Liza Loved the King and a Desert Dream
A flowing 19th century tale frames a frontier scene with Anne and Andrew Jackson, a white road, Hungerford woods, and a perilous ride to save a hero. The narrative entwines romance, race, and sacrifice against a backdrop of Kentucky and Tennessee frontier imagery.
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Kentucky
Anne
Lisa
Italy
Hungerford's
Andrew Jackson
Hungerford’s
Crow Files
Harry Clay
Otter Creek
Hungerford
Montague
Mistress Hungerford
Tennessee
Round Pegs In Square Holes
The piece argues that misdirected effort stems from forcing people into unsuitable work. Ambitious parents steer youths toward professions they dislike, denying talents in art, farming, or carpentry. It contends many failures come from forcing a round peg into a square hole.
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Harper’s Bazar
Moving in Scotland A yearly May term upheaval described
Pearson's Weekly surveys Scotland's May term day, when landlords enforce annual rents and tenants relocate. Vans flood streets as families swap homes, with law lenient on move day and chaos across Glasgow. The system forces workers to relocate, paying full year's rent and rates before moving, making May term day a beleaguered institution.
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Scotland
England
Eny
Glasgow
Law and Order
Sandy
Pearson’s Weekly
Bargain Insect Powder Peddler Mentioned In Gossip
A New York Weekly note reports a peddler offering a pound of insect powder for 10 cents. Mrs Winks claims it looks like dirt but is highly effective, noting the powder killed insects when mixed with hot water. Ohio State Journal adds a humorous pantry exchange about preserves.
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Ohio State Journal
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McClure Company
Mulberry Street
Smoky Hollow
Ray Stannard Baker
Eadh
Vass
Chace
Hult
Chattanooga Medicine Company
Thedford
Earth
A.J. Green
Illewara, la
Parker's
Lin Toutstal
Dair
Kassaa City
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Denison
Sherman
Dallas
Fort Worth
Red River Division
Dale and Valrocaine Behocara
Fred
Tepesars
People's Party
Minneapolis
Mint
North-Western Ling
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Ne.t
Washington
Great Northern
Max Bass
Clark St
Curcaco
T. 1. Whitney
St. Paci
Mon
Colorado
J. Francis
Omaha
Peration
Prospectus
D. A. Simmons
Binn
Agency Coupon
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