Proper introduction of fiancé to his family advised
The Philadelphia Times suggests handling engagements by bringing the couple before both families. If families live nearby they should meet the fiancée and invite her to stay with them, often with the fiancé accompanying her to introduce her in person. The first meeting is delicate but helps set the relationship.
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Philadelphia Times
The Money Making Game by John Ruskin
A fragment reflecting on money as the driving game of life. The piece likens wealth chasing to cricket runs, describes London as a city of play rather than industry, and ends with a Ruskin comparison framing money as a vast billiard table with deep pockets.
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London
Lord’s Cricket Ground
John Ruskin
Cromwell's measured course under a hostile era
Gardiner portrays Cromwell as cautious and authority bound during periods without Parliament. He resisted unnecessary changes, avoided ship money defiance, and supported obedience to limits of duty. Once persuaded, he acted decisively, striking hard at persistent opponents and sealing his break with the past.
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Cromwell
Charles
England
S. R. Gardiner
One‑eyed Black Man Named White Hires Poor Cleaner
Mrs K recalls a strong one eyed Black man named White who offered window washing but did poor work. The maid reveals she is married to him, exposing a curious social vignette from Harper's Bazar.
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Harper’s Bazar
Africans Poetic Expressions Spark Wit in Dialogue
A missionary notes striking African expressions for natural phenomena. The Moongues call thunder the sky's gun and morning the day's child while Zulus dub twilight the eyelashes of the sun. An African visitor names ice water fast asleep.
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America
Darkness Beyond the Letter Supposes a Hidden Illness
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote reflects a lover insisting darkness followed since absence. His note hints at truth and love's blindness, underscoring fragile emotion in a private correspondence.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Whittier Homestead Opens to Public in Haverhill Mass
The Whittier homestead in Haverhill Massachusetts welcomes visitors on Wednesday Thursday and Friday afternoons for 10 cents and on Saturday afternoon for 5 cents. All visitors must register.
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Massachusetts
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Whittier
Haverhill
Mass
Local residents attend events and travel across Iowa and Illinois
Milt Mobberly traveled to Chicago with fine stock, James Hayter visited Peoria, and many residents made trips to Des Moines Monroe Colfax and Sycamore. Notables include a dentist start in Monroe, the death of Benjamin East, and Me thodist church meetings. Local commerce openings and a square beautification plan are noted along with measles cases and a tornado insurance ad.
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Y. J. Wade
Metz
Newton
F. N. Bingham
Des Moines
Monroe
Rosa Lavalleur
Louis
Greencastle
Teressa Allen
Toledo
Ohio
Bailey
Elery Scott
John Castleman
Lena
Iowa
Osborne
Oskaloosa
Benjamin O. East
Mitchellville
Wm. Harvey
Killduff
C. J. Housel
Charlie French
Free Methodist Church
C. W. Carnes
F. £. Hinkleman
Colfa
Pasadena
Cal
Thompson Bros
George
Davis
J. T. Hart
Peoria
Keithsburg
Illinois
Kansas
Charlie Wise
Kittie
Max
W. W. Hawk
St. Joseph's Hospital
Chicago
Hawk
Colfax
Wright & Lufkin
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