Ivy and Memories: A Christmas at the Grange
In a somber room the ghostly echoes of past laughter haunt Maurice Elliott. He encounters Grace at the grange as memories return, an ivy sprig rekindling old love. Grace reveals a sealed letter and the truth of a past pledge, ending with Elliott’s departure as the grange sinks into ruin.
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Maurice Elliott
Grange
Teese
Coursin
Maurice
Grace
Mary
Atary
Elijant
Elliott
Handa
Mr. Livingston
Livingston
Miss Picott
Badden Lorpeliane
Rene Grey
Advertising Rates and Policies in The Register
The Register outlines subscription prices, payment terms, and strict arrears rules. It lists advertising rates by column and duration, including quarter, hale, and whole column spaces, with per line charges for local notices and key advertisements.
Be a Woman Poem Emphasizes True Womanhood
The poem contrasts motherly pleas to a son and daughter urging the daughter to be more than fashion. It argues true womanhood is the union of mind soul and body working to life’s duty, crowned by virtue and beauty. It declares woman as the brightest model of high and perfect beauty.
Melon Bargain Tale with a Shrewd Uncle
An old African man who saved watermelons every summer for 60 years eyeing a pile at a grocery. The merchant offers prices from 25 cents to 5 cents a bite, while the man pushes for a two bit deal and warns about the balance of the melon as he walks away with a slice.
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Darkey
Africa
Shade
Universal Accord Ayers Cathartic Pills Sold Widely
The ad touts Universal Accord Ayers Cathartic Pills as the best purgative for family use. It credits long chemical investigation and medical endorsement, claims vegetable safety, digestive benefits, mild action, and suitability for children and weakened constitutions. Sold by A Hi. Fretageot & Co. agents.
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Ayers
A. Hi. Fretageot & Co
Agentas
Winning Him Back in a Sweet Sixteen Advice Column
A reader from Rice Lake seeks how to win back DeCourtney Van D' Kudbeete after he becomes engaged to another. The columnist prescribes dramatic courtship using a baseball metaphor, urging a bold display, then submission, to secure his return and domestic harmony.
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Sam
Rice Lake
Mino
Gunter
Astore
DeCourtney van D'Kudbeete
Sweet Sixteen
Hemay
Bing
de. Courtney
New Jerusalem
de Courtney
Gota
Lincoln's Praise of Hancock Revealed by Baltimore Visitor
In a Baltimore visitor’s account, Abraham Lincoln praises General Hancock during the Civil War. Lincoln recalls Hancock’s bold yet prudent combat style, cites Hancock’s strong West Point record, and predicts Hancock will be a foremost figure if spared. The anecdote, from the Lancaster Intelligencer, highlights Lincoln’s high regard and personal concern for Hancock’s safety.
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Lincoln
Hancock
Jamies McDougal
Baltimore
Springs
McDougal
Douglas
Washington
White House
Mr. Lincoln
Gen. Hancock
Lancaster Intelligencer
Hairbreadth escapes and schoolyard misfortune in a memoir
The speaker recounts narrow escapes from the Revolutionary War era by decades, notes a Broadway theater fire in Burlington, a yellow fever outbreak in New Orleans followed by travel to Canada, and recalls a flogging incident and battles with illness. He describes seeing family illness while he was away in the army and jokes about office work and luck.
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Brooklyn
Burlington
New Orleans
Minnesota
Canada
Lamin
Theo
Queen Victoria presents Arctic ship table to U S President
A table carved from the timber of the old Arctic shiphouse, made on Queen Victoria's order, is prepared as a memorial of courtesy and goodwill. The gift follows the offer of the Resolute and aims to honor a friendship with the United States.
Beecher Stowe's Advice for a Happy Marriage at Home
The excerpt offers practical counsel for wives, urging them to create a loving sanctuary at home, cultivate delicacy and modesty, and constantly support and please their husbands. It emphasizes cheerfulness, careful dress, discreet behavior, and efficient housekeeping as foundations of a harmonious marriage and respected family life.
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Shaw
Tzme
Ayer's Hair Vigor Restores Color and Health
Advancing years sickness and heredity turn hair gray and shed. Ayer's Hair Vigor restores faded hair to brown or black and softens the scalp. It cures dandruff and reduces hair loss if follicles remain. harmless, dye free, and prized for tone and fullness.
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Ayer
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