Rosalind Shirley Defies Wealth in Love and Marriage
Rosalind Shirley rejects a rich engagement with Ferdinand Alcott, embraces independence and elopes, then returns to marry him after facing poverty. The union, born in a Devonshire moment, ends in a simple farmhouse life where she governs her own fate over wealth and status.
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Devonshire
Aunt Hina
Cambridgeshire
Mosalind
Miss Shirley
Mr. Alcott
Elma
Jenkins & Co
Rosalind
Ferdinand Alcott
Rosalind Shirley
Sam
Ferdie
Alcott
Mrs. Alcott
No Good-Bye Yet For One Who Is Gone
A fragmentary meditation on loss and longing. The speaker refuses farewell, pines for a beloved who has departed, questions why lilacs are not sweet, and imagines dangers the beloved might face, while the rain begins to beat and night looms.
Faith and the Power of Belief in Law and Life
The excerpt contemplates faith as a guiding force versus knowledge, describing faith as a king within the soul that can become knowledge or remain unknowable. It argues faith should govern worship and action, not as bribe or threat, and that faith shapes thoughts and deeds, with law reachable by few and late and miracles unnecessary.
Thou and I in Romantic Paraphrase of Ronardel
Poetic couplet style praising unity of two beings with reciprocal roles. Imagery pairs muse and instrument, sun and sap, earth and heaven, light and shade, body and soul. The verse expresses mutual creation through intimate partnership and spiritual fusion.
Lemons Said to Cure Consumption in Drink Regimen
A correspondent cites an English medical journal claiming lemon juice cures consumption. Boil a dozen whole lemons in water, extract juice, sweeten, and drink up to a dozen daily. If pain or diarrhea occur, cut to five or six, then resume. Two recovered cases cited, including a bedridden woman who reportedly gained weight and improved after February to April. Subscribe for the Register.
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Nashua Telegraph
The Turk as a Soldier in Ottoman Forces
A week of observation among Ottoman troops shows a capable, ambitious Turk could become Europe’s finest soldier with proper organization, feeding, pay, and discipline. Today he lacks cohesive command, being ill supplied and misled by indecisive leaders who defer action.
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Europe
Venice
Vienna
John Cockerill
Yankee Lodger’s Burst of Oaths in English Inn
A Yankee traveler staying in a room with an English clergyman in England curses loudly on waking. The clergyman objects, then the American explains he would not say the Lord’s Prayer if he had lit his eye on a carpet tack’s business end, setting a humorous tone for the morning.
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England
London and Rio Seem to Move Fast for World Figures
The Courier Journal notes Grant in London delivering speeches while Dom Pedro begins his day at dawn, visiting the city to study and gather information as the metropolis wakes.
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Grant
London
Dom Pedro
Courier Journal
The Bargain and the Indictment
The New York Sun argues the Nicholls administration seeks to shield indicted Louisiana officers over perjury in a disputed 1876 election. It contends the Senate pledged against political persecution, not false swearing, and a Nicholls pardon would taint justice and Hayes's title. It insists on full due process and public accountability.
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Nicholls
Louisiana
Nicholls Senate
Louisiana Senate
Senate
Gov Nicholls
Returning Board
Ito
Ilayen
Louisiana Returning Board
Hayes
New York Sun
General Taylor and Mexican spies at Monterey
General Taylor in a lecture recounts two Mexican peons captured near camp while selling oranges. They were revealed as colonels of the Monterey force and spies sent by General Ampudia to gauge strength. Taylor refuses to shoot them this time but warns of swift retaliation if they return.
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Auburn
Shielda
Ife
Monterey
Ampudia
England’s Egypt as English Province in Oil and Trade
An 1870s style analysis argues Egypt is becoming England’s dominion through debt, exports, and control of Suez shares. It traces rulers from Mehemet Ali to Ismail, noting railways and telegraphs, with Britain poised to curb Turkish influence and guide Egypt’s western modernization amid growing imperial ties. The piece cites Egypt’s area and population, colonial interests, and strategic leverage over Constantinople and trade routes.
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England
Egypt
Ingland
Withal
Mehemet Ali
Albania
Syria
Constantinople
Mehemet
Ibraim
Abbas
Said Pasha
Meheimet Ali
Suez Canal
Khedive Ismail
Porte
Turkey
Hevpt
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Lower
Nubia
White Nile
Karthoum
Red Sea
United States
Mississippi River
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Indianapolis News
Judge Black on the Electoral Conspiracy
The report praises Judge Black for exposing the fraud that delivered the presidency to a candidate repudiated by the people. It commends his factual, precise critique and legal rigor, condemning petty legal tricks and misused precedent as crimes defended by flimsy artifice.
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Judge Black
Black
American Republic
Aas
Abbany Argus
Monument Proposed for Mr Motley On His Grave
Sax-The Handelsblad proposes a national monument in tribute to Mr Motley to be erected on his grave, a gesture from the people of Holland.
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Sax
the Handelsblad
Mr. Motley
Holland
Banquet remark cites Kaiser and Von Maguire on a planned battle
In a recent banquet the Kaiser told Von Maguire that their actions followed a plan forged by the master of the battle. The exchange underscores adherence to a preordained military tactic as attributed to the leader.
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Ben
von Maguire
Cheese as a Food Mateiral and Its Nutritional Value
The article argues cheese deserves greater dietary place for laborers and health. Citing Dr. Austin Flint and international laborers, it discusses digestion, nourishment, and curd consumption, contrasting milk, meat, and flour. It notes English, Irish, and Swiss practice, with emphasis on nitrogenous intake, vitality, and robustness from cheese and dairy.
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Austin £Lint
Flint
Germany
Wm. Vincent
Stoning
Alcot
Ile
Switzerland
Bloomington matron in abuse at orphans home shocks city
Mrs Scott, a widow with three children at the Bloomington soldiers orphans home, reported the matron Mrs Ohr for brutal treatment. Willie Scott, ten, was beaten and confined, leaving blue arm marks and wounds on his back and hips. A warrant issued, Bloomington residents outraged, Indianapolis Sentinel notes.
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Bloomington
Ilinois
Scott
Willie
Ohr
Indianapolis
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