Promised marriage dramas and memory of a ball
In a faded reminiscence a narrator recalls a ball scene with Iris and Nellie, a quiet home, and aging hands knitting. The tale shifts to frontier life as California and Kansas expansion, gold discoveries, and Mormon migrations reshape the nation, then returns to a marriage proposal and a comic chat about love and canal metaphors. The piece blends personal anecdote with sweeping historical reflection and a tale of engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Souith
thearne
Detroit
Indy
Queen Victoria
Colonization of the American Continent in The Times
The London Times notes rapid English colonization across the Atlantic, predicting vast expansion and a new American empire. It discusses the North South division and free soil versus slavery, referencing Mingesow admission, new territories near Kansas, and a Winnipeg-sized province growth beyond Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Atlantic
England
Mingesow
House of Rpresentatives
Kansan
Kangas self
Great Briton
Minnesow
France
Wisconsin
Louisana
Ida Gray Passionate Tragedy and Mysterious Notes
An ornate tale unfolds of Ida Gray dying in a lovers' tragedy with a devoted father and a final heavenly promise. A later scene features a young woman awakened by a night robber, a vanished jewelry theft, and a note from an impostor hidden in the text, followed by editorial asides and reminiscences on romance and Mormon history.
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Ida
Gray
Pather
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earth
Mark
Race
Fourth Street
berea
Deanest Gret
tob
belier logi
gallantey
Rinaldo Rosine
Cia. Eng
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Justice of the Peace
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KEEN & PRESTON
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HOWARD ASSOCIATION
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GEO. JR CALNOUN
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South Ninth Street
Philiphia
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GEO. FALRUHUD
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Nellie
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Great Salt Lake
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Kansas
Utah
Washington
San Francisco
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New Mexico
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Eva
Henry
Trisa
Mariel
Yneas
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