Lola's Guardian Ends Tragic River Moonlight Sail
Lola Benson inherits guardian John Hargood's estate after he reveals a long buried love for her. Their engagement alarms Yates Rutledge who seeks Lola's hand, but she remains pledged. Hargood dies on a moonlit river sail, leaving Lola sole heir and deep sorrow for the loss of a fatherly, forbidden love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Benson
Trred
John Hargood
Hargood
Buly
Lola
John Largood
Mr. Hargood
Yates Rutledge
Sai Hargood
Rutledge
Miss Benton
Mr. Iargood
Dying guardian reconciles lovers on wedding tour
In a German inn the dying guardian reveals a past mistake and unites Yates Rutledge and Lola. He forgives Lola for moving on with another, confirms the fortune is enough, and bids them blessing as he dies quietly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yates Rutledge
Yates
Lola
Orl
Poultry Raising as a Business Practical guidance from a poultry expert
Mr. P. H. Jacobs outlines scalable backyard and small- flock systems for profitable poultry. He covers yard sizing, coop separation, predator protection, chick management, feeding, and breed selection. Emphasizes attentive oversight, proper timing for hatching, and careful mating to avoid losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Jacobs
American Agriculturist
Plymouth Rocks
Effects of Forest Loss On European Rivers and U.S. Rail Needs
A Lumber Trade Journal extract cites a Spanish observer warning that prolonged deforestation has turned the Almeria river into dry land and created desertified hills. He argues protecting forests is essential to rivers, rainfall, and navigation, noting rail ties consume vast timber and imagining future U.S. rivers as sand bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumber Trade Journal
Cox
Spain
Almeria
Pechina
Hudson
Delaware
Susquehanna
James
Ohio
Missouri
Mississippi
Oid
Rockin trip reveals grand rails from Omaha to Salt Lake
The narrative extols a continental journey from Omaha to Denver via Lincoln on the B M railroad then the Denver Rio Grande to Salt Lake City noting 1600 miles of line, grand canyons, Marshall Pass, and the Gunnison valley. It praises the Little Giant Narrow Gauge and Copper canyons, with vivid scenery and daylight travel quality.
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Nebraska
Denver
Michigan
New West
Omaha
Lincoln
Salt Lake City
Denver & Rio Grande
Salt Lake
Grand Canon
Arkansas
Marshall Pass
Rockies
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Great
Continental Divide
Rocky Mountains
Gunnison
The
In a Tight Place
A traveling drummer in a rural church comedy endures an embarrassing moment as his habit of chewing tobacco explodes in the service. He fights the urge, endures sideways glances from a country girl and a dog, and finally escapes outside to spout his saliva in the fresh spring air.
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Evansville
Otel
Hades
General Sherman Kissing Stirs Washington Social Scene
A Washington letter to the Cincinnati Commercial reports General Sherman as fond of kissing ladies. He recalls starting in youth and cannot resist saluting rosy lips. An incident at the Ebbitt House shows him embracing and kissing a brunette, drawing public attention and blushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Sherman
Ebbitt House
Yung
A Swedish Servant Em appears in Atlantic July issue
A Swedish servant named Caroiné E Leighton arrives in America, after traveling from Sweden aboard a steamship with steerage passengers. She shares experiences of adapting to English, describes Sweden and the Lapps, and recalls a storm that cost her a luncheon basket and hat.
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Caroiné E. Leighton
Atlantic
Sweden
Jenny Lind
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Linneus
Swedenborg
America
Boston
Lapland
Etiquette Question On Two Ladies Two Gentlemen Riding
A reader asks the proper seating arrangement when two gentlemen invite two ladies for a ride. The editor offers satirical commentary on various seating configurations and suggests decorous options, concluding that ladies should stay home if two-seat carriages are unavailable.
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New York Herald
Herald
Tammany Hall
The
N. KK
Impatient Knocker Mistakes Door In Comic Terrace Bath Tale
In the Terrace baths a young man knocked and demanded trousers be put on. A silver voice answered that marriage would be the cue, revealing he had knocked on the wrong door in a light hearted mix up.
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San Francisco Post
Vanity of Others Renders Us Unbearable
The remark suggests that the pain from others' vanity exposes a deeper wound within us. It frames vanity as a social wound that amplifies personal discomfort and envy, highlighting the fragile tolerance for self-importance in others.
Doctor Dio Lewis plans a New York health magazine
A lengthy interview outlines Dr. Dio Lewis’s aim to launch a monthly in New York titled Dio Lewis's Monthly devoted to Sanitary and Social Science. He cites forty years of work in physical training, notes kidney disease rises from modern life, and endorses Warner's Safe Cure while stressing prevention and education for girls' physical training.
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New York Times
Dio Lewis
New York
Boston
Ken Boston
Harpers
Warner
New England
Lexington
Mass
North American Review
Normal Institute For
Walter Channing
Thomas Hoskins
Leonard
Compressed Air Tram Car Trial Report in London
A London trial tests a tramcar powered by compressed air following M Mèkarski of Paris system. The two mile test route by the London Streets Tramway Company shows a car appearing like a standard streetcar with two small jar shaped vessels on the front platform and an air pump supplying the propulsion.
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London
M. Mekarski
Paris
London Streets Tramway Company
Market Snaps and Household Remedies Adverts
A jumble of market quotes for wheat corn oats and flour mixed with patent medicines ads. Items include Allen’s Lung Balsam Samaritan Nervine Brown’s Iron Bitters and Burdock Blood Bitters. Also fashion notes for lace bonnets hair dye and Japanese novelties with travel and hotel promos. Local advice on health fashion and westward migration closes the page.
Grand Union Hotel Adverts and Odds and Ends
A jumble of hotel ads and product blurbs including the Grand Union Hotel promoting low rates and city access via horse cars and elevated railways. Also mentions Metropolitan Hotel and various tonics, medicines, and household goods with brief testimonials and device names.
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Grand Central Depot
New York City
Metropolitan
Cor
Douglas
Owen?ton
J. N. Beck
Paris
Pont
Des
Ronc
Arthur
Eure
Socrates
J. P. Minu
Fichus
Hale
Zeno
Allen
St. Paul
G. Pike
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DY George
Burleigh
Liege
Carol
Bobolink
Lee
Lola’s
Orawers
Lyemons
Burrik—Creathery
Buer
Nebraskas
ST. Louis
Carrie
Pete
J. T. Etter
New Glarus, Wis
Ada Wiggs
Rogers
Benton County
Ark
Kansas City Surgical Institute
Mineral Springs
Lyon
Chicago & North-Western Road
Chicago
Ill
Free Lands
Dakota
Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall
Mich
Japanese Novelty Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Terrae
Caswell, Hazanp & Co
Carwell, Hazard & Co
Duke of Edinburg
England
Romeo Vaegs
Wm. McCartney
Lloyd Street
N. Y
J. Anderson
Main Street
Thomas
Jersey
Mutual Manufacturing Co
Wabash Avenue
1St Ave. N
Cincinnati
Wolfe
Wal Elias
United States
Canada
N. B. Wolfe
Smith St
Hall
Agstenters
Hostetter
GRAYS
Elo Medicing Oor Buffalo
C. F
Itv
Aaa
Aleeto
Muctoe Co
Tremont Street
Boton
Piso
Teaves
March Quinney
Ean Vulney
Anvas Cotalete
Murrey & Baker Yy
Cenal
Cannes
J. Jeter
Lebanon
Ubia
National
Pups. Co
Louta, Mo
Hallet &Co
Portland
Maine
TroReaco
Agrusta Maine
Reae Minann
Opie
Pone Abe
Vital
Hervey
USA
Hata Bright
Burdock Blood Bitters
Burdock
Her
Dock
Conserae
Thorouebt
Wright
E. Ferrett
Pearl St
New Ver
Powell & DO Nils
Pampater Martet Yryy Wewark Machine Coo
Newark,o
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