The Usurers Daughter Chapter continues
Lady Caraven pleads on behalf of a widow tenant who faces four shillings sixpence rent weekly. The earl refuses to interfere citing precedent and duty. She accuses him of mismanaging Ravensmere and departs in anger while he asserts his authority over tenants.
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Lady Caraven
Caraven
Court Raven
Ravensmere
Wistow
Tanehea
Red Room
Raoul
Raoulb
Lord Caraven
Hildred
Hilldred
Blantyre
Spernk
Cottonmouth Mate Kills Man After Two Strikes
A Mississippi tale relays how a planter and a negro encounter a cottonmouth on a plantation path. After the whip lash provokes the snake, it raises its head and hisses as the pair debate its mate. The next day the planter is struck by two mouths, dies soon after, fueling local fear of the snake's intelligent mate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Galveston
Joe
Mans Joe
It Was Rather Suggestive Jack I Though You Were Engaged
Tom explains the engagement to Miss DeRibbons is off because he overheard her in a store call for cash. The dialogue contrasts Jack's assumption with Tom's admission of ending the engagement after the incident.
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Blantyre
Jack
Helen Gould Life A Sincere Christian Heiress of Great Wealth
Helen Gould, eldest daughter of William Gould, is portrayed as a earnest and cultured American heiress valued for benevolence and reform efforts. Though rich and influential, she avoids society's glitter, remains devoted to her Presbyterian faith, and acts as a compassionate hostess to waifs and younger family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AY Gould
Helen
Helen Gould
Presbyterian Church
Count de Castellane
Almost a Miracle Cyclone Tale Stirs Nashville Crowd
The Nashville American recounts a storm tale told in a hotel lobby where a cyclone lifted a roof and sent a family Bible riding on a table into the woods. A nearby man found the table near his gate the next morning with the Bible atop it, described as almost a miracle.
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Nashville American
SUEZ
West Tennessee
Brownsville
Making of mirrors. Delate coatings and new silvering process
A new method for silvering glass is described that allows a fine polish to be achieved after the silver is spread on the glass. The process uses two carefully prepared solutions to ensure a smooth, polished mirror surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Helen Gould and Her Charities and Life of Study
A profile of heiress Helen Gould describing her blameless life and focus on charity, study, and law. Notes her income, unostentatious giving, devotion to father, friendships with Mrs Russell Sage, and remarks on her beauty and poise. Also includes a scientific mirror-making excerpt about silver nitrate and formaldehyde techniques.
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Miss Gould
Russell Sage
Oak cradle of Mary Queen of Scots found near Linlithgow
The famed oak cradle used to rock Mary Queen of Scots at Linlithgow palace in December 1542 is preserved in the Paton family. Joseph V. Paton bought it about sixty years ago from the original owners, and his daughter recalls a neighbor’s claim that the cradle once rocked the royal babe.
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Mary Queen of Scots
Linlithgow Palace
Joseph V. Paton
Pittsburg
D. O. Hill
Linlithgow
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised as foot powder remedy
Cures painful swollen smarting feet and bunion sting and makes tight shoes feel easy. Claims to stop sweating callouses and tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or mailed for 25 cents with trial package free from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Growth of Sheep Herds Across Australian Colonies
In 1788 New South Wales had 29 sheep, rising to 2 million by the early 1800s and to 60 million now. Australian colonies including New Zealand and Tasmania hold about 130 million sheep, more than four times the total in Europe.
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New South Wales
New Zealand
Tasmania
Europe
Colorado Gold Field News Promises Record Mining Output
Colorado is the banner gold producing state with 1897 production over 20 million dollars. This year is expected to exceed 30 million as new strikes appear daily, likened to the 1849 era. The Mining World offers a six months trial for twenty five cents, with regular yearly rate at one dollar.
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Colorado
Reginal
P. O. Box
Denver
Montreal burglar leaps forty feet into snowbank after surprised by police
A Montreal burglar, shocked by police, jumped from a high window and plunged into a snowbank. The risky escape occurred as officers closed in, leaving the man unharmed but shaken.
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Montreal
Constipation Cure Adverts and Teething Syrup Snippet
An OCR fragment lists patent medicine claims and product pitches. It mentions Tike Cascarets Candy Cathartic with 10 or 25 cents and a refund promise, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup priced 25 cents for teething and wind colic relief, and Smoke Sledge Cigarettes at 20 for 5 cents. It also contains rough asides about doctors and bridal paths and a line about a fishing reel.
The True and the False by Emerson on Association
The essay discusses how people judge objects by appearance or intrinsic likeness and how intellect advances through clear causal understanding. It contrasts scientific vision with reverent views of life, urging unity of cause behind diverse forms and praising universal sacredness in nature.
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Emerson
Don't Add Insult to Injury After Stealing a Kiss
A satirical sentiment dismisses offering apologies after a kiss taken without consent, urging restraint and moral reflection on respectful conduct.
Spring Tides of Springtime Blood Cleanse
In spring the body struggles with impure blood as perspiration drops and impurities return. Boils pimples and eruptions may follow or a more serious disease could start. Hood s Sarsaparilla is promoted as a remedy to expel humors and purify the blood for warmer weather.
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Charlotte M. Braeme
Navi
Tie
Blane
Tyre
Anim
Modern Society
Delate Coatings
Australia
Colorado Gold Field
Ower
Pommel Saiver
A. J. Tower
Hoston
Mass
Nerade
K. B. Mead Cycle CO. Chic
John W. Morris
America
Hood
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Belgium
Russia
D. C. Albright
Mitinburg, Pa
Cee
Athlophoroa
New Haven
Conn
Baker’s
Ia Belle Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
Carey
David H. MurPhy
Newark
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New York
Hallet & Davis
Hallet & Davisco
Wabash Ave
Jackson St
Boston
Proplee
Eureka Pub. CO
New Chambers St
N.Y
M. H. Grmen
Frank May
Bloomington
Jik
W.C. Payne
Marshalltown
Iowa
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