The Lost Ring And A Love Triangle At Mrs Sidney's
Viva Bay treasures a diamond ring from Howard Chestwick at a social gathering for Una Sidney. Chestwick suspects Viva's affection, discovers the ring missing, and resolves to marry Una. Viva confesses, Chestwick retrieves the ring, declares his love, and proposes to Viva while Una quietly steps aside.
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Viva
Howard Chestwick
Mrs. Sidney
Mr. Cheatwick
Jove
Olympus
Una Sidney
Mr. Chestwick
Yiva
Athelynd Harleth
Aliss Crawddllynt
Miss Sidney
Miss Grandelynde
Ethelynd Harleth
Chestwick
Hassock
Congo
Mrs. Chestwick
Una
Howard
Joe
Darling
Together. Babes on a May morn in sunshine play
Poetic verse describes two bright children in a May morning scene. The lines celebrate their carefree laughter and toylike joys as life feels sweet and endless, ending with a question about a very happy pair.
Good Resolutions in a Miserable Year of Debt
A narrator confesses repeated failures to reform habits and finances. Despite vows to mend wicked ways and cease laziness, old patterns persist, leaving the speaker still poor and deeply in debt. Conscience persists, yet prudence eludes progress.
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Rose
Bonn
Sturu
Salads and sauces in a Paris Havana mix tale
A rustic recipe credits Stainey Smith for salad creation with boiled potatoes mustard oil vinegar eggs and anchovy sauce. The piece diverts to a Paris Havana cigarette spice claim and ends with news that Selina Elliott a San Francisco mission school teacher married pupil How Kong Whew in a likely light anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gee Selina Elliott
San Francisco
How Kong Whew
Ewing Declares Not Running for Democratic Nomination in Ohio
General Ewing states he is not a candidate for the Democratic nomination in Ohio and expresses confidence in the party's success this fall. A separate note reports eight people climbing a 20 foot ladder to sniff a century plant bloom in a New York hot-house, remarking the scent is unpleasant.
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Ewing
Ohio
New York
Long History of Droughts and a Missouri Preacher Scandal
A historical survey lists repeated Iowa drought years from 1621 to 1875 with long gaps without rain, noting the 1762 American drought of 123 days. In Springfield Kentucky a mule kicked a enslaved person, who retorted boldly. In Missouri an advent preacher Harris shaved his head to appear venerable, was exposed, and expelled for deception.
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Iowa
America
England
Eara
Darkey
Springfield
Eer
Missouri
Lharris
New York Farmers Pay Boys for Potato Bug Picking
New York farmers compensate boys fifty cents per thousand bugs picked. The boys charge more for potato bug work than any other fruit harvest since they cannot eat the bugs, making the task a clear profit for the farmers.
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New York
Proverbial Pay Drama From Whitehall Times
A Whitehall Times piece jokes about subscribers who delay payment, contrasted with timely payers. It rails at those who promise to settle later, noting an editor’s ire and the harm of unpaid bills while praising integrity and prompt payment as virtuous in a comic, editorial tone.
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Whitehall Times
Wellington and Pictou misdirection at Soult’s front
In the Pyrenees during Wellington’s campaign, the Great Captain altered Gen Pictou’s plans to receive Soult. The Duke rode to the line waving his hat, prompting a fierce cheer that signaled reinforcements were arriving. Soult misread the signal, delaying his attack and suffering a bloody repulse. This rapid improvisation is called strategy born of the moment.
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Wellington
Pyrenees
Pictou
Marshal Soult
Soult
Cotton bales myth and historical exaggerations in early America
The piece debunks myths surrounding Jackson at New Orleans using cotton bales as breastworks, the Booty and Beauty counterword, Putnam at Horseneck, and Sheridan's ride at Winchester. It notes 1833 denials by British officers, the fabrications in Peters' Connecticut history, and warns of later Civil War embellishments.
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Jackson
Putnam
Sheridan
New Orleans
Packenham
Walker
Lambert
Beauregard
Horseneck
Try~on
Peters
Connecticut
Dwight
Capitol
Washington
Winchester
Tead
Jo Cosely
Grim ship fever tale from an emigrant voyage
A New York Liverpool packet outbreak of ship fever results in the death of a carpenter and his young son aboard. After burial at sea a shark drags a crewman to witness the strange death twist as the fish swallows the carpenter and the boy, who had tried to turn a grindstone to escape. The saga is recounted with period religious and moral reflections, ending with notes on public sentiment and press policy.
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New York
Liverpool
Sand
Lis
Cali
Dr. Hincaid
Christian Advocate
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the Register
Co. W. Slater
UN Register
Monard Chestwick
Mor. Chestwick
Viva May
Mayflower
Miss May
Kris
Little Viva
Hive
Diathvring Seawood
You and
Fmunton Bua
Stainey Smith
Jay
Paris
Havana
Welkhmston
Gara
Litchfield
Conn
Allus
Hayes
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