Isle
Dona
Tena
Charles
Enehind
Guyoethber
Freding Searee
Roy Rock
Mme
Queensferry
Neuro
Barraid
Mnyself
Ross
Louna
Loma
Loma, Could Not Believe Such Wickedness, God Min
Rack
Caimhue
Dryein Sil
Jay Anier
Inuchter
Faust
Before the Days of Carriages in Maine
A Lewiston Journal feature recalls locomotion before modern transport in Maine. It notes no four wheeled vehicles before the revolution, two wheeled chaises in 1762 for gala use, Augusta’s first four wheeled vehicle in 1800, and daily life with walking, riding, sleds, side saddles, and horse or farmer’s backs carrying grain and passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Maine
Portland
Augusta
Son of Salem Great Demonstration in Honor of Bryan
Hon. William J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan visited Salem Illinois on July 14 as decorations adorned the town for the Democratic nominee. An informal reception followed amid heavy rain that interrupted a planned July 16 event. Bryan spoke of democracy, equal rights, and unity, recalling his Salem roots and thanking supporters. He warned against crises and expressed gratitude for local companions from his boyhood.
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Wm. J. Bryan
Court House
Bushood
Salem
Tren
Tmman
Latrade
Atlantic
Pacific
Lakes
Gulf
Mr. Bryan
Cloud Burst Ravages Pittsburg and Allegheny Areas
A July 15 cloud burst caused severe flooding across Pittsburgh and Allegheny with many homes ruined and a landslide on Torogan Street burying over 1,000 tons of earth. Howard Street cellars flooded, in the Butchers' Run district previously flooded on July 26, 1874, with losses around 1.5 million dollars.
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Pittsburg
Alegheny
Toroggan Street
Howard Street
Butchers’ Run
Women Discouraged by Misunderstood Symptoms in Womb Trouble
A letter-profile shows a woman sufferer whose uterine prolapse and backache followed failed treatments. She details multiple doctors and an unsuccessful operation before reporting dramatic improvement after using a compound recommended by Mrs. Pinkham. The piece argues women rely on physicians but seek women’s shared understanding.
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Mrs. B. Braun
San Francisco Ave
St. Louis
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Frogzemi
Bat
Seenoik
Dean Ta Bawan
Abel
Dda
Wits
Geeteek
Revahest Kurd
Boathee
Lenarie
Leshan
Solite Gert
Alan
Neaps
Chicago
Mabel
Breaks
Carler
Royal Niger Company
Andidate
Bryan
Heath
Salem, IL
Allegheny
BLUES
W Va
Blach Bros. Tobacco Co
Wheeling
W. Va
Bayne
Duxbak
Emma M. Hooper
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
P. O. Box
N. Y. City
Charles BE. Hires Co
Philadelphia
Patrick O‘farrell
Washington D.C
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